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1961 Auburn Tigers football team

1961 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (11th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1961 college football season. It was the Tigers' 70th overall and 28th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare StadiuminAuburn and Legion FieldinBirmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	atTennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 24–21	44,600	[1]
October 7	Kentucky	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 12–14	32,000	[2]
October 14	Chattanooga*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–7	22,000	[3]
October 21	at No. 8Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–7	45,376	[4]
October 28	Clemson*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 24–14	36,000	[5]
November 4	Wake Forest*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–7	20,000	[6]
November 11	Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 10–11	35,000	[7]
November 18	atGeorgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 10–7	41,000	[8]
November 25	Florida	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 32–15	33,000	[9]
December 2	vs. No. 1Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–34	54,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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