The 1981 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college football season of 1981. Competing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Pat Dye, in his first year, and played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 5–6 (2–4 in the SEC).
Schedule[]
Date
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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TV
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Result
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Attendance
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September 5*
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TCU
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
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W 24–16
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48,000
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September 19*
|
Wake Forest
|
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
L 24–21
|
58,000
|
September 26
|
at Tennessee
|
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
|
L 10–7
|
92,612
|
October 3*
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at Nebraska
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
|
|
L 17–3
|
76,423
|
October 10
|
LSU
|
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 19–7
|
61,000
|
October 17*
|
at Georgia Tech
|
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
|
|
W 31–7
|
50,326
|
October 24
|
#9 Mississippi State
|
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
L 21–17
|
58,000
|
October 31
|
Florida
|
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 14–12
|
65,000
|
November 7*
|
North Texas
|
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 20–0
|
63,000
|
November 14
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at #4 Georgia
|
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
|
|
L 24–13
|
82,165
|
November 28
|
#4 Alabama
|
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Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)
|
ABC
|
L 28–17
|
78,170
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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