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1974 Auburn Tigers football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 2 0 10 2 0
Georgia 4 2 0 6 6 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 3 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 0 8 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 6 5 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 3 1 7 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 7 3 2
LSU 2 4 0 5 5 1
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of head coach Ralph Jordan completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas, which they won by a score of 27–3. They completed the season with a record of 10–2 and were ranked #8 in the AP poll and #6 in the UPI.[1]

Four players were named all-SEC first team for 1974: defensive end Rusty Deen, linebacker Ken Bernich, safety Mike Fuller, and center Lee Gross.

Schedule

September 14, 1974vs. Louisville*

W 16–325,000 September 21, 1974Chattanooga*

W 52–042,000 September 28, 1974No. 14 Tennessee

  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

W 21–064,293 October 4, 1974at No. 16 Miami (FL)*No. 11

W 3–033,490 October 12, 1974KentuckyNo. 10

  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

W 31–1352,111 October 19, 1974Georgia Tech*No. 5

  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

W 31–2262,907 October 26, 1974Florida State*No. 5

  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

W 38–658,709 November 2, 1974at No. 11 FloridaNo. 5

L 14–2564,912 November 9, 1974Mississippi StateNo. 10

W 24–2038,000 November 16, 1974GeorgiaNo. 7

W 17–1364,748 November 29, 1974vs. No. 2 AlabamaNo. 7

L 13–1771,224 December 30, 1974vs. No. 11 Texas*No. 6

W 27–363,811

Template:CFB Schedule End [2]

References

  1. ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, p. 184 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. ^ 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011