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American college football season
The 1990 Auburn Tigers football team represented
Auburn University in the
1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by
Pat Dye, the team finished the season with an 8–3–1 record and ended their streak of three
Southeastern Conference titles. The Tigers defeated
Indiana, 27–23, in the
Peach Bowl.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 11:30 a.m. |
Cal State Fullerton* | No. 3 | | | W 38–17 | 77,500 |
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September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Ole Miss | No. 2 | | | W 24–10 | 41,500 |
[3] |
September 29 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 5
Tennessee | No. 3 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
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ESPN | T 26–26 | 85,214 |
[4] |
October 6 | 11:00 a.m. |
Louisiana Tech* | No. 5 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 16–14 | 72,350 |
[5] |
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. |
Vanderbilt | No. 6 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 56–6 | 79,269 |
[6] |
October 20 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7
Florida State* | No. 5 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| ESPN | W 20–17 | 85,214 |
[7] |
October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at
Mississippi State | No. 2 | | | W 17–16 | 39,106 |
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November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 15
Florida | No. 4 | | ESPN | L 7–48 | 75,459 |
[9] |
November 10 | 11:00 a.m. |
Southern Miss* | No. 15 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | L 12–13 | 85,214 |
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November 17 | 6:30 p.m. |
Georgia | No. 24 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
| ESPN | W 33–10 | 85,214 |
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December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Alabama | No. 20 | |
CBS | L 7–16 | 75,962 |
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December 29 | 11:30 a.m. | vs.
Indiana* | | |
ABC | W 27–23 | 38,962 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Roster
1990 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
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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3
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Jim Von Wyl
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Jr
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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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"1990 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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"Titans salvage pride, moral victory in loss to Auburn". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn blunts upstart Rebels for 24–10 win". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn's late rally Tennessee's missed kick produce tie". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"AU pulls another one out of the fire, 16–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1990. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Hammer time...AU has too much firepower for 'Dores, 56–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"FSU falls 20–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers survive another scare". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida whips Auburn 48–7". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Southern Miss shocks Auburn". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Von Wyl leads Auburn over Georgia 33–10". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Alabama does it! Crimson Tide topples Tigers 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late Auburn TD sinks Hoosiers". The Indianapolis Star. December 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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