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American college football season
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).
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | TCU* | | | W 24–16 | 48,000 | |
September 19 | Wake Forest* | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| | L 21–24 | 58,000 | |
September 26 | at Tennessee | | | L 7–10 | 92,612 | |
October 3 | at Nebraska* | | | L 3–17 | 76,423 | |
October 10 | LSU | | | W 19–7 | 61,000 | |
October 17 | at Georgia Tech* | | | W 31–7 | 50,326 | |
October 24 | No. 9 Mississippi State | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| | L 17–21 | 58,000 | |
October 31 | Florida | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
| | W 14–12 | 65,000 | |
November 7 | North Texas State* | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| | W 20–0 | 63,000 | [1] |
November 14 | at No. 4 Georgia | | | L 13–24 | 82,165 | |
November 28 | No. 4 Alabama | | ABC | L 17–28 | 78,170 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[]
1981 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
- Frank Orgel and Alex Gibbs
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Game summaries[]
Florida[]
Game information
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- AUB - Beauford 3 yard run (Del Greco kick)
- FLA - Clark 30 yard field goal
- FLA - Clark 32 yard field goal
- AUB - O'Neal 1 yard run (Del Greco kick)
- FLA - Clark 43 yard field goal
- FLA - Clark 39 yard field goal
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- Florida
- Peace 15/27, 107 Yds
- Jones 22 Rush, 80 Yds
- Jackson 4 Rec, 42 Yds
- Auburn
- Hobby 2/5, 30 Yds, INT
- L. James 13 Rush, 57 Yds
- Edwards 1 Rec, 27 Yds
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National championship seasons in bold |
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