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1995 Auburn

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Terry Bowden, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1995, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 46–13; won vs. Chattanooga 76–10; lost at LSU 6–12; won at Kentucky 42–21; won vs. Mississippi State 48–20; lost vs. No. 3 Florida 38–49; won vs. Western Michigan 34–13; lost at Arkansas 28–30; won vs. UL Monroe 38–14; won at Georgia 37–31; won vs. No. 17 Alabama 31–27; lost vs. No. 15 Penn State 14–43+66−29Won 46–13 vs. Ole Miss+33Ole MissWon 76–10 vs. Chattanooga+66ChattanoogaLost 6–12 at LSU-6LSUWon 42–21 at Kentucky+21KentuckyWon 48–20 vs. Mississippi State+28Mississippi Sta…Lost 38–49 vs. No. 3 Florida-11No. 3 FloridaWon 34–13 vs. Western Michigan+21Western MichiganLost 28–30 at Arkansas-2ArkansasWon 38–14 vs. UL Monroe+24UL MonroeWon 37–31 at Georgia+6GeorgiaWon 31–27 vs. No. 17 Alabama+4No. 17 AlabamaLost 14–43 vs. No. 15 Penn State-29No. 15 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsOle MissW 46–⁠1376%
Sep 9vsChattanoogaW 76–⁠1092%
Sep 16atLSUL 6–⁠1262%
Sep 30atKentuckyW 42–⁠2172%
Oct 7vsMississippi StateW 48–⁠2076%
Oct 14vs3FloridaL 38–⁠4946%
Oct 21vsWestern MichiganW 34–⁠1376%
Oct 28atArkansasL 28–⁠3059%
Nov 4vsUL MonroeW 38–⁠1493%
Nov 11atGeorgiaW 37–⁠3157%
Nov 18vs17AlabamaW 31–⁠2752%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15Penn StateOutback BowlL 14–⁠4344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 43–⁠14 in the Outback Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 13
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 21
  12. Wk 12: 20
  13. Wk 13: 21
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Wk 16: 16
  17. Final: 22

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 5
Points
438–⁠283
Coach
Terry Bowden
Elo
1650 +11 this season
SP+ rating
16.1 No. 19 of 107; offense No. 11, defense No. 59
SRS
11.7 No. 19 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Bowden
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Hall

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Willie Anderson OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Stephen Davis RBWashington Redskins
Rd 5Dell McGee DBArizona Cardinals

All-SEC

5 first team

First team

  • Shannon RoubiqueCAP-1; Coaches-2
  • Willie AndersonOTAP-2; Coaches-1
  • Andy FullerTEAP-2; Coaches-1
  • Marcellus MostellaLBAP-1; Coaches-2
  • Matt HawkinsKAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠12
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠13
Arkansas6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama5–⁠38–⁠321
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠422
LSU4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.