The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 college football season . It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan , in his 19th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama . They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 20*
Wake Forest
#20
Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
W 57–0 35,000
September 27
at #19 Tennessee
#17
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
ABC
L 19–45 57,826
October 4
Kentucky
Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
W 44–3 38,000
October 11*
Clemson
#20
Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
W 51–0 38,000
October 18*
at Georgia Tech
#15
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
W 17–14 59,464
October 25
at #9 LSU
#14
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry )
ABC
L 20–21 65,000
November 1
#7 Florida
#17
Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry )
W 38–12 50,086
November 8†
Mississippi State
Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
W 52–13 47,600
November 15
at #16 Georgia
#11
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry )
W 16–3 59,306
November 29
vs. Alabama
#12
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl )
W 49–26 72,303
December 31*
vs. #17 Houston
#12
Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl )
Hughes
L 7–36 55,203
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll .
Source: 1969 Auburn football schedule[1] [2] Personnel [ ] Coaching staff [ ] Head Coach: Shug Jordan
Assistants: George Atkins, Tim Christian, Joe Connally, Paul Davis, Bobby Freeman , Jim Hilyer , Tom Jones, Gene Lorendo, Sam Mitchell, Bill Oliver , Claude Saia[3] Game notes [ ] Alabama [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Alabama
3
7
7
9
26
• Auburn
0
14
14
21
49
Scoring summary 1
Alabama Buck 32 yard field goal Alabama 3-0 2
Auburn Clark 1 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 7-3 2
Alabama Husband 4 yard pass from Hunter (Buck kick) Alabama 10-7 2
Auburn Clark 3 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 14-10 3
Auburn Sullivan 3 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 21-10 3
Auburn Zofko 1 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 28-10 3
Alabama Ranager 100 yard kickoff return (Buck kick) Auburn 28-17 4
Alabama Buck 27 yard field goal Auburn 28-20 4
Auburn Zofko 9 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 35-20 4
Auburn Clark 1 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 42-20 4
Auburn Frederick 85 yard run (Riley kick) Auburn 49-20 4
Alabama Bailey 7 yard pass from Hunter (run failed) Auburn 49-26
Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1969.
[4]
Stats [ ] Passing [ ] Rushing [ ] Receiving [ ] Defense [ ] Buddy McClinton 9 INT (school record), 92 yards (LG: 24)
Larry Willingham 7 INT, 85 yardsDon Webb 4 INT, 48 yards (LG: 24)[8] Awards [ ] All-Americans: S Buddy McClinton
All-SEC: C Tom Banks , LB Mike Kolen , S Buddy McClinton, PK John Riley
Cliff Hare Award: Al Griffin[9] References [ ] 