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
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
|
TV
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Result
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Attendance
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September 6*
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UT-Chattanooga
|
#14
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Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, 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 Stadium • Nashville, 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 Field • Starkville, MS
|
ESPN
|
W 35–6
|
42,700
|
November 1
|
at #20 Florida
|
#5
|
Florida Field • Gainesville, 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 Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)
|
ABC
|
W 21–17
|
75,808
|
January 1*
|
vs. USC
|
#10
|
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)
|
ABC
|
W 16–7
|
51,113
|
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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