1975 Auburn Tigers football team

1975 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Barfield (2nd season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 2
Mississippi State 1 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited 4 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 3–6–2 and 1–4–1 in the SEC in Ralph "Shug" Jordan's last year as head coach at Auburn after 25 years; however, the official record improved to 4–6–1 (2–4) when Mississippi State forfeited its tie that year due to NCAA imposed sanctions.[1]

Three players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1975: Chuck Fletcher (offensive tackle), Rick Telhieard (defensive tackle), and Clyde Baumgartner (special teams).[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Memphis State*No. 7
L 20–3155,000[3]
September 20at Baylor*
T 10–1046,300[4]
September 27at No. 16 Tennessee
L 17–2174,611[5]
October 4Virginia Tech*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 16–2345,000[6]
October 11at Kentucky
W 15–957,722[7]
October 18at Georgia Tech*
W 31–2758,316[8]
October 25at Florida State*
W 17–1439,344[9]
November 1No. 11 Florida
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
L 14–3165,000[10]
November 8Mississippi Statedagger
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 21–21 (forfeit)64,796[11]
November 15at No. 20 Georgia
L 13–2857,500[12]
November 29vs. No. 4 Alabama
L 0–2863,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1975 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 77 Arnoldo Abreu Jr
QB 10 Clyde Baumgartner Jr
RB 34 Kenny Burks Sr
TE 82 Ed Butler Sr
QB 14 John Crane So
G 74 Bill Evans Jr
OT 71 Chuck Fletcher Sr
WR 42 Terry Fuller So
QB 11 Phil Gargis Jr
WR 48 Jeff Gilligan Sr
RB 22 Mitzi Jackson Sr
G 62 Lynn Johnson Jr
TE 80 Reese McCall So
RB 40 Rick Neel Sr
OT 64 Dave Ostrowski Jr
C 50 Ben Strickland Sr
WR 83 Billy Wood Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 25 Bill Cunningham Jr
DE 99 Liston Eddins Sr
S 24 Rick Freeman So
DB 28 Lance Hill Jr
LB 54 Carl Hubbard Sr
LB 68 Pat Jones Sr
LB 56 Tony Long Jr
DB 19 Mike McCloud So
DE 93 Jim Pitts Sr
LB 38 Ricky Sanders Jr
LB 43 Kim Sellers So
DE 98 Joe Shaw So
DT 70 Steve Stranaland Sr
DT 91 Rick Telhiard Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 2 Neil O'Donoghue Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Doug Barfield
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–184, 150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. ^ a b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  3. ^ "Tigers defy odds and War Eagles in landmark upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears deadlock Auburn". The Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn play just like weather". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn nips Wildcat foe". Panama City News-Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn beginning to roll". Pensacola News Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn continues to play them close". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators grind past Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers, Bulldogs tie". The El Paso Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia shackles Auburn behind sub". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Todd leads Tide win over Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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