Oklahoma Football: Ten Things to Know About the Auburn Tigers

Oklahoma football history spans 122 years and 1,245 games. Only one of those games was contested against the Auburn Tigers. On Jan. 2 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans will be just the second meeting ever between these national football powers.

The one previous meeting between the Sooners and the Tigers, out of the SEC (Southeastern Conference), ironically took place in the Sugar Bowl 45 years ago.

At that time, the New Year’s Day game was played at Tulane Stadium. Four years later, it would move to its current location, now named the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Oklahoma, behind the late Jack Mildren and sensational running back Greg Pruitt, rolled over the Tigers and their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Pat Sullivan, in the 1972 Sugar Bowl, 40-22.

That was then and this is now, but one thing remains constant: Oklahoma and Auburn are two of the best teams in college football.

Sooner fans are quite familiar with the seventh-ranked Sooners and their 10-2 football season that also produced a 10th Big 12 championship. But little, if anything, may be know about their opponent in this season’s Sugar Bowl matchup.

Don’t fret, though. Here are 10 things to help familiarize OU fans with the Auburn Tigers: