Auburn Football Team History
Auburn Tigers
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856 Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium Capacity: 88,043 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Pat Dye Conference: Southeastern-
1981 Season Highlights
Pat Dye enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Auburn.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Texas Christian
24
16
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Wake Forest
21
24
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Tennessee
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Nebraska
3
17
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Louisiana State
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Georgia Tech
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Mississippi State
17
21
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Florida
14
12
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
North Texas
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Georgia
13
24
L
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Alabama
17
28
L
@ Birmingham, AL
1981 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 186
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 166
Defense Average 15.1
Opponents Record 63-60
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.