Auburn Football Team History
Auburn Tigers
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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856 Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium Capacity: 88,043 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Doug Barfield Conference: Southeastern-
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1979 Season Highlights |
Doug Barfield enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Auburn. |
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1979 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 15 | vs.
Kansas State
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26 |
18 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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31 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | @
Tennessee
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17 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | vs.
North Carolina State
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44 |
31 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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52 |
35 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @
Georgia Tech
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38 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | @
Wake Forest
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38 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Florida
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19 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | vs.
Mississippi State
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14 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | @
Georgia
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33 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 1 | vs.
Alabama
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18 |
25 |
L |
@ Birmingham, AL |
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1979 Season Totals |
Record | 8-3
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Points Scored | 330 |
Scoring Average | 30.0 |
Points Allowed | 238 |
Defense Average | 21.6 |
Opponents Record | 57-64
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Conference Record | 4-2 |
Home Record | 6-1
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Away Record | 2-2
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1979 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
16 | 8-3-0 |
AP |
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1979 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1979 All Southeastern Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.