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Revision as of 14:40, 26 November 2009

Auburn Tigers football
2009 Auburn Tigers football team
First season1892
Head coach
1st season, 7–4 (.636)
StadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
(capacity: 87,451)
FieldPat Dye Field
Year built1939
Field surfaceGrass
LocationAuburn, Alabama
LeagueNCAA Division I
DivisionSEC West (1992 - present)
Past conferencesIndependent (1892-1894)
SIAA (1895-1920)
Southern (1921-1932)
All-time record686–398–47 (.627)
Bowl record19–13–2 (.588)
Claimed national titles1 AP
Conference titles10 (6 SEC)
Heisman winners2
Consensus All-Americans26
Current uniform
File:SEC-Uniform-AUB.PNG
ColorsBurnt Orange and Navy Blue
   
Fight songWar Eagle
MascotAubie the tiger
Marching bandAuburn University Marching Band
OutfitterUnder Armour
RivalsUniversity of Alabama
University of Georgia
Louisiana State University
WebsiteAuburnTigers.com

The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium has a capacity of 87,451, ranking as the ninth-largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA. The team is coached by Gene Chizik, who was hired on December 13, 2008, replacing Tommy Tuberville, who resigned at the end of the 2008 season.

History

The Tigers played the first football game in the Deep South in 1892,[1] with the program's first bowl appearance coming the 1936 season in the sixth Bacardi Bowl played in Havana, Cuba. As of 2007, AU Football has had 77 winning seasons, 34 bowl appearances, twenty-four 9+ win seasons, eleven undefeated seasons and ten conference championships. Auburn has played in the Southeastern Conference since its inception in 1933 and have won six SEC Conference Championships, and since the divisional realignment of the conference in 1992, have won the Western Division title six times[2] including three trips to the SEC Championship game.

Historical ranking

The College Football Research Center lists Auburn as the 14th best college football program in history,[3] with eight Auburn squads listed in Billingsley’s Top 200 Teams of All Time (1869-2006).[4] The Associated Press poll statistics show Auburn with the 11th best national record of being ranked in the final AP Poll[5] and 12th overall (ranked 470 times out of 970 polls since the poll began in 1936), with an average ranking of 11.26.[6] Since the Coaches Poll first released a final poll in 1950, Auburn has 25 seasons where the team finished in the top 20 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.[7]

Auburn has the 13th most wins in D-1A college football.[8] In terms of winning percentage, Auburn ranks as the 9th most successful team in the past 25 years with a 71.6% win rate (214–83–5)[9] and 12th over the last 50 years with 63.0% (386–176–10).[10] Of the 93 current I-A football programs that been active since Auburn first fielded a team 116 years ago, Auburn ranks 13th in winning percentage over that period.[11]

Two Auburn players, Pat Sullivan in 1971 and Bo Jackson in 1985, have won the Heisman Trophy. The Trophy's namesake, John Heisman, coached at Auburn from 1895 until 1899. Auburn is the only school where Heisman coached (among others, Georgia Tech and Clemson) that has produced a Heisman Trophy winner.

National champion teams

Eight Auburn teams have been awarded some form of "National Champions" title. The NCAA's website states that "the NCAA does not conduct a national championship in Division I-A football and is not involved in the selection process", but goes on to state that "a number of polling organizations provide a final ranking of Division I-A football teams at the end of each season". The NCAA website then lists four Auburn squads that have been named National Champions by at least one organization.[12] The following is the complete list of Auburn teams ranked No. 1 and some of the organizations that recognized them as National Champion:[13]

Team Organization
1910 6–1 team Loren Maxwell
1913 undefeated 8–0 team Billingsley, James Howell, 1st-N-Goal
1914 undefeated 8–0–1 team James Howell
'1957 undefeated 10–0 team Associated Press, Billingsley, Fleming, Football Research, Helms, James Howell, Massey Ratings, National Championship Foundation, Nutshell Sports, Poling, Sagarin, Sorensen, Williamson, David Wilson
1958 undefeated 9–0–1 team Montgomery Full Season Championship
1983 11–1 team ARGH, Billingsley, DKC, Eck, FACT, Fleming, Football Research, James Howell, Massey Ratings, New York Times, Nutshell Sports, Sorensen, Sparks Achievement, David Wilson, 1st-N-Goal
1993 undefeated 11–0 team Harry Frye, National Championship Foundation, Nutshell Sports, Sparks Achievement, David Wilson
2004 undefeated 13–0 team Darryl W. Perry, EFI, FansPoll, GBE, Hank Trexler, M Cubed

The AP Poll did not begin selecting a champion until 1936 nor the AFCA Coaches Poll until 1950, so many national champion titles previous to those date were awarded retroactively. However during the 1910s, it is difficult to dispute the legitimacy of the Auburn titles. The undefeated 1913 and 1914 teams coached by Mike Donahue were some of the best defenses in Auburn history. In fact, the 1914 squad allowed zero points all season, outscoring opponents 193-0. The 1983 team featuring Bo Jackson went 11–1 and finished the season by beating Michigan in the Sugar Bowl. The undefeated 2004 squad (13–0) finished second in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls, but the team was awarded the 2004 Fanspoll.com People's National Champion title.[14] Auburn University officially only claims the Associated Press (AP) National Championship of 1957[15] (although the school does acknowledge the 1913, 1983, 1993 and 2004 titles in their media guide).[16]

Modern history

While Auburn football has a long and storied history, the Tigers have been quite successful in recent years. Since the expansion of the SEC and the split into divisions, Auburn has been the winningest SEC West team in league play since the conference realignment in 1992.[17] As of November 7, 2009, Auburn teams have won 33 of their last 48 conference matchups including 16 of the last 24 SEC away games. The Tigers seem to perform best when facing their greatest challenge as, in addition to the success on the road in the SEC, Auburn teams have won 9 of their last 15 matchups versus top-10 opponents. The Tigers also have done well protecting Jordan-Hare Stadium, particularly at night where the home team has won 18 of the 22 night games since 2000. Over the five seasons prior to 2009, Auburn won 47 games.

2009 season

While Auburn had finished ranked in the top-15 in four consecutive seasons starting with the 2004 undefeated season, a poor 5-7 showing in 2008 led to head coach Tommy Tubervile's firing. New head coach Gene Chizik was hired December 13, 2008 and brought in an entirely new staff. The 2009 season will see the Tigers face a difficult schedule, including away games at Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU and Georgia, with non-conference foes including national power West Virginia and Ball State (coming off a 12-2 season).

Rivals

Iron Bowl (vs. Alabama)

Auburn's rivalry with Alabama is termed the "Iron Bowl". The first meeting came in 1893, but the teams only played 15 times before the series was suspended in 1907. In 1948, the two schools finally agreed to renew the series, with the games to be played at the "neutral" Legion Field in Birmingham, where the game was played every year from 1948 through 1988. In 1989, Auburn hosted the first on-campus meeting, after which the series became a "home and home," with Auburn's home games being played in Auburn (with the exception of the 1991 game, which was played at Legion Field), and Alabama's home games being played at Legion Field until 2000, when Alabama moved their home games to Tuscaloosa. Alabama holds the all-time edge in the series at 39–33–1. Alabama snapped Auburn's six game winning streak in 2008 with a 36-0 victory over the Tigers.

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (vs. Georgia)

Georgia and Auburn compete in "The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry", dating back to February 20, 1892. That first meeting was the first ever Auburn football game, a 10-0 win for the Tigers. The two teams met at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the annual matchup continued to be held there until 1903. It was played in Columbus, Georgia, from 1916 to 1958, except in 1929 and 1949, when the game was played in Athens, Georgia. In 1959, the series became an on-campus series. Auburn holds a 53–51–8 lead in the series.

Tiger Bowl (vs. LSU)

Auburn also has a competitive football rivalry with the LSU Tigers, as the two teams won at least a share of the SEC Western Division championship every year from 2000 to 2007, with Auburn taking the SEC West title in 2000 and 2004 and LSU in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007, winning the tiebreaker over Auburn in 2001 and 2005. Homefield advantage is historically significant in this series, with the home team winning every year from 1999 to 2007 and 2009. LSU holds the series lead 24–19–1.

While the series has no formal name, many of the games themselves have been named by the media, most notably the Earthquake Game in 1988.

Former rivals

Before the Southeastern Conference expanded and split into Eastern and Western divisions, Auburn had annual rivalries with SEC East powers Florida and Tennessee. Auburn was forced to stop playing Tennessee every year, and stopped playing Florida every year in 2002, when the SEC implemented two rotating opponents on the schedule. Since 2002, Auburn only plays each of these two teams four times every ten years unless they meet in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers lead both teams all-time with a 42–38–2 edge over Florida and 27–21–3 series with Tennessee. Auburn has won five straight versus Tennessee, which is the longest streak in school history versus the Vols (last lost in 1999).

Auburn also had long standing rivalries with former conference foe Georgia Tech and also with Clemson, dating back to 1899 when all three teams competed in the SIAA. Auburn leads the Yellow Jackets 47–41–4, with Auburn also leading in the Clemson series 33–11–2 after winning the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl matchup.

Traditions

Tiger Walk

Before each Auburn home football game, thousands of Auburn fans line Donahue Avenue to cheer on the team as they walk from Sewell Hall (the athletes' dormitory) to Jordan-Hare Stadium. The tradition began in the 1950s when groups of kids would walk up the street to greet the team and get autographs. During the tenure of coach Doug Barfield, the coach urged fans to come out and support the team, and thousands did. Today the team, led by the coaches, walks down the hill and into the stadium surrounded by fans who pat them on the back and shake their hands as they walk. The largest Tiger Walk occurred on December 2, 1989, before the first ever home football game against rival Alabama—the Iron Bowl. On that day, an estimated 20,000 fans packed the one block section of road leading to the stadium. According to former athletic director David Housel, Tiger Walk has become "the most copied tradition in all of college football," although there are older pre-game walks at Stanford and Williams College.[18]

Toomer's Corner

The intersection of Magnolia and College streets in Auburn, which marks the transition from downtown Auburn to the university campus, is known as Toomer's Corner. It is named after Toomer's Drugs, a small store on the corner that has been an Auburn landmark for over 150 years. Hanging over the corner are two massive old-growth oak trees, and anytime anything good happens concerning Auburn, toilet paper can usually be found hanging from the trees. Also known as "rolling the corner," this tradition is thought to have originated in the 1950s and until the mid 1990s was relegated to only to celebrating athletic wins. However, in recent years it has become a way to celebrate anything good that happens concerning Auburn.

"War Eagle"

Nova, "War Eagle VII"

There are many stories surrounding the origins of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle." The most popular account involves the first Auburn football game in 1892 between Auburn and the University of Georgia. According to the story, in the stands that day was an old Civil War soldier with an eagle that he had found injured on a battlefield and kept as a pet. The eagle broke free and began to soar over the field, and Auburn began to march toward the Georgia end-zone. The crowd began to chant, "War Eagle" as the eagle soared. After Auburn won the game, the eagle crashed to the field and died but, according to the legend, his spirit lives on every time an Auburn man or woman yells "War Eagle!" The battle cry of "War Eagle" also functions as a greeting for those associated with the University. For many years, a live golden eagle has embodied the spirit of this tradition. The eagle was once housed on campus in The A. Elwyn Hamer Jr. Aviary (which was the second largest single-bird enclosure in the country), but the aviary was taken down in 2003 and the eagle moved to a nearby raptor center. The eagle, War Eagle VI (nicknamed "Tiger"), was trained in 2000 to fly free around the stadium before every home game to the delight of fans. The present eagle, War Eagle VII (nicknamed "Nova"), continues the tradition.

Wreck Tech Pajama Parade

The Wreck Tech Pajama Parade originated in 1896, when a group of mischievous Auburn ROTC cadets, determined to show up the more well-known engineers from Georgia Tech, sneaked out of their dorms the night before the football game between Auburn and Tech and greased the railroad tracks. According to the story, the train carrying the Georgia Tech team slid through town and didn't stop until it was halfway to the neighboring town of Loachapoka, Alabama, The Georgia Tech team was forced to walk the five miles back to Auburn and, not surprisingly, were rather weary at the end of their journey. This likely contributed to their 45–0 loss. While the railroad long ago ceased to be the way teams traveled to Auburn and students never greased the tracks again, the tradition continues in the form of a parade through downtown Auburn. Students parade through the streets in their pajamas and organizations build floats. This tradition has recently been renewed with Georgia Tech returning to Auburn's schedule after nearly two decades of absence.

Current staff

Name Position
Gene Chizik Head Coach
Gus Malzahn Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks Coach
Ted Roof Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers Coach
Trooper Taylor Assistant Head Coach
Wide receivers Coach
Curtis Luper Recruiting Coordinator
Running backs Coach
Jay Boulware Special-teams Coordinator
Tight ends Coach
Jeff Grimes Offensive line Coach
Tracy Rocker Defensive line Coach
Tommy Thigpen Safeties Coach
Phillip Lolley Cornerbacks Coach
Kevin Yoxall Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Wayne Bolt Director of Football Relations

Head coaches

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1892 George Petrie 1 2-2 .500
1893 D.M. Balliet 1 1-0 1.000
1893 G.H. Harvey 1 2-0-2 .750
1894 F.M. Hall 1 1-3 .250
1895-1899 John Heisman 5 12-4-2 .722
1900-1901 Billy Watkins 2 6-3-1 .650
1902 Robert Kent 1 2-2-1 .500
1902 James H. Harvey 1 0-2 .000
1903 Billy Bates 1 4-3 .571
1904-1906 Mike Donahue 3 12-9-1 .568
1907 Willis Keinholz 1 6-2-1 .722
1908-1922 Mike Donahue 15 94-26-4 .774
1923-1924 Boozer Pitts 2 7-7-4 .500
1925-1927 Dave Morey 3 10-10-1 .500
1927 Boozer Pitts 1 0-4-2 .167
1928-1929 George Bohler 2 3-11 .214
1929 John Floyd 1 0-4 .000
1930-1933 Chet Wynne 4 22-15-2 .590
1934-1942 Jack Meagher 8 48-37-10 .558
1943 WW2 (no football)
1944-1947 Carl Voyles 4 15-22 .405
1948-1950 Earl Brown 3 3-22-4 .172
1951-1975 Ralph "Shug" Jordan 25 176-83-6 .675
1976-1980 Doug Barfield 5 29-25-1 .536
1981-1992 Pat Dye 12 99-39-4 .711
1993-1998 Terry Bowden 6 47-17-1 .731
1998 Bill Oliver 1† 2-3 .400
1999-2008 Tommy Tuberville 10 85-40 .680
2009-present Gene Chizik 1 7-3 .700
1892-present 25 coaches 116 686–398–47 .628

†Defensive coordinator Bill Oliver coached the last five games of the 1998 season after Terry Bowden's resignation.

Award winners

A number of Auburn players and coaches have won national awards, including 62 players being named as college football All-Americans. The Tigers also have eleven coaches and players that have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Hall of Fame

Players
Year Inducted
Coaches
Year Inducted
1954 - Jimmy Hitchcock
1956 - Walter Gilbert
1991 - Pat Sullivan
1994 - Tucker Frederickson
1998 - Bo Jackson
2002 - Terry Beasley
2004 - Tracy Rocker
2009 - Ed Dyas
1951 - "Iron Mike" Donahue
1954 - John Heisman
1982 - Ralph "Shug" Jordan
2005 - Pat Dye

National Awards

Players

Heisman Trophy[19]
Best player
Walter Camp Award[20]
Best player
Outland Trophy[21]
Best interior lineman
Lombardi Award[22]
Best lineman/linebacker
Jim Thorpe Award[23]
Best defensive back
1971 - Pat Sullivan, QB
1985 - Bo Jackson, RB
1971 - Pat Sullivan, QB
1985 - Bo Jackson, RB
1958 - Zeke Smith,G
1988 - Tracy Rocker, DT
1988 - Tracy Rocker, DT 2004 - Carlos Rogers, CB

Coaches

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award[24]
Coach of the Year
Broyles Award[25]
Best assistant coach
1993 - Terry Bowden
2004 - Tommy Tuberville
2004 - Gene Chizik

All-Americans

Name Position Years Source
Jimmy Hitchcock HB 1932 WCFF
Walter Gilbert C 1933-1936
Monk Gafford RB 1942
Caleb "Tex" Warrington C 1944 FWAA, WCFF
Travis Tidwell RB 1949 Williamson
Jim Pyburn WR 1954
Joe Childress RB 1955 FWAA
Frank D’Agostino T 1955 AFCA
Fob James RB 1955 INS
Jimmy Phillips DE 1957 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Zeke Smith OG 1958-1959 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Jackie Burkett C 1958 AFCA
Ken Rice OT 1959-1960 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Ed Dyas RB 1960 FWAA
Jimmy Sidle RB 1963 FWAA
Tucker Frederickson RB 1964 FWAA, WCFF
Jack Thornton DT 1965 NEA
Bill Cody LB
Freddie Hyatt WR 1967 TFN
David Campbell DT 1968 NEA
Buddy McClinton DB 1969 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Larry Willingham DB 1970 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Pat Sullivan QB 1971 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Terry Beasley WR 1971 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Mike Fuller S 1974
Ken Bernich LB 1974 AFCA, WCFF
Neil O'Donoghue PK 1976 TFN
Keith Uecker OG 1981 Mizlou
Bob Harris SS David King Corner
Donnie Humphrey DT 1983 WTBS
Gregg Carr LB 1984 AFCA, WCFF
Bo Jackson RB 1983-1985 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Lewis Colbert P 1985 AFCA
Ben Tamburello C 1986 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Brent Fullwood RB 1986 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Aundray Bruce LB 1987 AFCA, WCFF
Kurt Crain LB 1987 AP
Stacy Searels OT 1987 AP, TFN
Tracy Rocker DT 1987-1988 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Walter Reeves TE 1988 TSN
Benji Roland DT
Ed King OG 1989-1990 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Craig Ogletree LB 1989 TSN
David Rocker DT 1990 AFCA, WCFF
Wayne Gandy OT 1993 AP, FWAA, SH
Terry Daniel P 1993 AFCA, FWAA, WCFF
Brian Robinson SS
Frank Sanders WR 1994 AP, FWAA, SH
Chris Shelling SS 1994 FWAA, SH
Victor Riley OT 1997 AFCA
Takeo Spikes LB 1997 TSN
Damon Duval PK 2001 AFCA, WCFF
Karlos Dansby LB 2003 AFCA
Marcus McNeill OT 2004-2005 AP, CBS, FWAA, SI, Rivals, CFN
Carlos Rogers CB 2004 AP, FWAA, WCFF
Junior Rosegreen SS 2004 SI, CBS
Carnell Williams RB 2004 AFCA
Kenny Irons RB 2005 Rivals
Tim Duckworth OG 2006 Rivals
Quentin Groves DE 2006 Rivals
Ben Grubbs OG 2006 Rivals, ESPN, PFW
David Irons CB 2006 Rivals

Tigers in the NFL

Ronnie Brown was the #2 pick in the 2005 NFL Draft

There have been 245 Auburn players drafted into the National Football League, with 15 earning 30 All-Pro honors, 27 making Pro Bowl appearances, and 23 playing in the Super Bowl.

The Dow Jones College-Football Success Index ranked Auburn as the eighth best program in the nation, with the second highest Draft Value which indicate "that a school's players perform better than NFL scouts seem to expect".[26] Auburn is tied (with Miami) for second most Top 5 NFL Draft picks this decade, and The Plains have produced 25 first round draft picks overall.

Running back U

Cadillac Williams evades a tackler.

Auburn currently has several former running backs currently playing that position in the NFL (see below). They carry on a long legacy of top NFL backs from Auburn such as Tucker Frederickson, William Andrews, Joe Cribbs, James Brooks, Rudi Johnson, Stephen Davis, James Bostic, Brandon Jacobs, Lionel James, Brent Fullwood, Cadillac Williams, Ronnie Brown, Tommie Agee and Bo Jackson. Over the years 1987-2008, there have been 15 Tiger running backs drafted into the NFL, with several more successfully signing as undrafted free-agents.

Current NFL players

There are a number of former Auburn players currently listed on NFL rosters. These players include seven running backs, seven linebackers, six wide receivers, two tight ends, five cornerbacks, one quarterback, one placekicker and fifteen linemen including four nose tackle, five guards, five tackles and three defensive ends.

Name Position Team
Willie Anderson OT Baltimore Ravens
Devin Aromashodu WR Washington Redskins
Cole Bennett TE Houston Texans
Rob Bironas PK Tennessee Titans
Eric Brock DB Atlanta Falcons
Ronnie Brown RB Miami Dolphins
Jason Campbell QB Washington Redskins
Tim Carter WR Houston Texans
Karlos Dansby LB Arizona Cardinals
Tim Duckworth OG New Orleans Saints
Heath Evans RB New Orleans Saints
Wayne Gandy OT Free Agent
Chris Gray OG Seattle Seahawks
Ben Grubbs OG Baltimore Ravens
Marquies Gunn DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Will Herring LB Seattle Seahawks
Kevin Hobbs DB Seattle Seahawks
Roderick Hood DB Free Agent
David Irons DB Free Agent
Kenny Irons RB Free Agent
Tommy Jackson DT Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon Jacobs RB New York Giants
Robert Johnson TE Free Agent
Rudi Johnson RB Detroit Lions
Spencer Johnson DT Buffalo Bills
Senderrick Marks DT Tennesee Titans
Stanley McClover DE Houston Texans
Jeris McIntyre WR Free Agent
Marcus McNeill OT San Diego Chargers
Anthony Mix WR Washington Redskins
Ben Obomanu WR Seattle Seahawks
Jonathan Palmer OT Oakland Raiders
Mike Pucillo OG Washington Redskins
Jay Ratliff DT Dallas Cowboys
Tony Richardson FB New York Jets
Carlos Rogers DB Washington Redskins
Kendall Simmons OG Pittsburgh Steelers
Takeo Spikes LB San Francisco 49ers
Carl Stewart RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Courtney Taylor WR Seattle Seahawks
Dontarrious Thomas LB Minnesota Vikings
Josh Thompson DT St. Louis Rams
Reggie Torbor LB Miami Dolphins
Cooper Wallace TE San Francisco 49ers
Marcus Washington LB Washington Redskins
Carnell Williams RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Travis Williams LB Atlanta Falcons

2008 NFL Draft

The following former Tigers were drafted in the most recent NFL Draft:

Name Position Team Round
Quentin Groves DE Jacksonville Jaguars 2
Patrick Lee DB Green Bay Packers 2
Pat Sims DT Cincinnati Bengals 3
Jonathan Wilhite DB New England Patriots 4
King Dunlap OT Philadelphia Eagles 7

Hall of Fame

Name Position Inducted
Frank Gatski C 1985

Bowl history

Auburn football teams have been invited to participate in 34 total bowls and have garnered a record of 19–13–2.

W/L Date PF Opponent PA Bowl
T 01-01-1937 7 Villanova 7 Bacardi Bowl
W 01-01-1938 6 Michigan St. 0 Orange Bowl
L 01-01-1954 13 Texas Tech 35 Gator Bowl
W 12-31-1954 33 Baylor 13 Gator Bowl
L 12-31-1955 13 Vanderbilt 25 Gator Bowl
L 01-01-1964 7 Nebraska 13 Orange Bowl
L 12-18-1965 7 Mississippi 13 Liberty Bowl
W 12-28-1968 34 Arizona 10 Sun Bowl
L 12-31-1969 7 Houston 36 Bluebonnet Bowl
W 01-02-1971 35 Mississippi 28 Gator Bowl
L 01-01-1972 22 Oklahoma 40 Sugar Bowl
W 12-30-1972 24 Colorado 3 Gator Bowl
L 12-29-1973 17 Missouri 34 Sun Bowl
W 12-30-1974 27 Texas 3 Gator Bowl
W 12-18-1982 33 Boston College 26 Tangerine Bowl
W 01-02-1984 9 Michigan 7 Sugar Bowl
W 12-27-1984 21 Arkansas 15 Liberty Bowl
L 01-01-1986 16 Texas A&M 36 Cotton Bowl Classic
W 01-01-1987 16 Southern California 7 Florida Citrus Bowl
T 01-01-1988 16 Syracuse 16 Sugar Bowl
L 01-02-1989 7 Florida St. 13 Sugar Bowl
W 01-01-1990 31 Ohio St. 14 Hall of Fame Bowl
W 12-29-1990 27 Indiana 23 Peach Bowl
L 01-01-1996 14 Penn St. 43 Outback Bowl
W 12-31-1996 32 Army 29 Independence Bowl
W 01-02-1998 21 Clemson 17 Peach Bowl
L 01-01-2001 28 Michigan 31 Florida Citrus Bowl
L 12-31-2001 10 North Carolina 16 Peach Bowl
W 01-01-2003 13 Penn St. 9 Capital One Bowl
W 12-31-2003 28 Wisconsin 14 Music City Bowl
W 01-03-2005 16 Virginia Tech 13 Sugar Bowl
L 01-02-2006 10 Wisconsin 24 Capital One Bowl
W 01-01-2007 17 Nebraska 14 Cotton Bowl Classic
W 12-31-2007 23 Clemson 20 Chick-fil-A Bowl

Future schedules

2010 schedule

September 4Arkansas State*

September 11at Mississippi State

September 18Clemson*

  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

September 25South Carolina

  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

October 2Louisiana-Monroe*

  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

October 9at Kentucky

October 16Arkansas

  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

October 23LSU

  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

October 30at Ole Miss

November 6UT-Chattanooga*dagger

  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL

November 13Georgia

November 27at Alabama

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Source: 2010 Auburn Tigers football schedule

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