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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-

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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
Record	9-3
Points Scored	274
Scoring Average	22.8
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	79-57
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	7-2
Away Record	1-1

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	11-1	338	160	Lost 23-27	6-0	179	73	Vince Dooley
Auburn	9-3	274	197	Won 33-26	4-2	131	94	Pat Dye
Louisiana State	8-3-1	385	191	Lost 20-21	4-1-1	171	92	Jerry Stovall
Vanderbilt	8-4	293	242	Lost 28-36	4-2	135	121	George MacIntyre
Alabama	8-4	338	216	Won 21-15	3-3	146	125	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida	8-4	296	228	Lost 24-28	3-3	127	146	Charley Pell
Tennessee	6-5-1	281	239	Lost 22-28	3-2-1	152	128	Johnny Majors
Mississippi State	5-6	252	244		2-4	122	145	Emory Bellard
Mississippi	4-7	208	262		0-6	69	196	Steve Sloan
Kentucky	0-10-1	96	287		0-6	57	169	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

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