1977 Auburn Tigers football team

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).

1977 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1977 record	6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Barfield (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dal Shealy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	P. W. Underwood (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jordan–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
Auburn	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	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

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	Arizona*		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–10	45,000
September 17	Southern Miss*		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 13–24	42,000
September 24	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 14–12	84,084
October 1	Ole Miss		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–15	48,000
October 8	N.C. State		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 15–17	45,000
October 15	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 21–38	45,000
October 22	at Florida State*	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 3–24	42,464
October 29	No. 18 Florida		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 29–14	57,000
November 5	Mississippi State		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 13–27 (vacated)	58,000
November 12	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 33–14	57,000
November 26	vs. No. 2 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 21–48	69,921
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the 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