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
1975 record	4–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (25th season)
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
	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 all 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
September 13	Memphis State*	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 20–31	55,000
September 20	at Baylor*		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	T 10–10	46,300
September 27	at No. 16 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 17–21	74,611
October 4	Virginia Tech*		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 16–23	45,000
October 11	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	W 15–9	57,722
October 18	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia	W 31–27	58,316
October 25	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 17–14	39,344
November 1	No. 11 Florida		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 14–31	65,000
November 8	Mississippi State		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	W 21–21 (forfeit)	64,796
November 15	at No. 20 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 13–28	57,500
November 29	vs. No. 4 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl)	L 0–28	63,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' 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 T 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 T 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