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2011 Auburn Tigers football team

2011 Auburn Tigers football
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Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl, W 43–24 vs. Virginia
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2011 record 8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Gene Chizik (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof (3rd year)
Base defense 4–3, Tampa 2
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 87,451)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#19 Georgia x   7 – 1         10 – 4  
#9 South Carolina   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Florida   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Western Division
#2 LSU x$   8 – 0         13 – 1  
#1 Alabama  %#   7 – 1         12 – 1  
#5 Arkansas   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Auburn   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Ole Miss   0 – 8         2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Utah State 14 7 3 14 38
• Auburn 7 7 14 14 42
#16 Mississippi State at Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 14 10 3 7 34
• Auburn 14 17 3 7 41
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 14 7 3 0 24
• Clemson 0 21 14 3 38
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic 3 3 0 8 14
• Auburn 10 0 20 0 30
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 6:09 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 82,249
  • Game weather: 81°; Sunny
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECRN): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), Tim Couch (analyst), Kristina Akra (sideline reporter)
Auburn at #10 South Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
• Auburn 3 6 0 7 16
South Carolina 6 0 7 0 13
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 14 0 0 0 14
• Arkansas 7 14 7 10 38
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 6 0 0 6
• Auburn 7 0 0 10 17
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 87,451
  • Game weather: 77°; Clear Skies
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 3 0 0 7 10
• LSU 7 14 21 3 45

The 2011 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gene Chizik, who was in his third season with Auburn. The Tigers played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers entered the 2011 season after winning the 2010 BCS National Championship. Auburn finished the year 8–5 overall and 4–4 in SEC play to place fourth in the Western Division. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where they defeated Virginia, 43–24.

During the 2010–2011 campaign, the Tigers finished the season undefeated, 14–0, with wins over No. 12 South Carolina, No. 12 Arkansas, No. 6 LSU, longtime rival Georgia, No. 9 Alabama, No. 18 South Carolina for a second time in the SEC Championship, and No. 2 Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game. They finished the season as the consensus National Champions, being voted No. 1 in the AP and Coaches' Polls in securing Auburn's first national title since 1957. In addition to the national title, junior quarterback Cam Newton became the third Auburn player to win the Heisman Trophy.


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