1987 Auburn Tigers football team

1987 Auburn Tigers football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, T 16–16 vs Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#7
1987 record	9–1–2 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Offensive coordinator	Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium

1987 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Auburn $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
#5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
#14 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	2	–	1
#13 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–1–2 record and won their first of three straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles. Auburn went on to tie an undefeated Syracuse team in the 1988 Sugar Bowl, 16–16.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	Texas*	#5	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 31–3	80,000
September 12	Kansas*	#4	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 49–0	65,711
September 26	at #14 Tennessee	#3	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	T 20–20	93,506
October 3	at North Carolina*	#6	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 20–10	52,811
October 10	Vanderbilt	#5	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 48–15	79,500
October 17	at Georgia Tech*	#5	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 20–10	45,559
October 24	Mississippi State	#6	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 38–7	79,900
October 31	#10 Florida	#6	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 29–6	85,187
November 7	#4 Florida State*	#6	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	L 6–34	85,170
November 14	at #8 Georgia	#12	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–11	82,122
November 27	vs. #18 Alabama	#7	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	W 10–0	75,808
January 1	vs. #4 Syracuse*	#6	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	T 16–16	75,495
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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