Auburn’s 30-12 loss in the Iron Bowl was a sour way to end the regular season, but there were a lot of positives for Auburn football this year.
Things did not look bright after a terrible 2015 season where the Tigers barley made a bowl game, and wound up in the Birmingham Bowl.
Coming into the 2016 season the team remained without an answer at quarterback, and we really didn’t know what our identity would be on offense.
Our defense was once again dealing with a new coordinator, this time in Kevin Steele.
Gus Malzahn was on the hot seat, and after a 1-2 start it looked like he wasn’t going to make it through the season.