1952 Auburn Tigers football team

1952 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1952 record 2–8 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach Ralph Jordan
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Ladd Memorial Stadium
1952 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0     12 0 0
#8 Tennessee 5 0 1     8 2 1
#7 Ole Miss 4 0 2     8 1 2
#9 Alabama 4 2 0     10 2 0
Georgia 4 3 0     7 4 0
#15 Florida 3 3 0     8 3 0
Mississippi State 3 4 0     5 4 0
Tulane 3 5 0     5 5 0
#20 Kentucky 1 3 2     5 4 2
LSU 2 5 0     3 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 1     3 5 2
Auburn 0 7 0     2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1952 college football season. It was the Tigers' 61st overall and 20th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his second year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 27 No. 2 Maryland* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL L 7–13  
October 4 at No. 18 Ole Miss Crump StadiumMemphis, TN L 7–20  
October 11 Wofford* Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL W 54–7  
October 18 at No. 4 Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 0–33  
October 25 Tulane Ladd Memorial StadiumMobile, AL L 6–21  
November 1 at No. 20 Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL (Rivalry) L 21–31  
November 8 Mississippi State Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 34–49  
November 15 vs. Georgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 7–13  
November 22 Clemson* Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 3–0  
November 29 vs. No. 8 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) L 0–21  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188.
  2. "1952 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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