1958 Auburn Tigers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Auburn Tigers
| sport = football
| image = Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
| image_size = 125
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 9–0–1
| conf_record = 6–0–1
| CoachRank = 4
| APRank = 4
| head_coach = Ralph Jordan
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Cliff Hare Stadium
}}
{{1958 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1958 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1958 college football season. It was the Tigers' 67th overall and 26th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SEC).{{cite news|title=1958 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 8, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1958-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = NBC
| score = 13–0
| attend = 46,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98801075/auburns-late-push-trips-vols-130/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Auburn's late push trips Vols, 13–0|date=September 28, 1958|accessdate=March 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank = 4 (small)
| site_stadium = Cliff Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 30–8
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85106276/moccasins-scare-tigers-before-bowing-30/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Moccasins scare Tigers before bowing, 30 to 8|date=October 5, 1958|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 8–0
| attend = 36,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-auburn-uses-passing/133111566/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Auburn uses passing of Nix in second half to nudge Kentucky 8–0|date=October 12, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = t
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 7–7
| attend = 44,726
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-underdog-georgia-tech/133111639/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Underdog Georgia Tech ties Auburn, 7–7|date=October 19, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Cliff Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 20–7
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-auburn-tops-marylans/133111722/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Auburn tops Maryland, 20–7|date=October 26, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–5
| attend = 36,474
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-3rd-string-quart/133111805/|work=Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=3rd string quarterback Richard Wood is hero as Auburn edges Florida 6–5|date=November 2, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Cliff Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 33–14
| attend = 36,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-auburn-gets-mis/133111874/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Auburn gets Miss. State number, 33–14|date=November 9, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, GA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–6
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-auburn-whips-georgia/133111942/|work=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Auburn whips Georgia, 21 to 6|date=November 16, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Cliff Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 21–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-auburn-kicks-deacs/133112151/|work=The Macon Telegraph & News|title=Auburn kicks Deacs, 21–7|date=November 23, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Iron Bowl
| score = 14–8
| attend = 44,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-tigers-beat-back-tid/133112252/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Tigers beat back Tide, 14 to 8|date=November 30, 1958|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
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