- For Auburn's next season, see 2012 Auburn Tigers football team.
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[]
- ↑ The Southeastern Conference introduced divisional play in 1992; the divisional winners advance to the SEC Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[7]
- ↑ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[13]
- ↑ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today[14]
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[15]
References[]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Jordan-Hare Stadium AuburnTigers.com. Accessed 2008-10-01
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bowl/All-Star Game Records "All-Time Bowl Appearances & Victories Leaders," NCAA, July 2008. p. 281. Accessed 2008-10-01
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 2008 SEC Football Championship Game SECSports.com, Accessed 2008-09-27.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ All-Time Team Won-Lost Records "Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records," NCAA, July 2008. p. 70. Accessed 2008-09-27
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 2007 Auburn Football Media Guide "History," Auburn University Sports Information, July 2008. pp. 133-147. Accessed 2008-10-01
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ SEC Annual Football Standings: 2008 SEC Football media guide (PDF p. 124–131) SEC communications department. Accessed 2008-09-27.
- ↑ Associated Press (Writers and Broadcasters) Final Polls Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records, NCAA. July 2008. pp. 96-99 Accessed 2008-09-27.
- ↑ USA Today/ESPN (Coaches) Weekly Poll Leaders Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records, NCAA. July 2008. pp. 101-105 Accessed 2008-09-27.
- ↑ 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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