2021 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2021 Auburn Tigers football team will represent Auburn University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers will play their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by first-year head coach Bryan Harsin.

2021 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2021 record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bobo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Mason (1st season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 87,451)
2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida  0 –0     0 –0  
Georgia  0 –0     0 –0  
Kentucky  0 –0     0 –0  
Missouri  0 –0     0 –0  
South Carolina  0 –0     0 –0  
Tennessee  0 –0     0 –0  
Vanderbilt  0 –0     0 –0  
West Division
Alabama  0 –0     0 –0  
Arkansas  0 –0     0 –0  
Auburn  0 –0     0 –0  
LSU  0 –0     0 –0  
Mississippi State  0 –0     0 –0  
Ole Miss  0 –0     0 –0  
Texas A&M  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020 season 6–5, 6–4 in SEC play to finish in third place in the Western Division. Head coach Gus Malzahn was fired at the end of the regular season after finishing 6–4 in his eighth season. Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele coached in the bowl game. The Tigers were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Northwestern.[1] Boise State head coach, Bryan Harsin, was hired on December 22.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4Akron*
September 11Alabama State*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
September 18at Penn State*
September 25Georgia State*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
October 2at LSU
October 9Georgia
October 16at Arkansas
October 30Ole Miss
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
November 6at Texas A&M
November 13Mississippi State
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
November 20at South Carolina
November 27Alabama
Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings
Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches  
CFP Not released Not released

References
  1. "Auburn concludes season with Vrbo Citrus Bowl defeat". Auburn Athletics. January 1, 2021.
  2. "Bryan Harsin Named Head Coach at Auburn". Auburn Athletics. December 22, 2020.
  3. "2021 Auburn Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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