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
1997 Season Highlights
Terry Bowden enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Auburn.
The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference West Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 4 @
Virginia
28
17
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Mississippi
19
9
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Louisiana State
31
28
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Central Florida
41
14
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
South Carolina
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Louisiana Tech
49
13
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Florida
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Arkansas
26
21
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Mississippi State
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Georgia
45
34
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Alabama
18
17
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Tennessee
29
30
L
@ Atlanta, GA
Fri., Jan. 2
Clemson
21
17
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 340
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 250
Defense Average 19.2
Opponents Record 96-54
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 10-3-0
AP
11 10-3-0
Coaches
11 10-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.