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
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
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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	Source
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	^[3]
September 24	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 14–12	84,084	^[4]
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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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 Doug Barfield Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. , Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
2. , Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
3. "Mistakes costly to Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn rallies by Vols, 14–12". The Selma Times-Journal. September 25, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.