The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season

1997 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level, began in late summer 1997 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1998. The national championship was...

. The team, coached by Terry Bowden

Terry Bowden

Terry Bowden is an American football coach at the University of North Alabama. Bowden was previously the head coach at Salem University , Samford University , and Auburn University . Bowden is the son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden...

, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee

1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Peyton Manning had already completed his degree in three years, and had been projected to be the top overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, but returned...

 in the 1997 SEC Championship Game

1997 SEC Championship Game

The 1997 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 30-29 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 6, 1997 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.-External links:*...

. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll

AP Poll

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 and the Coaches' Poll after winning the against Clemson on January 2.

Schedule

Date	Team	Location	PF	PA	Result	Attend
September 4, 1997		Charlottesville, VA	28	17	W	45,300
September 13, 1997		Auburn	19	9	W	81,203
September 20, 1997	at LSU 1997 LSU Tigers football team The 1997 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 1997–1998. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his third season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....	Baton Rouge, LA	31	28	W	80,538
September 27, 1997		Auburn	41	14	W	82,109
October 4, 1997	at South Carolina 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the college football season of 1997-1998...	Columbia, SC	23	6	W	79,411
October 11, 1997		Auburn	49	13	W	84,761
October 18, 1997	Florida	Auburn	10	24	L	85,244
October 25, 1997	at Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	26	21	W	41,277
November 1, 1997		Auburn	0	20	L	82,736
November 15, 1997	at Georgia	Athens, GA	45	34	W	86,117
November 22, 1997	Alabama 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the college football season of 1997–98. The team's head coach was Mike DuBose, who was entering his first year at Alabama. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in...	Auburn	18	17	W	85,214
December 6, 1997	Tennessee 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Peyton Manning had already completed his degree in three years, and had been projected to be the top overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, but returned...	Atlanta (SEC Championship Game 1997 SEC Championship Game The 1997 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 30-29 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 6, 1997 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.-External links:*... )	29	30	L	74,896
January 2, 1998	Clemson	Atlanta, GA	27	17	W	71,212
			340	250	10–3