1972 Auburn Tigers football team

1972 Auburn Tigers football

Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl, W 24–3 vs. Colorado
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 5
1972 record	10–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium

1972 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Alabama $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#8 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan completed the regular season with a record of 9–1, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Colorado, which they won by a score of 24–3. They completed the season with a record of 10–1 and ranked #5 in the AP poll and #7 in the UPI.^[1]

Five players were named all-SEC first team for 1972: defensive back Dave Beck, tail back Terry Henley, offensive tackle Mac Lorendo, defensive end Danny Sanspree, and defensive tackle Benny Sivley.^[2]

The famous Punt Bama Punt game took place during the 1972 season, where Auburn, trailing Alabama 16–0 with 10 minutes left in the game, came back to win 17–16 after scoring a field goal followed by two blocked punts that were returned for touchdowns.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9, 1972	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 14–3	40,000
September 23, 1972	Chattanooga*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 14–7	43,000
September 30, 1972	No. 4 Tennessee		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	W 10–6	69,483
October 7, 1972	at No. 18 Ole Miss	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 19–13	46,421
October 14, 1972	at No. 8 LSU	No. 9	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–35	70,132
October 21, 1972	Georgia Tech*	No. 14	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 24–14	60,261
October 28, 1972	No. 17 Florida State*	No. 12	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 27–14	58,122
November 4, 1972	at Florida	No. 11	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	W 26–20	57,551
November 14, 1972	Georgia	No. 8	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 27–10	62,448
December 2, 1972	vs. No. 2 Alabama	No. 9	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl, Punt Bama Punt)	W 17–16	72,386
December 30, 1972	vs. No. 13 Colorado*	No. 6	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 24–3	71,114
*Non-conference game.

^[2]

References

↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, p. 184 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
1 2 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, p. 142 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011

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)

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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