1977 Auburn Tigers football team

1977 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1977 record 6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Doug Barfield (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator P. W. Underwood (2nd season)
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
1977 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
LSU 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Auburn 4 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Florida 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 5–6 under second-year head coach Doug Barfield and 4–2 in the SEC.[1] However, due to sanctions imposed against Mississippi state, the loss that year was vacated and Auburn's record officially improved to 6–5 (5–1).

Four players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1977: Lynn Johnson (OG), James McKinney (DB), Jorge Portela (SP), and Freddie Smith (LB).[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 Arizona* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 21–10   45,000
September 17 Southern Miss* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 13–24   42,000
September 24 at Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 14–12   84,084
October 1 Ole Miss Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 21–15   48,000
October 8 N.C. State Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 15–17   45,000
October 15 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 21–38   45,000
October 22 at Florida State* No. 13 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 3–24   42,464
October 29 No. 18 Florida Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 29–14   57,000
November 5 Mississippi State Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 13–27  (vacated) 58,000
November 12 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 33–14   57,000
November 26 vs. No. 2 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) L 21–48   69,921
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. 1 2 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011


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