Tinker Town: "I am starting to feel the tension. Auburn seem to trigger this response in me to LSU fourth college football game this season. Because of course, Auburn was the nemesis that decided the champion of the SEC West for so many past years."
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| Year | Coach | Selector | Record | Bowl | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ralph "Shug" Jordan | AP | 10-0 (7-0) | no bowl due to probation | no bowl due to probation | ||
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | BCS, AP, Coaches | 14-0 (8-0) | BCS National Championship Game | #1 Auburn 22, #2 Oregon 19 | ||
| Claimed national championships: | 2 | ||||||
Over the seasons, other polls and organizations have named Auburn national champions,[15] although none of these championships are recognized by the school:
The AP Poll did not begin selecting a champion until 1936 nor the AFCA Coaches Poll. The undefeated 1913 and 1914 teams coached by Mike Donahue were some of the best defenses in Auburn history. In fact, the 1914 squad allowed zero points all season, outscoring opponents 193-0. The 1983 team featuring Bo Jackson went 11–1 and finished the season by beating Michigan in the Sugar Bowl. Despite the team entering the game ranked third in the AP and both teams ranked ahead losing their bowl games, Auburn was jumped by fifth ranked Miami for the AP National Title. The 1993 team was ineligible to play in a postseason bowl game due to NCAA-imposed sanctions for paying Eric Ramsey[16] and finished ranked fourth by the AP. The undefeated 2004 squad (13–0) finished second in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls, but the team was awarded the 2004 Fanspoll.com People's National Champion title.[17] After USC was stripped of the FWAA title, the organization discussed awarding the Grantland Rice Award to Auburn but ultimately voted not to award a trophy for 2004.[18] On June 6, 2011, the BCS officially stripped USC of its 2004 national championship, stating that there would be no champion for the 2004 season. Nonetheless, Auburn acknowledges the 2004 title, along with the 1913, 1983 and 1993 titles, in its media guide.[19]
Undefeated seasons
Since its beginnings in 1892, Auburn has completed twelve undefeated seasons.[20] This includes seven perfect seasons in which the Tigers were undefeated and untied:Conference championships
Auburn has won a total of 11 conference championships, including 7 SEC Championships.Conference affiliations:
- 1892-1894, Independent
- 1895-1920, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1921-1932, Southern Conference
- 1933–present, Southeastern Conference
| Year | Coach | Conference | Record | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Billy Watkins | SIAA | 4-0 | no bowl | |
| 1913 | Mike Donahue | SIAA | 9-0 | no bowl | |
| 1919 | Mike Donahue | SIAA | 8-0-1 | no bowl | |
| 1932 | Chet A. Wynne | Southern | 9-0-1 | no bowl | |
| 1957 | Ralph "Shug" Jordan | SEC | 10-0 (7-0) | no bowl due to NCAA infractions | |
| 1983 | Pat Dye | SEC | 11-1 (6-0) | Sugar Bowl | #3 Auburn 9, #8 Michigan 7 |
| 1987 | Pat Dye | SEC | 9-1-2 (6-0-1) | Sugar Bowl | #6 Auburn 16, #4 Syracuse 16 |
| 1988 | Pat Dye | SEC | 10-2 (6-1) | Sugar Bowl | #7 Auburn 7, #4 Florida State 13 |
| 1989 | Pat Dye | SEC | 10-2 (6-1) | Hall of Fame Bowl | #9 Auburn 31, #20 Ohio State 14 |
| 2004 | Tommy Tuberville | SEC | 13-0 (8-0) | Sugar Bowl | #3 Auburn 16, #9 Virginia Tech 13 |
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | SEC | 14-0 (8-0) | BCS National Championship Game | #1 Auburn 22, #2 Oregon 19 |
| Total Conference Championships: | 11 | ||||
Divisional championships
Since 1992, Auburn has won the SEC Western Division championship outright on four occasions, and is 2-2 in the SEC Championship Game. The most recent appearance came in 2010, as Auburn completed the regular season 12-0, and defeated South Carolina 56-17 in the 2010 SEC Championship Game. Auburn has also shared the western division title, but did not play in the championship game, on three occasions.| Year | Coach | Record | Championship Game Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Terry Bowden | 10-2 (6-2) | #11 Auburn 29, #3 Tennessee 30 |
| 2000 | Tommy Tuberville | 9-4 (6-2) | #18 Auburn 6, #7 Florida 28 |
| 2001 | Tommy Tuberville | 7-5 (5-3) | co-champions |
| 2002 | Tommy Tuberville | 9-4 (5-3) | co-champions |
| 2004 | Tommy Tuberville | 13-0 (8-0) | #3 Auburn 38, #15 Tennessee 28 |
| 2005 | Tommy Tuberville | 9-3 (7-1) | co-champions |
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | 14-0 (8-0) | #1 Auburn 56, #19 South Carolina 17 |
| Totals | 7 | 2-2 |
Rivalries
| Primary Auburn Football Rivalries: All-Time Records | |||||||||
| Name of Rivalry | Rival | Games Played | First Meeting | Last Meeting | AU Won | AU Lost | Ties | Streak | Latest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bowl | Alabama | 76 | 1893 | 2011 | 34 | 41 | 1 | 1 loss | 2010, 28-27 |
| Deep South's Oldest Rivalry | Georgia | 115 | 1892 | 2011 | 54 | 53 | 8 | 1 loss | 2010, 49-31 |
| Tiger Bowl | LSU | 46 | 1901 | 2011 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 1 loss | 2010, 24-17 |
| Auburn–Florida football rivalry | Florida | 83 | 1912 | 2011 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 3 wins | 2011, 17-6 |
| Totals | 320 | 151 | 157 | 12 |
Total Program Achievements
| National Champions | 1957, 2010 |
| Conference Champions | 1900, 1913, 1919, 1932, 1957, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010 |
| Perfect Seasons | 1900, 1904, 1913, 1957, 1993, 2004, 2010 |
| Divisional Champions | 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010 |
| Heisman Trophy Winners | 1971, 1985, 2010 |
| Final Top 10 (AP) | 1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2010 |
| Final Top 10 (Coaches) | 1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2010 |
| Bowl Victories* | 1937, 1954, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
- Years listed for Bowl victories are seasons for which they occurred.
Traditions
Tiger Walk
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."[21]"War Eagle"
Main article: War Eagle
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.Toomer's Corner
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 are two massive old oak trees, planted in 1937, and whenever there is cause for celebration in the Auburn community, toilet paper can usually be found hanging from the trees. Also known as "rolling the corner," this tradition is thought to have originated in the 1970s and until the mid 1990s was relegated to only to celebrating athletic wins.Wreck Tech Pajama Parade
The Wreck Tech Pajama Parade originated in 1896, when a group of mischievous Auburn ROTC cadets, determined to show up the more well-known engineers from Georgia Tech, snuck out of their dorms the night before the football game between Auburn and Tech and greased the railroad tracks. According to the story, the train carrying the Georgia Tech team slid through town and didn't stop until it was halfway to the neighboring town of Loachapoka, Alabama. The Georgia Tech team was forced to walk the five miles back to Auburn and, not surprisingly, were rather weary at the end of their journey. This likely contributed to their 45–0 loss. While the railroad long ago ceased to be the way teams traveled to Auburn and students never greased the tracks again, the tradition continues in the form of a parade through downtown Auburn. Students parade through the streets in their pajamas and organizations build floats.[22]Current Coaching Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Chizik | Head Coach |
| Trooper Taylor | Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach |
| Scot Loeffler | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach |
| Brian VanGorder | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jay Boulware | Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach |
| Curtis Luper | Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs Coach |
| Jeff Grimes | Offensive Line Coach |
| Mike Pelton | Defensive Line Coach |
| Tommy Thigpen | Linebackers Coach |
| Willie Martinez | Secondary Coach |
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GAMETIME PREVIEW: Auburn
September 21, 2012 - © 2012 Tiger Rag
LSU invades the Plains to take on struggling Auburn
Linebacker Darren Bates crushing Florida’s Trey Burton in last year’s 17-6 Auburn victory. The War Eagles are 1-4 in SEC play since, however, with the lone victory coming over Ole Miss (photo courtesy Todd Van Emst - Auburn Athletics).
By RICHARD FISCHER
Tiger Rag Associate Editor
Whew.
That was a close one.
Auburn needed overtime to earn its first victory of the season, a 31-28 decision over UL-Monroe, last Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Now for the second time in as many weeks, the War Eagles will play host to an opponent from the Pelican State.
However the Tigers from the state’s Flagship university figure to be a much more formidable foe than the Warhawks from Monroe - even if quarterback Kolton Browning sliced and diced Auburn for 295 total yards and four total touchdowns last week.
Not sure if Zach Mettenberger can match those numbers, but he may not have to. Read more...
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