1985-86 Auburn Tigers — schedule and results

The 1985-86 Auburn Tigers went 22-11 (13-5 in the SEC) under head coach Sonny Smith. The team peaked at #10 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 14.88.

Game-by-game results (31 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1985-11-22neutral West Virginia MountaineersL 58–75Hartford Civic Center
1985-12-03vs West Virginia MountaineersW 84–59Memorial Coliseum
1985-12-07at Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 58–71E. A. Diddle Arena
1985-12-10at UAB BlazersL 56–62BJCC Coliseum
1985-12-14neutral Stetson HattersW 77–54Ocean Center
1985-12-17at Louisiana Ragin' CajunsL 64–66Cajundome
1985-12-22at UCF KnightsW 78–49Orange County Civic Center
1985-12-23neutral Boston College EaglesW 89–85Orange County Civic Center
1986-01-04at Florida GatorsL 59–62Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1986-01-06vs Kentucky WildcatsW 60–56Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-08vs Tennessee VolunteersW 55–45Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-11at Mississippi State BulldogsW 72–56Humphrey Coliseum
1986-01-16at Alabama Crimson TideL 56–60Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-18vs Georgia BulldogsW 84–69Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-22at Ole Miss RebelsW 73–61C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1986-01-25vs LSU TigersL 61–63Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-29vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 97–70Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-31at Kentucky WildcatsL 71–81Rupp Arena
1986-02-06vs Florida GatorsW 67–65Memorial Coliseum
1986-02-08at Tennessee VolunteersL 79–80Stokely Center
1986-02-12vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 69–64Memorial Coliseum
1986-02-15vs Alabama Crimson TideW 71–69Memorial Coliseum
1986-02-19at Georgia BulldogsW 87–86Georgia Coliseum
1986-02-22vs Ole Miss RebelsW 75–73Memorial Coliseum
1986-02-26at LSU TigersW 92–86Maravich Assembly Center
1986-03-01at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 79–65Memorial Gymnasium
1986-03-06neutral Mississippi State BulldogsL 63–65Rupp Arena
1986-03-14neutral Arizona WildcatsW 73–63Long Beach Arena
1986-03-16neutral St. John's Red StormW 81–65Long Beach Arena
1986-03-20neutral UNLV RebelsW 70–63The Summit
1986-03-22neutral Louisville CardinalsL 76–84The Summit

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