1976 Auburn Tigers football team

1976 Auburn Tigers football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Barfield
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. At the end of the 1975 season, Ralph "Shug" Jordan retired after 25 years as head coach of the Auburn Tigers. Doug Barfield, Jordan’s offensive coordinator, took over as head coach starting in 1976. He coached the Tigers to a 3–8 record his first season, winning just 2 of 6 conference games.^[1] However, Mississippi State was forced to forfeit their game that year, so Auburn's record officially improved to 4–7 (3–3).^[2]

Neil O'Donoghue (PK) received All-American honors and ^[2] for the 1976 season, yet there were no players named to the All-SEC first team this year.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11, 1976	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 19–31	52,206
September 18, 1976	Baylor*	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 14–15	50,000
September 25, 1976	vs. Tennessee	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	W 38–28	50,000
October 2, 1976	vs. No. 16 Mississippi	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 10–0	40,500
October 9, 1976	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 27–28	48,561
October 16, 1976	Georgia Tech*	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 10–28	63,786
October 23, 1976	Florida State*	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 31–19	58,500
October 30, 1976	at No. 12 Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 19–24	65,129
November 6, 1976	Mississippi State	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 19–28 (vacated)	37,000
November 13, 1976	No. 7 Georgia	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–28	63,912
November 27, 1976	vs. No. 18 Alabama	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 7–38	70,303
*Non-conference game.

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References

↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
1 2 3 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143,178 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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