1986_Auburn_Tigers_football_team

1986 Auburn Tigers football
1986 Auburn Tigers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 16–7 vs. USC
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
Record	10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1986 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record. Auburn snapped a two-game winning streak by Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Auburn went on to defeat USC in the Florida Citrus Bowl, 16–7.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Chattanooga*	No. 14	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 42–14	58,000	^[2]
September 20	East Carolina*	No. 6	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 45–0	62,000	^[3]
September 27	Tennessee	No. 8	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ABC	W 34–8	72,500	^[4]
October 4	Western Carolina*	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 55–6	63,000	^[5]
October 11	at Vanderbilt	No. 7	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TS	TBS	W 31–9	40,378	^[6]
October 18	Georgia Tech*	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 31–10	72,500	^[7]
October 25	at No. 13 Mississippi State	No. 7	Scott Field Starkville, MS	ESPN	W 35–6	42,700	^[8]
November 1	at Florida	No. 5	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 17–18	74,521	^[9]
November 8	Cincinnati*	No. 9	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 52–7	63,500	^[10]
November 15	No. 17 Georgia	No. 9	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–20	73,000	^[11]
November 29	vs. No. 7 Alabama	No. 14	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 21–17	75,808	^[12]
January 1	vs. USC*	No. 10	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 16–7	51,113	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1986 Auburn Tigers football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll