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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  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Doug Barfield enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Arizona  21   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Southern Mississippi  13   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Tennessee  14   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Mississippi  21   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. North Carolina State  15   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Georgia Tech  21   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Florida State  3   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Florida  29   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Mississippi State  13   27   #Won       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Georgia  33   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Alabama  21   48   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored204
  Scoring Average18.5
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average22.1
  Opponents Record67-58
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record2-2
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 11-1380139Won  35-67-020976  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Kentucky 10-1252111 6-015250  Fran Curci
Auburn 6-5204243 5-1131130  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 8-4389220Lost  14-244-2135131  Charles McClendon
Florida 6-4-1251235 3-3108135  Doug Dickey
Mississippi 6-5208196 3-4145143  Ken Cooper
Georgia 5-6157191 2-479132  Vince Dooley
Tennessee 4-7229229 1-5112136  Johnny Majors
Vanderbilt 2-9141276 0-667172  Fred Pancoast
Mississippi State 0-11193227 0-6105138  Bob Tyler

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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