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2013 Auburn Tigers football team

2013 Auburn Tigers football
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BCS National Championship finalist
SEC champion
SEC Western Division co-champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
2013 record 12–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Gus Malzahn (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Dameyune Craig (1st year)
Offensive scheme Hurry-up no-huddle
Defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson (1st year)
Base defense 4–2–5
Captain Chris Davis
Reese Dismukes
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 87,451)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x   7 1         12 2  
#4 South Carolina   6 2         11 2  
Georgia   5 3         8 5  
#24 Vanderbilt   4 4         9 4  
Florida   3 5         4 8  
Tennessee   2 6         5 7  
Kentucky   0 8         2 10  
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$   7 1         12 2  
#7 Alabama x%   7 1         11 2  
#14 LSU   5 3         10 3  
#18 Texas A&M   4 4         9 4  
Mississippi State   3 5         7 6  
Ole Miss   3 5         8 5  
Arkansas   0 8         3 9  
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gus Malzahn, who was in his first season as head coach at Auburn, although he served as offensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011. 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 2013 season saw one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in college football history. Only a year after their worst season in 60 years—including only their third winless record in SEC play—the Tigers won their eighth SEC title and third of the championship game era, tallying a record of 12–2 (7–1 in SEC play).

After Gene Chizik's termination on November 25, 2012, Athletic Director Jay Jacobs formed a search committee headed by former Auburn Heisman Trophy winners Bo Jackson and Pat Sullivan along with fellow former player Mac Crawford to find the program's next head coach. The committee unanimously selected Arkansas State University head coach Gus Malzahn. On December 4, 2012 it was officially announced that Malzahn would assume the position of head coach at Auburn University.

On April 20, 2013, Auburn played their Spring game, known as the A-day game. 83,401 people attended the game at Jordan-Hare Stadium, breaking the previous record of 63,217 set in 2010.


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Note:E.Robinson was kicked out due to academic reasons




Injuries


The Auburn Tigers got the Gus Malzahn era off to a winning start with a 31–24 victory over the Washington State Cougars. The Tigers forced three turnovers and were able to hang on late in the fourth quarter for the win. They were without defensive starter Dee Ford, Jeff Whitaker and Justin Garrett.


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