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1980 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1980 record5–6 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorP. W. Underwood (5th season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Georgia $6–0–0  12–0–0
No. 19 Mississippi State5–1–0  9–3–0
No. 6 Alabama5–1–0  10–2–0
LSU4–2–0  7–4–0
Florida4–2–0  8–4–0
Tennessee3–3–0  5–6–0
Ole Miss2–4–0  3–8–0
Kentucky1–5–0  3–8–0
Auburn0–6–0  5–6–0
Vanderbilt0–6–0  2–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall 5–6 record in their fifth year under head coach Doug Barfield and failed to win a single game in the SEC, losing all six games.[1] The team was also serving its second year of probation.

Auburn extended Doug Barfield's contract for the 1980 season. However, no head coach lasts very long at Auburn without beating arch-rival Alabama, which he failed to do in five attempts; he was dismissed as head coach following the 1980 season. During his tenure as head coach, Auburn "won 29 games in five seasons and produced 14 All-SEC and three All-American players."[2] Doug Barfield compiled an overall record of 29–25–1 (.536)[1] as head coach of the Auburn Tigers.

Three players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1980: running back James Brooks, defensive tackle Frank Warren, and offensive tackle George Stephenson.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 13at TCU*No. 18
W 10–722,812
September 20Duke*No. 19
W 35–2857,742
September 27TennesseeNo. 18
L 0–4275,942
October 4Richmond*
W 55–1647,226
October 11at LSU
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Tiger Bowl)
L 17–2176,094
October 18Georgia Tech*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 17–1457,950
October 25vs. Mississippi State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi
L 21–740,822
November 1at Florida
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)
L 10–2163,274
November 8at Southern Miss*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 31–056,800
November 15No. 1 Georgia
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
L 21–3174,900
November 29vs. No. 9 Alabama
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl)
L 18–3478,549
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster[edit]

1980 Auburn Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB5Joe SullivanSo
RB21James BrooksSr
FB22George PeoplesJr
T78Keith UeckerJr
WR82Byron FranklinSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT66Frank WarrenSr
DE99Edmund NelsonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Doug Barfield
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–4,150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. ^ a b 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, p. 143 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
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