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The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team coached by Terry Bowden finished with a 10–3 record and won the school’s first SEC West Division championship but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches’ Poll after winning the Peach Bowl against Clemson on January 2.
