1997_Auburn_Tigers_football_team

1997 Auburn Tigers football team

1997 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season


The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Terry Bowden, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll after winning the Peach Bowl against Clemson on January 2.

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#7 Florida Gators (5–1) at #6 Auburn Tigers (6–0)

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,244
  • Referee: A. Sizemore
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References

  1. "Bring on the Gators! Auburn crushes La. Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Holmes cookin' - Tigers cash in late fumble to steal historic win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.



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