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1982 Auburn

9–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Pat Dye, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1982, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 28–10; won vs. Southern Miss 21–19; won vs. Tennessee 24–14; lost vs. No. 8 Nebraska 7–41; won vs. Kentucky 18–3; won vs. Georgia Tech 24–0; won at Mississippi State 35–17; lost at Florida 17–19; won vs. Rutgers 30–7; lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 14–19; won vs. Alabama 23–22; won vs. Boston College 33–26+24−34Won 28–10 vs. Wake Forest+18Wake ForestWon 21–19 vs. Southern Miss+2Southern MissWon 24–14 vs. Tennessee+10TennesseeLost 7–41 vs. No. 8 Nebraska-34No. 8 NebraskaWon 18–3 vs. Kentucky+15KentuckyWon 24–0 vs. Georgia Tech+24Georgia TechWon 35–17 at Mississippi State+18Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–19 at Florida-2FloridaWon 30–7 vs. Rutgers+23RutgersLost 14–19 vs. No. 1 Georgia-5No. 1 GeorgiaWon 23–22 vs. Alabama+1AlabamaWon 33–26 vs. Boston College+7Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsWake ForestW 28–⁠1064%
Sep 18vsSouthern MissW 21–⁠1950%
Sep 25vsTennesseeW 24–⁠1460%
Oct 2vs8NebraskaL 7–⁠4142%
Oct 9vsKentuckyW 18–⁠376%
Oct 16vsGeorgia TechW 24–⁠074%
Oct 23atMississippi StateW 35–⁠1744%
Oct 30atFloridaL 17–⁠1944%
Nov 6vsRutgersW 30–⁠766%
Nov 13vs1GeorgiaL 14–⁠1936%
Nov 27vsAlabamaW 23–⁠2240%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsBoston CollegeTangerine BowlW 33–⁠2649%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 33–⁠26 in the Tangerine Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
  2. Wk 9: 19
  3. Wk 14: 19
  4. Wk 15: 18
  5. Final: 14

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Led the nationLionel James: punt return average (15.8)

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
274–⁠197
Coach
Pat Dye
Elo
1631 +111 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 27 of 109; offense No. 35, defense No. 13
SRS
12.9 No. 28 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jack Crowe
Defensive coordinator
Frank Orgel
Offense
Wishbone

All-SEC

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠011–⁠14
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠111
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠314
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Florida3–⁠38–⁠4
Alabama3–⁠38–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠60–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.