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Last time AU played @ a non power 5 campus?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:51 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 9:51 am
When is the last time Auburn played an away game at a non power 5 conference school?
I know this season Mississippi State is playing at South Alabama....in recent years Ole Miss has played at Arkansas State and at Wyoming...this year Missouri played at Toledo.....I even remember in 1990 Alabama played a game against the Ragin Cajuns in Lafayette Louisiana
I know this season Mississippi State is playing at South Alabama....in recent years Ole Miss has played at Arkansas State and at Wyoming...this year Missouri played at Toledo.....I even remember in 1990 Alabama played a game against the Ragin Cajuns in Lafayette Louisiana
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 10:03 am
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Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:07 am to Auburntiger
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When is the last time Auburn played an away game at a non power 5 conference school?
No idea...FSU when the were Ind in the 80s?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:15 am to Auburntiger
When we played @ Syracuse in 2001 they were a part of the Big East, so that would be a current non-Power 5.
We would play @ Georgia Tech in the late 70s when they were independent.
But I don't recall ever seeing Auburn go to an away game at a school that now isn't in a Power 5.
We would play @ Georgia Tech in the late 70s when they were independent.
But I don't recall ever seeing Auburn go to an away game at a school that now isn't in a Power 5.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:27 am to PJinAtl
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But I don't recall ever seeing Auburn go to an away game at a school that now isn't in a Power 5.
According to the media guide, Auburn played a game @ Memphis in 1976. That is the most recent that I could find....
And on a side note, in 1978 Barfield won vs KSU in Manhattan
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:34 am to PJinAtl
We played West Virginia in Morgantown. Dont think they were power 5 at the time.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:36 am to Pavoloco83
they were
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:41 am to parkjas2001
They were in the big east, which was one of the six bcs conferences.... But no longer exists... it's successor, the AAC, is not a power five member.
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Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:41 am to Pavoloco83
Power five would've been SEC, ACC, BigXII, Pac-10, Big 10 at that time.
So are we talking power 6 before the big east broke up?
So are we talking power 6 before the big east broke up?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:44 am to Rig
Power five is a relatively new term. The op should reference power 5 or BCS AQ, imo.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:53 am to WDE24
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The op should reference power 5 or BCS AQ, imo.
Current BCS AQ
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:59 am to GenesChin
No such thing
Posted on 9/11/14 at 11:06 am to lowspark12
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They were in the big east, which was one of the six bcs conferences.... But no longer exists... it's successor, the AAC, is not a power five member.
WVU went from a BCS confrence to a Power 5 conference.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 11:06 am to WDE24
I think the answer is gonna be FSU before they joined the ACC.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 12:38 pm to Auburntiger
Better question is when was the last time AU played on the campus field of a commonly recognized non-major football school. I don't think GA Tech, F$U or West Virginia would fit.
The correct answer is our win over TCU in 1980. What's more interesting, is how few times AU has traveled to mid-major schools in the past. The only other instances since WWII that I can find are when we played at Memphis in '76 and Houston in '63 and in '57 (all AU wins). Other than road games vs Tulane when they were still in the SEC, we simply didn't play on the road versus non-majors.
ETA - Missed the game @ TCU in '80.
The correct answer is our win over TCU in 1980. What's more interesting, is how few times AU has traveled to mid-major schools in the past. The only other instances since WWII that I can find are when we played at Memphis in '76 and Houston in '63 and in '57 (all AU wins). Other than road games vs Tulane when they were still in the SEC, we simply didn't play on the road versus non-majors.
ETA - Missed the game @ TCU in '80.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 9/12/14 at 10:20 pm to FearlessFreep
TCU was a member of the Southwest Conference, a "Power" conference at the time. We played at Miami in 74. In those days Miami was a mid level independent on par with Memphis. Memphis, Miami, and Houston as the worst we've done isn't bad considering those are major southern cities with alumni and there was probably a recruiting angle.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:45 am to PJinAtl
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When we played @ Syracuse in 2001 they were a part of the Big East, so that would be a current non-Power 5. We would play @ Georgia Tech in the late 70s when they were independent. But I don't recall ever seeing Auburn go to an away game at a school that now isn't in a Power 5.
West Virginia in 2008
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