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1986 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
1986 record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coachPat Dye
Offensive coordinatorLarry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Offensive schemeI Formation
Defensive coordinatorWayne Hall
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 SEC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10/11 LSU 5 1 0     9 3 0
#6/8 Auburn 4 2 0     10 2 0
#9/9 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 / Coaches 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 Southern Cal in the 1987 Citrus Bowl, 16–7.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6* UT-Chattanooga #14 Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL W 42–14   58,000
September 17* East Carolina #6 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 45–0   62,000
September 27 Tennessee #8 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ABC W 34–8   72,500
October 4* Western Carolina #7 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 55–6   63,000
October 8 at Vanderbil #7 Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN W 31–9   40,378
October 18* Georgia Tech #7 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 31–10   72,500
October 25 at #13 Mississippi State #7 Scott FieldStarkville, MS ESPN W 35–6   42,700
November 1 at #20 Florida #5 Florida FieldGainesville, FL ABC L 17–18   74,521
November 8* Cincinnati #9 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 52–7   63,500
November 12 #17 Georgia #9 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) ESPN L 16–20   73,000
November 29 vs. #7 Alabama #14 Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) ABC W 21–17   75,808
January 1* vs. USC #10 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Citrus Bowl) ABC W 16–7   51,113
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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