1949 Auburn Tigers football team

1949 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1949 record	2–4–3 (2–4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Earl Brown
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Cramton Bowl Ladd Memorial Stadium

1949 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
#11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1949 college football season. It was the Tigers' 58th overall and 17th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Earl Brown, in his second year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins, four losses and three ties (2–4–3 overall, 2–4–2 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 23	Ole Miss		Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	L 7–40
October 8	Florida		Ladd Memorial Stadium • Mobile, AL (Rivalry)	T 14–14
October 15	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 21–35
October 22	at #20 Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–14
October 29	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7–26
November 5	Mississippi State		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 25–6
November 12	vs. Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	T 20–20
November 26	Clemson*		Ladd Memorial Stadium • Mobile, AL	T 20–20
December 3	vs. Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 14–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

• Source: 1949 Auburn football schedule