1956 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1956 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 7–3 4–3 Ralph Jordan 6th Cliff Hare StadiumLegion Field The 1956 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1956 college football season. It was the Tigers' 65th overall and 24th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his sixth 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 1956 AP September 29 l Tennessee Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 7–35 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98744226/majors-stars-as-vols-whip-auburn-357/ The Park City Daily News Majors stars as Vols whip Auburn 35–7 September 30, 1956 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Furman Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 41–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109568224/auburn-rips-furman/ The Huntsville Times Auburn rips Furman October 7, 1956 September 14, 2022 Newspapers.com October 13 w y Kentucky McLean Stadium Lexington, KY 13–0 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-punchless-kentucky-los/133059914/ The Paducah Sun 'Punchless' Kentucky loses to Auburn 13–0 October 14, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 l y Georgia Tech 3 Grant Field Atlanta, GA 7–28 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-georgia-tech-scatback-wreck/133056838/ Evening Star Georgia Tech scatback wrecks Auburn, 28–7 October 21, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Houston Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 12–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-walsh-shreds-houston/133060051/ The Atlanta Journal Walsh shreds Houston as Plainsmen romp, 12–0 October 28, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 l y Florida Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 0–20 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-florida-batters-aub/133058186/ Fort Lauderdale News Florida batters Auburn November 4, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 w y Mississippi State Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 27–20 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-tigers-clip-ms-2720/133060147/ The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer Tigers clip MS, 27–20 November 11, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com November 17 w y Georgia Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 20–0 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-auburn-whips-georgia-2/133060260/ The Decatur Daily Auburn whips Georgia 20 to 0; Fistsicuffs feature of game November 18, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com November 24 w y Florida State Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 13–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-fsu-real-handful-a/133060347/ Tallahassee Democrat FSU real handful; Auburn wins 13–7 November 25, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com December 1 w y Alabama Legion Field Birmingham, AL Iron Bowl 34–7 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-auburn-wallops-alab/133060464/ The Huntsville Times Auburn wallops Alabama December 2, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide 2009 188 Auburn Media Relations Office Auburn, Alabama http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-fb-mg-sec5.pdf PDF 2012-12-19 2014-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006152710/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-fb-mg-sec5.pdf dead http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1956.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133740/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1956.html dead September 1, 2012 1956 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics December 19, 2012 Roster QB Jimmy Cook References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football