1981 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1981 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the NCAA Division I college football season of 1981. Competing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Pat Dye, in his first year, and played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 5–6 (2–4 in the SEC).

1981 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1981 record5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (1st season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 0 0  10 2 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 0 0  9 2 1
Mississippi State 4 2 0  8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0  7 5 0
Auburn 2 4 0  5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0  3 8 0
LSU 1 4 1  3 7 1
Ole Miss 1 5 1  4 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  4 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5TCU*W 24–1648,000
September 19Wake Forest*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
L 21–2458,000
September 26at TennesseeL 7–1092,612
October 3at Nebraska*L 3–1776,423
October 10LSU
W 19–761,000
October 17at Georgia Tech*W 31–750,326
October 24No. 9 Mississippi State
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
L 17–2158,000
October 31Florida
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 14–1265,000
November 7North Texas*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 20–063,000
November 14at No. 4 GeorgiaL 13–2482,165
November 28No. 4 AlabamaABCL 17–2878,170
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1981 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Ken Hobby
QB 5 Joe Sullivan Jr
RB 6 Lionel James So
QB 11 Mike Mann So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
NT 61 Dowe Aughtman So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Al Del Greco So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Frank Orgel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Florida

Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
1 2 34Total
Florida 6 3 0312
Auburn 7 7 0014

at Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 31
  • Game attendance: 65,000
  • [2]

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1981-schedule.html
  2. Ocala Star-Banner. 1981 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Feb-16.


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