1974 Auburn Tigers football team
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The 1974 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan
completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas
, which they won by a score of 27–3. They completed the season with a record of 10–2 and were ranked #8 in the AP poll and #6 in the UPI.
Four players were named all-SEC first team for 1974: defensive end
Rusty Deen, linebacker
Ken Bernich, safety Mike Fuller, and center
Lee Gross
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Ralph Jordan
James Ralph "Shug" Jordan was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Auburn from 1951 to 1975, where he compiled a record of 176–83–6. He is the winningest coach in Auburn Tigers football...
completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
, which they won by a score of 27–3. They completed the season with a record of 10–2 and were ranked #8 in the AP poll and #6 in the UPI.
Four players were named all-SEC first team for 1974: defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
Rusty Deen, linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Ken Bernich, safety Mike Fuller, and center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
Lee Gross
Lee Gross
Lee Monroe Gross III is a former professional American football center in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Colts . Gross is the father of Major League Baseball outfielder Gabe Gross....
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