2016 Auburn Tigers football team

2016 Auburn Tigers football

Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Gus Malzahn (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Rhett Lashlee (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-Up/No-Huddle, Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Steele (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 87,451)

2016 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
Florida		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0		0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0		0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0		0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0		0	–	0
Western Division
Alabama		0	–	0		0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0		0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0		0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0		0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Auburn Tigers football team will represent Auburn University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers will play their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by fourth year head coach Gus Malzahn.

Previous Season

The 2015 Auburn Tigers began the season as the preseason pick to win the SEC Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff. There was also hype about junior QB Jeremy Johnson who sat behind Nick Marshall in 2013 and 2014, being a Heisman Trophy candidate. The hiring of Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator was a major success for the Tigers after Ellis Johnson was let go after a 55-44 defeat in the 2014 Iron Bowl.

The Tigers' season began with some shocking surprises. In a week one showdown against Louisville in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Auburn built a 24-0 lead, but Jeremy Johnson threw three interceptions and the Cardinals came back from 24-0 before finally falling to Auburn 31-24. A week later, Auburn played against FCS foe Jacksonville State, Auburn again had a rough outing from both Jeremy Johnson and the Tigers' defense. The Gamecocks almost pulled off one the biggest upsets in college football history if not for Jeremy Johnson's late touchdown to wide receiver Melvin Ray to force overtime. Auburn would win 27-20 in overtime. The Tigers would fall to 2-2 and 0-2 in SEC play after being defeated by LSU and Mississippi State. The Tigers defeated San Jose State and then got their first SEC win of the season at Kentucky.

After that win, Auburn would go on to lose four out of their remaining six games after beating the Wildcats. Those consist of home losses to Georgia, eventual national champion Alabama, Ole Miss, and a 4 four overtime loss on the road at Arkansas. Auburn's two only wins in that time were against Idaho and Texas A&M. Auburn would put together a second straight disappointing season with a 6-6 season and earned a trip to the 2015 Birmingham Bowl against Memphis. The Tigers beat Memphis 31-10 in Birmingham, giving coach Gus Malzahn his first bowl win and the team's first bowl win since 2011. Following the season, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp left the program to become the head coach at South Carolina, bringing many Auburn assistants with him. Kevin Steele was hired to be Auburn's new defensive coordinator.

Schedule

Auburn announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 8 home and 4 away games in the regular season. The Tigers will host SEC foes Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt, and will travel to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss.^[1]

The Tigers will host all four non–conference games. Auburn will host Alabama A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Arkansas State and Louisiana–Monroe both from the Sun Belt Conference and national title runner up Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 2016 season is the first season the Tigers will play eight home games since the 2013 season, which Auburn went 12−2 and appeared in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.

Date	Opponent^#	Site
September 3	Clemson*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry)
September 10	Arkansas State*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
September 17	Texas A&M	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
September 24	LSU	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)
October 1	Louisiana–Monroe*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
October 8	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
October 22	Arkansas	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
October 29	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
November 5	Vanderbilt	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
November 12	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
November 19	Alabama A&M*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
November 26	at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

↑ "AUBURN WILL KICK OFF 2016 WITH FIVE STRAIGHT HOME GAMES" (Press release). Auburn University Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
↑ "2016 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

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) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	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

National championship seasons in bold

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.