1996 Auburn Tigers football team

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.

1996 Auburn Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 32–29 vs. Army
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Bowden
Rodney Allison (Bowl)
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 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
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 315:30 p.m.UAB*No. 16
W 29–080,645[1]
September 76:00 p.m.Fresno State*No. 18
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 62–079,026[2]
September 1411:30 a.m.at Ole MissNo. 15
ESPN2W 45–2840,456[3]
September 216:30 p.m.No. 21 LSUNo. 13
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNL 15–1985,214[4]
October 52:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 20
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
CBSW 28-2484,107[5]
October 1211:30 a.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 18
JPSW 49–1540,728[6]
October 192:30 p.m.at No. 1 FloridaNo. 16
CBSL 10–5185,697[7]
November 26:00 p.m.ArkansasNo. 24
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
ESPN2W 28–784,763[8]
November 91:00 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*No. 22
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 28–2478,309[9]
November 162:30 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 20
CBSL 49–56 4OT85,214[10]
November 236:30 p.m.at No. 15 Alabama
ESPNL 23–2483,091[11]
December 312:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Army*
ESPNW 32–2941,366[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

Rankings
See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP1716181513т2220181622242220————24
Coaches1717161522201916—252421————25

Roster
1996 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5 Karsten Bailey So
WR Robert Baker
QB 16 Dameyune Craig Jr
OT 69 DeMarcus Curry So
WR 83 Tyrone Goodson
QB 13 Todd Huerkamp Fr
OT 78 Jeno James
C 52 James Kiger
TE 80 Jessie McCovery
FB 43 Kevin McLeod Jr
G 68 Victor Riley Jr
OT 73 Jim Roe
G 60 Leonard Thomas
RB 3 Rusty Williams
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Jayson Bray
NT 96 Jimmy Brumbaugh
DE 91 Charles Dorsey
DE 95 Leonardo Carson
CB 9 Dan Evans So
S 25 Martavius Houston
OLB 47 Marcellus Mostella
ILB 50 Ricky Neal
OLB 86 Quinton Reese
ILB 55 Takeo Spikes So
S 27 Brad Ware
LB 82 Marcus Washington Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 19 Jaret Holmes Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-21

References
  1. "Holmes' 5 field goals carry Auburn past stubborn UAB". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sweeney after rout: Thank you, Auburn". The Modesto Bee. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Auburn, Craig rout Ole Miss". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "LSU's Hill burns Auburn". Daily World. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fumble seals fate for USC". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bulldogs forced to learn from adversity". The Dothan Eagle. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gators send scary message in 51–10 mauling of Auburn". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Auburn flogs Hogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Auburn rallies to 28–24 victory". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tigers blow lead, then lose game in 4 OTs". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tide wins a classic". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Auburn pulls rank on Army". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1996 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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