1996 Auburn Tigers football team

1996 Auburn Tigers football

Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 32–29 vs. Army
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
1996 record	8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Bowden Rodney Allison (Bowl)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 85,214)

1996 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$		8	–	0		12	–	1
#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
#11 Alabama xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#12 LSU x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:30 PM	UAB*	No. 16	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 29–0	80,645
September 7	6:00 PM	Fresno State*	No. 18	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV	W 62–0	79,026
September 14	11:30 AM	at Ole Miss	No. 15	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPN2	W 45–28	40,456
September 21	6:30 PM	No. 21 LSU	No. 13	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–19	85,214
October 5	2:30 PM	South Carolina	No. 20	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 28-24	84,107
October 12	2:30 PM	at Mississippi State	No. 18	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	CBS	W 49–15	40,728
October 19	2:30 PM	at No. 1 Florida	No. 16	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	L 10–51	85,697
November 2	6:00 PM	Arkansas	No. 24	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	W 28–7	84,763
November 9	1:00 PM	NE Louisiana*	No. 22	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 28–24	78,309
November 16	2:30 PM	Georgia	No. 20	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 49–56 ^4OT	85,214
November 23	6:30 PM	at No. 15 Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–24	83,091
December 31	2:30 PM	vs. Army*	No. 25	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 32–29	41,366
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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