| Game Name: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 1987 |
| Football Season: | 1986 |
| Stadium: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Visitor School: | Auburn University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Auburn |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 9–2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Pat Dye |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 10 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 9 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 2 |
| Home School: | University of Southern California |
| Home Name Short: | USC |
| Home Nickname: | Trojans |
| Home Record: | 7–4 |
| Home Coach: | Ted Tollner |
| Home Conference: | Pac-10 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Aundray Bruce, LB, Auburn |
| Referee: | John McClintock (Big Eight) |
| Attendance: | 51,113 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers: | Frank Gifford (Play by Play) Lynn Swann (Color) Mike Adamle (Sideline) |
| Different Previous: | 1985 |
| Game Link: | Citrus Bowl |
The 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl was held on January 1, 1987 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The #10 Auburn Tigers defeated the USC Trojans by a score of 16–7.[1] [2]
The first score of the game came when the Trojans intercepted an Auburn pass and returned it 24 yards to take the lead. No other scoring took place in the first quarter, which ended 7–0. The second quarter saw Auburn retaliate, as the Tigers found the end zone twice (a 3-yard pass and a 4-yard run) to lead 14-7 at halftime. The third quarter saw no scoring and Auburn capped off the game with a safety in the fourth quarter, and the game ended 16-7.
Auburn finished the game with 9 more first downs, 156 more rushing yards, and 133 more total yards. However, the Trojans out-passed the Tigers by 23 yards.