1973 Auburn Tigers football team
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The 1973 Auburn Tigers achieved an overall record of 6-6 and 2-5 in the SEC under head coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. [1] They were invited to the Sun bowl where they lost to Missouri 17-34.
On September 13th, 1973, the Thursday before Auburn’s first home game of the season, Auburn’s home stadium, known up to that time as Cliff Hare Stadium, was renamed in honor of the Ralph Jordan, marking the first time a stadium has been renamed for an active coach. Harry Philpott, President of Auburn University at that time, said “Renaming the stadium is really in keeping with the outstanding job Coach Jordan has done during his outstanding career”, adding that, “It also brings together two great eras of athletic acheivement.”[2]
Four players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1973: Benny Sivley (DT), Steve Taylor (C), Mike Fuller (DB), and David Langner (DB).[3]
On December 1st, Alabama avenged their stunning loss the previous year in the Iron Bowl game that became known as "Punt Bama Punt" by shutting out Auburn 35-0.
Schedule
|+ Auburn Tigers - 1973 Season[3]
9/15vs. Oregon State*No. 12
W 18-945,000 9/22UT-Chattanooga*
W 31-046,500 9/29at No. 9 TennesseeNo. 11
L 0-2171,656 10/6Ole Miss
W 14-756,500 10/13LSU
L 6-2064,331 10/20at Georgia Tech*
W 24-1059,123 10/27No. 12 Houston*
W 7-058,426 11/3FloridaNo. 19
L 8-1263,429 11/10Mississippi State
W 31-1748,427 11/17at No. 20 Georgia
L 14-2859,700 12/1vs. No. 1 Alabama
L 0-3569,418 12/19vs. Missouri
L 17-3430,12
References
- ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182-4,150-151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
- ^ Stadium Renamed To Honor Jordan “Tuscaloosa News, August 24, 1973. Retreived August 22, 2011.
- ^ a b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–142, 180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011