1986 Auburn Tigers football team

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
1986 record	10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Offensive coordinator	Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium

1986 SEC football standings
	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
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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

Auburn Tigers football
Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) 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) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
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 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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