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For the Shug Jordan Parkway, see <a href="/wiki/Alabama_State_Route_267" title="Alabama State Route 267">Alabama State Route 267</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn">Ralph Jordan</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ralph_Jordan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Ralph_Jordan.jpg/220px-Ralph_Jordan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Ralph_Jordan.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="233" data-file-height="318" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Jordan, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1960</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Biographical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1910-09-25</span>)</span>September 25, 1910<br /><a href="/wiki/Selma,_Alabama" title="Selma, Alabama">Selma, Alabama</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 17, 1980<span style="display:none">(1980-07-17)</span> (aged 69)<br /><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Alabama" title="Auburn, Alabama">Auburn, Alabama</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Playing career</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Football</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1928–1932</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Basketball</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1929–1932</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Auburn Tigers men's basketball">Auburn</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Baseball</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1930</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_baseball" title="Auburn Tigers baseball">Auburn</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Position(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">Center</a> (football)<br /><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">Guard</a> (basketball)<br /><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a> (baseball)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Coaching career (<a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">HC</a> unless noted)</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Football</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1934–1942</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1945</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Auburn (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1946</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Seahawks" title="Miami Seahawks">Miami Seahawks</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1947–1950</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1951–1975</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Auburn</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Basketball</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1933–1942</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Auburn Tigers men's basketball">Auburn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1945–1946</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Auburn</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1946–1950</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball">Georgia</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Head coaching record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall</th><td class="infobox-data">176–83–6 (football) <br />136–103 (basketball)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowls</th><td class="infobox-data">5–7</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Accomplishments and honors</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;">Football<br /><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_national_football_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FBS national football championship">National</a> (1957)<br /><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (1957)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;">Football<br />4x <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference_football_individual_awards#Coach_of_the_Year" title="Southeastern Conference football individual awards">SEC Coach of the Year</a> (1953, 1957, 1963, 1972)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="background-color: #fb0; font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a><br />Inducted in 1982 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1845">profile</a>)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James Ralph</b> "<b>Shug</b>" <b>Jordan</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span><span title="/ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/dʒ/: 'j' in 'jam'">dʒ</span><span title="/ɜːr/: 'ur' in 'fur'">ɜːr</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ən/: 'on' in 'button'">ən</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">SHUUG</span> <span style="font-size:90%">JUR</span>-dən</i></a>; September 25, 1910 – July 17, 1980) was an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at <a href="/wiki/Auburn_University" title="Auburn University">Auburn University</a> from 1951 to 1975, where he compiled a record of 176–83–6. He has the most wins of any coach in <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn Tigers football</a> history. Jordan's <a href="/wiki/1957_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1957 Auburn Tigers football team">1957 Auburn squad</a> went undefeated with a record of 10–0 and was named the <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national champion</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. Jordan was also the head men's basketball coach at Auburn (1933–1942, 1945–1946) and at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">University of Georgia</a> (1946–1950), tallying a career <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> record of 136–103. During his time coaching basketball, he also served as an assistant football coach at the two schools. Auburn's <a href="/wiki/Jordan-Hare_Stadium" title="Jordan-Hare Stadium">Jordan–Hare Stadium</a> was renamed in Jordan's honor in 1973. Jordan was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> as a coach in 1982. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years_and_playing_career">Early years and playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years and playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Selma,_Alabama" title="Selma, Alabama">Selma, Alabama</a>, Jordan was nicknamed "Shug" as a child because of his love for <a href="/wiki/Sweet_sorghum" title="Sweet sorghum">sorghum sugar cane</a>. A 1932 graduate of Auburn, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball and was voted the Most Outstanding Athlete in 1932, awarded the <a href="/wiki/Porter_Cup_(trophy)" title="Porter Cup (trophy)">Porter Loving Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jordan was initiated into <a href="/wiki/Theta_Chi" title="Theta Chi">Theta Chi</a> fraternity at Auburn, and he started the Delta Beta chapter of Theta Chi at the University of Georgia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_coaching_career">Early coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduation, Jordan became the head basketball coach and an assistant football coach at Auburn. In ten seasons (1933–1942, 1945–1946) as the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Auburn Tigers men's basketball">Auburn Tigers men's basketball</a> team, he compiled a record of 95–77. Jordan also compiled 45 wins as head basketball coach at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">Georgia</a>. In addition to having the most wins by a football coach in Auburn history, Jordan ranks fifth in wins among Tigers basketball coaches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_service_in_World_War_II">Military service in World War II</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military service in World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Jordan fought in four major invasions as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> officer. He saw action in <a href="/wiki/North_African_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="North African Campaign">North Africa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">Sicily</a> before being wounded in the <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">invasion of Normandy</a> and receiving a <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a>. After recovering from his wounds, he continued action in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theatre_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II">Pacific theater</a>, serving at <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">Okinawa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_football_coaching_career">Head football coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Head football coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to being hired as Auburn's head football coach in 1951, Jordan spent one season as an assistant coach of the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Seahawks" title="Miami Seahawks">Miami Seahawks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> in 1946, and then four years as an assistant at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">University of Georgia</a>. When he became head football coach at Auburn, he retained assistants Shot Senn (linemen), Joel Eaves (defensive ends), and Dick McGowen as head freshmen team coach, all former Auburn players who had assisted Jordan's predecessor, <a href="/wiki/Earl_Brown_(coach)" title="Earl Brown (coach)">Earl Brown</a>. Jordan also hired George L. "Buck" Bradberry (defensive backfield), <a href="/wiki/Homer_Hobbs" title="Homer Hobbs">Homer Hobbs</a> (assistant line), <a href="/wiki/Gene_Lorendo" title="Gene Lorendo">Gene Lorendo</a> (offensive ends), all former Georgia players, and <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Waller_(American_football)" title="Charlie Waller (American football)">Charlie Waller</a> (offensive backfield). McGowen also served as Auburn's head baseball coach from 1951 to 1957. By 1957 Jordan led Auburn to the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> title and AP <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championship</a>. </p><p>In 1971, Jordan coached <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Sullivan_(American_football)" title="Pat Sullivan (American football)">Pat Sullivan</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a>. The next year, Jordan's Tigers upset heavily favored, arch-rival <a href="/wiki/1972_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1972 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Bowl" title="Iron Bowl">Iron Bowl</a>, a victory which became known as <a href="/wiki/Punt_Bama_Punt" title="Punt Bama Punt">Punt Bama Punt</a>. In 1973, the university renamed <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hare" title="Cliff Hare">Cliff Hare</a> Stadium as <a href="/wiki/Jordan-Hare_Stadium" title="Jordan-Hare Stadium">Jordan–Hare Stadium</a> in Jordan's honor, the first stadium in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> to be named for an active coach. Reflecting Auburn's rise to national prominence under his watch, the stadium's capacity more than tripled during his tenure, from 21,600 when he returned to the Plains in 1951 to 61,261 when he retired. When Jordan retired after the 1975 season, he had amassed a record of 176–83–6 for a .675 winning percentage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jordan died on July 17, 1980, at his home in <a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Alabama" title="Auburn, Alabama">Auburn, Alabama</a> after a four-month fight with leukemia.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jordan met Evelyn Walker (1913–2011), a native of Augusta, Georgia, and a student at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina" title="University of South Carolina">University of South Carolina</a>, when Jordan accompanied the Auburn University basketball team to a tournament there in 1934. Jordan and Walker married in 1937 and were the parents of three children. Evelyn Walker Jordan served as a Panhellenic advisor on the Auburn campus and became a licensed couples counsellor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Bowl/playoffs </th> <th>Coaches<sup>#</sup> </th> <th>AP<sup>°</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn Tigers</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1951–1975)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1951_college_football_season" title="1951 college football season">1951</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1951 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>5–5</td> <td>3–4</td> <td>6th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1952_college_football_season" title="1952 college football season">1952</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1952 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>2–8</td> <td>0–7</td> <td>12th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1953_college_football_season" title="1953 college football season">1953</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1953_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1953 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>7–3–1</td> <td>4–2–1</td> <td>5th</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1954_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1954 Gator Bowl (January)">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1954_college_football_season" title="1954 college football season">1954</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1954 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>8–3</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>T–6th</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1954_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1954 Gator Bowl (December)">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1955_college_football_season" title="1955 college football season">1955</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1955_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1955 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>8–2–1</td> <td>5–2–1</td> <td>3rd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1955_Gator_Bowl" title="1955 Gator Bowl">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td style="text-align:right">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1956_college_football_season" title="1956 college football season">1956</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1956_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1956 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>7–3</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>5th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1957_college_football_season" title="1957 college football season">1957</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1957_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1957 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>10–0</td> <td>7–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1958_college_football_season" title="1958 college football season">1958</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1958_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1958 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>9–0–1</td> <td>6–0–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right">4</td> <td style="text-align:right">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1959_college_football_season" title="1959 college football season">1959</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>7–3</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>5th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right">15</td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_college_football_season" title="1960 college football season">1960</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1960 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>8–2</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>4th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right">14</td> <td style="text-align:right">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1961_college_football_season" title="1961 college football season">1961</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1961_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1961 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>6–4</td> <td>3–4</td> <td>7th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1962_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1962 NCAA University Division football season">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1962 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>6–3–1</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>6th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1963 NCAA University Division football season">1963</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1963 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>9–2</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1964_Orange_Bowl" title="1964 Orange Bowl">Orange</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">6</td> <td style="text-align:right">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1964_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1964 NCAA University Division football season">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1964 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>6–4</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>6th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1965_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1965 NCAA University Division football season">1965</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1965 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>5–5–1</td> <td>4–1–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1965_Liberty_Bowl" title="1965 Liberty Bowl">Liberty</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1966_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1966 NCAA University Division football season">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1966 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>4–6</td> <td>1–5</td> <td>8th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1967_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1967 NCAA University Division football season">1967</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1967 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>6–4</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>7th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1968_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1968 NCAA University Division football season">1968</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1968 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>7–4</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>T–3rd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1968_Sun_Bowl" title="1968 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1969 NCAA University Division football season">1969</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1969 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>8–3</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>3rd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1969_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl">Astro-Bluebonnet</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">15</td> <td style="text-align:right">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1970 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>9–2</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>3rd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1971_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1971 Gator Bowl (January)">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">9</td> <td style="text-align:right">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA University Division football season">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1971 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>9–2</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (January)">Sugar</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">5</td> <td style="text-align:right">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1972 NCAA University Division football season">1972</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1972 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>10–1</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1972_Gator_Bowl" title="1972 Gator Bowl">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">7</td> <td style="text-align:right">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1973 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>2–5</td> <td>T–8th</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1973_Sun_Bowl" title="1973 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division I football season">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1974 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1974_Gator_Bowl" title="1974 Gator Bowl">Gator</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">6</td> <td style="text-align:right">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division I football season">1975</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1975 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>4–6–1</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>T–6th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Auburn:</b> </td> <td>176–83–6</td> <td>96–65–4</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>176–83–6</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><small><span style="background-color:#ffcc66; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> National championship   <span style="background-color:#ffff99; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference title   <span style="background-color:#bbffff; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference division title or championship game berth</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><sup>#</sup>Rankings from final <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a>.</li> <li><sup>°</sup>Rankings from final <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>.</li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption>Statistics overview </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference </th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Postseason </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Auburn Tigers men's basketball">Auburn Tigers</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1933–1942)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season">1933–34</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>2–11</td> <td>2–9</td> <td>12th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season">1934–35</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>4–13</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>11th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season">1935–36</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>10–7</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>5th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season">1936–37</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>11–4</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season">1937–38</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>14–5</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season">1938–39</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>16–6</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season">1939–40</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>7–10</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>8th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1940%E2%80%9341_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season">1940–41</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>13–6</td> <td>6–5</td> <td>6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season">1941–42</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>11–6</td> <td>9–5</td> <td>5th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Auburn Tigers men's basketball">Auburn Tigers</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1945–1946)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season">1945–46</a> </td> <td>Auburn </td> <td>7–9</td> <td>7–6</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Auburn:</b> </td> <td>95–77</td> <td>59–56</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball">Georgia Bulldogs</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1946–1950)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season">1946–47</a> </td> <td>Georgia </td> <td>2–3</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season">1947–48</a> </td> <td>Georgia </td> <td>18–10</td> <td>6–8</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season">1948–49</a> </td> <td>Georgia </td> <td>17–13</td> <td>6–9</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season">1949–50</a> </td> <td>Georgia </td> <td>4–2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Georgia:</b> </td> <td>41–28</td> <td>12–17</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>136–103</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Jordan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Alabama Sports Hall of Fame">Alabama Sports Hall of Fame</a> 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M. Balliet">D. M. Balliet</a> (1892)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Roy_Harvey" title="George Roy Harvey">George Roy Harvey</a> (1893)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Forrest_M._Hall" title="Forrest M. Hall">Forrest M. Hall</a> (1894)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Heisman" title="John Heisman">John Heisman</a> (1895–1899)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_H._Watkins" title="Walter H. Watkins">Walter H. Watkins</a> (1900–1901)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ralph_S._Kent" title="Ralph S. Kent">Ralph S. Kent</a> (1902)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/M._S._Harvey" title="M. S. Harvey">M. S. 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