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1971 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results

Record: 9-2 (14th of 128) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 12th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SEC

Conference Record: 5-1

Coach: Ralph Jordan (9-2)

Points For: 313

Points/G: 28.5 (15th of 128)

Points Against: 142

Opp Pts/G: 12.9 (21st of 128)

SRS: 18.69 (10th of 128)

SOS: 8.42 (18th of 128)

Bowl Game: Lost Sugar Bowl 40-22 versus Oklahoma

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/13	9/20	9/27	10/4	10/11	10/18	10/25	11/1	11/8	11/15	11/22	11/29	12/6	Final
6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	12

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 18, 1971	Sat	(7) Auburn		Chattanooga	Ind	W	60	7	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 25, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn	@	(9) Tennessee	SEC	W	10	9	2	0	W 2
3	Oct 2, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn		Kentucky	SEC	W	38	6	3	0	W 3
4	Oct 9, 1971	Sat	(4) Auburn		Southern Mississippi	Ind	W	27	14	4	0	W 4
5	Oct 16, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn	@	Georgia Tech	Ind	W	31	14	5	0	W 5
6	Oct 23, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn		Clemson	ACC	W	35	13	6	0	W 6
7	Oct 30, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn		Florida	SEC	W	40	7	7	0	W 7
8	Nov 6, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn		Mississippi State	SEC	W	30	21	8	0	W 8
9	Nov 13, 1971	Sat	(6) Auburn	@	(7) Georgia	SEC	W	35	20	9	0	W 9
10	Nov 27, 1971	Sat	(5) Auburn	N	(3) Alabama	SEC	L	7	31	9	1	L 1
11	Jan 1, 1972	Sat	(5) Auburn	N	(3) Oklahoma	Big 8	L	22	40	9	2	L 2	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)