1992 Auburn Tigers football team

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]

1992 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	5–5–1 (2–5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Bowden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall (8th season)
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 21–45	40,000	[2]
September 12	1:00 p.m.	Samford*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 55–0	65,913	[3]
September 19	11:30 a.m.	LSU	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	JPS	W 30–28	76,637	[4]
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 16–8	72,296	[5]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 31–7	58,229	[6]
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 7–14	41,224	[7]
October 17	11:00 a.m.	at No. 23 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 9–24	84,098	[8]
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Southwestern Louisiana*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 25–24	74,327	[9]
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		T 24–24	77,933	[10]
November 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 12 Georgia	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–14	85,214	[11]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	L 0–17	83,091	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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

References

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.