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Auburn Football Playoff of Greatest Teams in Tiger History

By Jake Mastroianni

Sep 21, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jason Campbell (17) looks to pass during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 33-7. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 21, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jason Campbell (17) looks to pass during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 33-7. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers former player Bo Jackson walks off the field during the second quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 4 – 1983 Auburn

The 1983 Auburn football team averaged 25.9 points per game (30th in the nation) and gave up just 15.5 points per game (17th in the nation). Their only loss came in the second game of the season against Texas – who also finished 11-1 that season. The Longhorns only loss that season came in the Cotton Bowl against Georgia who Auburn had beaten three weeks before.

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Like most teams in that decade, the 1983 Auburn football dominated with the run game. Bo Jackson led the way with 1,213 yards on 158 attempts – a whopping 7.7 average – with 12 touchdowns to go along with 73 receiving yards and two more scores.

Behind him was Lionel James who averaged 5.9 yards per carry, while racking up 728 yards and 4 touchdowns. Right behind him was Tommie Agee who had 604 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns.

At quarterback was Randy Campbell who threw for just 873 yards and 7 touchdowns, but he also ran for 233 yards and 5 more touchdowns.

I don’t have defensive stats for the 1983 Auburn football team outside of interceptions, but knowing they ranked 17th in the nation, while having the toughest schedule in the country, tells me they were pretty good.

However, that defense didn’t have a shutout all year, and the closest they came was in the first game of the season when they gave up just three points to a 7-4 Southern Miss team.

Despite that horrible loss to Texas at the beginning of the 1983 season, you could easily say that this Auburn football team was the best team in the country at the end of the season after winning the SEC Title by going 6-0 in conference play and then beating No. 8 Michigan – coached by Bo Schembechler – in the Sugar Bowl.

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