Reign #82 of 332 · Auburn’s 1st reign
Auburn, 1938
280Days held
2Defenses
#113Longest of 332
#148Most defended of 332
How it started
January 1, 1938
Took the belt from Michigan State 6–0 at a neutral site on January 1, 1938.
Auburn was unranked in the AP poll going into that game, Michigan State was unranked. Unranked in all 4 poll weeks it held the belt. The belt vs. the polls →
Head coach: Jack Meagher · 2 reigns started, 973 days with the belt.
Defenses
The belt on the line, 2 times
September 23, 1938 · vs. Birmingham-Southern 14–0DefendedOctober 1, 1938 · vs. Tulane 0–0Tie, belt kept
How it ended