1927–28 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1927–28 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 1927-28 Auburn Tigers basketball.jpg 300 Southern Conference SoCon 20–2 12–1 Mike Papke 3rd Fob James SoCon regular season champions Alumni Gymnasium The 1927–28 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1927–28 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Mike Papke, who was in his third season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 20–2, 12–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Mississippi A&M to advance to the championship game of the Southern Conference tournament where they lost to Mississippi.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1928-schedule.html 1927-28 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 8 May 2017 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| Regular season yes Montgomery YMCA Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 38–12 1–0 – – – – – – – yes White's Business College Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 92–13 2–0 – – – – – – – January 7, 1928 yes Georgia Tech Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 56–29 3–0 – – – – – – – January 1928 yes Southern College Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 51–18 4–0 – – – – – – – January 13, 1928 yes Florida New Gymnasium Gainesville, FL 39–23 5–0 1–0 – – – – – – – January 14, 1928 yes Florida New Gymnasium Gainesville, FL 43–33 6–0 2–0 – – – – – – – January 18, 1928 Clemson Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 56–26 7–0 3–0 – – – – – – – January 19, 1928 Clemson Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 30–23 8–0 4–0 – – – – – – – January 27, 1928 yes Tulane New Orleans, LA 32–17 9–0 5–0 – – – – – – – January 28, 1928 yes Tulane New Orleans, LA 49–31 10–0 6–0 – – – – – – – January 29, 1928 Tennessee Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 63–14 11–0 7–0 – – – – – – – February 1, 1928 Vanderbilt Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 62–28 12–0 8–0 – – – – – – – February 3, 1928 Georgia Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 28–25 13–0 9–0 – – – – – – – February 9, 1928 yes Georgetown (KY) Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 41–25 14–0 – – – – – – – February 10, 1928 Mississippi Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 42–43 14–1 9–1 – – – – – – – February 11, 1928 Mississippi Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 58–38 15–1 10–1 – – – – – – – February 21, 1928 Florida Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 58–32 16–1 11–1 – – – – – – – February 22, 1928 Florida Alumni Gymnasium Auburn, AL 50–28 17–1 12–1 – – – – – – – |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| SoCon tournamenthttp://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/SC/1928.html History of the Early Southern Conference Atlanta Basketball Tournament - 1928 6 August 2019 February 25, 1928 yes Clemson Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA First round 27–26 18–1 Akin 13 – – – – – February 26, 1928 8:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals 30–29 19–1 Akin 11 – – – – 5,000 February 27, 1928 yes Mississippi A&M Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA Semifinals 42–34 20–1 Akin 16 – – – – – February 28, 1928 8:15 pm yes Mississippi Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA Championship 30–31 20–2 Akin 15 – – – – – AP Poll Central Time References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers Category:Long stubs with short prose