1958 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1958 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1958 college football season. It was the Tigers' 67th overall and 26th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SEC).[1]

1958 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–0–1 (6–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 LSU $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
No. 4 Auburn 6 0 1 9 0 1
No. 11 Ole Miss 3 2 0 9 2 0
Vanderbilt 2 1 3 5 2 3
Tennessee 4 3 0 4 6 0
Alabama 3 4 1 5 4 1
Kentucky 3 4 1 5 4 1
No. 14 Florida 2 3 1 6 4 1
Georgia Tech 2 3 1 5 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0 4 6 0
Tulane 1 5 0 3 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27TennesseeNo. 3NBCW 13–046,000[2]
October 4No. 4 (small) Chattanooga*No. 2W 30–820,000[3]
October 11at KentuckyNo. 1W 8–036,000[4]
October 18at Georgia TechNo. 2T 7–744,726[5]
October 25Maryland*No. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 20–728,000[6]
November 1at FloridaNo. 4W 6–536,474[7]
November 8Mississippi State No. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–1436,000[8]
November 15vs. GeorgiaNo. 4W 21–628,000[9]
November 22Wake Forest*No. 2
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 21–720,000[10]
November 29vs. AlabamaNo. 2
W 14–844,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1958 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Auburn's late push trips Vols, 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moccasins scare Tigers before bowing, 30 to 8". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn uses passing of Nix in second half to nudge Kentucky 8–0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Underdog Georgia Tech ties Auburn, 7–7". The Roanoke Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn tops Maryland, 20–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "3rd string quarterback Richard Wood is hero as Auburn edges Florida 6–5". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn gets Miss. State number, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn whips Georgia, 21 to 6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn kicks Deacs, 21–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers beat back Tide, 14 to 8". The Birmingham News. November 30, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2012.