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1978 Auburn Tigers football team

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1978 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorP. W. Underwood (3rd season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 1 9 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0 8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 5 5 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 6 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 4 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall 6–4–1 record under third-year head coach Doug Barfield and failed to receive an invitation to a bowl game.[1] While only slightly better than the previous year's 6–5 record, the 1978 squad fared worse in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) completing the season with a record of 3–2–1.[2]

Four players were named All-SEC players for 1978: defensive back James McKinney, running back Joe Cribbs, offensive tackle Mike Burrow, and defensive tackle Frank Warren.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Kansas State*W 45–3227,620[3]
September 23at Virginia Tech*W 18–738,000[4]
September 30TennesseeW 29–1050,136[5]
October 7Miami (FL)*No. 19L 15–1755,136[6]
October 14at VanderbiltW 49–730,394[7]
October 21Georgia Tech*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
L 10–2459,111[8]
October 28Wake Forest*dagger
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 21–752,120[9]
November 4at FloridaL 7–3159,343[10]
November 11at Mississippi StateW 6–034,100[11]
November 18No. 8 Georgia
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
T 22–2264,761[12]
December 2vs. No. 2 Alabama
L 16–3479,218[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. ^ a b c 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 143,180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  3. ^ "Auburn holds off K-State". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VPI gamble backfires, Auburn wins 18–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Everything goes right for Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late field goal nips Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cribbs' 5 TDs highlight Auburn's 49–7 rout of Vandy". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hill paces Jackets as Auburn fails to win before home crowd". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cribbs put spell on Deacs". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Limping Gators run over Auburn". The Orlando Sentinel Star. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2 field goals sink Bulldogs". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia ties Auburn 22–22". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Alabama crushes Auburn". The Pensacola News-Journal. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.