1964 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1964 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 73rd overall and 31st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

1964 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
Florida 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 7 LSU 4 –2 –18 –2 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –07 –3 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Mississippi State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Tennessee 1 –5 –14 –5 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Houston*No. 8
W 30–025,000[1]
September 26TennesseeNo. 8
W 3–046,000[2]
October 3at KentuckyNo. 7
L 0–2037,500[3]
October 10Chattanooga*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–1231,000[4]
October 17Georgia Tech*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
L 3–757,000[5]
October 24Southern Miss*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 14–722,000[6]
October 31at No. 10 Florida
L 0–1447,100[7]
November 7Mississippi Statedagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 12–345,000[8]
November 14Georgia
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 14–743,000[9]
November 26vs. No. 2 Alabama
L 14–2168,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References
  1. "Opportunistic Auburn whips Houston, 30–0". Tulsa Sunday World. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lewis boots 42-yard field goal to lift Auburn over Vols, 3–0". The Selma Times-Journal. September 27, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cats for real!". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers top Mocs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Tech nips Auburn to get 5th straight victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Auburn ekes by Southern, 14–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alert Gators win, 14–0 on Auburn's miscues". The Miami News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Plainsmen strike down Mississippi State 12–3". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Auburn Tigers bottle up Georgia in SEC game 14–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tide sinks tough Auburn, 21–14". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  12. "1964–1965 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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