Schedule
The 2007 Tigers schedule was ranked the 5th hardest in the country by Sports Illustrated and 6th hardest by ESPN. The road schedule with all four opponents finishing in the Top 25 in 2006 including the defending BCS champion Florida Gators, was ranked as the 2nd toughest.
Post-season, Auburn's schedule difficulty was ranked #23 by the NCAA and #35 by Jeff Sagarin. Seven teams from Auburn's regular season schedule qualified for post-season bowls, with four winning their respective bowl including Sugar Bowl winner Georgia and BCS National Champion LSU.
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 1 | 6:45 PM | Kansas State* | #18 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN | W 23–13 | 86,439 | |
September 8 | 8:00 PM | South Florida* | #17 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 26–23 OT | 82,617 | |
September 15 | 11:30 AM | Mississippi State | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | LFS | L 19–14 | 82,129 | ||
September 22 | 6:00 PM | New Mexico State* | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | PPV | W 55–20 | 83,012 | ||
September 29 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | ESPN | W 20–17 | 90,685 | ||
October 6 | 11:30 AM | Vanderbilt | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | LFS | W 35–7 | 82,657 | ||
October 13 | 6:45 PM | at Arkansas | #22 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN | W 9–7 | 72,463 | |
October 20 | 8:00 PM | at #4 LSU | #17 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) | ESPN | L 30–24 | 92,630 | |
October 27 | 5:00 PM | Ole Miss | #22 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | PPV | W 17–3 | 87,451 | |
November 3 | 1:30 PM | Tennessee Tech* | #16 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | W 35–3 | 85,754 | ||
November 10 | 2:30 PM | at #10 Georgia | #18 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | CBS | L 45–20 | 92,746 | |
November 24 | 7:00 PM | Alabama | #25 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl) | ESPN | W 17–10 | 87,451 | |
December 31 | 7:30 PM | vs. #16 Clemson* | #23 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl) | ESPN | W 23–20 OT | 74,413 | |
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