1963 Auburn Tigers football team

1963 Auburn Tigers football
Orange Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	9–2 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (13th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 72nd overall and 30th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Houston*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–14	30,000	[1]
September 28	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 23–19	35,000	[2]
October 5	Kentucky		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 14–13	30,126	[3]
October 12	Chattanooga*		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 28–0	25,000	[4]
October 19	at No. 8 Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 29–21	53,091	[5]
November 2	Florida	No. 5	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 19–0	47,000	[6]
November 9	at Mississippi State	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–13	35,000	[7]
November 16	at Georgia	No. 9	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 14–0	50,000	[8]
November 23	Florida State*	No. 9	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–15	28,000	[9]
November 30	vs. No. 6 Alabama	No. 9	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 10–8	54,152	[10]
January 1, 1964	vs. No. 6 Nebraska*	No. 5	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 7–13	72,647	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• QB Jimmy Sidle

References

1. "Houston bows 21–14 to Auburn". Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ol' devil Sidle does Vols in, 23–19". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tigers hold off Kentucky". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn buries Moccasins, 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn dazzles Jackets, 29–21". The Pensacola News Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Sidle mops up Gator defense 19–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "State field goal upsets Auburn". The Dothan Eagle. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn shuts out Georgia by 14–0". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn dumps FSU on Sidle TDs 21–15". Panama City News-Herald. November 24, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Auburn gets Tide, Orange bid". The Nashville Tennessean. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Glorious Huskers beat Auburn". Beatrice Daily Sun. January 2, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. 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.
13. "1963–1964 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.