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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: Terry Bowden
Conference: Southeastern-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
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
  Record10-3
  Points Scored340
  Scoring Average26.2
  Points Allowed250
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record96-54
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record5-1
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 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Auburn 10-3340250Won  21-176-2172159  Terry Bowden
Louisiana State 9-3373188Won  27-96-2229152  Gerry DiNardo
Mississippi 8-4267240Won  34-314-4145147  Tommy Tuberville
Mississippi State 7-4226215 4-4154167  Jackie Sherrill
Alabama 4-7246248 2-6157192  Mike DuBose
Arkansas 4-7181284 2-6127224  Danny Ford

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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.