1927–28 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=1927–28

|team=Auburn Tigers

|sport=Basketball

|logo=Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png

|logo_size=125

|image=1927-28 Auburn Tigers basketball.jpg

|image_size=300

|conference=Southern Conference

|short_conf=SoCon

|record=20–2

|conf_record=12–1

|head_coach=Mike Papke

|hc_year=3rd

|captain=Fob James

|captain_year=1st

|champion=SoCon regular season champions

|stadium=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1928-schedule.html|title=1927-28 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results|accessdate=8 May 2017}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Auburn Tigers}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date =

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Montgomery YMCA

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 38–12

| record = 1–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date =

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = White's Business College

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 92–13

| record = 2–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 7, 1928

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 56–29

| record = 3–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 1928

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Southern College

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 51–18

| record = 4–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 13, 1928

| time =

| away = yes

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| score = 39–23

| record = 5–0

| conference = 1–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 14, 1928

| time =

| away = yes

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = New Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| score = 43–33

| record = 6–0

| conference = 2–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 56–26

| record = 7–0

| conference = 3–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 19, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 30–23

| record = 8–0

| conference = 4–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27, 1928

| time =

| away = yes

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 32–17

| record = 9–0

| conference = 5–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 28, 1928

| time =

| away = yes

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 49–31

| record = 10–0

| conference = 6–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 63–14

| record = 11–0

| conference = 7–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 62–28

| record = 12–0

| conference = 8–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 3, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 28–25

| record = 13–0

| conference = 9–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 9, 1928

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Georgetown (KY)

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 41–25

| record = 14–0

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 10, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Mississippi

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 42–43

| record = 14–1

| conference = 9–1

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 11, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Mississippi

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 58–38

| record = 15–1

| conference = 10–1

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 21, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 58–32

| record = 16–1

| conference = 11–1

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 1928

| time =

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| score = 50–28

| record = 17–1

| conference = 12–1

| highscorer = –

| points = –

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Auburn Tigers}}| 1928 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/SC/1928.html|title=History of the Early Southern Conference Atlanta Basketball Tournament - 1928|accessdate=6 August 2019}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 25, 1928

| time =

| neutral = yes

| seed =

| rank =

| opponent = Clemson

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = First round

| score = 27–26

| overtime =

| record = 18–1

| highscorer = Akin

| points = 13

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 1928

| time = 8:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed =

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 30–29

| overtime =

| record = 19–1

| highscorer = Akin

| points = 11

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = 5,000

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 27, 1928

| time =

| neutral = yes

| seed =

| rank =

| opponent = Mississippi A&M

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 42–34

| overtime =

| record = 20–1

| highscorer = Akin

| points = 16

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 28, 1928

| time = 8:15 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed =

| rank =

| opponent = Mississippi

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| gamename = Championship

| score = 30–31

| overtime =

| record = 20–2

| highscorer = Akin

| points = 15

| highrebounder= –

| rebounds = –

| highassister = –

| assists = –

| attend = –

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Central Time}}

References

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