1982 Tangerine Bowl

The 1982 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 18, 1982 at the Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The #18 Auburn Tigers defeated the Boston College Eagles by a score of 33–26.

1982 Tangerine Bowl
Auburn Tigers Boston College Eagles (8–3) (8–2–1) SEC Independent 33 26 Head coach:  Pat Dye Head coach:  Jack Bicknell AP Coaches 18 15
1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 3 20 10 0 33 Boston College 7 3 0 16 26
Date	December 18, 1982
Season	1982
Stadium	Orlando Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Randy Campbell, QB, Auburn
Referee	Robin Wood (ACC)
Attendance	51,296

Notability

The 1982 Tangerine Bowl was the last to be called the Tangerine Bowl; the name was changed to the Florida Citrus Bowl for the 1983 game.

Game summary

The first quarter was somewhat slow compared to the rest of the game; Boston College opened the scoring as Doug Flutie found the end zone on a 5-yard rush to put BC up 7–0. Auburn countered, though, scoring a 19-yard field goal. The first quarter ended 7–3. Auburn's offense turned it on in the second quarter, scoring on a Bo Jackson 1-yard rush and another 2-yard rush to take a 17–7 lead. BC converted a 34-yard field goal but Auburn found the end zone once again as Jackson scored from 6 yards out, though the two-point conversion failed and the second quarter ended 23–10. The third quarter saw Auburn's lead extend from 17 to 27 as they scored twice more, from a 23-yard field goal and then from a 15-yard rush. BC retaliated in the fourth, though, as Doug Flutie delivered two touchdown passes and was responsible for both successful two-point conversions. The 16-point comeback wasn't enough, as Auburn won the game, 33–26.

Aftermath

Auburn's win saw them rise in the polls and finish at #14. Boston College, who entered the game unranked, remained unranked.

Auburn fullback Greg Pratt, who scored a touchdown in the game and entered the next season as the starting fullback, died in spring practice after collapsing from heat exhaustion in spring practice.