1977 Auburn Tigers football team

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1977 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorP. W. Underwood (2nd season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1977 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 5–6 under second-year head coach

SEC.[1]
However, due to sanctions imposed against Mississippi state, the loss that year was forfeited and Auburn's record officially improved to 6–5 (5–1).

Four players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1977: Lynn Johnson (

SP), and Freddie Smith (LB).[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Arizona*
W 21–1045,000[3]
September 17Southern Miss*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 13–2442,000[4]
September 24at Tennessee
W 14–1284,084[5]
October 1
ABC
W 21–1548,000[6]
October 8NC State*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 15–1745,000[7]
October 15at Georgia Tech*
L 21–3854,961[8]
October 22at Florida State*No. 13
L 3–2442,464[9]
October 29No. 18 Florida
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 29–1457,000[10]
November 5Mississippi Statedagger
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 13–27 (forfeit win)58,000[11][12]
November 12at Georgia
W 33–1457,500[13]
November 26vs. No. 2 Alabama
L 21–4869,921[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1977 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 William Andrews Jr
RB James Brooks
WR 45 Rusty Byrd So
RB 20 Joe Cribbs So
WR Byron Franklin
OL Lynn Johnson
TE 80 Reese McCall Sr
QB 6 Charlie Trotman So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB James McKinney
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P
 Skip Johnston
K 3 Jorge Portela So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. ^ a b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
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  12. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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