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1966 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1966 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 75th overall and 33rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–6 (1–5 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Alabama + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule Edit
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Chattanooga* | W 20–6 | 25,000 | [1] | ||
September 24 | Tennessee | L 0–28 | 57,000 | [2] | ||
October 1 | at Kentucky | L 7–17 | ||||
October 8 | Wake Forest* |
| W 14–6 | 22,000 | ||
October 15 | No. 7 Georgia Tech* |
| L 3–17 | 54,000 | ||
October 22 | TCU* |
| W 7–6 | |||
October 29 | at No. 7 Florida | L 27–30 | 60,511 | |||
November 5 | at Mississippi State | W 13–0 | ||||
November 12 | No. 9 Georgia |
| L 13–21 | 47,000 | ||
December 3 | vs. No. 3 Alabama |
| ABC | L 0–31 | 67,786 | |
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References Edit
- ^ "Bryan inspired Plainsmen rally to beat Mocs, 20–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols lambast Auburn, 28–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1966. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ . Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.