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1974 Auburn

10–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1974, game by game: won vs. Louisville 16–3; won vs. Chattanooga 52–0; won vs. No. 14 Tennessee 21–0; won at No. 16 Miami 3–0; won vs. Kentucky 31–13; won vs. Georgia Tech 31–22; won vs. Florida State 38–6; lost at No. 11 Florida 14–25; won at Mississippi State 24–20; won vs. Georgia 17–13; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 13–17; won vs. No. 11 Texas 27–3+52−11Won 16–3 vs. Louisville+13LouisvilleWon 52–0 vs. Chattanooga+52ChattanoogaWon 21–0 vs. No. 14 Tennessee+21No. 14 TennesseeWon 3–0 at No. 16 Miami+3No. 16 MiamiWon 31–13 vs. Kentucky+18KentuckyWon 31–22 vs. Georgia Tech+9Georgia TechWon 38–6 vs. Florida State+32Florida StateLost 14–25 at No. 11 Florida-11No. 11 FloridaWon 24–20 at Mississippi State+4Mississippi Sta…Won 17–13 vs. Georgia+4GeorgiaLost 13–17 vs. No. 2 Alabama-4No. 2 AlabamaWon 27–3 vs. No. 11 Texas+24No. 11 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsLouisvilleW 16–⁠367%
Sep 21vsChattanoogaW 52–⁠095%
Sep 28vs14TennesseeW 21–⁠052%
Oct 4at16MiamiW 3–⁠050%
Oct 12vsKentuckyW 31–⁠1371%
Oct 19vsGeorgia TechW 31–⁠2277%
Oct 26vsFlorida StateW 38–⁠690%
Nov 2at11FloridaL 14–⁠2549%
Nov 9atMississippi StateW 24–⁠2049%
Nov 16vsGeorgiaW 17–⁠1363%
Nov 29vs2AlabamaL 13–⁠1726%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs11TexasGator BowlW 27–⁠343%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 27–⁠3 in the Gator Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 11
  2. Wk 6: 10
  3. Wk 7: 5
  4. Wk 8: 5
  5. Wk 9: 5
  6. Wk 10: 10
  7. Wk 11: 7
  8. Wk 12: 7
  9. Wk 13: 7
  10. Wk 14: 6
  11. 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 1974.

Consensus All-AmericanKen Bernich, LB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 5
Points
287–⁠122
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1680 +127 this season
SP+ rating
24.2 No. 7 of 124; offense No. 23, defense No. 3
SRS
20.5 No. 9 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Barfield

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 2Lee Gross CNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Dan Nugent TELos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Mike Fuller DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 4Ken Bernich LBSan Diego Chargers

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Chuck FletcherOTAP-2
  • Jim McKinneyDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠15
Auburn4–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠39–⁠317
Florida3–⁠38–⁠415
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠220
LSU2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠63–⁠8

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