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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]
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 | - 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 | | 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 | | ESPN | W 35–6 | 42,700 | [8] |
November 1 | at Florida | No. 5 | | | 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 | | ABC | W 21–17 | 75,808 | [12] |
January 1 | vs. USC* | No. 10 | | ABC | W 16–7 | 51,113 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1986 Auburn Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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AP | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
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Coaches | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
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- ^ "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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