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1989 Auburn

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Pat Dye, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1989, game by game: won vs. Pacific 55–0; won vs. Southern Miss 24–3; lost at No. 12 Tennessee 14–21; won at Kentucky 24–12; won vs. LSU 10–6; lost at No. 14 Florida State 14–22; won vs. Mississippi State 14–0; won vs. No. 19 Florida 10–7; won vs. Louisiana Tech 38–23; won at Georgia 20–3; won vs. No. 2 Alabama 30–20; won vs. No. 21 Ohio State 31–14+55−8Won 55–0 vs. Pacific+55PacificWon 24–3 vs. Southern Miss+21Southern MissLost 14–21 at No. 12 Tennessee-7No. 12 TennesseeWon 24–12 at Kentucky+12KentuckyWon 10–6 vs. LSU+4LSULost 14–22 at No. 14 Florida State-8No. 14 Florida StateWon 14–0 vs. Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Won 10–7 vs. No. 19 Florida+3No. 19 FloridaWon 38–23 vs. Louisiana Tech+15Louisiana TechWon 20–3 at Georgia+17GeorgiaWon 30–20 vs. No. 2 Alabama+10No. 2 AlabamaWon 31–14 vs. No. 21 Ohio State+17No. 21 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsPacificW 55–⁠091%
Sep 16vsSouthern MissW 24–⁠371%
Sep 30at12TennesseeL 14–⁠2154%
Oct 7atKentuckyW 24–⁠1264%
Oct 14vsLSUW 10–⁠675%
Oct 21at14Florida StateL 14–⁠2236%
Oct 28vsMississippi StateW 14–⁠083%
Nov 4vs19FloridaW 10–⁠769%
Nov 11vsLouisiana TechW 38–⁠2386%
Nov 18atGeorgiaW 20–⁠351%
Dec 2vs2AlabamaW 30–⁠2055%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs21Ohio StateHall of Fame BowlW 31–⁠1472%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 31–⁠14 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Wk 15: 9
  16. Wk 16: 9
  17. Final: 6

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Alabama and Tennessee

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 4
Points
284–⁠131
Coach
Pat Dye
Elo
1769 +97 this season
SP+ rating
24.0 No. 8 of 103; offense No. 37, defense No. 1
SRS
17.6 No. 10 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Hall

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 2Alexander Wright WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Craig Ogletree LBCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • John HudsonCAP-2
  • Fernando HornDTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee6–⁠111–⁠15
Auburn6–⁠110–⁠26
Alabama6–⁠110–⁠29
Ole Miss4–⁠38–⁠4
Florida4–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia4–⁠36–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠56–⁠5
LSU2–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt0–⁠71–⁠10

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