Earl Brown

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Earl M. Brown (1916-2003) was the head coach of the Auburn Tigers from 1948-1950. He is notorious for his stretch at Auburn, where he went 3-22-4, including a record of 0-10 in his final season, when the Tigers were outscored 285-31. Brown's first season as the head coach at Auburn was also the first season Auburn and the University of Alabama met on the gridiron since 1907; Auburn lost 55-0. The next season, though, he coached Auburn to one of the greatest upsets in its history, when the Tigers, who entered the game with a record of 1-4-3 stunned heavily favored Alabama (who entered the game with a 6-2-1 record), 14-13.

Brown played football and basketball at the University of Notre Dame. He was an assistant coach at Harvard, Brown, and the head coach at Dartmouth from 1942-1943, where he compiled a record of 8-6-1. In 1945, he posted a 5-3-0 record in his only season as the head coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Immediately prior to coming to Auburn, he was an assistant coach at Canisius College. After leaving Auburn, he later served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Lions.

Preceded by Carl Voyles

Auburn Tigers Head Football Coach 1948–1950

Succeeded by Ralph Jordan