Year: | 1987 |
Team: | Auburn Tigers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Record: | 9–1–2 |
Conf Record: | 5–0–1 |
Coachrank: | 7 |
Aprank: | 7 |
Head Coach: | Pat Dye |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Off Coach: | Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Wayne Hall |
Dc Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
Champion: | SEC champion |
Bowl Result: | T 16–16 vs. Syracuse |
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.[1]