Auburn’s 1974 squad is the awesome asterisk of the post-Amazin Auburn teams of the 70s. The main reason? An exciting offense (coordinated by this guy named Doug Barfield, a good man) that struck (and rhymed) with fear:
THE VEER.
No, not at first. Not against Louisville. It started off slow (not that anyone would know). But by the time Auburn clobbered Texas 27-3 in the Gator Bowl, it was humming at 45 RPM (rah-rahs per minute).
(I don’t have stats, not in front of me. But they have to be good. There wouldn’t be a song unless they were good.