1990 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1990 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with an 8–3–1 record and ended their streak of three Southeastern Conference titles. The Tigers defeated Indiana, 27–23, in the Peach Bowl.[1]

1990 Auburn Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–23 vs. Indiana
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record8–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Hall (6th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Florida * 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Tennessee $ 5 1 1 9 2 2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 2 0 9 3 0
Alabama 5 2 0 7 5 0
No. 19 Auburn 4 2 1 8 3 1
Kentucky 3 4 0 4 7 0
LSU 2 5 0 5 6 0
Georgia 2 5 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 811:30 a.m.Cal State Fullerton*No. 3W 38–1777,500[2]
September 1512:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 2W 24–1041,500[3]
September 296:30 p.m.No. 5 TennesseeNo. 3
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNT 26–2685,214[4]
October 611:00 a.m.Louisiana Tech* No. 5
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 16–1472,350[5]
October 1312:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 6
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 56–679,269[6]
October 206:30 p.m.No. 7 Florida State*No. 5
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
ESPNW 20–1785,214[7]
October 271:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 2W 17–1639,106[8]
November 36:30 p.m.at No. 15 FloridaNo. 4ESPNL 7–4875,459[9]
November 1011:00 a.m.Southern Miss*No. 15
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 12–1385,214[10]
November 176:30 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 24
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 33–1085,214[11]
December 12:00 p.m.at AlabamaNo. 20CBSL 7–1675,962[12]
December 2911:30 a.m.vs. Indiana*ABCW 27–2338,962[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster edit

1990 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TB 10 James Joseph Sr
QB 11 Stan White Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Jim Von Wyl Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References edit

  1. ^ "1990 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Titans salvage pride, moral victory in loss to Auburn". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn blunts upstart Rebels for 24–10 win". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn's late rally Tennessee's missed kick produce tie". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "AU pulls another one out of the fire, 16–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1990. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hammer time...AU has too much firepower for 'Dores, 56–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FSU falls 20–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers survive another scare". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florida whips Auburn 48–7". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern Miss shocks Auburn". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Von Wyl leads Auburn over Georgia 33–10". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama does it! Crimson Tide topples Tigers 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Late Auburn TD sinks Hoosiers". The Indianapolis Star. December 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.