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Auburn Football Team History


Auburn Tigers
Auburn University
 Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Doug Barfield
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Doug Barfield enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Arizona  19   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Baylor  14   15   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Tennessee  38   28   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Mississippi  10   0   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Memphis  27   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Georgia Tech  10   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Florida State  31   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Florida  19   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Mississippi State  19   28   #Won    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Georgia  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Alabama  7   38   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored194
  Scoring Average17.6
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average24.3
  Opponents Record76-46
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 10-2327145Lost  3-275-118355  Vince Dooley
Alabama 9-3327140Won  36-65-216999  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Kentucky 9-3209151Won  21-05-18461  Fran Curci
Mississippi State 9-2269178 4-2138118  Bob Tyler
Florida 8-4328292Lost  14-374-2142159  Doug Dickey
Louisiana State 7-3-1255149 3-3138118  Charles McClendon
Mississippi 5-6153180 3-468142  Ken Cooper
Auburn 4-7194267 3-393146  Doug Barfield
Tennessee 6-5237162 2-4104101  Bill Battle
Vanderbilt 2-9131282 0-647167  Fred Pancoast

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.