1987 Auburn Tigers football team

1987 Auburn Tigers football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, T 16–16 vs Syracuse
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
1987 record 9–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach Pat Dye
Offensive coordinator Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Defensive coordinator Wayne Hall
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
1987 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Auburn $ 5 0 1     9 1 2
#5 LSU 5 1 0     10 1 1
#14 Tennessee 4 1 1     10 2 1
#13 Georgia 4 2 0     9 3 0
Alabama 4 2 0     7 5 0
Florida 3 3 0     6 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 0     5 6 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0     4 7 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0     3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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 Southeastern Conference (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* No. 5 Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL ESPN W 313   80,000
September 12 Kansas* No. 4 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 490   65,711
September 26 at No. 14 Tennessee No. 3 Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN TBS T 2020   93,506
October 3 at North Carolina* No. 6 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 2010   52,811
October 10 Vanderbilt No. 5 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 4815   79,500
October 17 at Georgia Tech* No. 5 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 2010   45,559
October 24 Mississippi State No. 6 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 387   79,900
October 31 No. 10 Florida No. 6 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL CBS W 296   85,187
November 7 No. 4 Florida State* No. 6 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL CBS L 634   85,170
November 14 at No. 8 Georgia No. 12 Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) ESPN W 2711   82,122
November 27 vs. No. 18 Alabama No. 7 Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) CBS W 100   75,808
January 1 vs. No. 4 Syracuse* No. 6 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC T 1616   75,495
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

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