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	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		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	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

Roster

• RB Brent Fullwood