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1969 Auburn

8–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1969, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 57–0; lost at No. 19 Tennessee 19–45; won vs. Kentucky 44–3; won vs. Clemson 51–0; won at Georgia Tech 17–14; lost at No. 9 LSU 20–21; won vs. No. 7 Florida 38–12; won vs. Mississippi State 52–13; won at No. 16 Georgia 16–3; won vs. Alabama 49–26; lost vs. No. 17 Houston 7–36+57−29Won 57–0 vs. Wake Forest+57Wake ForestLost 19–45 at No. 19 Tennessee-26No. 19 TennesseeWon 44–3 vs. Kentucky+41KentuckyWon 51–0 vs. Clemson+51ClemsonWon 17–14 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechLost 20–21 at No. 9 LSU-1No. 9 LSUWon 38–12 vs. No. 7 Florida+26No. 7 FloridaWon 52–13 vs. Mississippi State+39Mississippi Sta…Won 16–3 at No. 16 Georgia+13No. 16 GeorgiaWon 49–26 vs. Alabama+23AlabamaLost 7–36 vs. No. 17 Houston-29No. 17 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsWake ForestW 57–⁠076%
Sep 27at19TennesseeL 19–⁠4541%
Oct 4vsKentuckyW 44–⁠378%
Oct 11vsClemsonW 51–⁠066%
Oct 18atGeorgia TechW 17–⁠1468%
Oct 25at9LSUL 20–⁠2137%
Nov 1vs7FloridaW 38–⁠1258%
Nov 8vsMississippi StateW 52–⁠1387%
Nov 15at16GeorgiaW 16–⁠343%
Nov 29vsAlabamaW 49–⁠2658%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs17HoustonAstro-Bluebonnet BowlL 7–⁠3653%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 36–⁠7 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 6: 14
  6. Wk 7: 17
  7. Wk 8: 11
  8. Wk 9: 11
  9. Wk 10: 11
  10. Wk 11: 12
  11. Wk 12: 11
  12. Wk 13: 12
  13. Final: 20

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 1969.

Consensus All-AmericanBuddy McClinton, DB

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 11
Points
370–⁠173
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1688 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.0 No. 15 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Mike Kolen

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 6Dave Campbell DEMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

5 first team, 7 second team

First team

  • Tom BanksCAP-1
  • David CampbellDTUPI
  • Mike KolenLBAP-1; UPI
  • Buddy McClintonDBAP-1; UPI
  • John RileyKAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠19–⁠215
LSU4–⁠19–⁠110
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠320
Florida3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠114
Ole Miss4–⁠28–⁠38
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠34–⁠6
Alabama2–⁠46–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠53–⁠7

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