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Auburn Football Team History


Auburn Tigers
Auburn University
 Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Pat Dye
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Pat Dye enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Wake Forest  28   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Southern Mississippi  21   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Tennessee  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Nebraska  7   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Kentucky  18   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Georgia Tech  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Mississippi State  35   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Florida  17   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Rutgers  30   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Georgia  14   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Alabama  23   22   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Dec. 18   Boston College  33   26   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored274
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed197
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record79-57
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record7-2
  Away Record1-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
14 9-3-0 Coaches
14 9-3-0 UPI
16 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1982 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 11-1338160Lost  23-276-017973  Vince Dooley
Auburn 9-3274197Won  33-264-213194  Pat Dye
Louisiana State 8-3-1385191Lost  20-214-1-117192  Jerry Stovall
Vanderbilt 8-4293242Lost  28-364-2135121  George MacIntyre
Alabama 8-4338216Won  21-153-3146125  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida 8-4296228Lost  24-283-3127146  Charley Pell
Tennessee 6-5-1281239Lost  22-283-2-1152128  Johnny Majors
Mississippi State 5-6252244 2-4122145  Emory Bellard
Mississippi 4-7208262 0-669196  Steve Sloan
Kentucky 0-10-196287 0-657169  Jerry Claiborne

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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