1949 Auburn
2–4–3 (2–4–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Earl Brown. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 25–6Nov 5
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Ole Miss | L 7–40 | 22% |
| Oct 8 | at Florida | T 14–14 | 22% |
| Oct 15 | at Georgia Tech | L 21–35 | 14% |
| Oct 22 | at 20Tulane | L 6–14 | 13% |
| Oct 29 | at Vanderbilt | L 7–26 | 12% |
| Nov 5 | vs Mississippi State | W 25–6 | 44% |
| Nov 12 | vs Georgia | T 20–20 | 29% |
| Nov 26 | at Clemson | T 20–20 | 25% |
| Dec 3 | vs Alabama | W 14–13 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Alabama 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 2–4–3
- Conference
- 2–4–2 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–188
- Coach
- Earl Brown
- Elo
- 1386 +30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.0 No. 67 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 1 | Travis Tidwell B | New York Giants |
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Travis TidwellQBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 5–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Kentucky | 4–1 | 9–3 | 11 |
 Tennessee | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 17 |
| Georgia Tech | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
 LSU | 4–2 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Alabama | 4–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 Auburn | 2–4–2 | 2–4–3 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Florida | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Georgia | 1–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–6 | 0–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.