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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Doug Barfield enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Kansas State  26   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Southern Mississippi  31   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Tennessee  17   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. North Carolina State  44   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Vanderbilt  52   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Georgia Tech  38   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Wake Forest  38   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Florida  19   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Mississippi State  14   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Georgia  33   13   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Alabama  18   25   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored330
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record57-64
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 8-3-0 AP
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


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