The 1959 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1959 college football season. It was the Tigers' 68th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
Date
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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Result
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September 26
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at Tennessee
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#3
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Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN
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L 0–3
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October 3*
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Hardin–Simmons
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#17
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Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
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W 35–12
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October 10
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Kentucky
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#14
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Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
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W 33–0
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October 17
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at #4 Georgia Tech
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#11
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Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
|
W 7–6
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October 23*
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at Miami (FL)
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#7
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Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL
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W 21–6
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October 31
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Florida
|
#8
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Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry)
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W 6–0
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November 7
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Mississippi State
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#8
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Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
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W 31–0
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November 14
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at #12 Georgia
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#8
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Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
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L 13–14
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November 21*
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Southern Miss
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#12
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Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
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W 28–7
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November 28
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vs. #19 Alabama
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#11
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Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)
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L 0–10
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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- Source: 1959 Auburn football schedule[1][2]
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