1958 Auburn Tigers football team
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| 1958 Auburn Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 9–0–1 (6–0–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Cliff Hare Stadium |
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| No. 1 LSU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Auburn | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1958 college football season. It was the Tigers' 67th overall and 26th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SEC).[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Tennessee | No. 3 | NBC | W 13–0 | 46,000 | [2] | |
| October 4 | No. 4 (small) Chattanooga* | No. 2 | W 30–8 | 20,000 | [3] | ||
| October 11 | at Kentucky | No. 1 | W 8–0 | 36,000 | [4] | ||
| October 18 | at Georgia Tech | No. 2 | T 7–7 | 44,726 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | Maryland* | No. 5 |
| W 20–7 | 28,000 | [6] | |
| November 1 | at Florida | No. 4 | W 6–5 | 36,474 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | Mississippi State | No. 5 |
| W 33–14 | 36,000 | [8] | |
| November 15 | vs. Georgia | No. 4 | W 21–6 | 28,000 | [9] | ||
| November 22 | Wake Forest* | No. 2 |
| W 21–7 | 20,000 | [10] | |
| November 29 | vs. Alabama | No. 2 |
| W 14–8 | 44,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1958 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Auburn's late push trips Vols, 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins scare Tigers before bowing, 30 to 8". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn uses passing of Nix in second half to nudge Kentucky 8–0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Georgia Tech ties Auburn, 7–7". The Roanoke Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn tops Maryland, 20–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "3rd string quarterback Richard Wood is hero as Auburn edges Florida 6–5". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn gets Miss. State number, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn whips Georgia, 21 to 6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn kicks Deacs, 21–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers beat back Tide, 14 to 8". The Birmingham News. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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