1977 Auburn Tigers football team

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – 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

1977 Auburn Tigers football
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
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

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).

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
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[]

^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
^ ^a ^b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
^ "Mistakes costly to Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[aumediaguide2011-1] 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011

[aumediaguide2005-2] 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011

[1977USM1-3] "Mistakes costly to Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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National championship seasons in bold

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	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