The Auburn Tigers college football team represents Auburn University in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 28 head coaches, and 3 interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1892 season. [1] 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: Walter H. Watkins and Mike Donahue won a combined three as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Chet A. Wynne won one as a member of the Southern Conference; and Jordan, Dye, Tuberville, Chizik, and Malzahn won a combined eight as a member of the SEC. [3] During their tenures, Jordan and Chizik each won a national championship with the Tigers. [3] [4]
Jordan is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 176 victories during his 25 years with the program. [1] M. S. Harvey and Johnny Floyd have the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .000. [1] Of the 26 different head coaches who have led the Tigers, John Heisman, [5] Donahue, [6] Jordan [7] and Dye [8] have been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame.
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches [A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 4] |
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT |
DC [A 7] |
CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | George Petrie | 1892 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | D. M. Balliet | 1893 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | George Roy Harvey | 1893 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Forrest M. Hall | 1894 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | John Heisman† | 1895–1899 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0.722 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.643 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | Walter H. Watkins | 1900–1901 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.650 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
7 | Ralph S. Kent | 1902 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | M. S. Harvey | 1902 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
9 | William Penn Bates | 1903 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
10 | Mike Donahue† | 1904–1906 1908–1922 |
146 | 106 | 35 | 5 | 0.743 | 65 | 26 | 3 | 0.707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
11 | Willis Kienholz | 1907 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.722 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.583 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
12 | Boozer Pitts | 1923–1924 1927 |
24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.417 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0.281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
13 | Dave Morey | 1925–1927 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0.500 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
14 | George Bohler | 1928–1929 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
15 | Johnny Floyd | 1929 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
16 | Chet A. Wynne | 1930–1933 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0.590 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
17 | Jack Meagher | 1934–1942 | 95 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 0.558 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 0.509 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1935) [14] |
18 | Carl M. Voyles | 1944–1947 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0.405 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Earl Brown | 1948–1950 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0.172 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0.136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | Ralph Jordan† | 1951–1975 | 265 | 176 | 83 | 6 | 0.675 | 85 | 65 | 5 | 0.565 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 – 1957 |
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1953, 1957, 1972)
[14] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1963, 1972) [14] SEC Coach of the Year (1953, 1963, 1972) [14] |
21 | Doug Barfield | 1976–1980 | 55 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 0.536 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
22 | Pat Dye† | 1981–1992 | 142 | 95 | 39 | 4 | 0.707 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 0.609 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1987, 1988)
[14] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1983, 1988) [14] SEC Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1988) [14] |
23 | Terry Bowden [A 8] | 1993–1998 | 65 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 0.731 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0.647 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FWAA Coach of the Year (1993)
[17] George Munger Award (1993) [18] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993) [19] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993) [20] AP SEC Coach of the Year (1993) [14] |
Interim | Bill Oliver [A 8] | 1998 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 0.400 | 0 | 3 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
24 | Tommy Tuberville | 1999–2008 | 125 | 85 | 40 | — | 0.680 | 49 | 29 | — | 0.620 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 |
AFCA Coach of the Year (2004)
[21] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2004) [19] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2004) [20] AP Coach of the Year (2004) [22] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2004) [23] |
25 | Gene Chizik | 2009–2012 | 52 | 33 | 19 | — | 0.635 | 15 | 17 | — | 0.469 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 – 2010 |
Home Depot Coach of the Year (2010)
[24] Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2010) [25] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2010) [19] Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award (2010) [26] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2010) [27] |
26 | Gus Malzahn [A 9] | 2013–2020 | 102 | 67 | 35 | — | 0.657 | 38 | 27 | — | 0.578 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2013)
[28] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2013) [29] Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award (2013) [30] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (2013) [31] Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2013) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2013) [32] SEC Coach of the Year (2013) [33] |
Interim | Kevin Steele [A 9] | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
27 | Bryan Harsin [A 10] | 2021–2022 | 21 | 9 | 12 | — | 0.429 | 4 | 9 | — | 0.308 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Interim | Cadillac Williams [34] [A 10] | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 0.500 | 1 | 2 | — | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
28 | Hugh Freeze [35] | 2023–present | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | 0.462 | 3 | 5 | — | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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Specific
The Auburn Tigers college football team represents Auburn University in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 28 head coaches, and 3 interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1892 season. [1] 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: Walter H. Watkins and Mike Donahue won a combined three as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Chet A. Wynne won one as a member of the Southern Conference; and Jordan, Dye, Tuberville, Chizik, and Malzahn won a combined eight as a member of the SEC. [3] During their tenures, Jordan and Chizik each won a national championship with the Tigers. [3] [4]
Jordan is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 176 victories during his 25 years with the program. [1] M. S. Harvey and Johnny Floyd have the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .000. [1] Of the 26 different head coaches who have led the Tigers, John Heisman, [5] Donahue, [6] Jordan [7] and Dye [8] have been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame.
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Order of coaches [A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 4] |
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT |
DC [A 7] |
CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | George Petrie | 1892 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | D. M. Balliet | 1893 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | George Roy Harvey | 1893 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Forrest M. Hall | 1894 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | John Heisman† | 1895–1899 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0.722 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.643 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | Walter H. Watkins | 1900–1901 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.650 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
7 | Ralph S. Kent | 1902 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | M. S. Harvey | 1902 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
9 | William Penn Bates | 1903 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
10 | Mike Donahue† | 1904–1906 1908–1922 |
146 | 106 | 35 | 5 | 0.743 | 65 | 26 | 3 | 0.707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
11 | Willis Kienholz | 1907 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.722 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.583 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
12 | Boozer Pitts | 1923–1924 1927 |
24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.417 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0.281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
13 | Dave Morey | 1925–1927 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0.500 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
14 | George Bohler | 1928–1929 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
15 | Johnny Floyd | 1929 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
16 | Chet A. Wynne | 1930–1933 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0.590 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
17 | Jack Meagher | 1934–1942 | 95 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 0.558 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 0.509 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1935) [14] |
18 | Carl M. Voyles | 1944–1947 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0.405 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Earl Brown | 1948–1950 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0.172 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0.136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | Ralph Jordan† | 1951–1975 | 265 | 176 | 83 | 6 | 0.675 | 85 | 65 | 5 | 0.565 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 – 1957 |
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1953, 1957, 1972)
[14] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1963, 1972) [14] SEC Coach of the Year (1953, 1963, 1972) [14] |
21 | Doug Barfield | 1976–1980 | 55 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 0.536 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
22 | Pat Dye† | 1981–1992 | 142 | 95 | 39 | 4 | 0.707 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 0.609 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
AP SEC Coach of the Year (1987, 1988)
[14] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1983, 1988) [14] SEC Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1988) [14] |
23 | Terry Bowden [A 8] | 1993–1998 | 65 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 0.731 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0.647 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FWAA Coach of the Year (1993)
[17] George Munger Award (1993) [18] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993) [19] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993) [20] AP SEC Coach of the Year (1993) [14] |
Interim | Bill Oliver [A 8] | 1998 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 0.400 | 0 | 3 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
24 | Tommy Tuberville | 1999–2008 | 125 | 85 | 40 | — | 0.680 | 49 | 29 | — | 0.620 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 |
AFCA Coach of the Year (2004)
[21] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2004) [19] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2004) [20] AP Coach of the Year (2004) [22] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2004) [23] |
25 | Gene Chizik | 2009–2012 | 52 | 33 | 19 | — | 0.635 | 15 | 17 | — | 0.469 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 – 2010 |
Home Depot Coach of the Year (2010)
[24] Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2010) [25] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2010) [19] Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award (2010) [26] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2010) [27] |
26 | Gus Malzahn [A 9] | 2013–2020 | 102 | 67 | 35 | — | 0.657 | 38 | 27 | — | 0.578 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2013)
[28] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2013) [29] Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award (2013) [30] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (2013) [31] Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2013) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2013) [32] SEC Coach of the Year (2013) [33] |
Interim | Kevin Steele [A 9] | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
27 | Bryan Harsin [A 10] | 2021–2022 | 21 | 9 | 12 | — | 0.429 | 4 | 9 | — | 0.308 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Interim | Cadillac Williams [34] [A 10] | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 0.500 | 1 | 2 | — | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
28 | Hugh Freeze [35] | 2023–present | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | 0.462 | 3 | 5 | — | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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