1977 Auburn Tigers football team

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. However, due to sanctions imposed against Mississippi state, the loss that year was forfeited and Auburn's record officially improved to 6–5 (5–1).

1977 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorP. W. Underwood (2nd season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 0 010 1 0
Auburn 5 1 06 5 0
LSU 4 2 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 06 4 1
Georgia 2 4 05 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 4 06 5 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 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

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).

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