Auburn football bowl projections: Tigers could face a very familiar coach in the postseason

Auburn football is currently projected to go 7-5 by ESPN's FPI.

That's probably good for another Florida bowl for the Tigers.

If they end up going 8-4, like the SP+ rankings project, then maybe we will see Auburn do something outside of the state of Florida or Alabama in the postseason.

Most projections currently have Auburn in FL once again. One projection, however, one site has the Tigers facing off against a very, very familiar head coach that currently resides in the Big 12.

Take a look at some bowl projections from various outlets.

ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl - vs Coastal Carolina OR Army

There have been no previous matchups between Auburn and Coastal Carolina.

Army leads the all-time series over Auburn 2-1. Their two wins came in 1922 and 1923. The Tigers took their lone victory in 1996.

CBS Sports

AutoZone Liberty Bowl - vs UCF

Auburn leads the all-time series over UCF 3-1, defeating them in three consecutive seasons from 1997-1999. The Golden Knights beat the Tigers in the Peach Bowl back in 2017.

UCF's current head coach is former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, who lost to UCF in that Peach Bowl.

USA Today

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl - vs Tulane

Tulane leads the all-time series over Auburn 17-15-6. The Tigers and Green Wave played consistently from 1921-1955 before taking a break despite Tulane still playing in the SEC until 1966.

Auburn has won the two most recent outings, beating the Green Wave in 2006 and 2019.

The Action Network

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl - vs West Virginia

Auburn and West Virginia are tied 1-1 in their all-time series. The two programs played a home-and-home during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The Mountaineers won at home in '08 before losing in a chaotic game 41-30 in Jordan-Hare Stadium the following season.

College Football News

Birmingham Bowl - vs South Alabama

Auburn and South Alabama have never faced each other in the history of their two programs.