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==Origins and History==
The organization of Auburn's first football team is credited to [[George Petrie

===Pre-NCAA History <small>(1911-1994)</small>===
====AIC Era====
Auburn was led by nine different coaches over a 12-year span, including [[John

===NCAA History <small>(1995-present)</small>===
====GSC<small>(1995-2011)</small>====
====GAC<small>(2012-present)</small>====
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===2014 season===
{{main|2014 Southern Arkansas Mulerider football team}}
The 2014 SAU football teams enters the season with high expectations. Despite the loss of 34 letter winners from the 2013 teams, the Muleriders return plenty of starters on both sides of the ball. Sixth year head coach Bill Keopple has lead the Muleriders to consecutive winning seasons for the first times since 2002-2003 and looks to capitalize on this success.

==Rivalries==
{{main|The Battle of the Timberlands}}
Southern Arkansas plays its annual rivalry game, “The Battle of the Timberlands”, against the University of Arkansas at Monticello Boilweevils. The rivalry dates back to 1913 and the winning team is awarded a traveling trophy. SAU leads the series 53-35-1.

==Traditions==

===Mulegating===
Before each Auburn home football game, thousands of Auburn fans line Donahue Drive to cheer on the team as they walk from the Auburn Athletic Complex to [[Jordan–Hare Stadium]]. The tradition began in the 1950s when groups of kids would walk up the street to greet the team and get autographs. During the tenure of coach [[Doug Barfield]], the coach urged fans to come out and support the team, and thousands did. Today the team walks down the hill and into the stadium surrounded by fans who pat them on the back and shake their hands as they walk. The largest Tiger Walk occurred on December 2, 1989, before the first ever home football game against rival [[University of Alabama|Alabama]]—the [[Iron Bowl]]. On that day, an estimated 20,000 fans packed the one block section of road leading to the stadium. According to former athletic director [[David E. Housel|David Housel]], Tiger Walk has become "the most copied tradition in all of college football".<ref>{{cite web|year=2003|url=http://espn.go.com/page2/s/maisel/031120auburn.html|title=The best Walk in America|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=2007-10-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008075442/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/maisel/031120auburn.html|archivedate=8 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref>

==="Molly Ann"===
There are many stories surrounding the origins of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle". The most popular account involves the first Auburn football game in 1892 between Auburn and the [[University of Georgia]]. According to the story, in the stands that day was an old Civil War soldier with an eagle that he had found injured on a battlefield and kept as a pet. The eagle broke free and began to soar over the field, and Auburn began to march toward the Georgia end-zone. The crowd began to chant, "War Eagle" as the eagle soared. After Auburn won the game, the eagle crashed to the field and died but, according to the legend, his spirit lives on every time an Auburn man or woman yells "War Eagle!" The battle cry of "War Eagle" also functions as a greeting for those associated with the University. For many years, a live [[golden eagle]] has embodied the spirit of this tradition. The eagle was once housed on campus in The A. Elwyn Hamer Jr. Aviary (which was the second largest single-bird enclosure in the country), but the aviary was taken down in 2003 and the eagle moved to a nearby raptor center. The eagle, War Eagle VI (nicknamed "Tiger"), was trained in 2000 to fly free around the stadium before every home game to the delight of fans. The present eagle, War Eagle VII (nicknamed "Nova"), continues the tradition. War Eagle VI is believed to be the inspiration behind the 2005–2006 Auburn Cheerleading squad's chant, "Tigers, Tigers, Gooooooo Tigers!"

===The Mulerider Nickname===
The intersection of Magnolia and College streets in Auburn, which marks the transition from downtown Auburn to the university campus, is known as Toomer's Corner. It is named after Toomer's Drugs, a small store on the corner that has been an Auburn landmark since 1896. Hanging over the corner were two massive old oak trees, planted in 1937, and whenever there was cause for celebration in the Auburn community, [[toilet paper]] could usually be found hanging from the trees. Also known as "rolling the corner," this tradition was thought to have originated in the 1970s and until the mid-1990s was relegated to only to celebrating athletic wins.

The oak trees were cut down by the university in April, 2013, as a result of them being poisoned by Harvey Updyke Jr., a fan of rival Alabama.

==Current Coaching Staff==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"
! Name !! Position !! [[Alma mater]] || Year Entering
|-
|Bill Keopple||[[Head Coach]]||[[Central Arkansas University|Central Arkansas]]|| 6th
|-
|Josh Lawson||[[Defensive Coordinator]]||[[University of Alabama|Alabama]]|| 6th
|-
|Landon Keopple||[[Offensive Coordinator]]||[[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]]|| 6th
|-
|Trent Figg||Recruiting Coordinator/Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary||[[William Jewell College]]|| 1st
|-
|Paul Streacker||Offensive Line||[[Valdosta State University|Valdosta State]]|| 2nd
|-
|Cordell Upshaw||Defensive Line||[[Southern Arkansas University|Southern Arkansas]]|| 3rd
|-
|Tyler Hasty||Graduate Assistant - Wide Receivers||[[Guilford College]]|| 2nd
|-
|Benson Jordan||Graduate Assistant - Running Backs||[[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]|| 1st
|-
|Zach Lisko||Graduate Assistant - Defensive Line||[[Arkansas State University|Arkansas State]]|| 2nd
|-
|Chase Rico||Student Assistant||[[Southern Arkansas University|Southern Arkansas]]|| 1st
|}

==Head coaches==
{{main|List of Southern Arkansas Muleriders head football coaches}}

Auburn has had 25&nbsp;head coaches, and 1&nbsp;interim head coach, since it began play during the [[1892 college football season|1892 season]].<ref name=a157>2010 Auburn Football Media Guide, p. 157</ref> From 2008 to 2012, [[Gene Chizik]] has served as Auburn's head coach.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3767115|title=Auburn to name Chizik as coach|publisher=ESPN.com|date=2008-12-15|accessdate=2010-03-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329054838/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3767115|archivedate=29 March 2010 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> The team has played more than 1,150 games over 119 seasons.<ref name=a157/> In that time, seven coaches have led the Tigers in postseason [[bowl game]]s: [[Jack Meagher]], [[Ralph Jordan]], [[Pat Dye]], [[Terry Bowden]], [[Tommy Tuberville]], [[Gene Chizik]], and [[Gus Malzahn]].<ref name=a136>2010 Auburn Football Media Guide, pp. 136–143</ref> [[Billy Watkins]], [[Mike Donahue]], [[Chet A. Wynne]], Jordan, Dye, Tuberville, Chizik, and Malzhan won a combined twelve conference championships.<ref name=a184>2010 Auburn Football Media Guide, pp. 184–193</ref> During their tenures, Jordan and Chizik each won [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|national championships]] with the Tigers.<ref name=a184/><ref name="NCAANCs">{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/2010FBS.pdf|title=National Poll Rankings|author=The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|work=2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records|pages=68–77|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=2011-03-11|format=PDF}}</ref>

==Award winners==
A number of Auburn players and coaches have won national awards, including 66 players being named as college football [[College Football All-America Team|All-Americans]]. The Tigers also have eleven coaches and players that have been inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in [[South Bend, Indiana]].


===Hall of Fame===
{|cellpadding="3" style="font-size:.9em"
|-
! style="background:#FFB87F"| '''Players'''<br /><small>''Year Inducted''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| '''Coaches'''<br /><small>''Year Inducted''</small>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| '''1954''' – [[Jimmy Hitchcock]]<br />'''1956''' – [[Walter Gilbert (American football)|Walter Gilbert]]<br />'''1991''' – [[Pat Sullivan (American football)|Pat Sullivan]]<br />'''1994''' – [[Tucker Frederickson]]<br />'''1998''' – [[Bo Jackson]]<br />'''2002''' – [[Terry Beasley]]<br />'''2004''' – [[Tracy Rocker]]<br />'''2009''' – [[Ed Dyas]]
| '''1951''' – [[Mike Donahue|"Iron Mike" Donahue]]<br />'''1954''' – [[John Heisman]]<br />'''1982''' – [[Ralph Jordan|Ralph "Shug" Jordan]]<br />'''2005''' – [[Pat Dye]]
|}

===National awards===
'''Players'''
{| cellpadding="3" style="font-size:.9em"
|-
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Heisman Trophy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html|title=Heisman Trophy Winners|publisher=heisman.com|accessdate=2007-12-14}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><br /><small>''Best player''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Walter Camp Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm|title=Walter Camp Award Winners|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2007-12-14|first=James|last=Alder|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107193656/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm|archivedate=7 January 2008 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref><br /><small>''Best player''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Maxwell Award]]<br /><small>''Best player''</small>
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| '''1971''' – [[Pat Sullivan (American football)|Pat Sullivan]], ''QB''<br />'''1985''' – [[Bo Jackson]], ''RB''<br /> '''2010''' – [[Cam Newton]],''QB''
| '''1971''' – [[Pat Sullivan (American football)|Pat Sullivan]], ''QB''<br />'''1985''' – [[Bo Jackson]], ''RB''<br /> '''2010''' – [[Cam Newton]],''QB''
| '''2010''' – [[Cam Newton]],''QB''
|}

{|cellpadding="3" style="font-size:.9em"
|-
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Davey O'Brien Award]]<br /><small>''Best quarterback''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Manning Award]]<br /><small>''Best quarterback''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Outland Trophy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/outland/winners.html|title=All-Time Outland Trophy Winners|publisher=Football Writers Association of America|accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref><br /><small>''Best interior lineman''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Lombardi Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=53|title=The Rotary Lombardi Award Website&nbsp;— Winners|publisher=Rotary Club of Houston|accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref><br /><small>''Best lineman/linebacker''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Jim Thorpe Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/Awards/JTAPastWinners.html|title=The Jim Thorpe Award&nbsp;— Past Winners|publisher=The Jim Thorpe Association|accessdate=2007-12-14|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111163652/http://jimthorpeassoc.org/Awards/JTAPastWinners.html <!--DASHBot-->|archivedate=2007-11-11}}</ref> <br /><small>''Best defensive back''</small>
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| '''2010''' – [[Cam Newton]]
| '''2010''' – [[Cam Newton]]
| '''1958''' – [[Zeke Smith]],''G''<br />'''1988''' – [[Tracy Rocker]], ''DT''
| '''1988''' – [[Tracy Rocker]], ''DT''<br /> '''2010''' – [[Nick Fairley]], ''DT''
| '''2004''' – [[Carlos Rogers (American football)|Carlos Rogers]], ''CB''
|}
'''Coaches'''
{|cellpadding="3" style="font-size:.9em"
|-
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/11975759485160708%20BB%20Previous%20Winners.pdf|title=Paul "Bear" Bryant Previous Winners|publisher=American Heart Association|accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref><br /><small>''Coach of the Year''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year|Eddie Robinson Award]]<br /><small>''Coach of the Year''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year|Sporting News Award]]<br /><small>''Coach of the Year''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Home Depot Coach of the Year Award|Home Depot Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post?id=17725|title=Home Depot Previous Winners|publisher=Home Depot|accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref><br /><small>''Coach of the Year''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award|Bowden Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/19340/chizik-picks-up-another-coaching-honor|title=Chizik picks up another coaching honor|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=2011-03-07}}</ref><br /><small>''Coach of the Year''</small>
! style="background:#FFB87F"| [[Broyles Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broylesaward.com/html/former_winners.html|title=Former Winners of the Broyles Award|publisher=Rotary Club of Little Rock|accessdate=2007-12-14|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109083331/http://www.broylesaward.com/html/former_winners.html <!--DASHBot-->|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref><br /><small>''Best assistant coach''</small>
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| '''1993''' – [[Terry Bowden]]<br />'''2004''' – [[Tommy Tuberville]]<br />'''2010''' – [[Gene Chizik]]<br />'''2013''' – [[Gus Malzahn]]
| '''1993''' – [[Terry Bowden]]<br />'''2013''' – [[Gus Malzahn]]
| '''1993''' – [[Terry Bowden]]<br />'''2004''' – [[Tommy Tuberville]]<br />'''2013''' – [[Gus Malzahn]]
| '''2010''' – [[Gene Chizik]]<br />'''2013''' – [[Gus Malzahn]]
| '''2010''' – [[Gene Chizik]]<br />'''2013''' – [[Gus Malzahn]]
| '''2004''' – [[Gene Chizik]]<br />'''2010''' – [[Gus Malzahn]]
|}

==Muleriders in the Pros==
There have been 245 Auburn players drafted into the [[National Football League]], with 15 earning 30 All-Pro honors, 27 making [[Pro Bowl]] appearances, and 23 playing in the [[Super Bowl]].

The Dow Jones College-Football Success Index ranked Auburn as the eighth best program in the nation, with the second highest Draft Value which indicate "that a school's players perform better than NFL scouts seem to expect".<ref>{{cite news|year=2006|url=http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/retro-collegefootball0608.html|title=Dow Jones College-Football Success Index|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2006-10-06|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014211948/http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/retro-collegefootball0608.html|archivedate=14 October 2006 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> Auburn has the second most Top 5 NFL Draft picks only behind USC, and The Plains have produced 26 first round draft picks overall.

===Notable SAU Players===
Tommy Tuberville
Charlie McClendon

===Current Professional Players===
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:40em; text-align:center;"
|-
!Name || Position || Team
|-
| [[Daren Bates]] || LB || [[St.Louis Rams]]
|-
| [[Emory Blake]] || WR || [[St.Louis Rams]]
|-
| [[Ronnie Brown]] || RB || [[San Diego Chargers]]
|-
| [[Josh Bynes]] || LB || [[Baltimore Ravens]]
|-
| [[Jason Campbell]] || QB || [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|-
| [[Steven Clark (American football)|Steven Clark]] || P || [[Denver Broncos]]
|-
| [[Karlos Dansby]] || LB || [[Arizona Cardinals]]
|-
| [[Chris Davis (cornerback)|Chris Davis]] || DB || [[San Diego Chargers]]
|-
| [[King Dunlap]] || OT || [[Cleveland Browns]]
|-
| [[Nosa Egaue]] || DE || [[Atlanta Falcons]]
|-
| [[Nick Fairley]] || DT || [[Detroit Lions]]
|-
| [[Dee Ford]] || LB || [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|-
| [[Tyronne Green]] || OG || [[New England Patriots]]
|-
| [[Quentin Groves]] || LB || [[Houston Texans]]
|-
| [[Ben Grubbs]] || OG || [[New Orleans Saints]]
|-
| [[Josh Harris (long snapper)|Josh Harris]] || LS || [[Atlanta Falcons]]
|-
| [[Corey Lemonier]] || LB || [[San Francisco 49ers]]
|-
| [[Senderrick Marks]] || DT || [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
|-
| [[Tre Mason]] || RB || [[St.Louis Rams]]
|-
| [[Onterio McCalebb]] || DB || [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|-
| [[Brandon Mosley]] || OT || [[New York Giants]]
|-
| [[Cam Newton]] || QB || [[Carolina Panthers]]
|-
| [[Cody Parkey]] || K || [[Indianapolis Colts]]
|-
| [[Jerraud Powers]] || DB || [[Arizona Cardinals]]
|-
| [[Jay Prosch]] || FB || [[Houston Texans]]
|-
| [[Jeremiah Ratliff]] || DT || [[Chicago Bears]]
|-
| [[Greg Robinson (offensive tackle)|Greg Robinson]] || OT || [[St.Louis Rams]]
|-
| [[Carlos Rogers (American football)|Carlos Rogers]] || DB || [[Oakland Raiders]]
|-
| [[Pat Sims]] || DT || [[Oakland Raiders]]
|-
| [[Ryan Smith (safety)|Ryan Smith]] || S || [[Dallas Cowboys]]
|-
| [[Ben Tate]] || RB || [[Cleveland Browns]]
|-
| [[Ryan White]] || S || [[Green Bay Packers]]

|}


==Bowl history==
Auburn football teams have been invited to participate in 38 total bowls and have garnered a record of 22–13–2. Auburn [[list of NCAA football bowl records|ranks]] as one of the best programs in the nation in success in bowl games. Auburn ranks 16th in all-time bowl appearances with 37, 10th in all-time bowl wins with 22, and 5th in all-time bowl win percentage (minimum of 20 games) at .622. Most recently, Auburn defeated the [[2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia Cavaliers]] in the [[Chick-fil-A Bowl]], 43–24, on December 31, 2011. Auburn faced #1 Florida State in the [[2014 BCS National Championship Game]] in Pasadena, California on January 6, 2014. They lost by a score of 34-31. It was the Tigers' second BCS Championship appearance in four years.
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:50em; text-align:center;"
|-
!W/L || Date || PF || Opponent || PA || Bowl
|-
| T || 01-01-1937 || 7 || [[Villanova University|Villanova]] || 7 || [[Bacardi Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-01-1938 || 6 || [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] || 0 || [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-01-1954 || 13 || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] || 35 || [[Gator Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-31-1954 || 33 || [[Baylor University|Baylor]] || 13 || Gator Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 12-31-1955 || 13 || [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]] || 25 || [[1955 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-01-1964 || 7 || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 13 || Orange Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 12-18-1965 || 7 || [[Ole Miss Rebels|Mississippi]] || 13 || [[Liberty Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-28-1968 || 34 || [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] || 10 || [[Sun Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 12-31-1969 || 7 || [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] || 36 || [[Bluebonnet Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-02-1971 || 35 || Mississippi || 28 || Gator Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-01-1972 || 22 || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 40 || [[Sugar Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-30-1972 || 24 || [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] || 3 || Gator Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 12-29-1973 || 17 || [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 34 || Sun Bowl
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-30-1974 || 27 || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] || 3 || Gator Bowl
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-18-1982 || 33 || [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] || 26 || [[Capital One Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-02-1984 || 9 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 7 || Sugar Bowl
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-27-1984 || 21 || [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] || 15 || Liberty Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-01-1986 || 16 || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 36 || [[Cotton Bowl Classic]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-01-1987 || 16 || [[USC Trojans football|Southern California]] || 7 || [[Capital One Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
|-
| T || 01-01-1988 || 16 || [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] || 16 || Sugar Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-02-1989 || 7 || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] || 13 || Sugar Bowl
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-01-1990 || 31 || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 14 || [[Outback Bowl|Hall of Fame Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-29-1990 || 27 || [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]] || 23 || [[Peach Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-01-1996 || 14 || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 43 || [[Outback Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-31-1996 || 32 || [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] || 29 || [[Independence Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-02-1998 || 21 || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] || 17 || Peach Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-01-2001 || 28 || Michigan || 31 || [[Capital One Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 12-31-2001 || 10 || [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] || 16 || Peach Bowl
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-01-2003 || 13 || Penn State || 9 || [[Capital One Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-31-2003 || 28 || [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] || 14 || [[Music City Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-03-2005 || 16 || [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] || 13 || Sugar Bowl
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-02-2006 || 10 || Wisconsin || 24 || Capital One Bowl
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-01-2007 || 17 || Nebraska || 14 || Cotton Bowl Classic
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-31-2007 || 23 || [[2007 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 20 || [[2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-01-2010 || 38 || [[2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] || 35 || [[2010 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 01-10-2011 || 22 || [[2010 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] || 19 || [[2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game|BCS National Championship Game]]
|-style="background:#dfd;"
| W || 12-31-2011 || 43 || [[2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 24 || [[2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fdd;"
| L || 01-06-2014 || 31 || [[2013 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] || 34 || [[2014 BCS National Championship Game|BCS National Championship Game]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://muleriderathletis.com Mulerider Athletics]
* [http://web.saumag.edu Southern Arkansas University]
* [http://www.greatamericanconference.com Great American Conference]

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SAU Football

Southern Arkansas Mulerider football
2014 Southern Arkansas Mulerider football team
File:SAU Football Logo.png
First season1911
Head coach
6th season, 21–30–0 (.412)
StadiumWilkins Stadium
(capacity: 6,000)
Year built1949
Field surfaceArtificial Turf
LocationMagnolia, Arkansas
LeagueNCAA Division II
Past conferencesIndependent (1911–1925)
Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (1926–1994)
Gulf South Conference (1995–2011)
All-time record443–420–30 (.513)
Bowl record2–6–0 (.250)
Conference titles8 (1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1972, 1996)
Consensus All-Americans70
ColorsRoyal Blue and Old Gold
   
Fight songSAU Fight Song
MascotMolly Ann & the Mulerider
Primary RivalUAM Boll Weevils
WebsiteMuleriderAthletics.com

The Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team represents Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in the sport of American football. The Southern Arkansas Muleriders compete in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the Great American Conference.

SAU begin competing in 1911 when they were known as the Third District Agricultural School. Early Mulerider teams played local junior college and high school teams. The Muleriders are inaugural members of the Great American Conference. SAU has competed in the NCAA Division II since 1995 after spending almost 50 years as members of the NAIA.

Mulerider football teams have won 8 conference championships, participated in two college bowl games (1-1 record), and have made the NCAA Division II Playoffs in four seasons. SAU has produced 70 All-Americans and 172 First Team All-Conference players.

The Muleriders’ home stadium is Wilkins Stadium which opened in 1949. Wilkins Stadium features dual grandstands with seating for 6,000. Several renovations have been done to Wilkins Stadiums over the past few years. Artificial turf was recently installed and new ticket booths and concessions stands were added. Also on site at Wilkins Stadium is the Auburn Smith Field House which houses the SAU coaches offices, locker room, and training room.

Football Championships

Conference Championships

Southern Arkansas has won a total of 8 conference championships, including 2 in an early conference that included Arkansas junior colleges and high schools, 5 AIC Championships and 1 GSC Championships.

Conference affiliations:

Year Conference Coach Overall Record
1926 AIC Sage McLean 6-1–2
1927 AIC Sage McLean 7-2-1
1929 AIC Sage McLean 7-0-2
1948† AIC Elmer Smith 8-2
1951 AIC Elmer Smith 9–1
1952 AIC Elmer Smith 10–1
1972† AIC Raymond "Rip" Powell 8–2
1997† GSC Steve Roberts 9–2
Total Conference Championships: 8 (2 - unknown, 5 - AIC, 1 - GSC)
† Denotes co-champions

Origins and History

The organization of Auburn's first football team is credited to [[George Petrie

Pre-NCAA History (1911-1994)

AIC Era

Auburn was led by nine different coaches over a 12-year span, including [[John

NCAA History (1995-present)

GSC(1995-2011)

GAC(2012-present)

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2014 season

Main article: 2014 Southern Arkansas Mulerider football team

The 2014 SAU football teams enters the season with high expectations. Despite the loss of 34 letter winners from the 2013 teams, the Muleriders return plenty of starters on both sides of the ball. Sixth year head coach Bill Keopple has lead the Muleriders to consecutive winning seasons for the first times since 2002-2003 and looks to capitalize on this success.

Rivalries

Main article: The Battle of the Timberlands

Southern Arkansas plays its annual rivalry game, “The Battle of the Timberlands”, against the University of Arkansas at Monticello Boilweevils. The rivalry dates back to 1913 and the winning team is awarded a traveling trophy. SAU leads the series 53-35-1.

Traditions

Mulegating

Before each Auburn home football game, thousands of Auburn fans line Donahue Drive to cheer on the team as they walk from the Auburn Athletic Complex to Jordan–Hare Stadium. The tradition began in the 1950s when groups of kids would walk up the street to greet the team and get autographs. During the tenure of coach Doug Barfield, the coach urged fans to come out and support the team, and thousands did. Today the team walks down the hill and into the stadium surrounded by fans who pat them on the back and shake their hands as they walk. The largest Tiger Walk occurred on December 2, 1989, before the first ever home football game against rival Alabama—the Iron Bowl. On that day, an estimated 20,000 fans packed the one block section of road leading to the stadium. According to former athletic director David Housel, Tiger Walk has become "the most copied tradition in all of college football".[1]

"Molly Ann"

There are many stories surrounding the origins of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle". The most popular account involves the first Auburn football game in 1892 between Auburn and the University of Georgia. According to the story, in the stands that day was an old Civil War soldier with an eagle that he had found injured on a battlefield and kept as a pet. The eagle broke free and began to soar over the field, and Auburn began to march toward the Georgia end-zone. The crowd began to chant, "War Eagle" as the eagle soared. After Auburn won the game, the eagle crashed to the field and died but, according to the legend, his spirit lives on every time an Auburn man or woman yells "War Eagle!" The battle cry of "War Eagle" also functions as a greeting for those associated with the University. For many years, a live golden eagle has embodied the spirit of this tradition. The eagle was once housed on campus in The A. Elwyn Hamer Jr. Aviary (which was the second largest single-bird enclosure in the country), but the aviary was taken down in 2003 and the eagle moved to a nearby raptor center. The eagle, War Eagle VI (nicknamed "Tiger"), was trained in 2000 to fly free around the stadium before every home game to the delight of fans. The present eagle, War Eagle VII (nicknamed "Nova"), continues the tradition. War Eagle VI is believed to be the inspiration behind the 2005–2006 Auburn Cheerleading squad's chant, "Tigers, Tigers, Gooooooo Tigers!"

The Mulerider Nickname

The intersection of Magnolia and College streets in Auburn, which marks the transition from downtown Auburn to the university campus, is known as Toomer's Corner. It is named after Toomer's Drugs, a small store on the corner that has been an Auburn landmark since 1896. Hanging over the corner were two massive old oak trees, planted in 1937, and whenever there was cause for celebration in the Auburn community, toilet paper could usually be found hanging from the trees. Also known as "rolling the corner," this tradition was thought to have originated in the 1970s and until the mid-1990s was relegated to only to celebrating athletic wins.

The oak trees were cut down by the university in April, 2013, as a result of them being poisoned by Harvey Updyke Jr., a fan of rival Alabama.

Current Coaching Staff

Name Position Alma mater Year Entering
Bill Keopple Head Coach Central Arkansas 6th
Josh Lawson Defensive Coordinator Alabama 6th
Landon Keopple Offensive Coordinator Tulsa 6th
Trent Figg Recruiting Coordinator/Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary William Jewell College 1st
Paul Streacker Offensive Line Valdosta State 2nd
Cordell Upshaw Defensive Line Southern Arkansas 3rd
Tyler Hasty Graduate Assistant - Wide Receivers Guilford College 2nd
Benson Jordan Graduate Assistant - Running Backs Ouachita Baptist 1st
Zach Lisko Graduate Assistant - Defensive Line Arkansas State 2nd
Chase Rico Student Assistant Southern Arkansas 1st

Head coaches

Main article: List of Southern Arkansas Muleriders head football coaches

Auburn has had 25 head coaches, and 1 interim head coach, since it began play during the 1892 season.[2] From 2008 to 2012, Gene Chizik has served as Auburn's head coach.[3] The team has played more than 1,150 games over 119 seasons.[2] In that time, seven coaches have led the Tigers in postseason bowl games: Jack Meagher, Ralph Jordan, Pat Dye, Terry Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Gene Chizik, and Gus Malzahn.[4] Billy Watkins, Mike Donahue, Chet A. Wynne, Jordan, Dye, Tuberville, Chizik, and Malzhan won a combined twelve conference championships.[5] During their tenures, Jordan and Chizik each won national championships with the Tigers.[5][6]

Award winners

A number of Auburn players and coaches have won national awards, including 66 players being named as college football All-Americans. The Tigers also have eleven coaches and players that have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.


Hall of Fame

Players
Year Inducted 		Coaches
Year Inducted
1954 – Jimmy Hitchcock
1956 – Walter Gilbert
1991 – Pat Sullivan
1994 – Tucker Frederickson
1998 – Bo Jackson
2002 – Terry Beasley
2004 – Tracy Rocker
2009 – Ed Dyas 		1951 – "Iron Mike" Donahue
1954 – John Heisman
1982 – Ralph "Shug" Jordan
2005 – Pat Dye

National awards

Players

Heisman Trophy[7]
Best player 		Walter Camp Award[8]
Best player 		Maxwell Award
Best player
1971 – Pat Sullivan, QB
1985 – Bo Jackson, RB
2010 – Cam Newton,QB 		1971 – Pat Sullivan, QB
1985 – Bo Jackson, RB
2010 – Cam Newton,QB 		2010 – Cam Newton,QB
Davey O'Brien Award
Best quarterback 		Manning Award
Best quarterback 		Outland Trophy[9]
Best interior lineman 		Lombardi Award[10]
Best lineman/linebacker 		Jim Thorpe Award[11]
Best defensive back
2010 – Cam Newton 2010 – Cam Newton 1958 – Zeke Smith,G
1988 – Tracy Rocker, DT 		1988 – Tracy Rocker, DT
2010 – Nick Fairley, DT 		2004 – Carlos Rogers, CB

Coaches

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award[12]
Coach of the Year 		Eddie Robinson Award
Coach of the Year 		Sporting News Award
Coach of the Year 		Home Depot Award[13]
Coach of the Year 		Bowden Award[14]
Coach of the Year 		Broyles Award[15]
Best assistant coach
1993 – Terry Bowden
2004 – Tommy Tuberville
2010 – Gene Chizik
2013 – Gus Malzahn 		1993 – Terry Bowden
2013 – Gus Malzahn 		1993 – Terry Bowden
2004 – Tommy Tuberville
2013 – Gus Malzahn 		2010 – Gene Chizik
2013 – Gus Malzahn 		2010 – Gene Chizik
2013 – Gus Malzahn 		2004 – Gene Chizik
2010 – Gus Malzahn

Muleriders in the Pros

There have been 245 Auburn players drafted into the National Football League, with 15 earning 30 All-Pro honors, 27 making Pro Bowl appearances, and 23 playing in the Super Bowl.

The Dow Jones College-Football Success Index ranked Auburn as the eighth best program in the nation, with the second highest Draft Value which indicate "that a school's players perform better than NFL scouts seem to expect".[16] Auburn has the second most Top 5 NFL Draft picks only behind USC, and The Plains have produced 26 first round draft picks overall.

Notable SAU Players

Tommy Tuberville Charlie McClendon

Current Professional Players

Name Position Team
Daren Bates LB St.Louis Rams
Emory Blake WR St.Louis Rams
Ronnie Brown RB San Diego Chargers
Josh Bynes LB Baltimore Ravens
Jason Campbell QB Cincinnati Bengals
Steven Clark P Denver Broncos
Karlos Dansby LB Arizona Cardinals
Chris Davis DB San Diego Chargers
King Dunlap OT Cleveland Browns
Nosa Egaue DE Atlanta Falcons
Nick Fairley DT Detroit Lions
Dee Ford LB Kansas City Chiefs
Tyronne Green OG New England Patriots
Quentin Groves LB Houston Texans
Ben Grubbs OG New Orleans Saints
Josh Harris LS Atlanta Falcons
Corey Lemonier LB San Francisco 49ers
Senderrick Marks DT Jacksonville Jaguars
Tre Mason RB St.Louis Rams
Onterio McCalebb DB Cincinnati Bengals
Brandon Mosley OT New York Giants
Cam Newton QB Carolina Panthers
Cody Parkey K Indianapolis Colts
Jerraud Powers DB Arizona Cardinals
Jay Prosch FB Houston Texans
Jeremiah Ratliff DT Chicago Bears
Greg Robinson OT St.Louis Rams
Carlos Rogers DB Oakland Raiders
Pat Sims DT Oakland Raiders
Ryan Smith S Dallas Cowboys
Ben Tate RB Cleveland Browns
Ryan White S Green Bay Packers


Bowl history

Auburn football teams have been invited to participate in 38 total bowls and have garnered a record of 22–13–2. Auburn ranks as one of the best programs in the nation in success in bowl games. Auburn ranks 16th in all-time bowl appearances with 37, 10th in all-time bowl wins with 22, and 5th in all-time bowl win percentage (minimum of 20 games) at .622. Most recently, Auburn defeated the Virginia Cavaliers in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, 43–24, on December 31, 2011. Auburn faced #1 Florida State in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 6, 2014. They lost by a score of 34-31. It was the Tigers' second BCS Championship appearance in four years.

W/L Date PF Opponent PA Bowl
T 01-01-1937 7 Villanova 7 Bacardi Bowl
W 01-01-1938 6 Michigan State 0 Orange Bowl
L 01-01-1954 13 Texas Tech 35 Gator Bowl
W 12-31-1954 33 Baylor 13 Gator Bowl
L 12-31-1955 13 Vanderbilt 25 Gator Bowl
L 01-01-1964 7 Nebraska 13 Orange Bowl
L 12-18-1965 7 Mississippi 13 Liberty Bowl
W 12-28-1968 34 Arizona 10 Sun Bowl
L 12-31-1969 7 Houston 36 Bluebonnet Bowl
W 01-02-1971 35 Mississippi 28 Gator Bowl
L 01-01-1972 22 Oklahoma 40 Sugar Bowl
W 12-30-1972 24 Colorado 3 Gator Bowl
L 12-29-1973 17 Missouri 34 Sun Bowl
W 12-30-1974 27 Texas 3 Gator Bowl
W 12-18-1982 33 Boston College 26 Tangerine Bowl
W 01-02-1984 9 Michigan 7 Sugar Bowl
W 12-27-1984 21 Arkansas 15 Liberty Bowl
L 01-01-1986 16 Texas A&M 36 Cotton Bowl Classic
W 01-01-1987 16 Southern California 7 Florida Citrus Bowl
T 01-01-1988 16 Syracuse 16 Sugar Bowl
L 01-02-1989 7 Florida State 13 Sugar Bowl
W 01-01-1990 31 Ohio State 14 Hall of Fame Bowl
W 12-29-1990 27 Indiana 23 Peach Bowl
L 01-01-1996 14 Penn State 43 Outback Bowl
W 12-31-1996 32 Army 29 Independence Bowl
W 01-02-1998 21 Clemson 17 Peach Bowl
L 01-01-2001 28 Michigan 31 Florida Citrus Bowl
L 12-31-2001 10 North Carolina 16 Peach Bowl
W 01-01-2003 13 Penn State 9 Capital One Bowl
W 12-31-2003 28 Wisconsin 14 Music City Bowl
W 01-03-2005 16 Virginia Tech 13 Sugar Bowl
L 01-02-2006 10 Wisconsin 24 Capital One Bowl
W 01-01-2007 17 Nebraska 14 Cotton Bowl Classic
W 12-31-2007 23 Clemson 20 Chick-fil-A Bowl
W 01-01-2010 38 Northwestern 35 Outback Bowl
W 01-10-2011 22 Oregon 19 BCS National Championship Game
W 12-31-2011 43 Virginia 24 Chick-fil-A Bowl
L 01-06-2014 31 Florida State 34 BCS National Championship Game

References

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  2. ^ a b 2010 Auburn Football Media Guide, p. 157
  3. ^ "Auburn to name Chizik as coach". ESPN.com. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 2010 Auburn Football Media Guide, pp. 136–143
  5. ^ a b 2010 Auburn Football Media Guide, pp. 184–193
  6. ^ The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records. NCAA.org. pp. 68–77. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  7. ^ "Heisman Trophy Winners". heisman.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14. [dead link]
  8. ^ Alder, James. "Walter Camp Award Winners". About.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "All-Time Outland Trophy Winners". Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  10. ^ "The Rotary Lombardi Award Website — Winners". Rotary Club of Houston. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  11. ^ "The Jim Thorpe Award — Past Winners". The Jim Thorpe Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  12. ^ "Paul "Bear" Bryant Previous Winners" (PDF). American Heart Association. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  13. ^ "Home Depot Previous Winners". Home Depot. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  14. ^ "Chizik picks up another coaching honor". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  15. ^ "Former Winners of the Broyles Award". Rotary Club of Little Rock. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  16. ^ "Dow Jones College-Football Success Index". The Wall Street Journal. 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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