1977 Auburn Tigers football team

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

1977 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#6 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

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*	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 3–24	42,464
October 29, 1977	No. 18 Florida		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 29–14	57,000
November 5, 1977	Mississippi State		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 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. No. 2 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 21–48	69,921
*Non-conference game.

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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. 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011