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1967 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 76th overall and 34th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Chattanooga*
W 40–620,573–27,000[1][2]
September 30at Tennessee
L 13–2754,113–54,566[3]
October 7Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 48–724,962–28,000[4]
October 14Clemson*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 43–2126,051[5]
October 21at Georgia Tech*
W 28–1059,603[6]
October 27at Miami (FL)*
L 0–748,422[7]
November 4Florida
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 26–2137,858–42,000[8]
November 11Mississippi Statedagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 36–040,871–44,000[9]
November 18at Georgia
L 0–1759,060–56,709[10]
December 2vs. No. 8 Alabama
L 3–769,723–71,200[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1967 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Charlie Glenn* OL Jerry Gordon* OL Al Giffin* RB Bucky Howard* OL Mike Perillard* TE Dick Pittman* OL
Pos. # Name Class
C 52 Tom Banks So
C 50 Forrest Blue Sr
QB 18 Loran Carter Jr
WR 88 Freddie Hyatt Sr
Defense Bucky Ayers* DB Jim Bouchillon* DL Charles Collins* DL Tommy Groat DL Harold Ham DL Mike Holtzclaw LB Bill James* DL Bobby Wilson DB
Pos. # Name Class
DT 70 David Campbell So
DB 26 Jimmy Carter Sr
LB 54 Mike Kolen So
DT 71 Roy Tatum Sr
LB 65 Ron Yarbrough So
DB 49 Don Webb So
DT 62 Richard Wood Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Plainsmen throttle Chattanooga, 40–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1966. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Vols love a parade...Fulton paces 27–13 win". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn gets easy victory". Bristol Herald Courier. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn pined 3rd straight defeat on Clemson, 43–21". Durham Morning Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carter, defensive line boost Tigers by Georgia Tech, 28–10". Monroe Morning World. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hurricanes down Tigers on intercepted pitchout". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 28, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers outpoint Gators by 26–21". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn easily clips Mississippi State, 36–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia stuns Auburn's Sugar Bowl hopes". The Anniston Star. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Land, Charles (December 3, 1967). "Stabler scoot sinks Tigers". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 14. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  12. ^ Thomas, Ronnie (December 3, 1967). "Alabama whips Auburn in thriller, 7–3". The Florence Times. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  13. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  14. ^ "1967–1968 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.


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