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1954 Auburn

8–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1954, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 45–0; lost at No. 20 Florida 13–19; lost at Kentucky 14–21; lost at No. 19 Georgia Tech 7–14; won vs. Florida State 33–0; won vs. Tulane 27–0; won vs. No. 6 Miami 14–13; won vs. No. 20 Georgia 35–0; won vs. Clemson 27–6; won vs. Alabama 28–0; won vs. No. 9 Baylor 33–13+45−7Won 45–0 vs. Chattanooga+45ChattanoogaLost 13–19 at No. 20 Florida-6No. 20 FloridaLost 14–21 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 7–14 at No. 19 Georgia Tech-7No. 19 Georgia TechWon 33–0 vs. Florida State+33Florida StateWon 27–0 vs. Tulane+27TulaneWon 14–13 vs. No. 6 Miami+1No. 6 MiamiWon 35–0 vs. No. 20 Georgia+35No. 20 GeorgiaWon 27–6 vs. Clemson+21ClemsonWon 28–0 vs. Alabama+28AlabamaWon 33–13 vs. No. 9 Baylor+20No. 9 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsChattanoogaW 45–⁠092%
Oct 2at20FloridaL 13–⁠1944%
Oct 9atKentuckyL 14–⁠2136%
Oct 16at19Georgia TechL 7–⁠1421%
Oct 23vsFlorida StateW 33–⁠067%
Oct 30vsTulaneW 27–⁠078%
Nov 6vs6MiamiW 14–⁠1348%
Nov 13vs20GeorgiaW 35–⁠052%
Nov 20vsClemsonW 27–⁠669%
Nov 27vsAlabamaW 28–⁠054%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs9BaylorGator BowlW 33–⁠1347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 33–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 18
  2. Wk 11: 15
  3. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1954.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
276–⁠86
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1653 +123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.5 No. 5 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 1Dave Middleton RBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Bobby Freeman BCleveland Browns
Rd 7Jack Locklear CCleveland Browns

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1954 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠09–⁠26
Georgia Tech6–⁠28–⁠3
Kentucky5–⁠27–⁠3
Florida5–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠38–⁠313
Mississippi State3–⁠36–⁠4
Alabama3–⁠3–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
LSU2–⁠55–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠6–⁠11–⁠6–⁠3
Tennessee1–⁠54–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.