1973 Auburn Tigers football team
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1973 record | 6–6 (2–5 SEC) |
| Head coach | Ralph Jordan |
| Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Alabama $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 6–6 and 2–5 in the SEC under head coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan.[1] They were invited to the 1973 Sun Bowl where they lost to Missouri 17–34.
On September 13, 1973, the Thursday before Auburn’s first home game of the season, Auburn’s home stadium, known up to that time as Cliff Hare Stadium, was renamed in honor of the Ralph Jordan, marking the first time a stadium has been renamed for an active coach. Harry Philpott, President of Auburn University at that time, said “Renaming the stadium is really in keeping with the outstanding job Coach Jordan has done during his outstanding career”, adding that, “It also brings together two great eras of athletic achievement.”[2]
Four players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1973: Benny Sivley (DT), Steve Taylor (C), Mike Fuller (DB), and David Langner (DB).[3]
On December 1, Alabama avenged their stunning loss the previous year in the Iron Bowl game that became known as "Punt Bama Punt" by shutting out Auburn 35–0.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 15, 1973 | vs. Oregon State* | #12 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 18–9 | 45,000 | ||||
| September 22, 1973 | UT-Chattanooga* | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 31–0 | 46,500 | |||||
| September 29, 1973 | at #9 Tennessee | #11 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 0–21 | 71,656 | ||||
| October 6, 1973 | Ole Miss | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 14–7 | 56,500 | |||||
| October 13, 1973 | LSU | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) | L 6–20 | 64,331 | |||||
| October 20, 1973 | at Georgia Tech* | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 24–10 | 59,123 | |||||
| October 27, 1973 | #12 Houston* | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 7–0 | 58,426 | |||||
| November 3, 1973 | Florida | #19 | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 8–12 | 63,429 | ||||
| November 10, 1973 | Mississippi State | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 31–17 | 48,427 | |||||
| November 17, 1973 | at #20 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | L 14–28 | 59,700 | |||||
| December 1, 1973 | vs. #1 Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) | L 0–35 | 69,418 | |||||
| December 19, 1973 | vs. Missouri | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (1973 Sun Bowl) | L 17–34 | 30,127 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–184,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
- ↑ Stadium Renamed To Honor Jordan “Tuscaloosa News, August 24, 1973. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–142, 180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
