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Auburn football: Worst head coach hires in program history

By Josh Yourish

Auburn football fans slanted Bryan Harsin after the former head coach's cynical portal remarks in response to Dillon Gabriel's transfer announcement Mandatory Credit: The Montgomery Advertiser
Auburn football fans slanted Bryan Harsin after the former head coach's cynical portal remarks in response to Dillon Gabriel's transfer announcement Mandatory Credit: The Montgomery Advertiser /
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Auburn’s War Eagle flies around Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Auburn defeated Ole Miss 20-14.Jc Auburnolemiss 70
Auburn’s War Eagle flies around Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Auburn defeated Ole Miss 20-14.Jc Auburnolemiss 70 /

For as bad as Bryan Harsin was at Auburn, he was a rousing success compared to Earl Brown. Brown played football and basketball during his collegiate years at Notre Dame, then coached at Dartmouth, the US Merchant Marine Academy, and Canisius College before landing at Auburn.

It was clear right away that he wasn’t a fit down south with a 1-8-1 record in 1948, his first season. Brown improved to 2-4-3 in 1949, but his final year was a true disaster. In 1950, the Auburn Tigers went 0-10, were outscored 255-31, and were shut out seven times.

Brown was replaced by Ralph Jordan in 1951, probably the best coaching hire in Auburn history.

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