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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1977 record6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorP. W. Underwood (2nd season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10Arizona*
W 21–1045,000
September 17Southern Miss*
L 13–2442,000
September 24at Tennessee
W 14–1284,084
October 1Ole Miss
W 21–1548,000
October 8N.C. State
L 15–1745,000
October 15at Georgia Tech*
L 21–3845,000
October 22at Florida State*No. 13
L 3–2442,464
October 29No. 18 Florida
W 29–1457,000
November 5Mississippi State
W 13–27 (vacated)58,000
November 12at Georgia
W 33–1457,000
November 26vs. No. 2 Alabama
L 21–4869,921
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Personnel
1977 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB William Andrews
RB James Brooks
WR Rusty Byrd
RB Joe Cribbs
WR Byron Franklin
OL Lynn Johnson
WR Reese McCall
QB Charlie Trotman
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB James McKinney
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Skip Johnston
K Jorge Portela
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    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


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