1971 Auburn Tigers football team

1971 Auburn Tigers football

Sugar Bowl, L 40–22 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 12
1971 record	9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (21st season)
Captain	Pat Sullivan
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium

1971 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Auburn	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 LSU	3	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Florida	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1971 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 335 points while the defense allowed 182 points. SEC Champion Alabama handed Auburn their only conference loss of the year. Pat Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy.

Season

In the Iron Bowl, both teams entered the regular season finale undefeated: Auburn lost to Alabama, 31–7. On New Year's Day, the Tigers lost to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, 40-22.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Chattanooga*	No. 7	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 60–7	45,000
September 25	at No. 9 Tennessee	No. 5	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 10–9	62,990
October 2	No. 9 Kentucky	No. 5	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 38–6	48,000
October 9	Southern Miss*	No. 4	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 27–14	42,000
October 16	at Georgia Tech*	No. 5	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 31–14	62,204
October 23	Clemson*	No. 5	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 35–13	55,000
October 30	Florida	No. 5	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry)	W 40–7	63,500
November 6	Mississippi State	No. 5	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 30–21	45,000
November 13	at No. 7 Georgia	No. 6	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 35–20	62,891
November 27	vs. No. 3 Alabama	No. 5	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 7–31	68,821
January 1	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 22–40	84,031
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Terry Beasley	Wide Receiver	1	19	San Francisco 49ers
Pat Sullivan	Quarterback	2	40	Atlanta Falcons
Dick Schmalz	Wide Receiver	17	440	Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors

Pat Sullivan, Heisman Trophy
Pat Sullivan, Walter Camp Award^[3]

References

↑ 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–142, 180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm
↑ http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm

Auburn Tigers football
Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) 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) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
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 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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