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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	8–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall (6th season)
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	11:30 a.m.	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 3	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 38–17	77,500	[2]
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 2	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 24–10	41,500	[3]
September 29	6:30 p.m.	No. 5 Tennessee	No. 3	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	T 26–26	85,214	[4]
October 6	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 5	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 16–14	72,350	[5]
October 13	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 6	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 56–6	79,269	[6]
October 20	6:30 p.m.	No. 7 Florida State*	No. 5	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 20–17	85,214	[7]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 2	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 17–16	39,106	[8]
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Florida	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–48	75,459	[9]
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 15	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 12–13	85,214	[10]
November 17	6:30 p.m.	Georgia	No. 24	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 33–10	85,214	[11]
December 1	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	L 7–16	75,962	[12]
December 29	11:30 a.m.	vs. Indiana*		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ABC	W 27–23	38,962	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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 Pat Dye Coordinators/assistant coaches Kurt Crain (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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.