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The 1980 Auburn Tigers achieved an overall 5–6 record in their fifth year under head coach Doug Barfield and failed to win a single game in the SEC losing all six games. The team was also serving its second year of probation.Auburn extended Doug Barfield’s contract for the 1980 season. However no head coach lasts very long at Auburn without beating arch-rival Alabama which he failed to do in five attempts; he was dismissed as head coach following the 1980 season.
