Each Friday during the 2017 football season, AuburnTigers.com will feature a column from Auburn historian and Athletic Director Emeritus David Housel to commemorate the 125 year history of Auburn football. We hope you enjoy!
The Jordan Era of Auburn Football, as it was called, almost never happened. Here is the story:
After Auburn's 0-10 season in 1950, a year in which Auburn scored only 31 points, worst in history, the people wanted a change in coaches.
But there seemed to be little movement in that direction until one particular alumnus got involved: Gordon Persons, the new governor of Alabama.