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The Tigers current head coach is Hugh Freeze. [2] The team has played more than 1,250 games over 119 seasons. [1] In that time, eight coaches have led the Tigers in postseason bowl games: Jack Meagher, Ralph Jordan, Pat Dye, Terry Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Gene Chizik, Gus Malzahn and Bryan Harsin. Seven coaches won conference championships ...
Early history (1892–1950) The team in 1893. Auburn was led by nine different coaches over a 12-year span. The organization of Auburn's first football team is credited to George Petrie, who led the 1892 Tigers to a 2–2 record. Petrie also chose burnt orange and navy blue as the official colors for Auburn athletic teams, which was inspired by ...
The Tigers have won five national championships, [5] completed 12 undefeated seasons, including seven perfect seasons, recorded 15 total conference championships, appeared in 41 post-season bowl games [6] (winning 23), [6] have finished first or tied for first in the SEC's Western Division nine times, and have represented the Western Division ...
Jordan, who coached from 1951 to 1975, led Auburn to its first national championship and won a total of 176 games, the most by any Auburn coach. Auburn's home stadium is Jordan–Hare Stadium, which opened in 1939 and becomes Alabama's fifth largest city on gamedays with a capacity of 88,043. [9] Auburn's arch rival is in-state foe Alabama.
4× AP HS COY. 5× Region 8-AA COY. Danny Hugh Freeze Jr.[ 2] (born September 27, 1969) is an American football coach who is the head coach at Auburn University. [ 3] A successful high school football coach at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeze coached Michael Oher and Greg Hardy. He subsequently was the head football ...
Gus Malzahn. Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III [2] ( / mælˈzɑːn /; born October 28, 1965) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at the University of Central Florida ( UCF ). [3] He was the head football coach at Auburn University from 2013 to 2020. He helped lead the 2010 Auburn Tigers to a National Championship as the team ...
Led Auburn to 9–3 record in 1982 and to an 11–1 record, SEC Title and Sugar Bowl victory in 1983. Pat Washington 1984–1985 - Bobby Walden: 1985 - Freshman starter, had to give up football with knee injury. Jeff Burger 1985–1987 - SEC Championship 1987, 10-win 1986 season, first Auburn quarterback to take a snap from the 'shotgun' position.
In that time, 12 coaches have led the Crimson Tide in postseason bowl games: Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Harold Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Joe Kines, and Nick Saban. [5] Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Wade captured four as a member of the ...