1973 - Jordan-Hare Stadium Dedication Day is topped off with Auburn defeating Ole Miss 14-7 and Shug Jordan's bow tie.
The Tigers' offense struggled, compiling just 62 yards rushing and 61 in the air.
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@auburnhistorytoday.com1973 - Jordan-Hare Stadium Dedication Day is topped off with Auburn defeating Ole Miss 14-7 and Shug Jordan's bow tie.
The Tigers' offense struggled, compiling just 62 yards rushing and 61 in the air.
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@auburnhistorytoday.com1985 - #14 Auburn dominates Ole Miss 41-0.
Stats:
- Bo Jackson ran 39 times for 240 yds
- Auburn had 609 total yds on 101 plays
- Ole Miss ran 30 plays for 9 total yds
- Auburn had 39 first downs, OM: 2
- OM punted 10 times, AU: 0
@auburnhistorytoday.com1995 - #11 Auburn was to face Mississippi State on Thursday, Oct 5, but was postponed until Saturday due to Hurricane Opal.
With sustained winds of over 155 mph, Opal impacted Auburn, uprooting trees and cutting power for 15,000 locals.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2013 - Unranked Auburn defeats #24 Ole Miss 30-22 to bounce back from losing to LSU.
Nick Marshall rushed for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Robinson Therezie would score on a 78-yard pick six.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1834 – David Boyd is born.
Boyd would serve as the fifth president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) from 1883 until 1884.
Previous president William Broun resigned due to the board’s refusal to implement his recommendations.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1958 - #2 Auburn defeats UT-Chattanooga 38-8. This win would be #16 in the Tigers' 17 game win streak from 1957-58.
A tie against Georgia Tech would be the only mark against Auburn's 1958 season, finishing 9-0-1.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1974 - #11 Auburn defeats the #16 Hurricanes in Miami 3-0.
Auburn only passed the ball twice. One fell incomplete, the other was intercepted.
The Tigers ran for 233 yards on 67 rushes.
Greg Gillis' 24-yard field goal was enough for a victory.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1997 - A 36-yard touchdown pass from Dameyune Craig to Karsten Bailey helped #8 Auburn defeat South Carolina 23-6
South Carolina was held to -3 rushing yards on the day, thanks to QB Anthony Wright's -62 yards. Two USC QBs were sacked 6 times
@auburnhistorytoday.com2014 - #5 Auburn defeats #15 LSU 41-7.
Nick Marshall passed for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns, and also ran for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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@auburnhistorytoday.com1936 - John Heisman passes away from pneumonia at the age of 66.
Just two months following his death, the Downtown Athletic Club trophy was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1970 - Playing as the homecoming opponent in the first of four games, Auburn came from behind to defeat Kentucky 33-15.
Auburn passed for 236 yards and ran for another 257 yards in Lexington.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1987 - #6 Auburn travels to Chapel Hill, defeating North Carolina 20-10.
This would be Auburn's first win against the Tar Heels. The Tigers were 0-3 in the previous matchups, all of which took place before WWI (1892, 1898, 1901).
@auburnhistorytoday.com2009 - Chris Todd passed for 218 yards and a TD, as Ben Tate ran for 128 yards and another TD, as Auburn defeated Tennessee 26-22 to reach 5-0 on the season.
The Vols trailed 26-16 before scoring a TD as time expired.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2015 - Auburn defeats San Jose State 35-21.
Peyton Barber would rush for 147 yards and score all five touchdowns.
Auburn forced 4 turnovers, including intercepting Joe Gray twice.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2004 - ESPN College Gameday would invite their first guest picker to determine winners for select games.
Charles Barkley would be the first guest to join the Gameday crew, correctly predicting Auburn to defeat Tennessee in Knoxville.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1971 - 194 of Pat Sullivan's 253 passing yards were accounted for by Terry Beasely, as #5 Auburn demolished #9 Kentucky 38-6.
Gardner Jett set an NCAA and SEC record as he hit his 11th straight field goal. The streak ended after a 50-yard miss
@auburnhistorytoday.com1993 - #23 Auburn defeats Vanderbilt 14-10 in Nashville to stay undefeated and go 5-0.
Brian Robinson kicked off the scoring with a 45-yard pick 6.
