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2020 AUBURN FOOTBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36830 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURNTIGERS 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 3-2, 3-2 SEC LSU Oct. 31, 2020 • 2:30 a.m. CT • CBS VS. DATE OPPONENT 6 Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium Sept. 26 #23 KENTUCKY* W, 29-13 SECN Oct. 3 at #4 Georgia* L, 27-6 ESPN Site .....................Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Rankings................RV AP/RV USA Today Oct. 10 ARKANSAS* W, 30-28 ESPN TV ................................................................CBS 2020 Record ....................... 3-2, 3-2 (SEC) Oct. 17 at South Carolina * L, 30-22 ESPN Radio ........................... Auburn Sports Network Head Coach .......................... Gus Malzahn Oct. 24 at Ole Miss* W, 35-28 SECN AUBURN Live Stats..............................AuburnTigers.com Record at AU (Yrs.) .................65-33 (8th) Oct. 31 LSU* CBS 230 pm Twitter ...................................@AuburnFootball Nov. 14 at Mississippi St* TBA TBA Rankings........................... RV USA Today Series Record .........................LSU leads 31-22-1 Nov. 21 TENNESSEE* TBA TBA 2020 Record .......................2-2, 2-2 (SEC) In Auburn .............................. Auburn leads 12-8 LSU Head Coach .............................Ed Orgeron Nov. 28 at #2 Alabama TBA TBA Last Result ................LSU 23, Auburn 20 (2019) Dec. 5 #8 TEXAS A&M* TBA TBA Record at LSU (Yrs.).................42-11 (5th) All times Central - home games in CAPS - *SEC game FOOTBALL HOSTS LSU ›› Auburn hosts LSU on Saturday, October 31, for a game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn; CBS TV: CBS will televise the 2:30 p.m. CT SEC West conference matchup. It’s an “All Auburn, All Orange” game ›› Play-by-Play .................................. Brad Nessler and the 2010 national championship team will be saluted. A majority of the 17,490 available seats ›› Analyst........................................Gary Danielson will go to students; Auburn is the only SEC institution to allocate the majority of its limited capacity ›› Sideline Reporter .......................... Jamie Erdahl tickets to students. ›› Online: CBSSports.com SERIES HISTORY ›› Auburn trails the all-time series with LSU 31-22-1. Auburn has the lead 12-8 in games played RADIO: AUBURN SPORTS NETWORK in Auburn, although LSU won the latest matchup at Jordan-Hare Stadium 22-21 at Jordan-Hare ›› Play-by-Play .............................. Andy Burcham Stadium; the home team has won 17 of the last 20 in the series. Eleven of the last 16 meetings in the ›› Analyst.............................................Stan White ›› Sideline ........................................Ronnie Brown series have been decided by seven points or less, including the last four, which have been decided by ›› Locker Room ....................................... Brad Law a total of 14 points. ›› Studio Host ........................................ Paul Ellen Since the SEC moved to two divisions in 1992, LSU leads the series just 16-12. In 24 of the last ›› Local ...........................................WTGZ 93.9 FM 25 meetings between Auburn and LSU, at least one of the teams was ranked at the time of the ›› Satellite .................................Sirius 133/XM 191 game; in 14 of those, both teams were ranked. From 2002-2014 at least one team was ranked in ›› Online: ............ AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn App the AP Top 10 at the time of the matchup, with both teams ranked in the top 10 three times in that stretch (2006, 2008 and 2010). SOCIAL: #WAREAGLE IN OCTOBER ›› Official Twitter ....................... @AuburnFootball ›› Auburn is 316-166-18 (.649) all-time in October. Auburn’s October home record is 173-35-3 (.828). Away from Auburn, the Tigers are 143-131-15 (.518) in October. Auburn is 19-10 in October under Gus Malzahn. Auburn is 7-7-1 on October 31 all-time, and 6-4-1 AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS KIRK SAMPSON .................................... Associate AD against SEC teams on that date. ...........................................................kirk@auburn.edu KICKOFF COVERAGE SHELLY POE ..............Assistant AD/Primary Contact ....................................................slp0019@auburn.edu ›› The Auburn defense is the only defense ›› True freshman Tank Bigsby, who leads the CODY VOGA ....................................Assistant Director in the SEC that has not given up more than 30 SEC in all-purpose average (163.2/gm) and ranks .....................................................cjv0011@auburn.edu points in a game this season third nationally, has accounted for more than a KENDRA WILLARD .......................Assistant Director third (10-28) of Auburn’s plays of 20+ yards this ................................................... [email protected] ›› The 58-yard game-winning TD pass to Seth season (8 KOR, 2 rush) TODD VAN EMST .................................. Photographer Williams from Bo Nix at Ole Miss was Williams’ ...................................................vanemtj@auburn.edu third career game-winning catch (Texas A&M ›› Bigsby, who rushed for 146 yards vs. 2018, Oregon 2019, Ole Miss 2020). It was the Arkansas, 111 yards and his first career TD at Web .................................................AuburnTigers.com fourth time Nix has led Auburn on a fourth- South Carolina, and 129 yards and two scores at Twitter ............................................@Auburn Football quarter drive to put the Tigers ahead for good Ole Miss, is the first Auburn freshman to rush Office Phone ..................................... (334) 844-9800 for 100 yards in three consecutive games; only ›› Colby Wooden leads the SEC with 6.5 TFL Bo Jackson (1982) and Michael Dyer (2010) also this season; Wooden has recorded at least 1.0 rushed for three 100-yard games against SEC TFL in four of five games opposition as Auburn freshmen ›› Zakoby McClain ranks sixth in the SEC in ›› Seth Williams is the SEC offensive player of total tackles, averaging 10.6 per game; Owen the week and Tank Bigsby is the SEC freshman Pappoe (9.4) ranks 10th of the week for their play in the Ole Miss win 2020 AUBURN FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 1957, 2010 vs. #23 Kentucky Bo Nix 233 yds passing, Seth Williams 112 yds receiving, 2 TD Sept. 26 receptions ... Eli Stove TD catch, D.J. Williams TD run ... Roger Auburn, AL McCreary INT ... fumble recoveries by Jamien Sherwood, Owen W, 29-13 Pappoe ... leading tacklers K,J, Britt (11), Smoke Monday (10), Pap- SECN poe (8), Zakoby McClain (8) ... mostly student crowd of 17,490 at #4 Georgia 125th meeting in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry ... Tank Bigsby Oct. 3 leading rusher (31 yds), receiver (68 yds) and returner (72 KOR yds) Athens, GA in his first start ... four double-figure tacklers: Jamien Sherwood L, 27-6 (14), Jordyn Peters (13), K.J. Britt (12), Zakoby McClain (11) ... 13th ESPN AP Top 10 matchup of Gus Malzahn’s tenure vs. Arkansas 39-yard Anders Carlson field goal with 0:07 remaining is the Oct. 10 gamewinner ... Carlson 12 pts scored (3 FG, 3 PAT) ... Barton Auburn, AL Lester TD on recovery of punt blocked by Jordyn Peters ... Tank W, 30-28 Bigsby 146 yards rushing ... Anthony Schwartz 100 yards receiving STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: ACADEMICS ESPN ... Zakoby McClain (13), Owen Pappoe (10) leading tacklers at South Carolina First trip to Columbia since 2011 ... Tank Bigsby 111 yds rushing, THE GRADUATES Oct. 17 TD ... Eli Stove 7 receptions, 60 yds, 1 TD ... Anthony Schwartz ›› Eleven players on the 2020 Auburn roster have already Columbia, SC 6 catches, 59 yds ... Seth Williams 4 catches, 74 yds ... Bo Nix received bachelor’s degrees: L, 30-22 24-47, 272 yds passing with 1 TD, 3 INT ... Owen Pappoe INT, 10 tackles; Zakoby McClain sack, 13 tackles ... Anders Carlson 3 FG ESPN • Malcolm Askew at Ole Miss Gamewinning score 58-yard TD pass from Bo Nix to Seth Williams • Brandon Council (Akron) Oct. 24 with 1:14 left ... Williams 150 rec yds on 8 catches; Nix 23-30, 238 • Devin Guice Oxford, MS yds ... Tank Bigsby 129 rush yds, 2 TD ... Nix, Shaun Shivers rush • Brodarious Hamm W, 35-28 TD ... INT by Roger McCreary, Jordyn Peters ... Owen Pappoe (14), • Trent Kelley SECN Smoke Monday (12), Jamien Sherwood (11) top tacklers • Grant Loy (Bowling Green) vs. LSU • Caylin Newton (Howard) Oct. 31 • Prince Micheal Sammons Auburn, AL Wear Orange ... • Clarke Smith 2:30 p.m. • Eli Stove CBS • Chandler Wooten at Mississippi St. Nov. 14 SEC HONOR ROLL Starkville, MS After the open date ... Gus Malzahn’s 100th game at Auburn ... ›› There were 31 Auburn representatives on the SEC Ac- Time TBA ademic Honor Roll for the 2019 season, including current TV TBA team members Nick Brahms, K.J. Britt, Anders Carlson, vs. Tennessee Tanner Dean, Jacob Jasinski, Trent Kelley, Russ Logan, Nov. 21 Jackson McFadden, Cameron Payne, Jordyn Peters, Erik Auburn, AL Homecoming ... Military Appreciation Day ... Piedy, Jacob Quattlebaum, Malcolm Russell, Prince Time TBA Micheal Sammons, Cord Sandberg, Bill Taylor, Barrett TV TBA Tindall and Brooks Walton. Team members had a 3.0 GPA for the previous school year or a cumulative 3.0 GPA at #2 Alabama Nov. 28 or higher. These student-athletes will also be recognized Tuscaloosa, AL 85th Iron Bowl ... as Academic Top Tigers. Time TBA TV TBA AD HONOR ROLL ›› Student-athletes earn a spot on the AD Honor Roll vs. #8 Texas A&M with a combined 3.50 GPA or higher for the school year. Dec. 5 Auburn, AL Senior Day ... Football had 16 players honored in 2019-20, including Time TBA current team members Nick Brahms, Anders Carlson,