1954 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1954 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1954 college football season. It was the Tigers' 63rd overall and 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Baylor in the Gator Bowl.

1954 Auburn Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Baylor
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 13
Record	8–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (4th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 13 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alabama	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	3
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Chattanooga*		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 45–0	18,000	[1]
October 2	at No. 20 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 13–19		[2]
October 9	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–21		[3]
October 16	at No. 19 Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 7–14	40,000	[4]
October 23	Florida State*		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 33–0	15,000	[5]
October 30	Tulane		Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	W 27–0	13,500	[6]
November 6	No. 6 Miami (FL)*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 14–13	25,000	[7]
November 13	vs. No. 20 Georgia		Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 35–0		[8]
November 20	Clemson*	No. 18	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 27–6		[9]
November 27	vs. Alabama	No. 15	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 28–0	43,167	[10]
December 31	vs. No. 18 Baylor*	No. 13	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 33–13	34,408	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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