American college football season
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]
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 Source September 13 Memphis State * No. 7 L 20–3155,000 [ 3]
September 20 at Baylor * T 10–1046,300 [ 4]
September 27 at No. 16 Tennessee L 17–2174,611 [ 5]
October 4 Virginia Tech * Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL L 16–2345,000 [ 6]
October 11 at Kentucky W 15–957,722 [ 7]
October 18 at Georgia Tech * W 31–2758,316 [ 8]
October 25 at Florida State * W 17–1439,344 [ 9]
November 1 No. 11 Florida Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) L 14–3165,000 [ 10]
November 8 Mississippi State Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 21–21 (forfeit)64,796 [ 11]
November 15 at No. 20 Georgia L 13–2857,500 [ 12]
November 29 vs. No. 4 Alabama L 0–2863,500 [ 13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP 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
OT
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
OT
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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide , Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–184, 150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
^ a b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide , Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
^ "Tigers defy odds and War Eagles in landmark upset" . The Commercial Appeal . September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bears deadlock Auburn" . The Victoria Advocate . September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seivers paces Vols past Auburn, 21–17" . Kingsport Times-News . September 28, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn play just like weather" . The Selma Times-Journal . October 5, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn nips Wildcat foe" . Panama City News-Herald . October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn beginning to roll" . Pensacola News Journal . October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn continues to play them close" . The Selma Times-Journal . October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators grind past Auburn" . St. Petersburg Times . November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers, Bulldogs tie" . The El Paso Times . November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia shackles Auburn behind sub" . Tallahassee Democrat . November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Todd leads Tide win over Auburn" . The Selma Times-Journal . November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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