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2018 AUBURN FOOTBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36830 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURNTIGERS 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 2-1, 0-1 SEC ARKANSAS Sept. 22, 2018 • 6:30 p.m. CT • SEC Network VS. DATE OPPONENT 4 Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium Sept. 1 vs. #6 Washington W, 21-16 ABC Sept. 8 ALABAMA STATE W, 63-9 SECN Site .....................Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Rankings.....................9 AP/11 USA Today Sept. 15 #12 LSU* L, 22-21 CBS TV ................................................. SEC Network 2018 Record .........................2-1, 0-1 (SEC) Sept. 22 ARKANSAS* 6:30 pm SECN Radio ........................... Auburn Sports Network Head Coach .......................... Gus Malzahn Sept. 29 SOUTHERN MISS 3 pm SECN AUBURN Live Stats..............................AuburnTigers.com Record at AU (Yrs.) ................. 47-23 (6th) Oct. 6 at Mississippi State* TBA TBA Twitter ...................................@AuburnFootball Oct. 13 TENNESSEE* TBA TBA Rankings................................. not ranked Series Record .............................Auburn, 15-11-1 Oct. 20 at Ole Miss * TBA TBA 2018 Record ........................1-2, 0-0 (SEC) In Auburn ..................................... Auburn, 7-5-1 Head Coach ........................... Chad Morris Nov. 3 TEXAS A&M* TBA TBA Last Result ........Auburn 52, Arkansas 20 (2017) Nov. 10 at Georgia* TBA TBA ARKANSAS Record at Arkansas (Yrs.) ............ 1-2 (1st) Nov. 17 LIBERTY TBA TBA FOOTBALL CONTINUES SEC ACTION Nov. 24 at Alabama* TBA TBA ›› No. 9 Auburn (2-1, 0-1 SEC) hosts Arkansas (1-2, 0-0 SEC) in an SEC West matchup on Saturday, All times Central - home games in CAPS - * SEC game September 22, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala.; the SEC Network will televise the 6:30 p.m. CT contest. It’s a Wear Blue game and the 2018 SEC men’s basketball champions will be recognized TV: SEC NETWORK on the field, along with recent inductee to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame baseball standout Tim ›› Play-by-Play ........................................Tom Hart Hudson. ›› Analyst....................................... Jordan Rodgers ›› Sideline Reporter ........................... Cole Cubelic ›› Online: Watch ESPN ›› In all-time SEC play, Auburn holds a 316-246-18 mark back through 1933. In SEC games played in Auburn, the Tigers are 132-58-6 all-time; away from Auburn, the Tigers are 184-188-12 overall. The RADIO: AUBURN SPORTS NETWORK Tigers are 25-16 in SEC action under Coach Gus Malzahn. ›› Play-by-Play .............................. Rod Bramblett ›› Analyst.............................................Stan White SERIES HISTORY ›› Sideline ........................................Ronnie Brown ›› Auburn holds a 15-11-1 advantage in the series history with Arkansas, and the Tigers were 52-20 ›› Locker Room .............................. Andy Burcham winners last season in Fayetteville. The Tigers lead 7-5-1 in games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium ›› Studio Host ........................................ Paul Ellen and lead 7-5 in games played at Fayetteville. Auburn won the only matchup played in Memphis ›› Local ...........................................WTGZ 93.9 FM (1984), while Arkansas won the only one at Little Rock (1995). ›› Satellite ................................. Sirius 98/XM 190 ›› Online: ............ AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn App ›› Through the first 25 games in the series, Auburn outscored Arkansas by a total of just 633-629, an average differential of just 0.16 points per contest, before last year’s 56-3 Auburn win. The first SPORTS USA 10 games (1984-2000) of the series featured six games decided by six points or fewer, including one ›› Play-by-Play ..................................... Josh Appel tie; only three games were decided by 17 or more points. ›› Analyst...........................................Gary Barnett In contrast, the last 17 games (2001-2017) of the series have featured 13 games decided by 17 points or more. The average margin of victory in the series during that time is 19.24 points per game. SOCIAL: #WAREAGLE ›› Official Twitter ....................... @AuburnFootball KICKOFF COVERAGE ›› JaTarvious Whitlow (122 yards, 14 carries) ›› Auburn kickers have converted 237 AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS and Shaun Shivers (117 yards, 13 carries, 1 TD) consecutive PAT attempts back to the 2013 became the first pair of Auburn freshmen ever Tennessee game, the longest active streak in KIRK SAMPSON .................................... Associate AD to rush for 100 yards each in a game with their the FBS. That sets a new SEC record, topping ...........................................................kirk@auburn.edu performances against Alabama State, as the 234 consecutive PAT by Texas A&M (2013-17) SHELLY POE ..............Assistant AD/Primary Contact Tigers rushed for 429 yards overall, seventh ....................................................slp0019@auburn.edu most of the Malzahn era ›› Tiger freshmen have accounted for 60 of DAN FROEHLICH ................................ Assoc. Director Auburn’s 105 points this season (57.1 percent), ......................................................... [email protected] ›› Whitlow followed that up with 104 yards including seven of 14 TDs (50.0 percent). CODY VOGA ....................................Assistant Director rushing on 22 carries with a 7-yard touchdown .....................................................cjv0011@auburn.edu against LSU, the first Auburn freshman since ›› Auburn is ranked 14th nationally in total Michael Dyer in 2010 to rush for 100 yards in sacks, averaging 3.33 per game this season, and Web .................................................AuburnTigers.com back-to-back games. 20th nationally in TFL per game (8.3) Twitter ............................................@Auburn Football Office Phone ..................................... (334) 844-9800 ›› This season, 43 players have seen their first ›› Auburn is 72-17-2 (.802) all-time in night game action in an Auburn uniform, including 21 games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium, including true freshmen and 13 redshirt freshmen a 16-3 mark under Gus Malzahn ›› Auburn has four opponents ranked in the ›› Auburn has won 47 games in the Gus current AP Top 10, and play three of those away Malzahn era, tying Malzahn with Terry Bowden from home for sixth-most wins in Auburn history 2018 AUBURN FOOTBALL SEC CHAMPIONS: 1957, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010, 2013 vs. #6 Washington Auburn defense with 9 TFL, 6 sacks, 6 PBU, 1 FR, 1 INT ... Daniel Sept. 1 Thomas, Darrell Williams leading tacklers (8) ... Jarrett Stidham Atlanta, Ga. 26-26 for 273 yards passing to set AU season opener % record ... W, 21-16 10-yd TD pass to Sal Cannella ... JaTarvious Whitlow 10-yd rush TD ABC was gamewinner ... Anders Carlson 3-5 on FG including 53-yarder vs. Alabama State 429 team rushing yards, behind JaTarvious Whitlow (122 yds in Sept. 8 1st half) and Shaun Shivers (117 yds, TD in 2nd half) ... Anthony Auburn, Ala. Schwartz 3 catches, 67 yds, 57-yd TD; 3 rush, 50 yds, 23-yd TD ... W, 63-9 Daniel Thomas 2 INT, 29-yd INT TD return ... Devan Barrett blkd SECN punt return TD ... defense 4 sacks, 9 TFL, 5 QB hurries, 4 PBU vs. #12 LSU 2018 SEC opener ... RB JaTarvious Whitlow 104 yards rushing, Sept. 15 7-yard rush TD ... WR Darius Slayton 4-yard TD catch from Auburn, Ala. Jarrett Stidham ... RB Shaun Shivers 7-yard touchdown run ... LB L, 22-21 Deshaun Davis leading tackler (13 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 2 QB STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: ACADEMICS CBS hurries) ... last-play LSU 42-yd field goal was gamewinner vs. Arkansas THE GRADUATES Sept. 22 ›› Ten players on the 2018 Auburn roster have already Auburn, Ala. Wear Blue game ... received bachelor’s degrees: 6:30 p.m. SEC Network Devin Adams (Interdisciplinary studies) Tucker Brown (Finance) vs. Southern Miss Chandler Cox (Media studies) Sept. 29 Deshaun Davis (Media studies) Auburn, Ala. Homecoming 2018 ... Jamel Dean (Public administration) 3:00 p.m. Jack Driscoll (Hospitality and tourism mgmt/UMass) SEC Network Jalen Harris (Interdisciplinary studies) at Mississippi St. Richard McBryde (Interdisciplinary studies) Oct. 6 Dontavius Russell (Health services administration) Starkville, Miss. 2018 SEC road opener ... Jarrett Stidham (Interdisciplinary studies) Time TBA TV TBA SEC HONOR ROLL ›› There were 29 Auburn representatives on the SEC vs. Tennessee Academic Honor Roll for the 2017 season, including cur- Oct. 13 rent team members Devin Adams, Nick Brahms, Derrick Auburn, Ala. Stripe the Stadium game ... Brown, Tucker Brown, Chandler Cox, Jamel Dean, Phelps Time TBA Gambill, Jalen Harris, Mike Horton, Sage Ledbetter, Ryan TV TBA Meneely, Spencer Nigh, Pace Ozmint, Jacob Rogers, at Ole Miss Prince Micheal Sammons, Ian Shannon, Bailey Sharp, Oct. 20 Sam Sherrod and Jarrett Stidham. Team members had a Oxford, Miss. Last game before the open date ... 3.0 GPA for the previous school year or a cumulative 3.0 Time TBA GPA or higher. TV TBA ACADEMIC TOP TIGERS vs. Texas A&M ›› Academic Top Tigers are student-athletes who post Nov. 3 a 3.0 GPA or higher in either semester of a school year. Auburn, Ala. Military Appreciation Day ... The 2017-18 list recognized 47 members of the foot- Time TBA ball team, including Devin Adams, Calvin Ashley, Nick TV TBA Brahms, Derrick Brown, Tucker Brown, Big Kat Bryant, at Georgia Anders Carlson, Craig Carter, Chandler Cox, Jamel Dean, Nov. 10 Tanner Dean, Phelps Gambill, Jalen Harris, Mike Horton, Athens, Ga. 123rd meeting in the Deep South’s Oldest