2021 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2021 Auburn Tigers football team will represent Auburn University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers will play their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by first-year head coach Bryan Harsin.

2021 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
2021 record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Derek Mason (1st season)
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 87,451)

2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0					0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020 season 6–5, 6–4 in SEC play to finish in third place in the Western Division. Head coach Gus Malzahn was fired at the end of the regular season after finishing 6–4 in his eighth season. Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele coached in the bowl game. The Tigers were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Northwestern.[1] Boise State head coach, Bryan Harsin, was hired on December 22.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	Akron*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
September 11	Alabama State*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
September 18	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, PA
September 25	Georgia State*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
October 2	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)
October 9	Georgia	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
October 16	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
October 30	Ole Miss	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)
November 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX
November 13	Mississippi State	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 20	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
November 27	Alabama	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

1. "Auburn concludes season with Vrbo Citrus Bowl defeat". Auburn Athletics. January 1, 2021.
2. "Bryan Harsin Named Head Coach at Auburn". Auburn Athletics. December 22, 2020.
3. "2021 Auburn Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 27, 2021.