| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Auburn Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Western Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Record: | 10–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Terry Bowden |
| Off Coach: | Rodney Allison |
| Def Coach: | Bill Oliver |
| Stadium: | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
| Champion: | SEC Western Division co-champion Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl champion |
| Bowl Result: | W 21–17 vs. Clemson |
| Conf Champ: | SEC Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | L 29-30 vs. Tennessee |
The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Terry Bowden, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll after winning the Peach Bowl against Clemson on January 2.
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.