1982 Auburn Tigers football team

1982 Auburn Tigers football

Tangerine Bowl Champions
Tangerine Bowl, W 33–26 vs Boston College
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#14
1982 record	9–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Offensive coordinator	Jack Crowe
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Frank Orgel
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium

	Conf					Overall
1982 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Georgia †	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
#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

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 9-game winning streak in the famous "Bo Over the Top" Iron Bowl, and went on to defeat Boston College in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	Wake Forest*		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 28–10	59,350
September 18	Southern Miss*		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 21–19	55,000
September 25	Tennessee		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 24–14	73,600
October 2	#8 Nebraska*	#20	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 7–41	73,900
October 9	Kentucky		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 18–3	53,000
October 16	Georgia Tech*		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 24–0	57,000
October 23	at Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 35–17	32,826
October 30	at Florida	#19	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	ABC	L 17–19	73,532
November 6	Rutgers*		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 30–7	58,000
November 13	#1 Georgia		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 14–19	74,900
November 27	vs. Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 23–22	76,300
December 18	vs. Boston College*	#18	Tangerine Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–26	51,296
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Auburn University Marching Band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold