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1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 7 Auburn $
5
–
0
–
1
9
–
1
–
2
No. 5 LSU
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
1
No. 14 Tennessee
4
–
1
–
1
10
–
2
–
1
No. 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 * No. 5 ESPN W 31–380,000 September 12 Kansas * No. 4 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 49–065,711 September 26 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry )TBS T 20–2093,506 October 3 at North Carolina * No. 6 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 20–1052,811 October 10 Vanderbilt No. 5 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 48–1579,500 October 17 at Georgia Tech * No. 5 Grant Field Atlanta (rivalry )W 20–1045,559 October 24 Mississippi State No. 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 38–779,900 October 31 No. 10 Florida No. 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) ESPN W 29–685,187 November 7 No. 4 Florida State * No. 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama CBS L 6–3485,170 November 14 at No. 8 Georgia No. 12 ESPN W 27–1182,122 November 27 vs. No. 18 Alabama No. 7 Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl )CBS W 10–075,808 January 1 vs. No. 4 Syracuse * No. 6 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans (Sugar Bowl )ABC T 16–1675,495 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Season summary [ ] Texas [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Texas
3
0 0 0
3
• Auburn
14
7 0 10
31
Scoring summary Q1 AUB Ware 1 yard run (Lyle kick) AUB 7–0 Q1 AUB Harris 22 yard pass from Burger (Lyle kick) AUB 14–0 Q1 TEX Clements 35 yard field goal AUB 14–3 Q2 AUB Wright 29 yard run (Lyle kick) AUB 21–3 Q4 AUB Lyle 35 yard field goal AUB 24–3 Q4 AUB Wright 49 yard pass from Burger (Lyle kick) AUB 31–3
[1]
Kansas [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Kansas
0
0 0 0
0
• Auburn
28
7 7 7
49
Date: September 12Location: Jordan–Hare StadiumGame attendance: 65,700 Scoring summary Q1 AUB Joseph 10 yard run (Lyle kick) AUB 7–0 Q1 AUB Weygand 5 yard pass from Burger (Lyle kick) AUB 14–0 Q1 AUB Wright 51 yard pass from Burger (Lyle kick) AUB 21–0 Q1 AUB Weygand 69 yard punt return (Lyle kick) AUB 28–0 Q2 AUB Ware 6 yard run (Lyle kick) AUB 35–0 Q3 AUB Ware 1 yard run (Lyle kick) AUB 42–0 Q4 AUB Harris 28 yard run (Lyle kick) AUB 49–0
[2]
Georgia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Auburn
7
3
17
0
27
Georgia
0
3
0
8
11
[3]
References [ ]
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sep 06. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sep 13. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
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