1960 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1960 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1960 college football season. It was the Tigers' 69th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his tenth 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 two losses (8–2 overall, 5–2 in the SEC).

1960 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
Record	8–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (10th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 18 Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Alabama	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Tulane	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Tennessee		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 3–10	43,000	[1]
October 1	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 10–7	33,000	[2]
October 8	Chattanooga*		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 10–0	30,000	[3][4]
October 15	No. 19 Georgia Tech		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 9–7	44,000	[5]
October 22	Miami (FL)*	No. 17	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 20–7	25,000	[6]
October 29	at Florida	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 10–7	40,000	[7]
November 5	Mississippi State	No. 12	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 27–12	38,000	[8]
November 12	Georgia	No. 10	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 9–6	46,000	[9]
November 19	Florida State*	No. 9	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 57–21	20,000	[10]
November 26	vs. No. 17 Alabama	No. 8	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–3	46,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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