1977 Auburn Tigers football team

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
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
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 Doug Barfield and 4–2 in the 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 (OG), James McKinney (DB), Jorge Portela (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 1Ole Miss
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ABCW 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 State
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

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
    • 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
    3. ^ "Auburn rips injury-hit 'Cats, 21–10". The Arizona Republic. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Mistakes costly to Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Auburn rallies by Vols, 14–12". The Selma Times-Journal. September 25, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Auburn holds off Ole Miss to post 21–15 SEC victory". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Wolfpack edges Auburn 17–15". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Yellow Jackets mangle Auburn". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Seminoles trounce Auburn Tigers, 24–3". Panama City News-Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Auburn tops Florida 29–14 in upset win". The Tennessean. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Mississippi State tops Auburn 27–13". The Tennessean. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
    13. ^ "Georgia fumbles, Auburn recovers". The Dothan Eagle. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ "Alabama scoring spree ends Eagle upset hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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