1976 Auburn Tigers football team
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At the end of the 1975 season, Paul “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) recieved All-American honors and [2] for the 1976 season, yet there were no players named to the All-SEC first team this year.
Schedule
|+ Auburn Tigers - 1976 Season[2]
9/11at Arizona*
L 19-3152,206 9/18Baylor*
L 14-1550,000 9/25vs. Tennessee
W 38-2847,500 10/2vs. No. 16 Ole Miss
W 10-040,500 10/9at Memphis*
L 27-2848,561 10/16Georgia Tech*
L 10-2863,786 10/23Florida State*
W 31-1958,500 10/30at No. 12 Florida
L 19-2465,129 11/6Mississippi State
W 19-28 (vacated)37,000 11/13No. 7 Georgia
L 0-2863,912 11/27vs. No. 18 Alabama
L 7-3870,303
References
- ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182-4 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
- ^ a b c 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143,178 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011