Auburn Football Team History
Auburn Tigers
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856 Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium Capacity: 88,043 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Terry Bowden Conference: Southeastern-West
1996 Season Highlights
Terry Bowden enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Auburn.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
29
0
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Fresno State
62
0
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Mississippi
45
28
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Louisiana State
15
19
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
South Carolina
28
24
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Mississippi State
49
15
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Florida
10
51
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Arkansas
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Georgia
49
56
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Alabama
23
24
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Tue., Dec. 31
Army
32
29
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
1996 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 398
Scoring Average 33.2
Points Allowed 277
Defense Average 23.1
Opponents Record 81-57
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-4-0
AP
25 8-4-0
Coaches
25 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.