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Auburn Football: Top Super Bowl Moments Featuring Former Tigers

By Nicholas Ian Allen

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Unfortunately, Super Bowl XLIX will be the second straight time the Auburn football program isn’t represented on the biggest stage in American sports, but the Tigers have been a big part of the event over the years. In 29 of the 49 Super Bowls to date, at least one former Tiger has participated and 31 different players combined to make 42 appearances on a Super Bowl roster.

So, what are some of the top Super Bowl moments featuring former Auburn Tigers?

Super Bowl XLVII

Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baltimore Ravens linebacker

Josh Bynes

(56) against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The last Auburn football player to be part of a Super Bowl-winning team is Josh Bynes. A linebacker and special teams player for the Baltimore Ravens during the 2012 season, Bynes did not record a statistic in the team’s 34-31 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Super Bowl XLVII, but he did something no other Tiger has ever done: win a Super Bowl and a National Championship.

The undrafted free agent was a key contributor on defense for the 2010 BCS National Champions. He was waived by the Ravens early in 2012, spent time on the practice squad, but emerged as a valuable player late in the season and in the playoffs. He started three games, played in ten and recorded 34 tackles.

Former Auburn cornerback Carlos Rogers had three tackles for the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

Super Bowl XLII

When the Pittsburgh Steelers met the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLII in Tampa, Florida, there were three former Auburn Football players involved. Offensive lineman Kendall Simmons did not play for the champion Steelers due to a season ending injury, but Karlos Dansby and Roderick Hood started on defense for the Cardinals.

Dansby led Arizona with eight total tackles and intercepted Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Hood recorded six tackles, but it wasn’t enough for a victory. Pittsburgh scored with 0:35 left to win 27-23.

Simmons earned his second Super Bowl ring after his Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks (and former Auburn football player Chris Gray) in Super Bowl XL.

Super Bowls I & IV

Though they couldn’t beat the Green Bay Packers, three former Auburn football players played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first Super Bowl. Defensive back Dave Bobby Hunt, defensive end Chuck Hurston and center Wayne Frazier all started for the Chiefs on January 15, 1967, but lost the game 35-10.

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    • Three years later in Super Bowl IV in New Orleans, Hurston had a second chance. Along with former Tiger Dave Hill, Kansas City defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7. The victory made Hill and Hurston the first former Auburn Tiger to capture a World Championship.

    Super Bowls VII and VIII

    A member of the Miami Dolphins during the incredible 17-0 1972 season, which is still the only undefeated season in NFL history, Mike Kolen became the first former Auburn player to win multiple Super Bowls and back-to-back Super Bowls when the Dolphins won Super Bowl VIII 24-7 over the Minnesota Vikings in Houston.

    Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV & XXIX

    On January 22, 1989, two former Auburn football players squared off in the Super Bowl for the very first time. Steve Wallace and the San Francisco 49ers defeated James Brooks and the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami.

    It was the first of back-to-back Super Bowl victories for Wallace and San Francisco, who defeated former Tiger Chris Woods and the Denver Broncos the following season. The offensive lineman became the first and only former Auburn football player to win three Super Bowls when the 49ers defeated San Diego in Super Bowl XXIX.

    Former Auburn Tigers in the Super Bowl

    Winners in bold

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