1996 Auburn Tigers football team
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The 1996 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University
in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
.
Coached by Terry Bowden
, they tallied an 8–4 record, played in the , and finished the season ranked #22 in the AP Poll
and #21 in the Coaches' Poll.
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped....
.
Coached by Terry Bowden
Terry Bowden
Terry Bowden is an American football coach at the University of North Alabama. Bowden was previously the head coach at Salem University , Samford University , and Auburn University . Bowden is the son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden...
, they tallied an 8–4 record, played in the , and finished the season ranked #22 in the AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
and #21 in the Coaches' Poll.
Schedule
| Date | Team | Location | PF | PA | Result | Attend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 1996 | UAB 1996 UAB Blazers football team The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the college football season of 1996, and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Watson Brown, who was entering his second season as the program's head coach. They played their home... |
Auburn | 29 | 0 | W | 80,645 |
| September 7, 1996 | Auburn | 62 | 0 | W | 79,026 | |
| September 14, 1996 | at | Oxford, MS | 45 | 28 | W | 40,456 |
| September 21, 1996 | LSU 1996 LSU Tigers football team The 1996 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. LSU finished with a 10–2 overall record after defeating Clemson Tigers, 10–7, in the Peach Bowl... |
Auburn | 15 | 19 | L | 85,214 |
| October 5, 1996 | South Carolina 1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the college football 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in... |
Auburn | 28 | 24 | W | 84,107 |
| October 12, 1996 | at | Starkville, MS | 49 | 15 | W | 40,728 |
| October 19, 1996 | at Florida 1996 Florida Gators football team The 1996 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's seventh season under head coach Steve Spurrier... |
Gainesville, FL | 10 | 51 | L | 85,697 |
| November 2, 1996 | Arkansas | Auburn | 28 | 7 | W | 84,763 |
| November 9, 1996 | Auburn | 28 | 24 | W | 78,309 | |
| November 16, 1996 | Georgia | Auburn | 49 | 56 | L (4OT) | 85,214 |
| November 23, 1996 | at Alabama 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1996–97 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. Gene Stallings led the Crimson Tide to a 10–3 record in his final year with the program... |
Birmingham | 23 | 24 | L | 83,091 |
| December 31, 1996 | Shreveport, LA | 32 | 29 | W | 41,366 | |
| 366 | 277 | 8–4 |