1986 Auburn Tigers football team
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.
| 1986 Auburn Tigers football | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 16–7 vs. USC | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Wayne Hall |
| Home stadium | Jordan–Hare Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Chattanooga* | No. 14 | W 42–14 | 58,000 | |||
| September 20 | East Carolina* | No. 6 |
| W 45–0 | 62,000 | ||
| September 27 | Tennessee | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 34–8 | 72,500 | [1] |
| October 4 | Western Carolina* | No. 7 |
| W 55–6 | 63,000 | ||
| October 11 | at Vanderbilt | No. 7 | TBS | W 31–9 | 40,378 | ||
| October 18 | Georgia Tech* | No. 7 |
| W 31–10 | 72,500 | ||
| October 25 | at No. 13 Mississippi State | No. 7 | ESPN | W 35–6 | 42,700 | ||
| November 1 | at Florida | No. 5 | L 17–18 | 74,521 | |||
| November 8 | Cincinnati* | No. 9 |
| W 52–7 | 63,500 | ||
| November 15 | No. 17 Georgia | No. 9 |
| ESPN | L 16–20 | 73,000 | |
| November 29 | vs. No. 7 Alabama | No. 14 | ABC | W 21–17 | 75,808 | ||
| January 1 | vs. USC* | No. 10 | ABC | W 16–7 | 51,113 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Coaches | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Game summaries
At No. 13 Mississippi State
At Florida
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For most of the game, Auburn dominated coach Galen Hall's unranked Florida Gators at Florida Field. The Tigers defense was stifling, and forced Gators substitute quarterback Rodney Brewer to commit four turnovers in the first two quarters. Hall replaced Brewer with starting quarterback Kerwin Bell, who had missed two games with a knee injury. Tigers tailback Brent Fullwood gained 166 yards on the ground, including a second-quarter touchdown, to give Auburn a 17–0 lead early in the fourth quarter. Bell then led the Gators on two scoring drives, with Gators placekicker Robert McGinty—a transfer from Auburn—booting a 51-yard field goal to close the Tigers' advantage to 17−10 with 1:45 to play. With thirty-six seconds remaining in the game, Bell directed one final 79-yard drive in ten plays that was capped by a five-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ricky Nattiel, who was playing with a separated shoulder. The limping Bell then surprised the Tigers defense by running in the two-point conversion and completing the comeback, with the Gators winning 18–17.[4]
Vs. USC (Florida Citrus Bowl)
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References
- "Tigers put the squeeze on". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Charles Kelly - Football". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Auburn Routs Mississippi St., 35-6". The Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- "A Real Bell Ringer: Florida Stuns Fifth-Ranked Auburn, 18-17". The Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- "Auburn Defeats USC in Citrus Bowl, 16-7". The Washington Post. January 2, 1987. Retrieved July 23, 2022.