1981 Auburn Tigers football team

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1981 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (1st season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1981 Auburn Tigers football team represented

Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama
. They finished the season with a record of 5–6 (2–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5TCU*
W 24–1648,000[1]
September 19Wake Forest*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 21–2463,000[2]
September 26at Tennessee
L 7–1092,612[3]
October 3at Nebraska*
L 3–1776,423[4]
October 10LSU
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 19–761,000[5]
October 17at Georgia Tech*
W 31–750,263–50,326[6]
October 24No. 9 Mississippi State
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 17–2158,000[7]
October 31Florida
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 14–1265,000[8]
November 7North Texas State*dagger
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 20–063,000[9]
November 14at No. 4 Georgia
L 13–2482,165[10]
November 28No. 4 Alabama
ABCL 17–2878,170[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1981 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Ken Hobby
QB 5 Joe Sullivan Jr
RB 6 Lionel James So
QB 11 Mike Mann So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
NT 61 Dowe Aughtman So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Al Del Greco So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Frank Orgel and Alex Gibbs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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