1978 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1978 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall 6–4–1 record under third-year head coach Doug Barfield and failed to receive an invitation to a bowl game. While only slightly better than the previous year's 6–5 record, the 1978 squad fared worse in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) completing the season with a record of 3–2–1.

1978 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorP. W. Underwood (3rd season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Legion Field
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 19 2 1
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 05 5 1
Florida 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Four players were named All-SEC players for 1978: defensive back James McKinney, running back Joe Cribbs, offensive tackle Mike Burrow, and defensive tackle Frank Warren.

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