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
Record5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (1st season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 0 010 2 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 0 09 2 1
Mississippi State 4 2 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 07 5 0
Auburn 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 03 8 0
LSU 1 4 13 7 1
Ole Miss 1 5 14 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 04 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5TCU*W 24–1648,000
September 19Wake Forest*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 21–2458,000
September 26at TennesseeL 7–1092,612[1]
October 3at Nebraska*L 3–1776,423
October 10LSU
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 19–761,000
October 17at Georgia Tech*W 31–750,326
October 24No. 9 Mississippi State
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 17–2158,000
October 31Florida
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 14–1265,000
November 7North Texas State*dagger
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 20–063,000[2]
November 14at No. 4 GeorgiaL 13–2482,165
November 28No. 4 AlabamaABCL 17–2878,170
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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 and Alex Gibbs

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

Roster

Game summaries

Florida

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

at Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 31
  • Game attendance: 65,000
  • [4]
Game information

References

  1. "Majors proud of Tennessee 10–7 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "AU sleepwalks to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1981 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results".
  4. Ocala Star-Banner. 1981 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Feb-16.


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