Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
The 1973 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 6–6 and 2–5 in the SEC under head coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. They were invited to the 1973 Sun Bowl where they lost to Missouri 17–34.On September 13 1973 the Thursday before Auburn’s first home game of the season Auburn’s home stadium known up to that time as Cliff Hare Stadium was renamed in honor of the Ralph Jordan marking the first time a stadium has been renamed for an active coach.
