Wofford at Auburn
Friday, October 5, 1951 Share
Auburn beat Wofford 30–14. It was their third meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 89°F, low 60°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 6, 1951, page 6
Read the text
Auburn Defeats Wofford: Freeman Goes 7o Yards / MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 6 (P).-Auburn defeated Wofford, 3O-14. here last night, chalking up two consecutive victories for the first time in four years. Shifty Bobby Freeman’s 79-yard touchdown run in the third pc lriod highlighted the victory.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Auburn 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wofford–Auburn gameAuburn leads 3–1 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1952 | Auburn 54, Wofford 7 | |
| 1951 | Auburn 30, Wofford 14 | |
| 1950 | Wofford 19, Auburn 14 | |
| 1930 | Auburn 38, Wofford 6 |
Around this game
Wofford
- Next gamevs. FurmanNov. 2, 1951
- SeasonWofford in 1951
- ProgramWofford history and records
Auburn
- Next gamevs. FloridaOct. 13, 1951
- SeasonAuburn in 1951
- ProgramAuburn history and records