1981 Auburn Tigers football team

1981 SEC football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college football season of 1981. Competing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Pat Dye, in his first year, and played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 5–6 (2–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	TCU*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 24–16	48,000
September 19	Wake Forest*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 21–24	58,000
September 26	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 7–10	92,612
October 3	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 3–17	76,423
October 10	LSU	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 19–7	61,000
October 17	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 31–7	50,326
October 24	#9 Mississippi State	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 17–21	58,000
October 31	Florida	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 14–12	65,000
November 7	North Texas*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 20–0	63,000
November 14	at #4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 13–24	82,165
November 28	#4 Alabama	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	L 17–28	78,170
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

v t e Auburn Tigers football
Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

1981 SEC football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#6 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
LSU	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll