The 1989 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program....

. Coached by Pat Dye

Pat Dye

Patrick Fain Dye is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University , the University of Wyoming , and Auburn University compiling a career college football record of 153–62–5...

, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won their third straight SEC

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 title. On December 2, Alabama visited Auburn on their home campus for the first time in the history of the Iron Bowl

Iron Bowl

The Iron Bowl is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University. The series is considered one of the best and most hard-fought rivalries in all of sports...

. Auburn won, 30–20, went on to beat the Ohio State

1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1989-1990. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 31–14 to the Auburn Tigers.-Schedule:-Coaching...

 in the Hall of Fame Bowl

1990 Hall of Fame Bowl

The 1990 edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl featured the ninth ranked Auburn Tigers, and the twentieth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the fourth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl....

, and finished the season ranked #6 in both major polls.

Schedule

Date	Team	Location	PF	PA	Result
September 9, 1989	Pacific	Auburn	55	0	W
September 16, 1989	Southern Miss 1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team The 1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1989 NCAA college football season and were led by Brett Favre.-Regular season:...	Auburn	24	3	W
September 30, 1989	@ Tennessee 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points...	Knoxville, TN	14	21	L
October 7, 1989	@ Kentucky 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points...	Lexington, KY	24	12	W
October 14, 1989		Auburn	10	6	W
October 21, 1989	@	Tallahasse, FL	14	22	L
October 28, 1989		Auburn	14	0	W
November 4, 1989	Florida	Auburn	10	7	W
November 11, 1989		Auburn	38	23	W
November 18, 1989	@ Georgia	Auburn	20	3	W
December 2, 1989	Alabama	Auburn	30	20	W
January 1, 1990	Ohio State 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1989-1990. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 31–14 to the Auburn Tigers.-Schedule:-Coaching...	Tampa, FL Hall of Fame Bowl 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl The 1990 edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl featured the ninth ranked Auburn Tigers, and the twentieth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the fourth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl....	31	14	W
			284	131	10–2