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1968 Auburn

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1968, game by game: lost vs. SMU 28–37; won at Mississippi State 26–0; won at Kentucky 26–7; won at Clemson 21–10; lost vs. Georgia Tech 20–21; won vs. No. 9 Miami 31–6; won at No. 20 Florida 24–13; won vs. No. 5 Tennessee 28–14; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 3–17; lost vs. No. 15 Alabama 16–24; won vs. Arizona 34–10+26−14Lost 28–37 vs. SMU-9SMUWon 26–0 at Mississippi State+26Mississippi Sta…Won 26–7 at Kentucky+19KentuckyWon 21–10 at Clemson+11ClemsonLost 20–21 vs. Georgia Tech-1Georgia TechWon 31–6 vs. No. 9 Miami+25No. 9 MiamiWon 24–13 at No. 20 Florida+11No. 20 FloridaWon 28–14 vs. No. 5 Tennessee+14No. 5 TennesseeLost 3–17 vs. No. 5 Georgia-14No. 5 GeorgiaLost 16–24 vs. No. 15 Alabama-8No. 15 AlabamaWon 34–10 vs. Arizona+24Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsSMUL 28–⁠3768%
Sep 28atMississippi StateW 26–⁠064%
Oct 5atKentuckyW 26–⁠754%
Oct 12atClemsonW 21–⁠1048%
Oct 19vsGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2170%
Oct 26vs9MiamiW 31–⁠648%
Nov 2at20FloridaW 24–⁠1349%
Nov 9vs5TennesseeW 28–⁠1447%
Nov 16vs5GeorgiaL 3–⁠1752%
Nov 30vs15AlabamaL 16–⁠2441%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsArizonaSun BowlW 34–⁠1059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 34–⁠10 in the Sun Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 18
  2. Wk 10: 12
  3. Wk 11: 19
  4. Wk 12: 18
  5. Final: 16
Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 12
Points
257–⁠159
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1644 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.5 No. 15 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 7Al Giffin TEDenver Broncos

All-SEC

8 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Tim ChristianWRAP-1; UPI
  • Tom BanksCUPI
  • Loran CarterQBUPI
  • David CampbellDTAP-1; UPI
  • Sammy GellerstedtMGAP-1; UPI
  • Mike KolenLBAP-1; UPI
  • Buddy McClintonDBAP-1
  • John RileyKAP-1

Second team

  • Jerry GordonOTAP-2
  • Johnny McDonaldOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠28
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠113
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠317
Auburn4–⁠27–⁠416
Ole Miss3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
LSU2–⁠28–⁠319
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠4–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠7

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