American college football season
1977 Auburn Tigers football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (5–1 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Doug Barfield (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Dal Shealy (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | P. W. Underwood (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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Seasons |
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 2 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 6 Kentucky | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Auburn | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 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 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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- $ – 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 forfeited 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 | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Arizona* | | | | W 21–10 | 45,000 | [3] |
September 17 | Southern Miss* | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | L 13–24 | 42,000 | [4] |
September 24 | at Tennessee | | | | W 14–12 | 84,084 | [5] |
October 1 | Ole Miss | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| ABC | W 21–15 | 48,000 | [6] |
October 8 | NC State* | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | L 15–17 | 45,000 | [7] |
October 15 | at Georgia Tech* | | | | L 21–38 | 54,961 | [8] |
October 22 | at Florida State* | No. 13 | | | L 3–24 | 42,464 | [9] |
October 29 | No. 18 Florida | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| | W 29–14 | 57,000 | [10] |
November 5 | Mississippi State | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 13–27 (forfeit win) | 58,000 | [11][12] |
November 12 | at Georgia | | | | W 33–14 | 57,500 | [13] |
November 26 | vs. No. 2 Alabama | | | | L 21–48 | 69,921 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1977 Auburn Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | | James McKinney | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Skip Johnston | K | 3 | Jorge Portela | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
- ^ a b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
- ^ "Auburn rips injury-hit 'Cats, 21–10". The Arizona Republic. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistakes costly to Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rallies by Vols, 14–12". The Selma Times-Journal. September 25, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn holds off Ole Miss to post 21–15 SEC victory". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack edges Auburn 17–15". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yellow Jackets mangle Auburn". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles trounce Auburn Tigers, 24–3". Panama City News-Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn tops Florida 29–14 in upset win". The Tennessean. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State tops Auburn 27–13". The Tennessean. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia fumbles, Auburn recovers". The Dothan Eagle. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama scoring spree ends Eagle upset hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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