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The spring 1892 football team of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University) was the school's first.[1][2][3]

The Auburn Tigers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Auburn University in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Auburn has played their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama since 1939.[4] The Tigers have won two national championships,[5] recorded 11 total conference championships, appeared in 35 post-season bowl games,[6] winning 20,[6] and has appeared three times in the SEC Championship Game as the Western Division representative.[7] The Associated Press (AP) ranks Auburn eleventh in all-time Final AP Poll appearances.[8] With 689 wins over 116 seasons of football, Auburn ranks seventeenth all-time in win-loss records in the NCAA.[9]

Seasons[]

National Champions Conference Champions * Bowl game berth ^
Season Head coach
[10]
Conference
[11][12]
Season results Bowl result Final ranking
Conference finish Division finish
[A 1]
Wins Losses Ties Associated Press Poll
[A 2]
USA Today Coaches' Poll
[A 3]
Auburn Tigers
1892 George Petrie Independent 2 2 0
1893 G.H. Harvey &
D.M. Balliet
Independent 3 0 2
1894 F.M. Hall Independent 1 3 0
1895 John Heisman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2 1 0
1896 SIAA 3 1 0
1897 SIAA 2 0 1
1898 SIAA 2 1 0
1899 SIAA 3 1 1
1900 Billy Watkins SIAA 4 0 0
1901 SIAA 2 3 1
1902 Robert Kent &
Mike Harvey
SIAA 2 4 1
1903 Billy Bates SIAA 4 3 0
1904 Mike Donahue SIAA 5 0 0
1905 SIAA 2 4 0
1906 SIAA 1 5 1
1907 Willis Keinholz SIAA 6 2 1
1908 Mike Donahue SIAA 6 1 0
1909 SIAA 5 2 0
1910 SIAA 6 1 0
1911 SIAA 4 2 1
1912 SIAA 6 1 1
1913 †* SIAA 1st * 8 0 0
1914 * SIAA 1st * 8 0 1
1915 SIAA 6 2 0
1916 SIAA 6 2 0
1917 SIAA 6 2 1
1918 SIAA 2 5 0
1919 * SIAA 1st * 8 1 0
1920 SIAA 7 2 0
1921 SIAA 5 3 0
1922 Southern Conference 6th 8 2 0
1923 Boozer Pitts SoCon 16th 3 3 3
1924 SoCon 17th 4 4 1
1925 Dave Morey SoCon 9th 5 3 1
1926 SoCon 11th 5 4 0
1927 SoCon 22nd 0 7 2
1928 George Bohler SoCon 22nd 1 8 0
1929 George Bohler &
John Floyd
SoCon 23rd 2 7 0
1930 Chet A. Wynne SoCon 21st 3 7 0
1931 SoCon 10th 5 3 1
1932 * SoCon 1st * 9 0 1
1933 Southeastern Conference 6th 5 5 0
1934 Jack Meagher SEC 10th 2 8 0
1935 SEC 4th 8 2 0
1936 SEC 3rd 7 2 2 Tie 1937 Bacardi Bowl against the Villanova Wildcats, 7–7 ^
1937 SEC 3rd 6 2 3 Won 1938 Orange Bowl against the Michigan State Spartans, 6–0 ^
1938 SEC 7th 4 5 1
1939 SEC 5th 5 5 1
1940 SEC 5th 6 4 1
1941 SEC 11th 4 5 1
1942 SEC 7th 6 4 1 16
1943 Auburn did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II
1944 Carl Voyles SEC 10th 4 4 0
1945 SEC 8th 5 5 0
1946 SEC 10th 4 6 0
1947 SEC 11th 2 7 0
1948 Earl Brown SEC 12th 1 8 1
1949 SEC 8th 2 4 3
1950 SEC 12th 0 10 0
1951 Shug Jordan SEC 6th 5 5 0
1952 SEC 12th 2 8 0
1953 SEC 5th 7 3 1 Lost 1954 Gator Bowl (January) to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 13–35 ^ 17
1954 SEC 6th 8 3 0 Won 1954 Gator Bowl (December) against the Baylor Bears, 33–13 ^ 13
1955 SEC 2nd 8 2 1 Lost 1955 Gator Bowl to the Vanderbilt Commodores, 13–25 ^ 8 8
1956 SEC 5th 7 3 0
1957 †* SEC 1st * 10 0 0 1 2
1958 SEC 2nd 9 0 1 4 4
1959 SEC 5th 7 3 0 15
1960 SEC 4th 8 2 0 13 14
1961 SEC 7th 6 4 0
1962 SEC 6th 6 3 1
1963 SEC 2nd 9 2 0 Lost 1964 Orange Bowl to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 7–13 ^ 5 6
1964 SEC 6th 6 4 0
1965 SEC 2nd 5 5 1 Lost 1965 Liberty Bowl to the Ole Miss Rebels, 7–13 ^
1966 SEC 8th 4 6 0
1967 SEC 7th 6 4 0
1968 SEC 3rd 7 4 0 Won 1968 Sun Bowl against the Arizona Wildcats, 34–10 ^ 16
1969 SEC 3rd 8 3 0 Lost 1969 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl to the Houston Cougars, 7–36 ^ 20 15
1970 SEC 2nd 9 2 0 Won 1971 Gator Bowl (January) against the Ole Miss Rebels, 35–28 ^ 10 9
1971 SEC 2nd 9 2 0 Lost 1972 Sugar Bowl (January) against the Oklahoma Sooners, 22–40 ^ 12 5
1972 SEC 2nd 10 1 0 Won 1972 Gator Bowl against the Colorado Buffaloes, 24–3 ^ 5 7
1973 SEC 8th 6 6 0 Lost 1973 Sun Bowl to the Missouri Tigers, 17–34 ^
1974 SEC 2nd 10 2 0 Won 1974 Gator Bowl against the Texas Longhorns, 27–3 ^ 8 6
1975 SEC 6th 4 6 1
1976 Doug Barfield SEC 6th 4 7 0
1977 SEC 3rd 6 5 0
1978 SEC 3rd 6 4 1
1979 SEC 3rd 8 3 0 16
1980 SEC 9th 5 6 0
1981 Pat Dye SEC 6th 5 6 0
1982 SEC 3rd 9 3 0 Won 1982 Tangerine Bowl against the Boston College Eagles, 33–26 ^ 14 14
1983 * SEC 1st * 11 1 0 Won 1984 Sugar Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines, 9–7 ^ 3 3
1984 SEC 3rd 9 4 0 Won 1984 Liberty Bowl against the Arkansas Razorbacks, 21–15 ^ 14 14
1985 SEC 5th 8 4 0 Lost 1986 Cotton Bowl to the Texas A&M Aggies, 16–36 ^
1986 SEC 2nd 10 2 0 Won 1987 Citrus Bowl to the USC Trojans, 16–7 ^ 6 8
1987 * SEC 1st * 9 1 2 Tie 1988 Sugar Bowl to the Syracuse Orangemen, 16–16 ^ 7 7
1988 * SEC 1st * 10 2 0 Lost 1989 Sugar Bowl to the Florida State Seminoles, 7–13 ^ 8 7
1989 * SEC 1st * 10 2 0 Won 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes, 31–14 ^ 6 6
1990 SEC 4th 8 3 1 Won 1990 Peach Bowl to the Indiana Hoosiers, 27–23 ^ 19 19
1991 SEC 8th 5 6 0
1992 SEC 5th 5 5 1
1993 Terry Bowden SEC 1st 11 0 0 4
1994 SEC 2nd 9 1 1 9
1995 SEC 2nd 8 4 0 Lost 1996 Outback Bowl to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 14–43 ^ 22 21
1996 SEC 3rd 8 4 [A 4] Won 1996 Independence Bowl against the Army Black Knights, 32–29 ^ 24 25
1997 SEC 1st 10 3 Won 1998 Peach Bowl (January) against the Clemson Tigers, 21–17 ^ 11 11
1998 Terry Bowden &
Bill Oliver
SEC 6th 3 8
1999 Tommy Tuberville SEC 5th 5 6
2000 SEC 1st 9 4 Lost 2001 Citrus Bowl to the Michigan Wolverines, 28–31 ^ 18 20
2001 SEC 2nd 7 5 Lost 2001 Peach Bowl to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 10–16 ^
2002 SEC 2nd 9 4 Won 2003 Capital One Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions, 13–9 ^ 14 16
2003 SEC 2nd 8 5 Won 2003 Music City Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers, 28–14 ^
2004 * SEC 1st * 1st 13 0 Won 2005 Sugar Bowl against the Virginia Tech Hokies, 16–13 ^ 2 2
2005 SEC 2nd 9 3 Lost 2006 Capital One Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers, 10–24 ^ 14 14
2006 SEC 2nd 11 2 Won 2007 Cotton Bowl Classic against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 17–14 ^ 9 8
2007 SEC 2nd 9 4 Won 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against the Clemson Tigers, 23–20 ^ 15 14
2008 SEC 5th 5 7
2009 Gene Chizik SEC 5th 8 5 Won 2010 Outback Bowl against the Northwestern Wildcats, 38–35 ^
2010†* SEC 1st* 1st 14 0 Won 2011 BCS National Championship Game against Oregon Ducks, 22-19 ^ 1 1
2011 SEC 4th 8 5 Won 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl against the Virginia Cavaliers,43-24^
2012 SEC 7th 3 9
Total 692 401 45 (only includes regular season games)
22 13 2 (only includes bowl games; 36 appearances)
714 414 47 (all games)
References:[10]

Notes[]

  1. The Southeastern Conference introduced divisional play in 1992; the divisional winners advance to the SEC Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[7]
  2. The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[13]
  3. The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today[14]
  4. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[15]

References[]

  1. F. Loyd Tate; P. G. Clark; G. M. Holley et al., eds. (1897), Glomerata 1897 (Annual), 1, Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing, p. 126, http://diglib.auburn.edu/cgi-bin/gloms/docviewer.pl?did=%2F1897&seq=126&frames=0&view=100, retrieved 23 March 2011
  2. George Dunglinson, Jr.; John McDuffie, Jr.; W. M. Wilson et al., eds. (1904), Glomerata 1904 (Annual), 7, Auburn, AL: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, p. 181, http://diglib.auburn.edu/cgi-bin/gloms/docviewer.pl?did=%2F1904&view=100&frames=0&pagenum=184, retrieved 23 March 2011
  3. "Auburn's football team". Auburn University. http://diglib.auburn.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0loguesms--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=loguesms&cl=CL1.1&d=HASHcadd5857754193fd26fda1. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  4. Jordan-Hare Stadium AuburnTigers.com. Accessed 2008-10-01
  5. Auburn University (20 January 2011). "Athletic Championships Won by Gender and Sport as of Spring 2011". Auburn University. https://oira.auburn.edu/factbook/generalinfo/acw.aspx. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records "All-Time Bowl Appearances & Victories Leaders," NCAA, July 2008. p. 281. Accessed 2008-10-01
  7. 7.0 7.1 2008 SEC Football Championship Game SECSports.com, Accessed 2008-09-27.
  8. AP Poll Archive. "Final AP Poll Appearances Summary". http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/app_final.cfm?sort=totapp&decade=all&rows=all. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  9. All-Time Team Won-Lost Records "Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records," NCAA, July 2008. p. 70. Accessed 2008-09-27
  10. 10.0 10.1 2007 Auburn Football Media Guide "History," Auburn University Sports Information, July 2008. pp. 133-147. Accessed 2008-10-01
  11. Southern Conference history: Southern Conference Year-by-Year Statistics 2007 Southern Conference media guide. Southern Conference, Soconsports.com. p. 140–142. Accessed 2008-09-27.
  12. SEC Annual Football Standings: 2008 SEC Football media guide (PDF p. 124–131) SEC communications department. Accessed 2008-09-27.
  13. Associated Press (Writers and Broadcasters) Final Polls Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records, NCAA. July 2008. pp. 96-99 Accessed 2008-09-27.
  14. USA Today/ESPN (Coaches) Weekly Poll Leaders Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records, NCAA. July 2008. pp. 101-105 Accessed 2008-09-27.
  15. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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