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2020 AUBURN FOOTBALL AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 392 SOUTH DONAHUE DRIVE || AUBURN, AL 36830 || AUBURNTIGERS.COM || @AUBURNTIGERS 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 6-4, 6-4 SEC NORTHWESTERN Jan. 1, 2021 • Noon CT • ABC VS. DATE OPPONENT 11 Orlando, Fla. • Camping World Stadium Sept. 26 #23 KENTUCKY* W, 29-13 SECN Oct. 3 at #4 Georgia* L, 27-6 ESPN Site .............................Camping World Stadium Rankings................RV AP/RV USA Today Oct. 10 ARKANSAS* W, 30-28 ESPN TV ............................................................... ABC 2020 Record .......................6-4, 6-4 (SEC) Oct. 17 at South Carolina * L, 30-22 ESPN Radio ........................... Auburn Sports Network Interim Head Coach ..............Kevin Steele Oct. 24 at Ole Miss* W, 35-28 SECN AUBURN Live Stats..............................AuburnTigers.com Record at AU (Yrs.) ....................... interim Oct. 31 LSU* W, 48-11 CBS Twitter ...................................@AuburnFootball Nov. 14 at Mississippi St* postponed Rankings.................. 15 AP/13 USA Today Series Record ..........................Auburn leads 1-0 Nov. 21 TENNESSEE* W, 30-17 ESPN 2020 Record .................6-2, 6-2 (Big Ten) In Bowls ..................................Auburn leads 1-0 NU Head Coach ........................Pat Fitzgerald Nov. 28 at #1 Alabama L, 42-13 CBS Last Result ..Auburn 38, Northwestern 35/OT (2010) Dec. 5 #5 TEXAS A&M* L, 31-20 ESPN Record at NU (Yrs.) .............. 105-81 (15th) Dec. 12 at Mississippi St* W, 24-10 SECN VRBO CITRUS BOWL Jan. 1 vs. #15 Northwestern Noon ABC ›› Auburn faces No. 15 Northwestern on Friday, January 1, in the 2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl at Camping All times Central - home games in CAPS - *SEC game World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The noon CT contest will be televised by ABC. The Auburn seniors preparing for their last game: Chris Bobo, K.J. Britt, Big Kat Bryant, Tanner Dean, Devin Guice, Trent Kelley, James Owens Moss, T.D. Moultry, Daquan Newkirk, Jordyn TV: ABC Peters, Prince Micheal Sammons, Clarke Smith, Eli Stove, Bill Taylor, Barrett Tindall and Jacob ›› Play-by-Play ................................................TBA vonEschenbach. ›› Analyst.........................................................TBA ›› Sideline Reporter ........................................TBA BOWL GAMES ›› Online: WatchESPN ›› Auburn is making its 45th bowl appearance all-time, and its eighth straight, the most consecutive seasons in a bowl for the Tigers since going bowling eight straight years from 2000-07. Auburn is 24-18-2 all-time in bowl games and 3-2 in Orlando bowls (wins over Boston College [33-26, RADIO: AUBURN SPORTS NETWORK 1982], Southern Cal [16-7, 1987] and Penn State [13-9, 2003] and losses to Michigan [31-28, 2001] and ›› Play-by-Play .............................. Andy Burcham Wisconsin [24-10, 2006]). ›› Analyst.............................................Stan White Auburn has a 26-38 record in all games played in the state of Florida, including games played ›› Sideline ........................................Ronnie Brown in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa, and a 10-8 all-time mark in ›› Locker Room ....................................... Brad Law Florida bowl games. ›› Studio Host ........................................ Paul Ellen The Tigers have a 12-10-2 record against current members of the Big Ten, including games ›› Local ...........................................WTGZ 93.9 FM against Indiana (1-0), Rutgers (1-0), Maryland (2-1), Michigan (1-1), Michigan State (1-0), Minnesota ›› Satellite .............................................Sirius/XM (0-1), Nebraska (1-3), Northwestern (1-0), Ohio State (1-0-1), Penn State (1-1), Purdue (1-0) and ›› Online: ............ AuburnTigers.com | TuneIn App Wisconsin (1-2-1). Auburn is 9-7 all-time against current Big Ten teams in bowl games. Auburn is 11-14-1 against ranked opponents in bowl games and 7-9-1 vs. Top 15 team in bowls. SOCIAL: #WAREAGLE SERIES HISTORY ›› Official Twitter ....................... @AuburnFootball ›› This is the second meeting in football between Auburn and Northwestern. The first came in the Outback Bowl at the end of the 2009 season, with Auburn posting a 38-35 overtime win in Tampa. AUBURN ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS KICKOFF COVERAGE KIRK SAMPSON .................................... Associate AD ...........................................................kirk@auburn.edu ›› Auburn is one of only 19 teams nationally ›› True freshman Tank Bigsby is eighth in the SHELLY POE ..............Assistant AD/Primary Contact with both a fumble return and an interception SEC in all-purpose average (122.4/gm) and has ....................................................slp0019@auburn.edu return for scores this season accounted for a quarter (15-57) of Auburn’s plays CODY VOGA ....................................Assistant Director of 20+ yards this season (8 KOR, 7 rush). Seth .....................................................cjv0011@auburn.edu ›› Redshirt freshman Colby Wooden is fourth Williams has 14 receptions of 20+ yards as well KENDRA WILLARD .......................Assistant Director in the SEC with 9.5 TFL this season; Wooden this season ................................................... [email protected] has recorded at least 0.5 TFL in eight of 10 TODD VAN EMST .................................. Photographer games. As a team, the Tigers are fourth in the ›› Bigsby, whose 834 rushing yards rank ...................................................vanemtj@auburn.edu SEC with 56.0 TFL second among all FBS freshmen, was the first Auburn freshman to rush for 100 yards in three Web .................................................AuburnTigers.com ›› Zakoby McClain is third in the SEC consecutive games and four total; previously Twitter ............................................@Auburn Football averaging 10.2 tackles per game (102 total) and only Bo Jackson (1982) and Michael Dyer (2010) Office Phone ..................................... (334) 844-9800 Owen Pappoe is 10th in the conference with an rushed for three 100-yard games against SEC 8.2 average (82 total) opposition as Auburn freshmen ›› Bo Nix’s 91-yard TD pass to Anthony ›› Anders Carlson is one of 20 semifinalists Schwartz vs. LSU is tied for the longest pass for the Lou Groza Award; the junior placekicker play in the SEC and the third-longest in the FBS is 18-20 on field goals and 23-24 on PAT this this season season 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 ›› Twenty players on the 2020 roster have received Columbia, SC 6 catches, 59 yds ... Seth Williams 4 catches, 74 yds ... Bo Nix bachelor’s degrees: L, 30-22 24-47, 272 yds passing with 1 TD, 3 INT ... Owen Pappoe INT, 10 ESPN tackles; Zakoby McClain sack, 13 tackles ... Anders Carlson 3 FG • Malcolm Askew • Nick Brahms at Ole Miss Gamewinning score 58-yard TD pass from Bo Nix to Seth Williams • K.J. Britt Oct. 24 with 1:14 left ... Williams 150 rec yds on 8 catches; Nix 23-30, 238 • Big Kat Bryant Oxford, MS yds ... Tank Bigsby 129 rush yds, 2 TD ... Nix, Shaun Shivers rush • Anders Carlson W, 35-28 TD ... INT by Roger McCreary, Jordyn Peters ... Owen Pappoe (14), • Brandon Council (Akron) SECN Smoke Monday (12), Jamien Sherwood (11) top tacklers • Tanner Dean • Tashawn Manning vs. LSU Largest margin of victory in series history (+37) ... 506 total • Devin Guice Oct. 31 offense yds ... Bo Nix 18-24, 300 pass yds, 3 TD; 91-yd TD pass to • Brodarious Hamm Auburn, AL Anthony Schwartz (4 rec, 123 yds) ... TD runs: Tank Bigsby (2), Nix • Trent Kelley W, 48-11 ... TD catches: Eli Stove, Ze’Vian Capers ... Christian Tutt 20-yd • Grant Loy (Bowling Green) CBS fumble return TD ... Nehemiah Pritchett, Big Kat Bryant INTs • Caylin Newton (Howard) • Jordyn Peters at Mississippi St. • Prince Micheal Sammons Nov. 14 • Clarke Smith Starkville, MS Game postponed due to Covid ... rescheduled for December 12 • Eli Stove 3:00 p.m. • Bill Taylor SECN • Austin Troxell • Chandler Wooten vs. Tennessee 21-day layoff prior to game ... 100-yd Smoke Monday interception return for TD ... Bo Nix to Anthony Schwartz 54-yd pass TD ... Nov. 21 SEC HONOR ROLL Auburn, AL D.J. Williams 9-yd rush TD ... Anders Carlson 12 pts scored (3 FG, ›› There were 31 Auburn