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1982 Auburn Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1982 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–3 record. Auburn ended Alabama's nine-game winning streak in the famous "Bo Over the Top" Iron Bowl, and went on to defeat Boston College in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl.
Quick Facts Auburn Tigers football, Tangerine Bowl champion ...
| 1982 Auburn Tigers football | |
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Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 33–26 vs Boston College | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 9–3 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Frank Orgel (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Wake Forest* | W 28–10 | 59,350 | [1] | |||
| September 18 | Southern Miss* |
| W 21–19 | 55,000 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | Tennessee |
| W 24–14 | 73,600 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | No. 8 Nebraska* | No. 20 |
| L 7–41 | 73,900 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Kentucky |
| W 18–3 | 53,000 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | Georgia Tech* |
| W 24–0 | 57,000 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | at Mississippi State | W 35–17 | 32,826 | [7] | |||
| October 30 | at Florida | No. 19 | L 17–19 | 73,532 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | Rutgers* |
| W 30–7 | 58,000 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | No. 1 Georgia |
| L 14–19 | 74,900 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | vs. Alabama | ABC | W 23–22 | 76,300 | [11] | ||
| December 18 | vs. Boston College* | No. 18 | ESPN | W 33–26 | 51,296 | [12] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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- "Tiger runners flatten Wake". The News and Observer. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amazin' AU nips Eagles". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn, wishbone whip Tennessee". The Tennessean. September 26, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Huskers plow through Auburn country". The Dothan Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Del Greco, Auburn play tune on 'Cats". The Dothan Eagle. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn whips Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn utilizes turnovers to win". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Last-second FG leads UF over Auburn". Fort Lauderdale News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bowl-bound Auburn dazzles Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sugar sweet: Georgia gets by Auburn". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn feels hope, then joy". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 28, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn, Campbell can BC, 33–26". The Orlando Sentinel. December 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1982 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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