1955 Auburn Tigers football team

1955 Auburn Tigers football

Gator Bowl, L 13–25 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#8
1955 record	8–2–1 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field

	Conf					Overall
1955 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Ole Miss †	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#8 Auburn	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
#7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1955 college football season. It was the Tigers' 64th overall and 23rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–1–1 in the SEC) and with a loss to Vanderbilt in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 24	Chattanooga*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 15–6
October 1	Florida		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry)	W 13–0
October 12	#19 Kentucky	#14	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	T 14–14
October 15	at #5 Georgia Tech	#17	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 14–12
October 22	Furman*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 52–0
October 29	at Tulane	#8	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 13–27
November 5	#20 Mississippi State	#14	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 27–26
November 12	vs. Georgia	#12	Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 16–13
November 19	Clemson*	#12	Ladd Memorial Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 21–0
November 26	vs. Alabama	#10	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 26–0
December 31	vs. Vanderbilt	#8	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 13–25
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Auburn University Marching Band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold