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1997 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Terry Bowden, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll after winning the Peach Bowl against Clemson on January 2.

1997 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRodney Allison
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 4 Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 LSU x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.at Virginia*No. 18
ESPNW 28–1745,300[1]
September 1311:30 a.m.Ole MissNo. 16
JPSW 19–981,203[2]
September 206:30 p.m.at No. 10 LSUNo. 12
ESPNW 31–2880,538[3]
September 276:00 p.m.UCF*No. 8
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 41–1482,109[4]
October 411:30 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 8
JPSW 23–679,411[5]
October 111:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech* No. 8
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 49–1384,761[6]
October 182:30 p.m.No. 7 FloridaNo. 6
CBSL 10–2485,214[7]
October 255:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 11
ESPN2W 26–2141,277[8]
November 11:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 11
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 0–2082,736[9]
November 154:50 p.m.at No. 7 GeorgiaNo. 16
ESPNW 45–3486,117[10]
November 226:30 p.m.AlabamaNo. 13
ESPNW 18–1785,214[11]
December 68:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 TennesseeNo. 11
ABCL 29–3074,896[12]
January 22:00 p.m.vs. Clemson*No. 13
ESPNW 21–1771,212[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

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See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP16171616128886111117161313111311
Coaches191816128987111117161313111311

Game summaries

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Florida

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At Auburn

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#7 Florida Gators (5–1) at #6 Auburn Tigers (6–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 10 0 7724
Auburn 7 3 0010

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,244
  • Referee: A. Sizemore
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "SEC's Auburn defeats ACC's Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. September 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers ambush Rebs". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late TD sparks Auburn". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCF can't keep up at Auburn". The Orlando Sentinel. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Craig-led Auburn shuts door on Gamecocks, 23–6". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bring on the Gators! Auburn crushes La. Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators top Auburn with No. 3 QB". The Atlanta Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas rally falls short". Tulsa World. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State shuts out Auburn". The Anniston Star. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers top Dawgs, stay in title hunt". The Sun Herald. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Holmes cookin' - Tigers cash in late fumble to steal historic win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Volunteers win SEC title, await their bowl destiny". The Courier-Journal. December 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Other Tigers rally in 4th". The Herald. January 3, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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