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1997 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRodney Allison
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 4 Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 LSU x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Terry Bowden, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll after winning the Peach Bowl against Clemson on January 2.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.at Virginia*No. 18
ESPNW 28–1745,300
September 1311:30 a.m.Ole MissNo. 16
JPSW 19–981,203
September 206:30 p.m.at No. 10 LSUNo. 12
ESPNW 31–2880,538
September 276:00 p.m.Central Florida*No. 8
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
PPVW 41–1482,109
October 411:30 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 8
JPSW 23–679,411
October 111:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*daggerNo. 8
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
PPVW 49–1384,761[1]
October 182:30 p.m.No. 7 FloridaNo. 6
CBSL 10–2485,214
October 255:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 11
ESPN2W 26–2141,277
November 11:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 11
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
L 0–2082,736
November 154:50 p.m.at No. 7 GeorgiaNo. 16
ESPNW 45–3486,117
November 226:30 p.m.AlabamaNo. 13
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (Iron Bowl)
ESPNW 18–1785,214[2]
December 68:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 TennesseeNo. 11
ABCL 29–3074,896
January 22:00 p.m.vs. Clemson*No. 13
ESPNW 21–1771,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP16171616128886111117161313111311
Coaches191816128987111117161313111311

Game summaries

Florida

At Auburn

#7 Florida Gators (5–1) at #6 Auburn Tigers (6–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 10 0 7724
Auburn 7 3 0010

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,244
  • Referee: A. Sizemore
  • Box Score
Game information

References

  1. ^ "Bring on the Gators! Auburn crushes La. Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Holmes cookin' - Tigers cash in late fumble to steal historic win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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