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1969 Auburn Tigers football team

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Coaches
  
No. 15

1969 record
  
8–3 (5–2 SEC)

Captain
  
Mike Kolen

AP
  
No. 20

Head coach
  
Ralph Jordan


Conference
  
Southeastern Conference

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 college football season. It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

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Schedule

  • Source: 1969 Auburn football schedule

    • Coaching staff

  • Head oach: Ralph Jordan
  • Assistants: George Atkins, Tim Christian, Joe Connally, Paul Davis, Bobby Freeman, Jim Hilyer, Tom Jones, Gene Lorendo, Sam Mitchell, Bill Oliver, Claude Saia

    • Passing

  • Pat Sullivan 123/257, 1686 yards, 16 TD, 16 INT

    • Rushing

  • Pat Sullivan 205 yards

    • Receiving

  • Terry Beasley 34 receptions, 610 yards (LG: 42), 6 TD

    • Defense

  • Buddy McClinton 9 INT (school record), 92 yards (LG: 24)
  • Larry Willingham 7 INT, 85 yards
  • Don Webb 4 INT, 48 yards (LG: 24)

    • Awards

  • All-Americans: S Buddy McClinton
  • All-SEC: C Tom Banks, LB Mike Kolen, S Buddy McClinton, PK John Riley
  • Cliff Hare Award: Al Griffin

    • References

    1969 Auburn Tigers football team Wikipedia
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