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American college football season
The 1982 Auburn Tigers football team represented
Auburn University in the
1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by
Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–3 record. Auburn ended
Alabama's nine-game winning streak in the famous "Bo Over the Top"
Iron Bowl, and went on to defeat
Boston College in the
1982 Tangerine Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 |
Wake Forest* | | | | W 28–10 | 59,350 |
[1] |
September 18 |
Southern Miss* | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 21–19 | 55,000 |
[2] |
September 25 |
Tennessee | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
| | W 24–14 | 73,600 |
[3] |
October 2 | No. 8
Nebraska* | No. 20 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | L 7–41 | 73,900 |
[4] |
October 9 |
Kentucky | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 18–3 | 53,000 |
[5] |
October 16 |
Georgia Tech* | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
| | W 24–0 | 57,000 |
[6] |
October 23 | at
Mississippi State | | | | W 35–17 | 32,826 |
[7] |
October 30 | at
Florida | No. 19 | | | L 17–19 | 73,532 |
[8] |
November 6 |
Rutgers* | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 30–7 | 58,000 |
[9] |
November 13 | No. 1
Georgia | | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
| | L 14–19 | 74,900 |
[10] |
November 27 | vs.
Alabama | | | ABC | W 23–22 | 76,300 |
[11] |
December 18 | vs.
Boston College* | No. 18 | |
ESPN | W 33–26 | 51,296 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[13]
Personnel
1982 Auburn Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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"Tiger runners flatten Wake". The News and Observer. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Amazin' AU nips Eagles". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn, wishbone whip Tennessee". The Tennessean. September 26, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Huskers plow through Auburn country". The Dothan Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Del Greco, Auburn play tune on 'Cats". The Dothan Eagle. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn whips Jackets". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn utilizes turnovers to win". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Last-second FG leads UF over Auburn". Fort Lauderdale News. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bowl-bound Auburn dazzles Rutgers". Asbury Park Press. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Sugar sweet: Georgia gets by Auburn". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn feels hope, then joy". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 28, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn, Campbell can BC, 33–26". The Orlando Sentinel. December 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1982 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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