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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
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
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	5:30 p.m.	UAB*	No. 16	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 29–0	80,645	[1]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State*	No. 18	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	W 62–0	79,026	[2]
September 14	11:30 a.m.	atOle Miss	No. 15	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 45–28	40,456	[3]
September 21	6:30 p.m.	No. 21LSU	No. 13	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 15–19	85,214	[4]
October 5	2:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 20	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	CBS	W 28-24	84,107	[5]
October 12	11:30 a.m.	atMississippi State	No. 18	Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	W 49–15	40,728	[6]
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1Florida	No. 16	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–51	85,697	[7]
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 24	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	W 28–7	84,763	[8]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Northeast Louisiana*	No. 22	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 28–24	78,309	[9]
November 16	2:30 p.m.	Georgia	No. 20	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 49–56 4OT	85,214	[10]
November 23	6:30 p.m.	at No. 15Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–24	83,091	[11]
December 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 24Army*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 32–29	41,366	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings[edit]

Roster[edit]

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