JORDAN-HARE STADIUM!!!

Jordan-Hare Stadium!!!

Jordan-Hare Stadium is one of the most attractive stadiums in the country. Named for Ralph “Shug” Jordan, Auburn’s all-time winningest football coach, and Clifford Leroy Hare, a member of Auburn’s first football team, president of the old Southern Conference and longtime chairman of Auburn’s Faculty Athletic Committee. New York Newsday named Jordan-Hare the 2nd loudest stadium in all of College Football in 1996. Here is a brief history of Jordan-Hare's name changes and capacity seating.
1939 capacity was 7,500
1939-Auburn Stadium 1949 (21,500)
1949-Cliff Hare Stadium 1955 (34,500)
1973-Jordan-Hare 1960 (44,500)
1970 (61,261)
1980 (72,169)
1987 (85,214)

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Auburn vs. SEC in Jordan-Hare


SEC School    Record   Pct   AU Pts   Opp   Avg Score


Alabama        4-0    1.000   101      78     25-20
Arkansas      2-1-1    .625   104      69     26-17
Florida       19-6-1   .750   528     368     20-14
Georgia       7-11-2   .400   367     408     18-20
Kentucky       11-1    .917   328     101     27-8
LSU            4-4     .500   138     154     17-19
Ole Miss       8-0    1.000   193      69     24-9
Miss. State    21-4    .840   638     366     26-15
S. Carolina    1-0    1.000    28      24     28-24
Tennessee     5-2-1    .688   181     123     23-15
Vanderbilt     5-0    1.000   211      77     42-15


TOTAL :      87-29-5   .740   2817    1837    23-15

Auburn's All-Time Record in Jordan-Hare :
211-49-7 (.803)

Jordan-Hare's Largest Crowd :
85,319. A 30-20 win over Alabama on 12/2/89

Auburn's Longest Winning Streak in Jordan-Hare :
30 games covering a period of nine years. It began with a 3-0 win over Clemson in 1952 and ended with a 14-12 upset loss to Kentucky in 1961.

Largest Margin of Victory in Jordan-Hare :
66 points. A 76-10 win over UT-Chattanooga on 9/9/95.

Auburn's First Game in Jordan-Hare :
What is now Jordan-Hare Stadium was first opened and dedicated on Nov. 30, 1939, at the Auburn-Florida game. Babe McGehee, now an Auburn resident, scored the first touchdown in what was then called “Auburn Stadium,” catching a pass from Dick McGowen. McGowen, who later coached at Auburn for Jordan, kicked the extra point and Auburn tied Florida, 7-7.

Largest On-Campus Stadiums


Rank  Stadium (School)                 Capacity


1.    Neyland (Tennessee)               102,544
2.    Michigan (Michigan)               102,000
3.    Beaver (Penn State)                93,000
4.    Ohio (Ohio State)                  91,470
5.    Stanford (Stanford)                85,500
6.    Sanford (Georgia)                  85,434
7.    Jordan-Hare (Auburn)               85,214
8.    Ben Hill Griffin (Florida)         83,000
9.    Williams-Brice (S. Carolina)       80,250
10.   Tiger (LSU)                        79,940

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Jordan-Hare Seating Chart!