1976 Auburn Tigers football team

1976 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1976 record 4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach Doug Barfield (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Larry Beightol (1st season)
Defensive coordinator P. W. Underwood (1st season)
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
1976 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 11 Alabama 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Florida 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Ole Miss 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
LSU 2 –4 –0  6 –4 –1
Tennessee 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. At the end of the 1975 season, Ralph "Shug" Jordan retired after 25 years as head coach of the Auburn Tigers. Doug Barfield, Jordan's offensive coordinator, took over as head coach starting in 1976. He coached the Tigers to a 3–8 record his first season, winning just 2 of 6 conference games.[1] However, Mississippi State was forced to forfeit their game that year, so Auburn's record officially improved to 4–7 (3–3).[2]

Neil O'Donoghue (PK) received All-American honors and [2] for the 1976 season, yet there were no players named to the All-SEC first team this year.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona L 19–31   52,206
September 18 Baylor* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 14–15   50,000
September 25 vs. Tennessee Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 38–28   50,000
October 2 vs. No. 16 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi W 10–0   40,500
October 9 at Memphis State* Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee L 27–28   48,561
October 16 Georgia Tech* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 10–28   63,786
October 23 Florida State* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama W 31–19   58,500
October 30 at No. 12 Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 19–24   65,129
November 6 Mississippi State Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi W 19–28  (vacated) 37,000
November 13 No. 7 Georgia Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 0–28   63,912
November 27 vs. No. 18 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl) L 7–38   70,303
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. 1 2 3 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143,178 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011


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