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AUBURN, Alabama (http://www.al.com/auburn) Terry Bowden's phone SEC Sports keeps ringing these days, the numbers on his cell from a wide variety of media outlets. CBS Sports called. So did the War Eagle Reader.

Everybody wants to know the same thing.

With all this talk about Auburn possibly claiming more national titles, (http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/05/auburn_could_claim_more_nation.html)everybody wants to know what Bowden, the coach of Auburn's undefeated 1993 team that was ineligible from participating in the postseason due to NCAA probation.

"As I've said before, I wouldn't want to be the one initiating the debate, that's probably not a coach's job, but when called by a reporter or asked by someone in the media, what would I think?" Bowden told AL.com in a phone interview Tuesday. "I've said all (http://www.al.com/sec/) along, I'd be proud for somebody to have that '93 team recognized as a national (http://www.al.com/sec/) champion." Get the latest Southeastern Conference news, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs has put together a committee, led by chief features and video ... Complete coverage» (http://www.al.com/sec/) marketing officer Ward Swift (http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/05/auburn_could_claim_more_nation.html), to meet in June and discuss the possibility of formally claiming more titles than the Standings Schedule Players two the school already claims from 1957 and 2010. It's a practice that other teams,

including Alabama, USC, Minnesota and Texas A&M, have completed in the past. Schedule 2014 The media guide and the football tradition page of the school's website also lists 1913, Date Opponent 1983 and 1993 among those teams, based on their place in the NCAA record book, 8/30 vs. Arkansas (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0074) which lists those three teams, among others, as national champions recognized by one organization or the other. 9/6 vs. San Jose State (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0044) 9/18 at Kansas State (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0021) The National Champions Foundation recognized Bowden's 1993 team, along with 9/27 vs. Louisiana Tech (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0038) Florida State, Notre Dame and Nebraska, as national champions. 10/4 vs. 14 LSU (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0076) "It would be no different than what other schools are doing at their institutions. If 10/11 at Mississippi State (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0078) other schools are honoring their athletes and coaches and fans by recognizing in their 10/25 vs. 4 South Carolina (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0070) print media or recognizing on their coliseum walls or stadium walls their own 11/1 at Mississippi (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0077) champions. ... then I would only say that I would hope that our young men at Auburn, 11/8 vs. 18 Texas A&M (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0084) our coaches and players, would have the same opportunity to recognize that in their 11/15 at Georgia (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0068) venues," Bowden said. 11/22 vs. Samford (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0218)

Jacobs told AL.com last week in Destin that the school planned to look at the 1910, 11/29 at 7 Alabama (http://stats.al.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0073) 1913, 1914, 1983, 1993 and 2004 seasons.

In 1993, Bowden's first season, the Tigers went 110 and finished as the only undefeated team in the country, and the former Auburn head coach, now at Akron, is still proud of his team. Video Photos Gus Malzahn Field dedication "The only undefeated team in the country in '93, they beat the defending national ceremony at Hughes (Ark.) High champion, and somebody, I think, I guess, based on the reports I'm reading, somebody (http://videos.al.com/al/2014/06/gus_malzahn_field_dedication_c.html) picked them as the national champion," Bowden said. "That's kind of my two cents, I'm 6:50 PM Uploaded by Brandon Marcello | [email protected] not the authority on it. I think that team could have beaten any team in the country (http://connect.al.com/staff/BrandonMarcello/videos.html) that year."

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