1986 Auburn Tigers football team

1986 Auburn Tigers football
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)
Head coach	Pat Dye (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium

1986 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP 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 USC in the Florida Citrus Bowl, 16–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	Chattanooga*	No. 14	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 42–14	58,000
September 20	East Carolina*	No. 6	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 45–0	62,000
September 27	Tennessee	No. 8	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)	ABC	W 34–8	72,500
October 4	Western Carolina*	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 55–6	63,000
October 11	at Vanderbilt	No. 7	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	TBS	W 31–9	40,378
October 18	Georgia Tech*	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)		W 31–10	72,500
October 25	at No. 13 Mississippi State	No. 7	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN	W 35–6	42,700
November 1	at No. 20 Florida	No. 5	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–18	74,521
November 8	Cincinnati*	No. 9	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 52–7	63,500
November 12	No. 17 Georgia	No. 9	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–20	73,000
November 29	vs. No. 7 Alabama	No. 14	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 21–17	75,808
January 1	vs. USC*	No. 10	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 16–7	51,113
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1986 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Tommie Agee WR Scott Bolton QB Jeff Burger RB Collis Campbell OL Yann Cowart WR Duke Donaldson WR Robert Elia RB Brent Fullwood WR Trey Gainous RB Vincent Harris OL John Hudson RB Tim Jessie OL Vincent Jones RB James Joseph RB Pound Lamb TE Walter Reeves TE Mark Rose OL Stacy Searels QB Reggie Slack OL Ben Tamburello TE Frank Thomas OL Jim Thompson WR Lawyer Tillman RB Reggie Ware WR Alexander Wright	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Aundray Bruce LB Kurt Crain DL Nate Hill DB Arthur Johnson LB Gary Kelley DB Shan Morris LB Edward Phillips DB Kevin Porter DB Chip Powell DB Tommy Powell DL Tracy Rocker DL Benji Roland LB Brian Smith DL Ron Stallworth	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Chris Knapp P Brian Shulman	Head coach Pat Dye Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt