1977 Auburn Tigers football team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–1 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Dal Shealy (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | P. W. Underwood (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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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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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
[edit]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* |
| L 13–24 | 42,000 | [4] | ||
September 24 | at Tennessee | W 14–12 | 84,084 | [5] | |||
October 1 | Ole Miss |
| ABC | W 21–15 | 48,000 | [6] | |
October 8 | NC State* |
| 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 |
| W 29–14 | 57,000 | [10] | ||
November 5 | Mississippi State![]() |
| 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] | |||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
[edit]- ^ 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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