1977 Auburn Tigers football team

	1977 SEC football standings
	† – 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 / Coaches' Poll;

Auburn Tigers football
	1977 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1977 record	6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Barfield
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 5–6 under second-year head coach Doug Barfield and 4–2 in the SEC.^[1] However, due to sanctions imposed against Mississippi state, the loss that year was vacated 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 (OG), James McKinney (DB), Jorge Portela (SP), and Freddie Smith (LB).^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10, 1977*	Arizona		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 21–10	45,000
September 17, 1977*	Southern Miss		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 13–24	42,000
September 24, 1977	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 14–12	84,084
October 1, 1977	Ole Miss		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 21–15	48,000
October 8, 1977	N.C. State		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 15–17	45,000
October 15, 1977*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 21–38	45,000
October 22, 1977*	at Florida State	#13	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 3–24	42,464
October 29, 1977	#18 Florida		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 29–14	57,000
November 5, 1977	Mississippi State		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	V 13–27 (vacated)	58,000
November 12, 1977	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 33–14	57,000
November 26, 1977	vs. #2 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 21–48	69,921
*Non-Conference Game.

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References[]

↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011

[aumediaguide2011-1] 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011

[aumediaguide2005-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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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v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1977 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2/2 Alabama †	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#6/NR Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	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	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	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 / Coaches' Poll