1982 Auburn Tigers football team
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The 1982 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University
in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
. Coached by Pat Dye
, the team finished the season with a 9–3 record. Auburn ended Alabama's 9-game winning streak in the famous "Bo Over the Top" Iron Bowl
, and went on to defeat Boston College
in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl
.
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Paul "Bear" Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons.The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11-1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel...
. Coached by Pat Dye
Pat Dye
Patrick Fain Dye is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University , the University of Wyoming , and Auburn University compiling a career college football record of 153–62–5...
, the team finished the season with a 9–3 record. Auburn ended Alabama's 9-game winning streak in the famous "Bo Over the Top" Iron Bowl
Iron Bowl
The Iron Bowl is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University. The series is considered one of the best and most hard-fought rivalries in all of sports...
, and went on to defeat Boston College
Boston College Eagles
The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...
in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl
Capital One Bowl
The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl...
.
Schedule
| Date | Team | Location | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 1982 | Wake Forest Wake Forest Demon Deacons football The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest plays its home football games at BB&T Field.... |
Auburn, AL | 28 | 10 | W |
| September 18, 1982 | Southern Miss | Auburn, AL | 21 | 19 | W |
| September 25, 1982 | Tennessee 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 281 points while the defense allowed 239 points. Led by head coach Johnny Majors, the Volunteers competed in the .-Schedule:-Team players... |
Auburn, AL | 24 | 14 | W |
| October 2, 1982 | Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A... |
Auburn, AL | 7 | 41 | L |
| October 9, 1982 | Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats football The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era... |
Auburn, AL | 18 | 3 | W |
| October 16, 1982 | Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that... |
Auburn, AL | 24 | 0 | W |
| October 23, 1982 | @ Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. They participate in NCAA's Division I in the competitive 12-member Southeastern Conference under the mascot Bulldogs and the school colors of maroon and white... |
Starkville, MS | 35 | 17 | W |
| October 30, 1982 | @ Florida | Gainesville, FL | 17 | 19 | L |
| November 6, 1982 | Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights football The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play... |
Auburn, AL | 30 | 7 | W |
| November 13, 1982 | Georgia | Auburn, AL | 14 | 19 | L |
| November 27, 1982 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL | 23 | 22 | W |
| December 18, 1982 | Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl) Capital One Bowl The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl and the Florida Citrus Bowl... |
33 | 26 | W |
| 274 | 197 | 9–3 |