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2019 AUBURN FOOTBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36830 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURNTIGERS 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 0-0, 0-0 SEC OREGON Aug. 31, 2019 • 6:30 p.m. CT • ABC VS. DATE OPPONENT 1 Arlington, Texas • AT&T Stadium Aug. 31 vs. #11 Oregon 6:30 pm ABC Sept. 7 TULANE 6:30 pm ESPN2 Site ...............................AT&T Stadium (64,451) Rankings...................16 AP/16 USA Today Sept. 14 KENT STATE 6:00 pm ESPN2 TV ............................................................... ABC 2018 Record ........................8-5, 3-5 (SEC) Sept. 21 at #12 Texas A&M* TBA TBA Radio ........................... Auburn Sports Network Head Coach .......................... Gus Malzahn Sept. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE* TBA TBA AUBURN Live Stats..............................AuburnTigers.com Record at AU (Yrs.) ..................53-27 (7th) Oct. 5 at #8 Florida* TBA TBA Twitter ...................................@AuburnFootball Oct. 19 at Arkansas* TBA TBA Rankings...................11 AP/13 USA Today Series Record ..........................Auburn leads 1-0 Oct. 26 at #6 LSU * TBA TBA 2018 Record .................. 9-4, 5-4 (PAC-12) In Texas ........................................ first meeting Nov. 2 TBA TBA Head Coach ...................... Mario Cristobal OLE MISS* Last Result ............Auburn 22, Oregon 19 (2011) OREGON Nov. 16 #3 GEORGIA* TBA TBA Record at UO (Yrs.) ....................9-5 (2nd) Nov. 23 SAMFORD TBA TBA FOOTBALL OPENS 2019 CAMPAIGN IN TEXAS Nov. 30 #2 ALABAMA* TBA TBA ›› No. 16 Auburn faces No. 11 Oregon on Saturday, August 31, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, All times Central - home games in CAPS - *SEC game in the AdvoCare Classic. ABC will televise the 6:30 p.m. CT non-conference matchup. TV: ABC ›› Play-by-Play ...................................Chris Fowler SERIES HISTORY ›› Analyst........................................Kirk Herbstreit ›› Auburn and Oregon will be meeting for the second time on the football field. Their first meeting ›› Sideline Reporter ...........................Maria Taylor was in the 2011 BCS national championship game in Glendale, Ariz., when Auburn posted a 22-19 win ›› Online: Watch ESPN on a 19-yard Wes Byrum field goal as time expired to conclude the 2010 campaign. Auburn holds a 9-3 all-time mark against current members of the PAC-12 Conference, including RADIO: AUBURN SPORTS NETWORK matchups with Arizona (2-1), Colorado (1-0), Oregon (1-0), Oregon State (1-0), Southern California (1- ›› Play-by-Play .............................. Andy Burcham 2), Washington (1-0) and Washington State (2-0). Auburn is 6-0 against the PAC-12 in neutral-site ›› Analyst.............................................Stan White games and 5-3 in season openers. ›› Sideline ........................................Ronnie Brown In Coach Gus Malzahn’s first game as a collegiate head coach, his Arkansas State Red Wolves ›› Locker Room ....................................... Brad Law visited No. 5 Oregon (2012), with the Ducks earning a 57-34 victory. ›› Studio Host ........................................ Paul Ellen ›› Local ...........................................WTGZ 93.9 FM ›› Satellite .................................. Sirius 84/XM 84 IN SEASON OPENERS ›› Online: ............ AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn App ›› Auburn is 97-27-2 (.778) all-time in season openers. The Tigers have won 11 of their past 13 openers dating back to the 2006 season, and have won five of six season openers under Coach Gus ESPN RADIO Malzahn, losing only to eventual national champion Clemson (19-13) in 2016 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. ›› Play-by-Play ....................................Sean Kelley Auburn is 52-8-1 (.861) in season openers at home, 16-5-1 (.750) in openers on the road and 29- ›› Analyst..........................................Barrett Jones 14 (.674) in openers at neutral-site locations. Auburn’s total of 97 season-opening victories is behind ›› Sideline ................................... Ian Fitzsimmons only Alabama (99) and Arkansas (98) for the most among current SEC schools. The Tigers are 2-0 in season openers in the Lone Star State, winning 21-14 at Houston in 1963 SOCIAL: #WAREAGLE and 10-7 at TCU in 1980. Auburn is 9-11-1 all-time in the state of Texas, but the Tigers have won their ›› Official Twitter ....................... @AuburnFootball KICKOFF COVERAGE AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ›› Auburn’s 2019 campaign will be its 127th ›› Only Auburn, Alabama, Clemson and KIRK SAMPSON .................................... Associate AD season of college football Washington have finished the season in the top ...........................................................kirk@auburn.edu 15 nationally in scoring defense each of the past SHELLY POE ..............Assistant AD/Primary Contact ›› The Tigers face six of the top 12 teams in the three seasons ....................................................slp0019@auburn.edu Associated Press preseason rankings, with four of those contests away from home ›› Bo Nix will be the first true freshman to CODY VOGA ....................................Assistant Director start an Auburn season opener at quarterback .....................................................cjv0011@auburn.edu ›› Preseason all-SEC Tigers as selected by the since Travis Tidwell in 1946 KENDRA WILLARD .......................Assistant Director media and coaches include DL Derrick Brown, OL ................................................... [email protected] Prince Tega Wanogho (first team), DL Marlon ›› Six players who registered at least 40 Davidson, DL Nick Coe (second team), K Anders tackles, 11 who recorded a sack and eight who Web .................................................AuburnTigers.com Carlson, DB Javaris Davis, OL Marquel Harrell, recorded 11 combined interceptions return from Twitter ............................................@Auburn Football OL Mike Horton, P Arryn Siposs and WR Seth the 2018 defense that finished 14th nationally in Office Phone ..................................... (334) 844-9800 Williams (third team) scoring defense (19.2) ›› Five of the six players who scored at least ›› With 13 seniors listed, Auburn ranks second 20 points last season return; the Tigers welcome to only Michigan (15) for most players on the back 77.9 percent of their scoring and 72.5 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list percent of touchdowns scored ›› The Tigers will travel 2,520 miles this regular ›› With 39 consecutive starts, Marlon Davidson season, second-most in the SEC, trailing only is second nationally in consecutive starts behind Texas A&M (2,534 miles) Louisiana Tech’s Ethan Reed (40) 2019 AUBURN FOOTBALL SEC CHAMPIONS: 1957, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010, 2013 vs. #11 Oregon Aug. 31 Auburn opens its 127th season of football ... rematch of 2011 BCS Arlington, TX chaampionship game ... 6:30 p.m. ABC vs. Tulane Sept. 7 Auburn, AL 2019 home opener ... wear white ... 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 vs. Kent St. Sept. 14 Auburn, AL Homecoming 2019 ... 6:00 p.m. STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: ACADEMICS ESPN2/U at #12 Texas A&M THE GRADUATES Sept. 21 ›› Eleven players on the 2019 Auburn roster have already College Station, TX 2019 SEC opener ... received bachelor’s degrees: Time TBA TV TBA • Jack Driscoll (2018/UMass) vs. Mississippi St. • Bailey Sharp (2018) Sept. 28 • Prince Tega Wanogho (2018) Auburn, Ala. 2019 SEC home opener ... wear orange ... • Jeremiah Dinson (2019) Time TBA • Marquel Harrell (2019) TV TBA • Will Hastings (2019) at #8 Florida • Gary Walker (2019) Oct. 5 • Jay Jay Wilson (2019/Arizona State) Gainesville, FL First trip to Gainesville since 2007 ... • Zach Farrar (2019/Youngstown State) Time TBA • Javaris Davis (2019) TV TBA • Kaleb Kim (2019) at Arkansas SEC HONOR ROLL Oct. 19 Fayetteville, AR After the open date ... ›› There were 21 Auburn representatives on the SEC Ac- Time TBA ademic Honor Roll for the 2018 season, including current TV TBA team members Chris Bobo, Nick Brahms, Anders Carlson, Tanner Dean, Josh French, Phelps Gambill, Marquel Har- at #6 LSU rell, Alec Jackson, Trent Kelley, Traivon Leonard, Spencer Oct. 26 Nigh, Jordyn Peters, Jacob Rogers, Prince Micheal Sam- Baton Rouge, LA Malzahn’s 100th career game as a college head coach ... Time TBA mons, Sam Sherrod, Bill Taylor and Barrett Tindall. Team TV TBA members had a 3.0 GPA for the previous school year or a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher. These student-athletes vs. Ole Miss will also be recognized as Academic Top Tigers. Nov. 2 Auburn, AL Military Appreciation Day ... AD HONOR ROLL Time TBA ›› Student-athletes earn a spot on the AD Honor Roll TV TBA with a combined 3.50 GPA or higher for the school year. vs. #3 Georgia Football had 12 players honored in 2018-19, including Nov. 16 current team members Nick Brahms, Anders Carlson, Auburn, AL 124th meeting in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry ... wear navy ... Tanner Dean, Jack Driscoll, Russ Logan, Jackson McFad- Time TBA den, Erik Piedy, Jacob Rogers, Malcolm Russell, Sam TV TBA Sherrod and Anthony Schwartz. vs. Samford Nov. 23 SEC FIRST-YEAR ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Auburn, AL Regular season non-conference finale ... ›› Auburn football had 13 representatives on the 2018- Time TBA 19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, recognizing TV TBA freshmen and transfer student-athletes with a cumula- vs. #2 Alabama tive 3.0 GPA or higher. Current team members honored Nov. 30 included Devonte Booker, Jack Driscoll, Jalil Irvin, Jacob Auburn, AL The 84th Iron Bowl ... Jasinski, Harold Joiner, Russ Logan, Jackson McFadden, Time TBA Cameron Payne,