The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. The team, coached by

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, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to

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in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the

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after winning the

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against Clemson on January 2.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Florida

At Auburn

References

Auburn Auburn Tigers football seasons Peach Bowl champion seasons

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