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1992 Auburn Tigers football team

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1992 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–5–1 (2–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Bowden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Hall (8th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 2 0 9 4 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 3 0 9 3 0
South Carolina 3 5 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 2 6 0 4 7 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 0 0 13 0 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 4 0 7 5 0
Arkansas 3 4 1 3 7 1
Auburn 2 5 1 5 5 1
LSU 1 7 0 2 9 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Pat Dye, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, and finished in fifth place in the SEC Western Division.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 p.m.at Ole MissL 21–4540,000[2]
September 121:00 p.m.Samford*W 55–065,913[3]
September 1911:30 a.m.LSU
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
JPSW 30–2876,637[4]
September 261:00 p.m.Southern Miss*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 16–872,296[5]
October 31:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–758,229[6]
October 106:00 p.m.at No. 18 Mississippi StateL 7–1441,224[7]
October 1711:00 a.m.at No. 23 FloridaABCL 9–2484,098[8]
October 241:00 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*dagger
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 25–2474,327[9]
October 311:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
T 24–2477,933[10]
November 142:30 p.m.No. 12 Georgia
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ABCL 10–1485,214[11]
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 2 AlabamaABCL 0–1783,091[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1992 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Orlando Parker So
QB 11 Stan White Jr
WR 18 Thomas Bailey So
FB 40 Tony Richardson Jr
OT 68 Chris Gray Sr
OT 74 Wayne Gandy Jr
WR 81 Frank Sanders So
TE 85 Fred Baxter Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 53 Anthony Harris Fr
DE 48 Willie Whitehead So
LB 51 James Wills Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rebel defense clamps down on War Eagles". The Tennessean. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn rips Samford 55–0". The Dothan Eagle. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn walk-on's pressure kick edges LSU 30–28". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn subdues Southern Miss". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn scores win with show of force". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dye apologizes for Auburn loss". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators thump Tigers". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cajuns let Tigers, history slip away". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas ties Auburn". The Courier-Journal. November 1, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wild finish gives Georgia win over Auburn". The Index-Journal. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Stingy Crimson Tide spoils Dye's last stand". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1992. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.