1986 Auburn Tigers football team
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 Southern Cal in the 1987 Citrus Bowl, 16–7.
Schedule
| Date |
Team |
Location |
PF |
PA |
Result |
| September 6, 1986 |
UT-Chattanooga |
Auburn, AL |
42 |
14 |
W |
| September 20, 1986 |
East Carolina |
Auburn, AL |
45 |
0 |
W |
| September 27, 1986 |
Tennessee |
Auburn, AL |
34 |
8 |
W |
| October 4, 1986 |
Western Carolina |
Auburn, AL |
55 |
6 |
W |
| October 11, 1986 |
@ Vanderbilt |
Nashville, TN |
31 |
9 |
W |
| October 18, 1986 |
Georgia Tech |
Auburn, AL |
31 |
10 |
W |
| October 25, 1986 |
@ Mississippi State |
Starkville, MS |
35 |
6 |
W |
| November 1, 1986 |
@ Florida |
Gainesville, FL |
17 |
18 |
L |
| November 8, 1986 |
Cincinnati |
Auburn, AL |
52 |
7 |
W |
| November 15, 1986 |
Georgia |
Auburn, AL |
16 |
20 |
L |
| November 29, 1986 |
Alabama |
Birmingham, AL |
21 |
17 |
W |
| January 1, 1987 |
Southern Cal |
Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl) |
16 |
7 |
W |
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395 |
122 |
10–2 |
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