1965 Auburn Tigers football team

1965 Auburn Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (15th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field

1965 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
No. 7 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 74th overall and 32nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 15th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and with a loss against Ole Miss in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Baylor*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 8–14	25,000	[1]
September 25	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	T 13–13	43,614	[2]
October 2	No. 6 Kentucky	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 23–18	35,000	[3]
October 9	Chattanooga*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 30–7	32,160	[4][5]
October 16	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 14–23	50,164	[6]
October 23	Southern Miss*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–3	25,000	[7]
October 30	No. 7 Florida	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 28–17	46,313	[8]
November 6	Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 25–18	45,000	[9]
November 13	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 21–19	46,812	[10]
November 27	vs. No. 5 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 3–30	66,333	[11][12]
December 18	vs. Ole Miss*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	L 7–13	38,607	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Baylor turns Auburn mistakes into victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Auburn holds Volunteers to 13–13 deadlock". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn slams Kentucky". Longview News-Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Passing, defense click as Auburn rips Mocs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
6. "King, Tech drop Auburn's Tigers". The Dothan Eagle. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Stumbling Auburn bows to Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fired-up Auburn scores 28–17 win over fifth-ranked Florida". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bowden passes Auburn to win over Maroons". The Selma Times-Journal. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Auburn wins by one foot". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Halbrooks, Hap (November 28, 1965). "Sloan shines as Alabama tramples Auburn 30–3 for conference crown". The Florence Times. p. 17. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
12. Smothers, Jimmy (November 28, 1965). "Bama SEC champ after 30–3 romp". The Gadsden Times. p. 33. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
13. "Ole Miss bowls over Tigs in Liberty clash". The Clarion-Ledger. December 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
15. "1965–1966 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.