auburn lost to oklahoma in football this year.
who did auburn lose to in football this year?
oklahoma
following the 1998 season, ole miss head coach tommy tuberville left oxford to become the new head coach of the auburn tigers. in his first season, the tigers finished with a 5–6 record, but would return to the sec championship game in 2000, following a 9–0 victory over alabama, which was played in tuscaloosa for the first time in 99 years. the tigers fell to florida, 28–6, but would begin a streak of eight consecutive bowl appearances. auburn would win a share of the sec western division title in 2001 and 2002. the high point of the 2002 season was auburn's 17–7 upset victory over alabama, which began a six-year winning streak over the tide. tuberville's 2004 team completed the season with a perfect 13–0 record and an sec championship. auburn was left out of the bcs national championship game, due to two other undefeated teams ranked higher, #1 usc (12–0) and #2 oklahoma (12–0). the tigers went on to defeat virginia tech, 16–13, in the sugar bowl, completing auburn's third perfect season in the modern era of college football. usc defeated oklahoma, 55–19, to win the national championship; however, they were later stripped of their title due to improper recruiting practices. auburn finished the season ranked no. 2 in the final ap and coaches polls. the tigers were recognized as national champions by various polling organizations, including fanspoll and golf digest. tuberville came under much criticism during the 2008 season for his lackluster performance and coaching staff, including offensive coordinator tony franklin, whom he fired after a shocking 14–13 loss to vanderbilt in october. at that time, the team was 4–2. auburn finished the year with a 5–7 record, after a disappointing 36–0 loss to rival alabama in the iron bowl, marking the tide's first victory over auburn in tuscaloosa and snapping auburn's six-year winning streak. tuberville voluntarily resigned the following week, stating that he would take a year off from coaching. over ten seasons, tuberville compiled an 85–40 record at auburn, while winning one conference championship, five division championships, and completing auburn's sixth perfect season in school history.
history of auburn tigers football
after gene chizik's termination at the end of the 2012 season, 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 head coach and former auburn offensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011 gus malzahn. on december 4, 2012, it was officially announced that malzahn would assume the position of head coach at auburn university. he is currently in his third season, and his 2013 tigers went 12–2 and won the sec championship versus the missouri tigers. the season was highlighted by two of the greatest plays in auburn football history. after allowing number 25 georgia to take a 38–37 lead with less than two minutes remaining, quarterback nick marshall threw a 73-yard hail mary pass to ricardo louis for the game-winning touchdown after being tipped up by two georgia defenders. the tigers put the game away in the final 25 seconds and won 43–38 over the bulldogs. auburn also defeated number 1 alabama in dramatic fashion. after lobbying for one second to be restored to the game clock in the fourth quarter, tied 28–28 with the tigers, alabama head coach nick saban chose to attempt a 57-yard game-winning field goal. the tide was 0–3 in field goal attempts on the day with veteran kicker cade foster, thus chose to use adam griffith for the final attempt. griffith's kick did not have the distance and the ball landed in the hands of chris davis, who returned the ball unofficially 109 yards end zone to end zone for an auburn touchdown and sealed a victory for the tigers along with a berth in the sec championship game. auburn would face number 5 missouri in the 2013 sec championship game, eventually winning 59–42 in an offensive showdown which produced 677 total yards for auburn, including a 304-yard performance by game mvp tre mason. the tigers faced number 1 florida state in the 2014 bcs national championship game in pasadena, california, on january 6, 2014. they lost by a score of 34–31, as florida state scored the go-ahead touchdown with thirteen seconds remaining in the game, ending the sec streak of winning bcs national championships at seven. they were only the second sec team to lose in a bcs championship game, and the only sec team to do so against non-sec competition. the tigers finished number 2 in both the final ap and coaches polls. since the end of the 2013 season malzahn's auburn tigers have compiled a record of 27–13 and 13-11 in sec play. auburn finished 8–5 in 2014, including a 34–31 loss to wisconsin in the 2014 outback bowl. before the 2015 season, auburn was ranked number six and was supposed to be in the mix for the college football playoff but, after an almost upset by fcs jacksonville state and an embarrassing loss at thirteen ranked lsu at the beginning of the season, those dreams were gone. auburn compiled a 6–6 record, 2-6 in the sec and a trip to the birmingham bowl to face memphis. auburn defeated memphis 31–10 in front of a crowd of 59,430, to end its season with a 7–6 record. this season was considered the worst since the 2012 season when auburn went 3-9 and 0-8 in sec play.
history of auburn tigers football