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1955 Auburn

8–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1955, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 15–6; won vs. Florida 13–0; tied at Kentucky 14–14; won at Georgia Tech 14–12; won vs. Furman 52–0; lost at Tulane 13–27; won vs. Mississippi State 27–26; won vs. Georgia 16–13; won vs. Clemson 21–0; won vs. Alabama 26–0; lost vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt 13–25+52−14Won 15–6 vs. Chattanooga+9ChattanoogaWon 13–0 vs. Florida+13FloridaTied 14–14 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 14–12 at Georgia Tech+2Georgia TechWon 52–0 vs. Furman+52FurmanLost 13–27 at Tulane-14TulaneWon 27–26 vs. Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…Won 16–13 vs. Georgia+3GeorgiaWon 21–0 vs. Clemson+21ClemsonWon 26–0 vs. Alabama+26AlabamaLost 13–25 vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt-12No. 19 Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsChattanoogaW 15–⁠695%
Oct 1vsFloridaW 13–⁠069%
Oct 8atKentuckyT 14–⁠1448%
Oct 15atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠1232%
Oct 22vsFurmanW 52–⁠092%
Oct 29atTulaneL 13–⁠2768%
Nov 5vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠2656%
Nov 12vsGeorgiaW 16–⁠1368%
Nov 19vsClemsonW 21–⁠064%
Nov 26vsAlabamaW 26–⁠085%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs19VanderbiltGator BowlL 13–⁠2562%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 25–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 17
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Wk 7: 8
  6. Wk 8: 14
  7. Wk 9: 12
  8. Wk 10: 12
  9. Wk 11: 10
  10. Final: 8

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 1955.

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
224–⁠123
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1613 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.7 No. 20 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1956

The 1956 draft
Rd 1Joe Childress FBChicago Cardinals
Rd 2Frank D’Agostino OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 2M.L. Brackett OTChicago Bears

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jimmy PhillipsEAP-2; UP-2
  • M.L. BracketOTAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1955 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠110–⁠110
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠18
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠38–⁠3
Mississippi State4–⁠46–⁠4
Kentucky3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Florida3–⁠54–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠54–⁠6
Alabama0–⁠70–⁠10

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