1951 Auburn
5–5 (3–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana Christian 49–0Nov 3
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Vanderbilt | W 24–14 | 35% |
| Oct 5 | vs Wofford | W 30–14 | 84% |
| Oct 13 | vs Florida | W 14–13 | 38% |
| Oct 20 | at 5Georgia Tech | L 7–27 | 15% |
| Oct 27 | at Tulane | W 21–0 | 20% |
| Nov 3 | vsLouisiana Christian | W 49–0 | 85% |
| Nov 10 | vs Ole Miss | L 14–39 | 44% |
| Nov 17 | vs Georgia | L 14–46 | 38% |
| Nov 24 | at Clemson | L 0–34 | 17% |
| Dec 2 | vs Alabama | L 7–25 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama 25–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–4 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 180–212
- Coach
- Ralph Jordan
- Elo
- 1364 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 70 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-SEC
2 second teamSecond team
Foots BauerOGAP-2; UP-2- Vince DooleyBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 7–0 | 11–0–1 | 5 |
 Tennessee | 5–0 | 10–1 | 1 |
 LSU | 4–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Kentucky | 3–3 | 8–4 | 15 |
| Auburn | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Alabama | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Georgia | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Florida | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Tulane | 1–5 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.