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1951 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1951 record5–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coachRalph Jordan
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Cramton Bowl
Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 SEC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Georgia Tech § 7 0 0     11 0 1
#1 Tennessee § 5 0 0     10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1     7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1     6 3 1
#15 Kentucky 3 3 0     8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0     5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0     6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0     5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0     5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0     5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0     4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0     4 6 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1951 college football season. It was the Tigers' 60th overall and 19th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his first year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 29 Vanderbilt Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL W 24–14  
October 5* Wofford Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL W 30–14  
October 13 Florida Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry) W 14–13  
October 20 at #5 Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 7–27  
October 27 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 21–0  
November 3* [[{{{school}}}|Louisiana College]] Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 49–0  
November 10 Ole Miss Ladd Memorial StadiumMobile, AL L 14–39  
November 17 vs. Georgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 14–46  
November 24* at Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 0–34  
December 1 vs. Alabama Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) L 7–25  
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Source: 1951 Auburn football schedule[1][2]

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