1996 Auburn Tigers football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 9 Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 12 LSU x		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 24 Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Terry Bowden, they tallied an 8–4 record, played Army in the Independence Bowl, and finished the season ranked #22 in the AP Poll and #21 in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

August 315:30 PMUAB*No. 16

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL

W 29–0 80,645 September 76:00 PMFresno State*No. 18

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL

PPVW 62–0 79,026 September 1411:30 AMat Ole MissNo. 15

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, MS

ESPN2W 45–28 40,456 September 216:30 PMNo. 21 LSUNo. 13

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)

ESPNL 15–19 85,214 October 52:30 PMSouth CarolinaNo. 20

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL

CBSW 28-24 84,107 October 122:30 PMat Mississippi StateNo. 18

• Scott Field
• Starkville, MS

CBSW 49–15 40,728 October 192:30 PMat No. 1 FloridaNo. 16

• Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
• Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)

CBSL 10–51 85,697 November 26:00 PMArkansasNo. 24

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL

ESPN2W 28–7 84,763 November 91:00 PMNE Louisiana*No. 22

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL

W 28–24 78,309 November 162:30 PMGeorgiaNo. 20

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

CBSL 49–56 ^4OT85,214 November 236:30 PMat No. 15 Alabama

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)

ESPNL 23–24 83,091 December 312:30 PMvs. Army*No. 25

• Independence Stadium
• Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)

ESPNW 32–29 41,366