The 2017 Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by fifth-year head coach Gus Malzahn.
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Recruiting
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Recruits
The Tigers signed a total of 23 recruits.
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Schedule
Auburn's 2017 schedule was announced on September 13, 2016. It will consist of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. Auburn will host SEC opponents Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss and will travel to Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, and Texas A&M.
The Tigers will host three of their four non-conference games. Auburn will host Mercer from the Southern Conference, Georgia Southern and Louisiana-Monroe both from the Sun Belt Conference and travel to Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Auburn has seven home games this season because it is playing non-conference Clemson on the road, a return date for Clemson's visit to Jordan-Hare in 2016.
Game Notes
Georgia Southern
Auburn opened the season against Georgia Southern. Prior to this meeting, the two teams had only met once, a 32-17 victory for Auburn in the 1991 season. Auburn suspended QB Sean White, RB Kamryn Pettway, and WR Kyle Davis prior to this game. The Tigers struggled on offense early, turning the ball over 3 times in the first half. However, in the second half the Tigers started to find their rhythm. On defense, however, the Tigers never struggled. The Tigers held the Eagles to 78 yards and no third down conversions on 15 attempts and allowed no points (the only Georgia Southern score was a fumble return). Auburn now leads the all-time series 2-0-0 and has never lost to a Sun Belt Conference team (26-0-0).
Clemson
Auburn had one of their worst offensive performances in recent memory in a 14-6 loss at the defending national champions, Clemson. The Tigers only mustered 117 yards of offense, due in part to questionable play calling from the coaching staff and poor offensive line play. The offensive line allowed 11 sacks on the night, one short of the Clemson record of 12 in a game. The defense was a bright spot, though, as Auburn held Clemson to its lowest point total since November 15, 2014 and stopped Clemson's run game effectively, though Clemson was able to convert on third down many times due to the passing game. The Tigers' 6 points were the fewest since they were shut out at Alabama in 2012.
Mercer
The third game of the season was against the Mercer Bears. It was Auburn's first game against Mercer since the 1922 season. Many people expected it to be a blowout, but Mercer kept it close throughout the game. Auburn's offense performed much better than the previous game, totaling 510 yards, and quarterback Jarrett Stidham had his best game completing 32 of 37 passes for 364 yards, which was the second most completions thrown by an Auburn quarterback in a game, only behind Patrick Nix against Arkansas in 1995. Turnovers, however, plagued the offense, which committed 5 turnovers, including 4 fumbles (2 of which were in the red zone). The defense once again played well, holding the Bears to just 10 points, just 246 total yards, and only 3.7 yards per play.
Missouri
The fourth game of the season is the first conference game for Auburn. Missouri will host Auburn. In the last meeting, Auburn defeated Missouri 59-42 in the 2013 SEC Championship Game. The all-time series is tied 1-1-0.
Mississippi State
The fifth game of the season is a contest against Mississippi State. In the last meeting, Auburn defeated the Bulldogs 38-14 in the 2016 season. The Tigers lead the all-time series 62-26-2.
Ole Miss
The sixth game of the season is a home game against Ole Miss. In their last meeting, Auburn defeated Ole Miss 40-29 in the 2016 season. The Tigers lead the all-time series 30-11-0.
LSU
The seventh game of the year is a test at LSU, where Auburn has not won since 1999. In the last meeting, Auburn defeated LSU 18-13 in the 2016 season, after LSU's winning touchdown was overturned on replay review. LSU leads the all-time series 28-22-1.
Arkansas
The eighth game of the season is against Arkansas. In their last meeting, Auburn defeated Arkansas 56-3 in the 2016 season. The Tigers lead the all-time series 14-11-1.
Texas A&M
The ninth game of the season is the third road game in a row for the Tigers, this time a trip to Texas A&M. In the last meeting, Texas A&M claimed a 29-16 victory. The Aggies lead the all-time series 5-2-0.
Georgia
The tenth game of the season is the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry against Georgia. In the last meeting, Auburn was held without a first down in the second half as Georgia won 13-7. Georgia leads the all-time series 57-55-8.
Louisiana-Monroe
The eleventh game of the year is a home contest against Louisiana-Monroe. In their last meeting, Auburn defeated the Warhawks 58-7 in the 2016 season. The Tigers lead the all-time series 10-0-0.
Alabama
The final game of the regular season is against Alabama in the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game. In their last meeting, Alabama won 30-12. Alabama leads the all-time series 45-35-1.
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