Athletic Director David Housel announced that the Tigers have replaced the Vikings with Louisiana-Monroe. Auburn was originally scheduled to play Portland State on Sept. 7th, but I-AA Western Carolina of the Southern Conference will move into that date on the AU schedule and Louisiana-Monroe will visit Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 9th.
With an NCAA rule allowing a 12th game this year, Auburn has added a home-and-home series with Southern Cal and will open the 2002 season with an August 31 road game in Los Angeles vs. the Trojans. An NCAA rule allows colleges to play an extra game in years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November.
2002 Auburn Football Schedule
Aug. 31--Auburn at Southern Cal
Sept. 7--Western Carolina at Auburn
Sept. 14--Vanderbilt at Auburn
Sept. 21--Auburn at Mississippi State
Sept. 28--Syracuse at Auburn
Oct. 12--Arkansas at Auburn
Oct. 19--Auburn at Florida
Oct. 26--LSU at Auburn
Nov. 2--Auburn at Ole Miss
Nov. 9--Louisiana Monroe--Auburn
Nov. 16--Georgia at Auburn
Nov. 23--Auburn at Alabama