1949 Auburn Tigers football team

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1949 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–4–3 (2–4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Cramton Bowl
Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 1 0 7 2 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 1 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 1 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0 7 3 0
No. 9 LSU 4 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama 4 3 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 4 0 5 5 0
Auburn 2 4 2 2 4 3
Ole Miss 2 4 0 4 5 1
Florida 1 4 1 4 5 1
Georgia 1 4 1 4 6 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1949 college football season. It was the Tigers' 58th overall and 17th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Earl Brown, in his second year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins, four losses and three ties (2–4–3 overall, 2–4–2 in the SEC).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ole MissL 7–4017,000[1]
October 8FloridaT 14–1411,750[2]
October 15at Georgia TechL 21–3532,000[3]
October 22at No. 20 TulaneL 6–1423,000[4]
October 29at VanderbiltL 7–2625,000[5]
November 5Mississippi StatedaggerW 25–620,000[6]
November 12vs. GeorgiaT 20–2022,000[7]
November 26Clemson*
  • Ladd Memorial Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
T 20–2014,000[8]
December 3vs. AlabamaW 14–1344,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ole Miss trounces Auburn Tigers, 40–7". Opelika Daily News. September 24, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Florida held to 14–14 tie by Auburn". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn makes big comeback, loses to Tech". The State. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane scores early to nip battling Auburn, 14–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy sharp in first half defeating Auburn, 26–7". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Joy on the Plains: Auburn 25, State 6". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn ties Georgia, 20–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn stages fine rally to tie Clemson Tigs, 20–20". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn completely upsets Dope, beats Alabama 14 to 13". The Huntsville Times. December 4, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.