1986 Auburn Tigers football team
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| 1986 Auburn Tigers football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Wayne Hall |
| Home stadium | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Chattanooga* | No. 14 | W 42–14 | 58,000 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | East Carolina* | No. 6 |
| W 45–0 | 62,000 | [3] | |
| September 27 | Tennessee | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 34–8 | 72,500 | [4] |
| October 4 | Western Carolina* | No. 7 |
| W 55–6 | 63,000 | [5] | |
| October 11 | at Vanderbilt | No. 7 | TBS | W 31–9 | 40,378 | [6] | |
| October 18 | Georgia Tech* | No. 7 |
| W 31–10 | 72,500 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at No. 13 Mississippi State | No. 7 | ESPN | W 35–6 | 42,700 | [8] | |
| November 1 | at Florida | No. 5 | L 17–18 | 74,521 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | Cincinnati* | No. 9 |
| W 52–7 | 63,500 | [10] | |
| November 15 | No. 17 Georgia | No. 9 |
| ESPN | L 16–20 | 73,000 | [11] |
| November 29 | vs. No. 7 Alabama | No. 14 | ABC | W 21–17 | 75,808 | [12] | |
| January 1 | vs. USC* | No. 10 | ABC | W 16–7 | 51,113 | [13] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Coaches | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Personnel
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "1986 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Auburn passes year's 1st test". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger test? ECU wasn't the answer". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers put the squeeze on". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn crushes Western". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn stymies Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 7 Auburn rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn passes another test". The Anniston Star. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bell stages comeback to upset Auburn 18–17". The Selma Times-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "9th-ranked Auburn rips Cincinnati 52–7". The Tennessean. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Inspired Georgia upsets long-time rival Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tillman's mistake helps Auburn over Bama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn stops USC cold". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Kelly - Football". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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