
1956 Auburn
7–3 (4–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Furman 41–0Oct 6
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs | L 7–35 | 63% |
| Oct 6 | vs | W 41–0 | 83% |
| Oct 13 | at | W 13–0 | 43% |
| Oct 20 | at | L 7–28 | 26% |
| Oct 27 | vs | W 12–0 | 58% |
| Nov 3 | at | L 0–20 | 42% |
| Nov 10 | vs | W 27–20 | 67% |
| Nov 17 | vs | W 20–0 | 67% |
| Nov 24 | vs | W 13–7 | 70% |
| Dec 1 | vs | W 34–7 | 79% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Alabama 34–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
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 1956.
Led the nationTommy Lorino: yards per carry (8.4)
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 4–3 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–117
- Coach
- Ralph Jordan
- Elo
- 1610 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.5 No. 18 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-SEC
3 second teamSecond team
Jimmy PhillipsEAP-2; UP-2
Ernest DanjeanOGAP-3; UP-2
Tommy LorinoRBAP-2; UP-3
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | 10–1 | 2 | |
| 7–1 | 10–1 | 4 | |
| 5–2 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 4–2 | 7–3 | ||
| 4–3 | 7–3 | ||
| 4–4 | 6–4 | ||
| 3–3 | 6–4 | ||
| 2–5 | 5–5 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–6 | ||
| 2–5 | 2–7–1 | ||
| 1–5 | 3–7 | ||
| 1–6 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
