1996 Auburn Tigers football team

1996 Auburn Tigers football
1996 Auburn Tigers football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 32–29 vs. Army
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	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

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 9 Tennessee	7	–	1	10	–	2
South Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Georgia	3	–	5	5	–	6
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 12 LSU x	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 24 Auburn	4	–	4	8	–	4
Mississippi State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Ole Miss	2	–	6	5	–	6
Arkansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

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
September 14	11:30 a.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 15	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 45–28	40,456
September 21	6:30 p.m.	No. 21 LSU	No. 13	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 15–19	85,214
October 5	2:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 20	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	CBS	W 28-24	84,107
October 12	11:30 a.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 18	Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	W 49–15	40,728
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida	No. 16	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–51	85,697
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 24	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	W 28–7	84,763
November 9	1:00 p.m.	NE Louisiana*	No. 22	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 28–24	78,309
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
November 23	6:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–24	83,091	^[2]
December 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Army*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 32–29	41,366
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	17	16	18	15	13т	22	20	18	16	22	24	22	20	—	—	—	—	24
Coaches	17		17	16	15	22	20	19	16	—	25	24	21	—	—	—	—	25

Roster

1996 Auburn Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Karsten Bailey	So
WR		Robert Baker
QB	`16`	Dameyune Craig	Jr
OT	`69`	DeMarcus Curry	So
WR	`83`	Tyrone Goodson
QB	`13`	Todd Huerkamp	Fr
OT	`78`	Jeno James
C	`52`	James Kiger
TE	`80`	Jessie McCovery
FB	`43`	Kevin McLeod	Jr
G	`68`	Victor Riley	Jr
OT	`73`	Jim Roe
G	`60`	Leonard Thomas
RB	`3`	Rusty Williams

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	Jayson Bray
NT	`96`	Jimmy Brumbaugh
DE	`91`	Charles Dorsey
DE	`95`	Leonardo Carson
CB	`9`	Dan Evans	So
S	`25`	Martavius Houston
OLB	`47`	Marcellus Mostella
ILB	`50`	Ricky Neal
OLB	`86`	Quinton Reese
ILB	`55`	Takeo Spikes	So
S	`27`	Brad Ware
LB	`82`	Marcus Washington	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`19`	Jaret Holmes	Jr

Head coach

Terry Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tommy Bowden – Offensive coordinator
Jimbo Fisher – Quarterbacks

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-21

Game summaries

Alabama

Auburn Tigers (7–3) at #15 Alabama Crimson Tide (8–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	3	17	3	0	23
Alabama	17	0	0	7	24

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Date: November 23, 1996
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 83,091
Referee: R. Redding
TV: ESPN
Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter

ALA – Curtis Alexander 63-yard pass from Freddie Kitchens (Jon Brock kick), 13:30. Alabama 7–0. Drive:
ALA – Jon Brock 37-yard field goal, 9:30. Alabama 10–0. Drive:
ALA – Michael Vaughn 7-yard pass from Freddie Kitchens (Jon Brock kick), 3:32. Alabama 17–0. Drive:
AUB – Jaret Holmes 34-yard field goal, 1:54. Alabama 17–3. Drive:

Second quarter

AUB – Karsten Bailey 57-yard pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick), 8:27. Alabama 17–10. Drive:
AUB – Brad Ware 34-yard interception return (Jaret Holmes kick), 2:16. Tie 17–17.
AUB – Jaret Holmes 33-yard field goal, 0:52. Auburn 20–17. Drive:

Third quarter'

AUB – Jaret Holmes 34-yard field goal, 10:13. Auburn 23–17. Drive:

Fourth quarter

ALA – Dennis Riddle 6-yard pass from Freddie Kitchens (Jon Brock kick), 0:26. Alabama 24–23. Drive:

Top passers

AUB – Dameyune Craig – 11/39, 180 yards, TD, 2 INT
ALA – Freddie Kitchens – 20/33, 292 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

AUB – Rusty Williams – 17 rushes, 89 yards
ALA – Dennis Riddle – 21 rushes, 131 yards

Top receivers

AUB – Karsten Bailey – 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD
ALA – Michael Vaughn – 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD

References

↑ "Holmes' 5 field goals carry Auburn past stubborn UAB". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Tide wins a classic". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Holmes' 5 field goals carry Auburn past stubborn UAB". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Tide wins a classic". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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