1987 Florida Citrus Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Florida Citrus Bowl January 1 1987 1986 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida Auburn University Auburn Tigers 9–2 Pat Dye SEC 10 9 0 14 0 2 University of Southern California USC Trojans 7–4 Ted Tollner Pac-10 7 0 0 0 Aundray Bruce, LB, Auburn John McClintock (Big Eight) 51,113 ABC Frank Gifford (Play by Play)Lynn Swann (Color) Mike Adamle (Sideline) 1985 Citrus Bowl The 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl was held on January 1, 1987, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The #10 Auburn Tigers defeated the USC Trojans by a score of 16–7.FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL; AUBURN WINS, 16-7; FULLWOOD GAINS 152 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/02/sports/florida-citrus-bowl-auburn-wins-16-7-fullwood-gains-152.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 THE CITRUS BOWL : AUBURN 16, USC 7 : Auburn's Bruce, With Trojan Help, Makes It Long Day for Peete Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-02-sp-1581-story.html January 2, 1987 December 22, 2018 The first score of the game came when the Trojans intercepted an Auburn pass and returned it 24 yards to take the lead. No other scoring took place in the first quarter, which ended 7–0. The second quarter saw Auburn retaliate, as the Tigers found the end zone twice (a 3-yard pass and a 4-yard run) to lead 14–7 at halftime. The third quarter saw no scoring and Auburn capped off the game with a safety in the fourth quarter, and the game ended 16–7. Auburn finished the game with 9 more first downs, 156 more rushing yards, and 133 more total yards. However, the Trojans out-passed the Tigers by 23 yards. References Florida Citrus Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Auburn Tigers football bowl games Category:USC Trojans football bowl games Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Category:1980s in Orlando, Florida