1971 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1971 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Tigers offense scored 335 points while the defense allowed 182 points. SEC Champion Alabama handed Auburn their only conference loss of the year. Pat Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy.

1971 Auburn Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 22–40 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 12
1971 record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPat Sullivan
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 1 0  11 1 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 2 0  10 2 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 2 0  10 2 0
No. 11 LSU 3 2 0  9 3 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  4 6 1
Florida 1 6 0  4 7 0
Kentucky 1 6 0  3 8 0
Mississippi State 1 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Season

In the Iron Bowl, both teams entered the regular season finale undefeated: Auburn lost to Alabama, 31–7. On New Year's Day, the Tigers lost to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, 40-22.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 18Chattanooga*No. 7W 60–745,000
September 25at No. 9 TennesseeNo. 5W 10–962,990
October 2No. 9 KentuckyNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 38–648,000
October 9Southern Miss*No. 4
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 27–1442,000
October 16at Georgia Tech*No. 5W 31–1462,204
October 23Clemson*No. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 35–1355,000
October 30FloridaNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 40–763,500
November 6Mississippi StateNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 30–2145,000
November 13at No. 7 GeorgiaNo. 6W 35–2062,891
November 27vs. No. 3 AlabamaNo. 5L 7–3168,821
January 1vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 5L 22–4084,031
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1971 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Pat Sullivan Sr
WR 88 Terry Beasley Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

1972 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Terry BeasleyWide receiver119San Francisco 49ers
Pat SullivanQuarterback240Atlanta Falcons
Dick SchmalzWide receiver17440Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors

References

  1. 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–142, 180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm
  3. http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm
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