He said late in the first half the Tigers had driven to inside the BC 10 yard line. Randy Campbell said the CPD was an offensive genius. The talk show host was dissing Coach Dye for his teams lack of offense. He was following a local radio talk show host who has a big audience but very little knowledge of the game. I heard Campbell (Randy not Jason) talk about that game at a charity dinner roasting Coach Dye. Except for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, no other team scored more than two touchdowns against the Auburn defense during the regular season.Īuburn finished the 1982 season with a 9-3 record, ranked 14th in the AP and UPI polls. Jackson averaged 6.3 yards per carry and Lionel James averaged 6.9 yards. Bo Jackson finished the season with 893 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing and Lionel James had 779 yards and 7 touchdowns. Randy Campbell led an Auburn offense that totaled 490 yards in the Tangerine Bowl.ĭuring the regular season, Auburn’s running game averaged 249 yards per game. Auburn finished the game with 490 yards in total offense to Boston College’s 414 yards. Chris Woods was Auburn’s leading receiver with 3 receptions for 67 yards. Bo Jackson scored two touchdowns to go along with his 64 yards on 14 carries. Lionel James was the game’s leading rusher with 101 yards on 17 carries. Lionel James recorded his fifth 100-yard game of the season against Boston College. Though Auburn was a primarily running team, quarterback, Randy Campbell passed for 177 yards, completing 10 of 16 passes. Doug Flutie rallied the Eagles in the final period against Auburn reserves with two touchdown passes but the comeback fell short with Auburn securing a 33-26 victory.ĭoug Flutie finished the game with 22 completions for 299 yards but it wasn’t enough to overcome Auburn’s 313 yards rushing. The Auburn Tigers extended their lead in the third period on a second Al Del Greco field goal and a 15-yard touchdown run by fullback, Greg Pratt. Boston College kicked a 34-yard field goal to cut Auburn’s lead to 23-10 at halftime.īo Jackson rushed for 64 yards, scoring two touchdowns. Auburn pulled away during the second period on a 1-yard run by Bo Jackson, a 2-yard run by Willie Howell and a Bo Jackson 6-yard run. The game would showcase Auburn’s wishbone offense against Boston College’s wide-open offense led by Doug Flutie.īoston College scored first on a Doug Flutie 5-yard run but Auburn responded with an Al Del Greco 19-yard field goal. Auburn finished the season with an 8-3 record, facing off with the Boston College Eagles, who entered the game with an 8-2-1 record. The 1982 Auburn Tigers ended an eight-year bowl drought by earning a bowl bid to the 1982 Tangerine Bowl played on December 18, 1982.
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