1959 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1959 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 7–3 4–3 15 Ralph Jordan 9th Cliff Hare Stadium 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 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 1959 AP September 26 l y 3 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 0–3 40,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98807318/tennessee-snaps-auburns-long-win-streak/ The News and Observer Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0 September 27, 1959 March 31, 2022 Newspapers.com October 3 w y 17 Hardin–Simmons Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 35–12 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tiger-aerials-b/133132047/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12 October 4, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 w 14 Kentucky Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 33–0 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-ko-runback-sparks-au/133132156/ The Atlanta Journal KO runback sparks Auburn October 11, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 w y 11 Georgia Tech 4 Grant Field Atlanta, GA 7–6 44,174 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-auburn-rallies-to-edge-georgi/133132274/ Fort Myers News-Press Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6 October 18, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 w y y 7 Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 21–6 42,986 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-auburn-uncorks-passes-to-sin/133132425/ Tulsa World Auburn uncorks passes to sink Miami, 21 to 6 October 24, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 w y 8 Florida Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry 6–0 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburn-squeaks/133132529/ The Montgomery Advertiser Auburn squeaks by tough Gators, 6–0 November 1, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 w 8 Mississippi State Legion Field Birmingham, AL 31–0 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-bobby-hunt-leads-plain/133132697/ The Decatur Daily Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State November 8, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l y 8 Georgia 12 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry 13–14 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-georgia-upsets-a/133126464/ Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13 The Honolulu Advertiser November 15, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com November 21 w y 12 Mississippi Southern Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 28–7 20,300 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74667821/auburn-wallops-southern-287 The Montgomery Advertiser Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7 November 22, 1959 March 29, 2021 Newspapers.com November 28 l y 11 Alabama 19 Legion Field Birmingham, AL Iron Bowl 44,000 0–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-tide-rolls-over-auburn/133130467/ Tide rolls over Auburn 10–0 The Decatur Daily November 29, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com2009 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 2012-12-11 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-1959.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901140859/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1959.html dead September 1, 2012 1959–1960 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football