1986 Auburn Tigers football team

1986 Auburn Tigers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 16–7 vs. USC
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorWayne Hall
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southeastern Conference 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
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
  • $ – 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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Chattanooga*No. 14
W 42–1458,000[2]
September 20East Carolina*No. 6
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 45–062,000[3]
September 27TennesseeNo. 8
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ABCW 34–872,500[4]
October 4Western Carolina*No. 7
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 55–663,000[5]
October 11at VanderbiltNo. 7
TBSW 31–940,378[6]
October 18Georgia Tech*No. 7
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 31–1072,500[7]
October 25at No. 13 Mississippi StateNo. 7
ESPNW 35–642,700[8]
November 1at FloridaNo. 5
L 17–1874,521[9]
November 8Cincinnati*daggerNo. 9
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 52–763,500[10]
November 15No. 17 GeorgiaNo. 9
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNL 16–2073,000[11]
November 29vs. No. 7 AlabamaNo. 14
ABCW 21–1775,808[12]
January 1vs. USC*No. 10
ABCW 16–751,113[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP14910877775981514106
Coaches131111877775108141498

Personnel

1986 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Tommie Agee
WR Scott Bolton
QB Jeff Burger
RB Collis Campbell
OL Yann Cowart
WR Duke Donaldson
WR Robert Elia
RB Brent Fullwood
WR Trey Gainous
RB Vincent Harris
OL John Hudson
RB Tim Jessie
OL Vincent Jones
RB James Joseph
RB Pound Lamb
TE Walter Reeves
TE Mark Rose
OL Stacy Searels
QB Reggie Slack
OL Ben Tamburello
TE Frank Thomas
OL Jim Thompson
WR Lawyer Tillman
RB Reggie Ware
WR Alexander Wright
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Aundray Bruce
LB Kurt Crain
DL Nate Hill
DB Arthur Johnson
DB 39 Charles Kelly
LB Gary Kelley
DB Shan Morris
LB Edward Phillips
DB Kevin Porter
DB Chip Powell
DB Tommy Powell
DL Tracy Rocker
DL Benji Roland
LB Brian Smith
DL Ron Stallworth
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Chris Knapp
P Brian Shulman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[14]

References

  1. ^ "1986 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Auburn passes year's 1st test". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tiger test? ECU wasn't the answer". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers put the squeeze on". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn crushes Western". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn stymies Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "No. 7 Auburn rips Georgia Tech". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn passes another test". The Anniston Star. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bell stages comeback to upset Auburn 18–17". The Selma Times-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "9th-ranked Auburn rips Cincinnati 52–7". The Tennessean. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Inspired Georgia upsets long-time rival Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tillman's mistake helps Auburn over Bama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Auburn stops USC cold". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Charles Kelly - Football". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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