1975 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1975 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 3–6–2 and 1–4–1 in the SEC in Ralph "Shug" Jordan's last year as head coach at Auburn after 25 years; however, the official record improved to 4–6–1 (2–4) when Mississippi State forfeited its tie that year due to NCAA imposed sanctions.^[1]

1975 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (25th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Barfield (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited 4 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Three players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1975: Chuck Fletcher (offensive tackle), Rick Telhieard (defensive tackle), and Clyde Baumgartner (special teams).^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Memphis State*	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 20–31	55,000	[3]
September 20	at Baylor*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	T 10–10	46,300	[4]
September 27	at No. 16 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 17–21	74,611	[5]
October 4	Virginia Tech*		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 16–23	45,000	[6]
October 11	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 15–9	57,722	[7]
October 18	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 31–27	58,316	[8]
October 25	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 17–14	39,344	[9]
November 1	No. 11 Florida		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	L 14–31	65,000	[10]
November 8	Mississippi State		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–21 (forfeit)	64,796	[11]
November 15	at No. 20 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 13–28	57,500	[12]
November 29	vs. No. 4 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–28	63,500	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 77 Arnoldo Abreu Jr QB 10 Clyde Baumgartner Jr RB 34 Kenny Burks Sr TE 82 Ed Butler Sr QB 14 John Crane So G 74 Bill Evans Jr OT 71 Chuck Fletcher Sr WR 42 Terry Fuller So QB 11 Phil Gargis Jr WR 48 Jeff Gilligan Sr RB 22 Mitzi Jackson Sr G 62 Lynn Johnson Jr TE 80 Reese McCall So RB 40 Rick Neel Sr OT 64 Dave Ostrowski Jr C 50 Ben Strickland Sr WR 83 Billy Wood Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 25 Bill Cunningham Jr DE 99 Liston Eddins Sr S 24 Rick Freeman So DB 28 Lance Hill Jr LB 54 Carl Hubbard Sr LB 68 Pat Jones Sr LB 56 Tony Long Jr DB 19 Mike McCloud So DE 93 Jim Pitts Sr LB 38 Ricky Sanders Jr LB 43 Kim Sellers So DE 98 Joe Shaw So DT 70 Steve Stranaland Sr DT 91 Rick Telhiard Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 2 Neil O'Donoghue Jr	Head coach Ralph Jordan Coordinators/assistant coaches Doug Barfield Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–184, 150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
2. 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
3. "Tigers defy odds and War Eagles in landmark upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bears deadlock Auburn". The Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn play just like weather". The Selma Times-Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn nips Wildcat foe". Panama City News-Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn beginning to roll". Pensacola News Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn continues to play them close". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gators grind past Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tigers, Bulldogs tie". The El Paso Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia shackles Auburn behind sub". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Todd leads Tide win over Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.