2020 Auburn Tigers football team

2020 Auburn Tigers football
2020 Auburn Tigers football
Citrus Bowl, L 19–35 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	6–5 (6–4 SEC)
Head coach	Gus Malzahn (8th season); Kevin Steele (interim; bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Chad Morris (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kodi Burns (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread Option
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Steele (5th season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x	8	–	2	8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia	7	–	2	8	–	2
Missouri	5	–	5	5	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	6	5	–	6
Tennessee	3	–	7	3	–	7
South Carolina	2	–	8	2	–	8
Vanderbilt	0	–	9	0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^	10	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M	8	–	1	9	–	1
Auburn	6	–	4	6	–	5
LSU*	5	–	5	5	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	5	5	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	7	3	–	7
Mississippi State	3	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Gus Malzahn until his dismissal at the end of the regular season. The team's spring game, originally intended to be played on April 11, 2020, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers' regular-season schedule was also impacted as all non-conference games were canceled and the SEC allowed teams to play 10 in-conference games only.

On December 13, 2020, head coach Gus Malzahn was fired after eight years.^[1] After reaching the 2014 BCS National Championship Game at the end of the 2013 season, Auburn won at least 10 games under Malzahn only once more, in 2017. Kevin Steele, defensive coordinator, was designated to serve as the Tigers' interim coach for the Citrus Bowl. In December 2020, Bryan Harsin was hired as head coach.^[2]

^ Scarborough, Alex (December 13, 2020). "Auburn Tigers fire football coach Gus Malzahn after eight seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "Auburn hires Boise State's Harsin to lead football program Bryan Harsin He was previously the Head Coach at Boise State University".

[1] Scarborough, Alex (December 13, 2020). "Auburn Tigers fire football coach Gus Malzahn after eight seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[2] "Auburn hires Boise State's Harsin to lead football program Bryan Harsin He was previously the Head Coach at Boise State University".

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