#12 Auburn Tigers

1971 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
88	Terry Beasley T. Beasley	WR	5'11"	186	SR
19	Dave Beck D. Beck	DB	5'9"	170	JR
4	David Beverly D. Beverly		6'2"	184	SR
48	Doug Brasse D. Brasse	RB	5'10"	176	SR
17	Ralph Brock R. Brock	QB	6'0"	183	JR
92	Bob Brown B. Brown	DL	6'3"	230	SR
96	Bruce Bylsma B. Bylsma	DL	6'3"	216	SR
44	Sandy Cannon S. Cannon	RB	6'2"	177	JR
65	Jay Casey J. Casey	OL	6'0"	228	JR
35	Rick Chastain R. Chastain	LB	5'9"	200	JR
73	Jere Colley J. Colley	OL	6'3"	222	JR
55	Bobby Davis B. Davis	LB	6'1"	210	SO
84	Rett Davis R. Davis	WR	6'0"	178	SO
95	Scottie Elam S. Elam	DL	6'0"	194	SR
51	Mike Flynn M. Flynn	LB	5'10"	190	SO
33	Rusty Fuller R. Fuller	FB	6'1"	198	SO
18	Philip Gilchrist P. Gilchrist	DB	5'11"	170	SR
80	Glenn Gordon G. Gordon	TE	6'4"	226	SO
39	John Hayworth J. Hayworth	LB	5'11"	211	SR
23	Terry Henley T. Henley	RB	5'11"	182	JR
60	Larry Hill L. Hill	OL	6'0"	254	SR
64	David Hughes D. Hughes	OL	6'1"	204	SO
3	Gardner Jett G. Jett		5'8"	146	JR
30	Miles Jones M. Jones	LB	6'0"	198	JR
28	David Langner D. Langner	DB	5'9"	168	SO
	BT Law	TE
77	Mac Lorendo M. Lorendo	OL	6'2"	230	JR
24	Tommy Lowry T. Lowry	FB	5'10"	205	SR
52	Bill Luka B. Luka	LB	6'2"	195	SO
29	Dave Lyon D. Lyon	DB	5'11"	168	SO
53	Spence McCracken S. McCracken	OL	5'11"	212	SR
50	Bill McManus B. McManus	OL	5'9"	197	SR
25	Roger Mitchell R. Mitchell	DB	5'10"	170	SO
40	Mike Neel M. Neel	LB	5'11"	188	JR
56	Bill Newton B. Newton	LB	6'1"	200	SO
76	Bob Newton B. Newton		6'4"	216	SO
14	Sammy Oates S. Oates	DB	6'1"	170	JR
43	James Owens J. Owens	FB	6'2"	198	JR
20	Terry Page T. Page	FB	6'2"	220	SR
9	Roger Pruett R. Pruett		5'11"	190	JR
86	Robby Robinett R. Robinett	TE	6'3"	212	SR
62	Tres Rogers T. Rogers	OL	5'10"	212	JR
93	Danny Sanspree D. Sanspree	DL	6'4"	221	JR
89	Dick Schmalz D. Schmalz	RB	6'1"	190	SR
34	David Shelby D. Shelby	FB	5'9"	191	SR
27	Johnny Simmons J. Simmons	DB	5'10"	176	JR
78	Benny Sivley B. Sivley		6'0"	221	SO
12	Ted Smith T. Smith	QB	6'3"	181	SO
74	Danny Speigner D. Speigner	OL	6'2"	236	SR
42	Buddy Staggers B. Staggers	RB	5'11"	186	SO
7	Pat Sullivan P. Sullivan	QB	6'0"	190	SR
90	Joe Tanory J. Tanory		5'9"	177	SO
75	Larry Taylor L. Taylor		6'2"	237	SO
58	Steve Taylor S. Taylor	OL	6'3"	215	SO
71	Larry Thompson L. Thompson	OL	6'2"	204	JR
22	Harry Unger H. Unger	RB	6'2"	202	JR
36	Gene Walker G. Walker	LB	6'0"	180	SR
99	Eddie Welch E. Welch	DL	6'1"	207	JR
31	Steve Wilson S. Wilson	LB	5'11"	191	JR
69	Tommy Yearout T. Yearout		6'0"	206	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375