1927–28 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1927–28 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1927–28 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Mike Papke, who was in his third season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 20–2, 12–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Mississippi A&M to advance to the championship game of the Southern Conference Tournament where they lost to Mississippi.[1]

1927–28 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1927–28 record20–2 (12–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Mike Papke (3rd season)
CaptainFob James (1st year)
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
1927–28 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Auburn121 .923  202  .909
Mississippi A&M101 .909  137  .650
North Carolina81 .889  172  .895
Maryland81 .889  144  .778
Kentucky81 .889  126  .667
LSU73 .700  144  .778
Virginia105 .667  206  .769
Georgia85 .615  1310  .565
VMI55 .500  76  .538
Alabama55 .500  1010  .500
Clemson57 .417  914  .391
South Carolina47 .364  812  .400
Mississippi59 .357  109  .526
NC State36 .333  108  .556
Vanderbilt25 .286  57  .417
Virginia Tech37 .300  511  .313
Washington and Lee37 .300  512  .294
Florida210 .167  516  .238
Sewanee15 .167  27  .222
Tulane315 .167  315  .167
Tennessee08 .000  012  .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1928; Rankings from none

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
*
Montgomery YMCA W 38–12  1–0
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
*
White's Business College W 92–13  2–0
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
January 7, 1928*
Georgia Tech W 56–29  3–0
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
January 1928*
Southern College W 51–18  4–0
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
January 13, 1928
at Florida W 39–23  5–0
(1–0)
             New Gymnasium (–)
Gainesville, FL
January 14, 1928
at Florida W 43–33  6–0
(2–0)
             New Gymnasium (–)
Gainesville, FL
January 18, 1928
Clemson W 56–26  7–0
(3–0)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
January 19, 1928
Clemson W 30–23  8–0
(4–0)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
January 27, 1928
at Tulane W 32–17  9–0
(5–0)
              (–)
New Orleans, LA
January 28, 1928
at Tulane W 49–31  10–0
(6–0)
              (–)
New Orleans, LA
January 29, 1928
Tennessee W 63–14  11–0
(7–0)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 1, 1928
Vanderbilt W 62–28  12–0
(8–0)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 3, 1928
Georgia W 28–25  13–0
(9–0)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 9, 1928*
Georgetown (KY) W 41–25  14–0
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 10, 1928
Mississippi L 42–43  14–1
(9–1)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 11, 1928
Mississippi W 58–38  15–1
(10–1)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 21, 1928
Florida W 58–32  16–1
(11–1)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
February 22, 1928
Florida W 50–28  17–1
(12–1)
             Alumni Gymnasium (–)
Auburn, AL
SoCon Tournament[2]
February 25, 1928
vs. Clemson
First round
W 27–26  18–1
 13  Akin          Municipal Auditorium (–)
Atlanta, GA
February 26, 1928
8:00 pm
vs. Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 30–29  19–1
 11  Akin          Municipal Auditorium (5,000)
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 1928
vs. Mississippi A&M
Semifinals
W 42–34  20–1
 16  Akin          Municipal Auditorium (–)
Atlanta, GA
February 28, 1928
8:15 pm
vs. Mississippi
Championship
L 30–31  20–2
 15  Akin          Municipal Auditorium (–)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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