Rece Davis made some comments on ESPN GameDay on Saturday about how Shug Jordan won one SEC title and Auburn named the stadium after him. I have to confess, my knowledge of the history of that school’s program is quite lacking. Upon looking it up, lo and behold, it is true.
Jordan coached football for 25 seasons at Auburn and earned a grand total of one SEC title. That 1957 season, the AP voters voted the 10-0 Tigers as National Champs despite the team being on probation and not playing in a bowl game (Side note: the Tide was saddled with lame duck Ears Whitworth that season).