Next Meal: Auburn Tigers Next Meal

October 18 - 3:30 PM ET
Jordan-Hare Stadium - Aubrun, GA

Previous Weeks

TV Information: National Coverage

My Prediction: UF 42 Auburn 37

Vegas Odds: Gators favorite by 7

Coaching Information

Head Coach: Terry Bowden (Son of the devil... hahahaha)

Career Record at Present Institution: 42-9-1 (4 years)

Overall Coaching Record: 106-44-2 (13 years)

Team Information

Basic Offense: Pro I

Basic Defense: Basic 3-4

Letter-winners Returning: 49 (22 Offense, 24 Defense, 3 Specialists)

Letter-winners Lost: 13 (6 Offense, 7 Defense, 0 Specialists)

Starters Returning: 21 (8 Offense, 10 Defense, 3 Specialists)

Starters Lost 4 (3 Offense, 1 Defense, 0 Specialists)

Final l996 Team Record: 8-4

Final 1996 Conference Record & Finish: 4-4, 3rd in SEC West

Final 1996 National Ranking: 24th AP - 25th USA/CNN

1996 Bowl Appearance: Independence Bowl - W 32-29 vs. Army

Series Games and Notes

  After last weeks loss, expect Doug Johnson and the Gators to gain some experience and come out with fire. Remember, this group does not want to be the ones remembered as the ones that gave up the SEC Title. Stoops Troops will be fired up and will be all over AUB QB D. Craig. This is pretty much the same that Florida played last year and Florida won 51-10 in the Swamp. However, I expect Terry Bowden to take a few lessons from the LSU game and run some of those Full-back draws.

These two teams have met 73 times with Auburn holding a 39-32-2 edge over the Gators. This rivalry is the second longest behind the Bulldogs. Jordan-Hare Stadium has not been friendly to the Gators as they are 6-23-1 and have won only 3 of the last 10 times at Auburn. The most memorable victory was in 1985 when Kerwin Bell threw the ball to stretched Ricky Nattiel to score the winning touchdown. The Gators won 14-10.

Terry Bowden is on the hot seat to win this years SEC title so this is an "All-or-Nothing" game for the War Eagle of Auburn (why can't they decide on a mascot??).

I expect the Gators to come away with a difficult win in a shoot-out 42-37. We can't afford to make mistakes and more discipline is needed to prevent the sacks and penalties that killed us against LSU.

 

Last Updated November 19, 2006