1974 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1974 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of head coach Ralph Jordan completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas, which they won by a score of 27–3. They completed the season with a record of 10–2 and were ranked #8 in the AP poll and #6 in the UPI.[1]

1974 Auburn Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 27–3 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Legion Field
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Florida 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 –3 –17 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 2 –3 –17 –3 –2
LSU 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Ole Miss 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Four players were named all-SEC first team for 1974: defensive end Rusty Deen, linebacker Ken Bernich, safety Mike Fuller, and center Lee Gross.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Louisville*
W 16–325,000
September 21Chattanooga*
W 52–742,000[2]
September 28No. 14 Tennessee
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 21–064,293[3]
October 4at No. 16 Miami (FL)*No. 11
W 3–033,490
October 12KentuckyNo. 10
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–1352,111
October 19Georgia Tech*No. 5
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–2262,907
October 26Florida State*daggerNo. 5
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 38–658,709
November 2at No. 11 FloridaNo. 5
L 14–2564,912
November 9at Mississippi StateNo. 10
W 24–2038,000
November 16GeorgiaNo. 7
W 17–1364,748
November 29vs. No. 2 AlabamaNo. 7
L 13–1771,224
December 30vs. No. 11 Texas*No. 6
W 27–363,811
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Game summaries

Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0
Auburn 0 6 0 15 21

References
  1. 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, p. 184 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. "Auburn offense finally clicks". The Selma Times-Journal. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Auburn defense throttles Vols". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 29, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011


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