The 1987 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–1–2 record and won their first of three straight SEC titles. Auburn went on to tie an undefeated Syracuse team in the 1988 Sugar Bowl, 16–16.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 5*
|
Texas
|
#5
|
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
ESPN
|
W 31–3
|
80,000
|
| September 12*
|
Kansas
|
#4
|
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 49–0
|
65,711
|
| September 26
|
at #14 Tennessee
|
#3
|
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
|
TBS
|
T 20–20
|
93,506
|
| October 3*
|
at North Carolina
|
#6
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
|
|
W 20–10
|
52,811
|
| October 10
|
Vanderbilt
|
#5
|
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 48–15
|
79,500
|
| October 17*
|
at Georgia Tech
|
#5
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA
|
|
W 20–10
|
45,559
|
| October 24
|
Mississippi State
|
#6
|
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
|
W 38–7
|
79,900
|
| October 31
|
#10 Florida
|
#6
|
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
CBS
|
W 29–6
|
85,187
|
| November 7*
|
#4 Florida State
|
#6
|
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
|
CBS
|
L 6–34
|
85,170
|
| November 14
|
at #8 Georgia
|
#12
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
|
ESPN
|
W 27–11
|
82,122
|
| November 27
|
vs. #18 Alabama
|
#7
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)
|
CBS
|
W 10–0
|
75,808
|
| January 1*
|
vs. #4 Syracuse
|
#6
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)
|
ABC
|
T 16–16
|
75,495
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
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