Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Conferences. That someone, in this case, is Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, who has the most rushing touchdowns in Tigers history with 45 in four seasons. Newton's highlight-reel campaign at Auburn ended in with a Heisman Trophy and a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game, ending the school's 53-year title drought. According to longtime Auburn sports information director Buddy Davidson, Sullivan led the nation in both total offense and yards per play that season, but it only earned him a sixth-place finish in Heisman voting. The best two seasons for receiving scores in school history both belong to Beasley. 7 of Sullivan and the No. 23 Kentucky. While Brooks and Cribbs have slightly more yards than Williams and Brown in their Auburn careers, they have 16 fewer touchdowns than this pairing from the mid-2000s. The fearless wide receiver helped make Sullivan an Auburn legend, and the program honored that by retiring his No. Don't listen to Charles Barkley on this debate. See how difficult this can be. "A two-time all-conference selection, Beasley was the leading scorer and receiver in the SEC and tied the NCAA record for yards per catch with 20.2 in 1970," reads his AuburnTigers.com bio after he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. James Brooks – With little talent around him in the late 1970’s, Brooks was one of the most exciting backs in the country. As a senior he won the Jacobs Trophy as the top blocker in the SEC.13. "I think Pat Sullivan did for Auburn what Bo Jackson did for Auburn — he gave Auburn hope.". He remains a vocal supporter of Auburn football and has been known to take more than a few shots at Alabama. I thought Cadillac, Bo, Fairley, and Sullivan had that kind of relentless effort and pursuit personality flow out,… like they were enjoying moments of a kind of transcendent confidence that was way beyond the game they just happen to be playing. That year, Auburn won nine straight games and finished the season ranked No. Carnell Williams – Despite sharing time in the backfield with fellow back Ronnie Brown, Williams ranks second in yards among Auburn running backs. Cutting Auburn's history of great players down to just 10 men was incredibly tough, so here's a list of 15 other players who were considered for this year's countdown. An extremely athletic linebacker who would zoom toward the football on every play, Spikes was the heart and soul of the Tigers defense in the mid-1990s. Quarterback Bo Nix receives the honor after showing up as a true freshman in 2019 and throwing for 2,542 yards and 16 touchdowns in 13 games. I’ll list them in order, from top to bottom. As "Running Back U," Auburn has had some legendary backfields. More Team Info. The Auburn Tigers are ranked No. AUBURN, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 30: Bo Nix #10 of the Auburn Tigers looks to pass against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Auburn, Alabama. Being one of the handpicked universities in the United States to be deemed as land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant research centers, the university has come a long way since its inception in 1856. Cam Newton ranks sixth all-time in Auburn history in career total touchdowns, eighth in career passing touchdowns and ninth in career total offense. The following list of the 10 best players in Auburn football history was determined by individual awards, All-American selections, school records and number of titles won. There's zero debate here. 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Auburn School History; 1982 Auburn Statistics; Schedule & Results; Roster; ... More 1982 Auburn Pages. "A two-time all-conference selection, Beasley was the leading scorer and receiver in the SEC and tied the NCAA record for yards per catch with 20.2 in 1970," reads his, "There is no way young Auburn fans could appreciate what Pat Sullivan meant to Auburn in the late '60s and early '70s. He also had 29 touchdowns in that time span, which is 11 more than the No. Through intense spotlight and a midseason NCAA investigation, Newton made plays for Auburn that will be remembered forever, from his long touchdown run against LSU to his Superman dive against South Carolina. When someone is better than the legendary Bo Jackson in an all-time career rushing record at Auburn, that someone deserves a high spot on a list like this.