1997 Auburn Tigers football team

1997 Auburn Tigers football
1997 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion; Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 29–30 vs. Tennessee
Peach Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rodney Allison (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro I formation
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

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.^[2]

Western Division

CoachesNo. 11

APNo. 11

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1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 18	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 28–17	45,300	^[3]
September 13	11:30 a.m.	Ole Miss	No. 16	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	JPS	W 19–9	81,203	^[4]
September 20	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 LSU	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–28	80,538	^[5]
September 27	6:00 p.m.	UCF*	No. 8	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	W 41–14	82,109	^[6]
October 4	11:30 a.m.	at South Carolina	No. 8	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	W 23–6	79,411	^[7]
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 8	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	W 49–13	84,761	^[8]
October 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Florida	No. 6	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 10–24	85,214	^[9]
October 25	5:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 11	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 26–21	41,277	^[10]
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 11	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 0–20	82,736	^[11]
November 15	4:50 p.m.	at No. 7 Georgia	No. 16	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–34	86,117	^[12]
November 22	6:30 p.m.	Alabama	No. 13	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	W 18–17	85,214	^[13]
December 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Tennessee	No. 11	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game, rivalry)	ABC	L 29–30	74,896	^[14]
January 2	2:00 p.m.	vs. Clemson*	No. 13	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl, rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–17	71,212	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	10	0	7	7	24
Auburn	7	3	0	0	10

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1997 Auburn Tigers football

SEC Western Division co-champion Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 29–30 vs. Tennessee
Peach Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rodney Allison (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro I formation^[1]
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4^[1]
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →