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• Named Auburn head coach on Dec. 4, 2013 • 2010 Broyles Award Winner as nation’s top assistant •Throughout his career in the high school and college ranks, Malzahn’s teams have played for championships 12 of 21 times • Malzahn’s teams have won or played for conference titles five of his last seven seasons as a collegiate coach • At the college level, Malzahn’s teams as an assistant and head coach have a combined record of 71-23.
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• Coached 2010 Heisman Winner Cam Newton, who had one of the best offensive seasons in the history of college football. • Coached 15 NFL draft picks in the past seven seasons, including 2011 No. 1 overall pick Cam Newton.
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DAMEYUNE CRAIG
• Co-Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers coach • 2012 ACC Recruiter of the Year • Coached NFL first-round QBs Christian Ponder and E.J. Manuel at Florida State • 18-7 as Auburn’s starting quarterback and holder of multiple Auburn passing records
RHETT LASHLEE
• Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach • Set six school offensive records in first season as coordinator at Samford and Arkansas State • Coached 2012 Sun Belt Offensive Player of Year
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J.B. GRIMES
• Offensive line coach • Coached NFL 1st-rounder Derek Sherrod and Outland Trophy finalist Jim Pyne • 2012 offensive line allowed only five sacks
TIM HORTON
• Running backs coach • Only coach in SEC history to coach four different 1,000-yard rushers in a fouryear period • Coached Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden and fellow NFL 1st round pick Felix Jones in same Arkansas backfield
SCOTT FOUNTAIN
• Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach • Has coached in the SEC, ACC and Big 12 • Associated with football in the state of Alabama for more than 14 years
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RODNEY GARNER
• Associate Head Coach and Defensive Line coach • 27 years SEC experience as a player and coach • Has coached 5 NFL first-round draft picks • Captain of Auburn’s 1988 SEC championship team
COACHING STAFF NOTABLES
• The Auburn coaching staff has a total of 113 seasons of playing and coaching experience in the Southeastern Conference. • Six members of the Malzahn staff have been part of a national championship game as a player or coach • Gus Malzahn and his assistants have coached in 57 SEC bowl appearances • The Malzahn staff has 183 years of full-time collegiate coaching experience, an average of nearly two decades per coach • In postseason bowl and playoffs as college coaches, Gus Malzahn and staff have a total of 96 postseason appearances • Members of the Auburn coaching staff have tutored 191 NFL draft picks during their careers • Rodney Garner and Dameyune Craig, both former Tiger gridiron greats, are the first pair of Auburn graduates on the coaching staff in nearly two decades
CHARLIE HARBISON
• Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach • 18 years coaching experience in the SEC and ACC • Cited numerous times as a top 25 recruiter • Coached NFL 1st round draft pick Fernando Bryant
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MELVIN SMITH
• Cornerbacks coach • Beginning his third decade as a coach in the SEC • Coached 2012 Jim Thorpe Award winner Johnthan Banks • Tutored NFL 1st round draft pick Eric Moulds
ELLIS JOHNSON
• Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach • Has been defensive coordinator at Clemson, Alabama, Mississippi State and South Carolina • Coached 1st-round draft pick Melvin Ingram and 2012 SEC Defensive Player of the Year Jadeveon Clowney
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
introduction ................................................1-11
Auburn NFL Action .................................................................... 1 “It’s A New Day” ....................................................................2-7 2013 A-Day.............................................................................8-9 Table of Contents ..................................................................... 10 Coaching Records ................................................................... 153 Rushing Records..............................................................154-155 Passing Records ..............................................................156-157 Receiving Records ...........................................................158-159 Defensive Records ...........................................................160-161 Kicking/Punting Records.................................................162-163 Kick Return Records ........................................................164-165 Offensive/Scoring Records ..............................................166-167 Single-Game Records .....................................................168-170 Year-By-Year Leaders......................................................171-179 All-Time Results ..............................................................180-191 Yearly Records........................................................................ 192 Records vs. All Opponents ...................................................... 193
2013 Tigers .................................................11-53
2013 Roster.........................................................................12-13 Veterans ..............................................................................14-49 Newcomers .........................................................................49-52 Tigers At A Glance ..............................................................52-53
staff .........................................................54-77
Gus Malzahn.......................................................................56-59 Dameyune Craig ...................................................................... 60 Scott Fountain.......................................................................... 61 Rodney Garner ........................................................................ 62 J.B. Grimes............................................................................... 63 Charlie Harbison...................................................................... 64 Tim Horton .............................................................................. 65 Ellis Johnson ............................................................................ 66 Rhett Lashlee ........................................................................... 67 Melvin Smith............................................................................ 68 Support Staff.......................................................................69-76 Administration ......................................................................... 77
2012 STATS.............................................. 194-201 Miscellaneous ..................................... 202-208
Media Exposure ..............................................................202-204 Auburn IMG Sports Network.................................................. 205 Auburn Athletics Success .................................................206-207 Under Armour ....................................................................... 208 Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational institution/employer.
Auburn TRADITION .....................................78-131
Game Day Atmosphere.......................................................80-81 War Eagle, Creed & Alma Mater.........................................82-83 Aubie ....................................................................................... 84 Tiger Walk ............................................................................... 85 Toomer’s Corner .................................................................86-87 Jordan-Hare Stadium .........................................................88-91 Heisman Statues .................................................................92-93 Football Facilities................................................................94-95 Iron Bowl ............................................................................96-97 Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry ...............................................98-99 SEC Champions ...............................................................100-102 Undefeated Seasons .......................................................103-106 National Award Winners ................................................107-113 Heisman Trophy Winners ................................................111-113 NFL Pro Day .......................................................................... 114 Strength & Conditioning ........................................................ 115 Academic Success ................................................................... 116 Community Service ................................................................ 117 Auburn University...........................................................118-119 The Last Roll ...................................................................120-121 Auburn in the NFL ..........................................................122-131
credits
The 2013 Auburn Football Guide is published by the Auburn Athletics Communications Office, a division of the Auburn Athletics Department. The guide was edited by Shelly Poe, Chuck Gallina, Taylor Bryan, Matt Crouch and Kirk Sampson with editorial assistance from Scott Scroggins and Kathy Harker. Cover artwork by Tyler Trout and Forrest Buckner. Photography provided by Todd Van Emst, Missy Hazeldine, Tony Hall, Lauren Barnard, John Reed, Ed Jones, Sam Oliver, Mike Cortez, AU Photo Services, NFL Photography and the Heisman Trophy Trust. The guide was printed by Craftmaster Printers, Auburn. For more on Auburn athletics, call the Communications Office at 334-844-9800 or go to www.AuburnTigers.com.
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Auburn in Bowl Games ...................................................134-140 BCS National Championship.................................................. 141 National Football Foundation Hall Of Fame ..................142-143 All-Americans .................................................................144-151 All-Time All-SEC Performers.................................................. 152
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Hometown Vienna, GA Tyrone, GA Immokalee, FL Harrisburg, PA Enterprise, AL Alpharetta, GA Palm Beach Gardens, FL Bear, DE Brentwood, TN Norcross, GA LaGrange, GA Dothan, AL Parker, CO Nashville, TN Colorado Springs, CO Greenville, AL Kansas City, MO Evans, GA Leroy, AL Memphis, TN Avon, IN Tampa, FL Birmingham, AL Delray Beach, FL Tallahassee, FL Linden, AL Hoover, AL Chicago, IL Spanish Fort, AL Tyngsborough, MA Mobile, AL Mansfield, TX Thomaston, GA Nashville, TN Lilburn, GA Odenville, AL New Hope, AL Springdale, AR Matthews, NC Fort Meade, FL Tucker, GA Opelika, AL Edmond, OK Selma, AL Jonesboro, GA Pelham, AL Fairburn, GA Montgomery, AL Carrollton, GA Alabaster, AL Castle Rock, CO Marietta, GA Alpharetta, GA Fairhope, AL New Lenox, IL Westford, MA Miami, FL Huntsville, AL
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 6 41 21 33 30 12 51 21 18 61 91 93 19 10 69 36 46 32 84 42 35 82 1 86 73 13 42 62 24 40 46 53 44 27 60 39 81 29 12 99 54 19 87 9 37 78 90 32 56 47 Name Ricardo Louis Patrick Lymon Nick Marshall Tre Mason Duncan McKinney Cassanova McKinzy Demetruce McNeal Kamryn Melton Patrick Miller Jonathon Mincy JaViere Mitchell Deon Mix C.T. Moorman Tyler Nero JaBrian Niles Tate O’Connor LaDarius Owens Joshua Parker Cody Parkey Ricky Parks Blake Poole Austin Powell Gimel President Jay Prosch Melvin Ray Trovon Reed Dimitri Reese Earnest Robinson Greg Robinson Craig Sanders Chandler Shakespeare Chad Slade Ryan Smith Jason Smith Spencer Smith Jordan Spriggs Tony Stevens Michael Sulka Anthony Swain Robenson Therezie Jackson Thomas Cameron Toney B.J. Trimble C.J. Uzomah Mack VanGorder Dominic Walker Jonathan Wallace Brian Walsh Jeffrey Whitaker Ryan White Mark White Jermaine Whitehead Andrew Williams Colton Wingard Gabe Wright Taylor Yancey Avery Young Patrick Young Pos. WR RB QB RB K LB DB DB OL DB LB OL DS DL DL QB LB OL K TE DB WR DE FB WR WR WR WR OL DE RB OL DB QB TE DB WR DS LB DB DL LB WR TE DB WR QB DL DT DB WR DB RB OL DL K OT FB Ht. 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-7 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-6 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-2 Wt. 217 188 230 196 181 245 194 175 283 191 211 315 230 266 296 197 248 290 186 257 189 185 250 247 218 190 175 205 314 242 208 308 197 180 240 199 175 244 235 202 250 215 158 253 190 195 209 312 307 196 180 198 200 295 300 199 314 229 Yr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. RFr. Sr. Jr. RFr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Fr. RFr. So. Jr. RFr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. RFr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. RFr. So. So. Hometown Miami, FL Huntsville, AL Rochelle, GA Palm Beach, FL Florence, AL Birmingham, AL College Park, GA Dothan, AL Palm Beach, FL East Atlanta, GA Leeds, AL Batesville, MS Durham, NC Atmore, AL Mobile, AL Savannah, GA Bessemer, AL Cullman, AL Jupiter, FL Hogansville, GA Buchanan, GA Birmingham, AL Mt. Pleasant, SC Mobile, AL Tallahassee, FL Thibodaux, LA Birmingham, AL Pinson, AL Thibodaux, LA Clio, AL Oxford, AL Moody, AL Cordova, AL Mobile, AL Birmingham, AL Mobile, AL Orlando, FL Bluffton, SC Gadsden, AL Miami, FL Birmingham, AL Huntsville, AL Fayetteville, GA Suwanee, GA Gainesville, GA Orlando, FL Phenix City, AL Winter Springs, FL Warner Robins, GA Tallahassee, FL Pike Road, AL Greenwood, MS Sunflower, AL Alabaster, AL Columbus, GA Castle Rock, CO Palm Beach Gardens, FL Trussville, AL
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2012: Part of the rotation at defensive tackle ... 12 career starts ... three tackles in Clemson game ... recorded five stops at Mississippi State, tying his career best ... pair of tackles versus Arkansas ... two tackles vs. Texas A&M ... limited participant in 2012 spring drills recovering from injury 2011: Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts ... Tallied 21 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery for a touchdown ... Made his first career start in the opener against Utah State, finishing with a career-high five stops, including three solo tackles ... Started against Mississippi State and made four tackles ... Two stops at Clemson ... Made fourth-straight start in win over FAU ... Totaled two tackles and was in on a TFL at South Carolina ... Also credited with a QB hurry ... One tackle at Arkansas ... One tackle and one QB hurry in win over Florida ... Returned to the starting lineup against Alabama and posted three tackles ... Also recovered a fumble for a touchdown - the first defensive touchdown for Auburn in an Iron Bowl since Brad Ware’s 34-yard interception return for a score in the 1996 game. 2010: Appeared in eight games and totaled six tackles ... Saw limited snaps in season opener vs. Arkansas State and totaled three tackles with a QB hurry ... Did not play vs. Clemson or South Carolina ... Two tackles with career-first TFL (1.0 for minus 5 yards) and fumble recovery vs. ULM ... Also had two QB hurries ... Against UTC, registered one solo tackle ... Played vs. Alabama but did not have a tackle ... Saw playing time vs. South Carolina in SEC Championship Game and vs. Oregon in BCS National Championship Game. HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Ben Blackmon ... Recorded 76 tackles (45 solo), 16 tackles for loss, two sacks, 21 QB pressures, five forced fumbles, one field goal blocked and an interception returned for a touchdown as a senior … No. 23-rated defensive tackle and the No. 8 player in Alabama by Rivals.com … No. 17-rated DT by Scout.com … Ranked 35th among defensive tackles by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. … No. 5 on the Birmingham News’ Alabama Super Seniors … Ranked as the No. 22 player in Alabama by SuperPrep … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … 2009 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game participant … Voted to 2009 5A All-State team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … 2009 5A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Member of the “Best of the Rest” on the Mobile Press Register’s Elite 18. PERSONAL: Birthday is February 13 … son of Cynthia Carter ... has three brothers: Marlon, Marvin and Terrence ... Major: Public Administration.
CARTER CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 8/0 6 2011 13/10 21 2012 12/2 17 Totals 32/12 44 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 5 TFL 1.0 UT 5 9 8 22 AT 1 12 9 22 TFL-YDS 1.0-5 0.5-0 1.0-1 2.5-6 QBS-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 FF/FR 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2 PD 0 1 1 1 I/YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
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Punter 6-5 • 232 • SR-3L Kansas City, Mo. • Park Hill Exercise Science
2013: Second team preseason all-SEC (Athlon) 2012: Voted A-Day spring game MVP on special teams ... 2012 Ray Guy Award semifinalist (one of 10) ... 39.8 season average, with 15 inside the 20 ... only five of 70 punts were returned ... six punts of 50+ yards for season ... long punt of 54 against LSU ... Ray Guy Award watch list after being one of three finalists for that award last season ... preseason all-SEC 2nd team (SEC coaches, SEC media, Athlon, Phil Steele) ... served as game captain for Vanderbilt ... Capital One/CoSIDA academic all-district ... SEC Honor Roll 2011: Ray Guy Award Finalist, Auburn’s first in school history ... Coaches’ All-SEC First Team ... Pro Football Weekly First Team All-America ... Sports Illustrated Honorable Mention All-American ... just the third AU punter in school history to earn All-America honors, joining Lewis Colbert (1985) and Terry Daniel (1993) ... Phil Steele All-SEC Second Team ... SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/3) ... SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/17) ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... averaged 40.8 yards on 72 punts with 33 inside the 20 and 13 of 50 yards or longer ... 33 punts inside the 20 led the SEC and was third in FBS ... dropped nine punts inside the 10 ... punted four times for an average of 43.5 yards against Utah State, including a 48-yarder ... pinned one inside the 20-yard line ... punted six times for 274 yards against Mississippi State four a 45.7 yard average ... pinned four inside the 20 ... first Auburn punter since Kody Bliss vs. LSU in 2004 to have four punts inside the 20 yard line in SEC play ... two punts of 50+ yards vs. MSU, including career-long 58-yarder ... punted six times for an average of 41.3 at Clemson ... long punt of 51 yards ... pinned four punts at Clemson inside the 20 ... three punts with an average of 46.3 yards and a long of 51 yards against FAU ... against South Carolina earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors punting seven times for an average of 37.9, including five punts inside the 20, all inside the 12-yard line, with two inside the 5-yard line ... played a key role in the Tigers’ win vs. USC -- a game dictated by field position -- as five of his last six punts were inside the 20 ... after Clark punts, USC’s averaging starting field position was the USC 16, as its possessions started at the 38, 4, 1, 11, 12 and 12 ... first AU punter with five punts inside the 20 since Jaret Holmes had five at Arkansas in 1997 ... career-high nine punts at Arkansas with six inside the 20 and three inside the 10 ... SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after punting nine times in win over Florida, including two punts that were muffed by UF returners and recovered by Auburn ... punted seven times for an average of 35.1 yards per punt with a long of 52 yards at LSU ... three punts downed inside the 20 against the Tigers ... punted five times for 205 yards (avg. 41.0) with a long of 48 at Georgia ... four punts with a long of 48 against Samford with three punts inside the 20 ... punted five times with a long of 54 yards against Alabama ... three punts for career-best average of 49.0 yards in Chick-fil-A Bowl win against Virginia 2010: Appeared in five games and averaged 34.9 yards on nine punts ... saw first action of the season vs. Kentucky, punting twice for a 34.0 average ... punted twice vs. Arkansas for a 39.5 yard average ... against LSU, punted three times for a 37.3 yard average with one pinned inside the 20 ... also had a season-long punt of 42 yards ... against Ole Miss, punted one time for 36 yards, pinning Rebels inside 20-yard line ... punted one time vs. UTC for 19 yards HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Greg Reynolds ... No. 20-ranked placekicker by Rivals.com ... No. 4-rated kicker by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... 2009 Class 5 First Team All-State selection at punter by the Missouri Football Coaches Association ... also played tight end and defensive end in high school ... averaged nearly 40 yards per punt as a junior PERSONAL: Birthday is July 20 ... son of Diana Perry and Tom Clark ... Major: Exercise Science ... received bachelor’s degree in May, 2013
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CAREER PUNTING STATS YEAR G NO 2010 5 9 2011 13 72 2012 12 70 Totals 29 148 YDS 314 2941 2783 5891 AVG 34.9 40.8 39.8 39.8 TB 0 3 4 7 FC 5 34 37 76 I20 2 33 15 48 50+ 0 13 6 19 LP/OPPONENT 42/LSU 58/MSU 54/LSU 58/MSU
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Defensive Back 5-11 • 198 • SR-3L Birmingham, Ala. • Woodlawn Public Administration
2012: Second-year starter at cornerback ... 16 career starts ... four tackles in opener vs. Clemson and at Mississippi State ... six stops and a TFL vs. ULM ... recorded six tackles vs. LSU ... five tackles vs. Arkansas before leaving contest with injury ... did not play against Ole Miss ... nine tackles at Vanderbilt ... injury kept him out vs. Texas A&M, New Mexico State, Georgia ... five tackles against Alabama A&M ... recorded seven tackles and a TFL at Alabama ... SEC Honor Roll 2011: Played in 11 games, starting in all ... finished fourth on team with 60 tackles, including 34 solo stops ... third on team with four pass breakups ... also had one forced fumble ... made first career start against Utah State, making six tackles ... seven tackles against Mississippi State, including three stops on game-saving final drive ... four tackles at Clemson ... did not play against FAU or South Carolina due to injury ... returned to lineup against Arkansas and totaled four tackles ... started against Florida and recorded five tackles and one breakup ... tied then career-high with seven tackles at LSU ... six tackles (five solo) and one breakup in win over Ole Miss ... six tackles at Georgia ... two solo tackles and one breakup in win over Samford ... four tackles against Alabama ... career high and tied for team high with eight stops in bowl victory over Virginia ... also forced a Cavalier fumble 2010: Played in all 14 games and totaled 19 tackles with three PBU ... saw playing time in season opener vs. Arkansas State, registering two solo tackles ... solo tackle in SEC opener at Mississippi State and vs. Clemson ... against ULM, recorded three tackles with a pair of solo stops ... against Kentucky, three tackles, all assisted ... three tackles, all solo stops, and had one PBU vs. LSU ... pair of solo tackles vs. Ole Miss ... against UTC, totaled three tackles, two solo, with a pair of PBU ... one solo tackle in SEC Championship Game versus South Carolina ... injured on opening kickoff of BCS National Championship Game versus Oregon and did not return HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Bruce Breland ... No. 31-rated cornerback by Scout.com ... ranked as the nation’s No. 97 athlete by ESPN. com/Scouts Inc. ... Named to the 2009 5A All-State Football Team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... selected as the North and East Area Player of the Year and an All-Metro Team selection by the Birmingham News ... No. 6 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... as a senior, had 1,621 all-purpose yards, including 134 carries for 877 yards (6.5 ypc), eight catches for 185 yards, 472 kickoff return yards and 48 punt return yards ... defensively, had 23 tackles (19 solo) and three pass breakups while playing part time ... scored 60 of his team’s 109 points in 2009 ... also excelled in basketball PERSONAL: Birthday is November 4 ... son of Janice Brown ... Major: Public Administration.
DAVIS CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 14/0 19 2011 11/11 60 2012 8/6 41 Totals 33/17 120 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 9 PBU 2 UT 14 34 23 71 AT 5 26 18 49 TFL-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.5-2 1.5-2 QBS-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 FF/FR 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 PD 3 4 3 10 I/YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
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Defensive End 6-3 • 268 • SR-3L Mansfield, Texas • Summit Communication
2012: Part of the veteran rotation at defensive end ... 31 career starts ... three tackles in ULM victory ... pair of stops versus Arkansas ... TFL and two tackles at Vanderbilt ... sack vs. Texas A&M ... four tackles against Georgia ... five stops at Alabama ... preseason all-SEC 3rd team (SEC media) ... served as game captain for Vanderbilt, Texas A&M... did not participate in 2012 spring drills while recovering from injury 2011: Started all 13 games ... finished season with 38 tackles, second-most among AU defensive linemen ... registered six tackles for loss (-15), good for fourth on team ... second on squad with 12 quarterback pressures ... also recovered one fumble ... started the season opener against Utah State and totaled three tackles ... added 1.5 tackles for loss and a QB hurry ... career high nine tackles against Mississippi State ... recorded five tackles against Clemson, with one TFL ... 17 tackles, 3 TFLs in first three games of season ... two tackles, including a TFL in win over South Carolina ... three tackles at Arkansas ... totaled two tackles with one TFL against Florida ... also credited with one deflection and four QB hurries against the Gators ... posted two tackles and a fumble recovery against Ole Miss ... two tackles at Georgia ... five tackles and three QB hurries against Samford ... four tackles and one TFL against Alabama 2010: Appeared in 14 games with 11 starts ... totaled 22 tackles with 7.5 TFL and 3.5 sacks ... in season opener vs. Arkansas State, totaled two tackles with half a TFL ... played in SEC opener at Mississippi State but did not register a tackle ... had one solo tackle and one QB hurry vs. Clemson ... against South Carolina, earned first career start and registered five tackles, three solo, with 1.5 TFL (-4 yards) and first career sack (-2 yards) ... against ULM, started and totaled one assisted tackle in limited snaps ... started and recorded one assisted tackle vs. Kentucky ... against Arkansas, started and totaled one solo tackle ... had one tackle and a QB hurry vs. LSU ... two sacks for -14 yards against Georgia ... started vs. Alabama and had a pair of QB hurries ... part of AU defense that held Alabama to 67 yards total offense in the second half ... in SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, set career best with 2.5 TFL (-8 yards) to go with four total tackles, a sack (-6) and one QB hurry ... against Oregon in BCS National Championship Game, registered four tackles, all solo, with a TFL (-2 yards) 2009: Redshirted for the Outback Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Kyle Geller ... as a senior, had 67 tackles, including 14.5 for loss and six sacks, recovered three fumbles and forced two fumbles ... as a junior, collected 76 tackles, including 18 tackles for loss and seven sacks, and intercepted a pass ... named to the All-District 4-5A Second Team as a senior ... PrepStar All-American ... ranked 17th among strongside defensive ends and 60th on the Texas Postseason Top 100 by Rivals.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 65 defensive end by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... listed as the No. 76 prospect from Texas by SuperPrep ... named the No. 26 local prospect by the Dallas Morning News PERSONAL: Birthday is August 15 ... son of Sam Eguae ... Major: Communication ... received bachelor’s degree in May, 2013
EGUAE CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 14/11 22 2011 13/13 38 2012 12/7 23 Totals 38/31 83 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 9 TFL 2.5 UT 14 23 14 51 AT 8 15 9 32 TFL-YDS 7.5-28 6.0-15 2.0-3 15.5-46 QBS-YDS 3.5-22 0.0-0 1.0-2 4.5-24 FF/FR 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 PD 0 1 0 1 QBH 5 12 2 19
Mississippi State (2011) South Carolina (SECCG 2010)
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DEE FORD
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Defensive End 6-2 • 238 • SR-3L Odenville, Ala. • St. Clair County Public Administration
2013: Fourth team preseason all-SEC (Athlon) 2012: Starter at defensive end ... eight career starts ... two sacks of Clemson’s Tajh Boyd for -14 yards; those two sacks and his seven tackles overall were both career bests ... four tackles, a sack, PBU and two QB hurries in win over ULM ... six tackles and a pair of hurries vs. LSU ... injury kept him out of Ole Miss game ... saw limited action at Vanderbilt ... pair of stops vs. Texas A&M ... three tackles and a sack vs. New Mexico State ... six solo tackles and a 10-yard sack in the Georgia game ... two sacks and forced an Alabama A&M fumble ... three tackles at Alabama... voted the defensive MVP of the A-Day spring scrimmage with four tackles, two TFL and a sack 2011: Played in three games before being sidelined for remainder of season with back injury ... had seven tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss (-4) and one sack (-3) ... also had four QB pressures, fourth most on team ... posted three tackles and a sack against Utah State in the season opener ... also credited with a pair of quarterback hurries ... had three tackles, a TFL and two QB hurries against Mississippi State ... one tackle at Clemson 2010: Appeared in 13 games with one start and totaled 11 tackles, two sacks ... saw playing time in season opener vs. Arkansas State but did not record a tackle ... against ULM, earned first career start and equaled career-high with four tackles, three solo ... also had two QB hurries ... recorded one assisted tackle vs. Kentucky ... had one tackle vs. Ole Miss ... against UTC, totaled three tackles, all solo, with one sack (-5) and a pair of QB hurries ... only tackle vs. Georgia was a solo sack (-11) ... had one tackle in the win over South Carolina in SEC Championship Game ... played but did not have a tackle vs. Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game 2009: Appeared in 13 games ... totaled 12 tackles ... in first collegiate game, recorded one tackle with two QBH ... had one tackle, solo, and one QB hurry in limited snaps vs. Mississippi State ... had one QB hurry vs. West Virginia ... against Ball State, had season highs with four tackles with one sack (minus 10 yards) and half a TFL (minus 1 yard) with one QB hurry ... registered two tackles against Arkansas ... matched season-high with four tackles vs. Furman, a FL (-6 yards) and a pair of QB hurries ... also recorded first career INT, picking off a deflected pass vs. the Paladins ... played but did not register a tackle vs. Northwestern in Outback Bowl HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Charlie Boren ... as a senior, had 90 tackles (40 solo, 50 assists), including 38 tackles for loss and 18 sacks, intercepted a pass and broke up three ... selected 2008 Star of Alabama for his game against Hokes Bluff with 12 tackles including five sacks for a loss of 40 yards, and an interception ... as a junior, had 87 total tackles with 36 solo, 16 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks ... Class 4A All-State team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior ... ranked as the nation’s No. 26 defensive end by Scout.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 35 defensive end by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... listed as the No. 7 player from Alabama by SuperPrep ... ranked 62nd among outside linebackers and 27th on the Alabama Postseason Top 40 by Rivals.com PERSONAL: Birthday is March 19 ... son of James and Debbie Ford ... Major: Public Administration
FORD CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2009 13/0 12 2010 13/1 10 2011 3/0 7 2012 11/7 34 Totals 40/8 64 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 7 UT 5 7 6 23 41 AT 7 3 1 11 23 TFL-YDS 2.5-17 2.0-16 2.0-4 6.5-39 13.0-76 QBS-YDS 1.0-10 2.0-16 1.0-3 6.0-38 10.0-67 FF/FR 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 PD 1 0 0 1 2 I/YDS 1/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/3
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JAKE HOLLAND
Linebacker 6-1 • 243 • SR-3L Pelham, Ala. • Pelham Building Science
2012: Second-year starter at middle linebacker ... 16 career starts ... tied career high with 11 tackles vs. Clemson ... six stops at Mississippi State ... recorded 10 tackles vs. ULM ... 10 tackles and a pair of QB hurries in the LSU contest ... six tackles and a TFL against Arkansas ... five solo stops and a TFL at Ole Miss ... seven tackles vs. Texas A&M ... recorded seven tackles and a TFL against New Mexico State ... missed Georgia game with ankle injury ... five tackles, TFL against Alabama A&M ... six tackles vs. Alabama 2011: Played in 12 games with six starts ... eighth on the team with 43 tackles ... also had 3.5 tackles for loss (-14) with two interceptions and four quarterback hurries ... made first career start against Utah State ... totaled career-best 11 tackles with two tackles for loss ... had just 12 career tackles prior to opener ... five tackles, 0.5 TFL, two QB hurries against Mississippi State ... seven tackles and one break-up at Clemson ... first career interception against Florida Atlantic ... added three tackles, one for loss ... six tackles and a forced fumble in win over South Carolina ... three tackles and one QB hurry against Florida ... two tackles on the road at LSU ... saw snaps against Alabama ... two stops and an interception in Chick-fil-A Bowl victory against Virginia 2010: Played in nine games and totaled 12 tackles, 2 TFL and a sack ... in first action of the season vs. ULM totaled three tackles, all solo, with a sack (-3) and a fumble recovery ... one PBU in limited action vs. Arkansas ... registered one tackle vs. both LSU and Ole Miss in limited snaps ... against UTC, matched season total with five tackles, three coming on solo stops ... in SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, totaled two tackles with a TFL (-1) and a QB hurry ... limited action vs. Oregon in BCS National Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Brett Burnett ... No. 8-rated inside linebacker and the No. 10 player in Alabama by Rivals.com ... No. 8-rated middle linebacker by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... No. 12-rated middle linebacker by Scout.com ... ranked as the No. 12 player in Alabama by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... ranked 20th among middle linebackers by Tom Lemming on Maxpreps.com ... selected to the 2009 6A All-State Team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior ... 2010 Under Armour All-American game ... No. 10 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... ranked 12th on the Mobile Press Register’s 2009 Elite 18 ... No. 109 on the Mobile Press Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... Orlando Sentinel 2009 All-Southern football team ... finished his high school career with 351 tackles ... totaled 153 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, a sack, four pass breakups, four forced fumbles, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... 129 tackles (74 solo) as a junior to go along with two sacks, eight quarterback hurries, one interception, one fumble recovery and five forced fumbles PERSONAL: Birthday is September 9 ... son of Jeff and Terri Holland and Reid and Kimberly Hopkins ... Major: Building Science
HOLLAND CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 9/0 12 2011 12/6 43 2012 11/10 73 Totals 32/16 121 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 11 TFL 2.0 UT 7 26 32 65 AT 5 17 34 56 TFL-YDS 2.0-3 3.5-14 3.0-7 8.5-25 QBS-YDS 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 FF/FR 0/1 1/0 0/0 1/1 PD 1 2 2 5 I/YDS 0/0 2/5 0/0 2/5
Utah State (2011), Clemson (2012) Utah State (2011)
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JAKE LEMBKE
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Deep Snapper 6-2 • 240 • SR-1L New Lenox, Ill. • Providence Catholic Wildlife Ecology & Management
2012: Served as the long snapper on field goals and PAT for the Tigers ... former walk-on who was placed on scholarship during preseason camp ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson ... SEC Honor Roll 2011: Did not see varsity action for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions 2010: Did not see varsity action for the SEC and national champion Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Mark Coglianese ... also ran track at Providence Catholic PERSONAL: Birthday is November 24 ... son of Mike and Judy Lembke ... has three brothers: Josh, Dan and Ben ... parents were both college athletes and brothers play football at Butler (Josh) and Boston College (Dan) ... Major: Wildlife Ecology & Management
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DEMETRUCE MCNEAL
Defensive Back 6-2 • 194 • SR-3L College Park, Ga. • Banneker Public Administration
2013: Fourth team preseason all-SEC (Phil Steele, Athlon) 2012: Second-year starter at free safety ... second on squad with 90 tackles for season; that 7.50 average was 11th-best in SEC ... 19 career starts ... 18 tackles at Mississippi State were a career high; the most by an Auburn defender since linebacker Dontarrious Thomas totaled 19 tackles at Syracuse in 2001 ... recorded 11 tackles with a TFL and a PBU in win over ULM ... team-high 11 tackles vs. LSU ... seven tackles and a TFL against Arkansas ... five tackles at Ole Miss ... 12 tackles at Vanderbilt ... team best 10 tackles vs. Texas A&M ... 10 tackles, two TFL, a sack and forced and recovered a fumble vs. New Mexico State ... six tackles against Georgia ... mid-season 3rd team all-SEC (Phil Steele) 2011: Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts ... third on the team with 74 tackles ... tied for second on the team with two forced fumbles and two interceptions ... made his first career start in the opener with Utah State, adding seven tackles and a pass break-up ... career-best eight tackles against Mississippi State ... recorded his first career interception in the first quarter and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown; TD was the first of his career ... first Auburn player to return an interception for a TD since T’Sharvan Bell against South Carolina in the 2010 SEC Championship game ... eight tackles (seven solo) and forced the second fumble of his career at Clemson ... forced a fumble and recorded a deflection to go with four tackles against FAU ... second interception of the season at South Carolina ... led the team with eight tackles ... five tackles in win over Florida ... made seven stops against Georgia ... five tackles against Samford ... tallied six stops against Alabama and four against Virginia 2010: Appeared in 13 games, totaling 24 tackles ... led team with 15 special teams tackles ... saw playing time in season opener vs. Arkansas State but did not record a tackle ... in SEC opener at Mississippi State, recorded one solo tackle ... totaled four tackles, all solo, vs. South Carolina ... did not play vs. ULM ... against Kentucky, recorded three tackles with a pair of assisted stops ... pair of tackles vs. Arkansas ... first career forced fumble vs. Ole Miss ... against UTC, recorded season-high five tackles with three solo stops ... had one PBU vs. Georgia ... one solo tackle vs. Alabama ... two tackles on special teams in win over South Carolina in SEC Championship Game ... one solo tackle vs. Oregon in BCS National Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Ed Gosa ... averaged nine tackles per game as a senior, had four forced fumbles and returned a fumble for a TD ... on offense, scored four touchdowns as a senior ... No. 57-rated safety and the No. 70 prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com ... No. 31-ranked safety by Scout.com ... ranked 94th among safeties by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... named to the PrepStar All-American team ... ranked as the No. 63 player in Georgia by SuperPrep ... selected to the 2009 4A All-State Team by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... had 104 tackles as a senior ... two-time selection to the Region 5-AAAA First Team PERSONAL: Birthday is July 22 ... son of Shundon Glass ... Major: Public Administration
MCNEAL CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 13/0 24 2011 13/12 74 2012 12/8 90 Totals 38/20 188 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 18 TFL 2.0 UT 17 45 53 115 AT 7 29 37 73 TFL-YDS 0.0-0 1.0-4 7.0-26 8.0-30 QBS-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-7 1.0-7 FF/FR 1/0 2/0 1/1 4/1 PD 1 4 4 9 I/YDS 0/0 2/43 0/0 2/43
Mississippi State (2012) New Mexico State (2012)
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2013: Second team preseason all-SEC (Birmingham News, Phil Steele, Athlon) 2012: Second-year starting placekicker ... 11-14 on field goals and 27-27 PAT for season ... now has an active string of 51 consecutive PAT ... made nine consecutive field goals before missing a 49-yard attempt against Arkansas ... fourth in career FG% at Auburn (75.0, 24-32) ... 33 touchbacks on 48 kickoffs (68.7%) ... 4-4 on FG vs. Clemson at Georgia Dome, including a career-long 46-yarder ... four FG tied Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic record ... 23-yard field goal at Mississippi State ... kicked 35-yard game-winner in overtime vs. ULM ... made 40-yard FG vs. LSU ... missed on 49-yarder vs. Arkansas ... connected from career-long 46 yards and 31 yards at Ole Miss ... field goals of 27 and 39 yards at Vanderbilt ... missed 48-yard attempt vs. Texas A&M ... missed 47-yarder vs. New Mexico State ... SEC Special Teams player of week (ULM) ... Groza Award star of the week (Clemson) ... Lou Groza Award watch list ... preseason all-SEC 3rd team (SEC media), 4th team (Phil Steele) ... mid-season 1st team all-SEC (CBS Sports); 2nd team (Phil Steele) 2011: Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team ... Phil Steele Midseason All-SEC Third Team ... played in 13 games ... 38 touchbacks, the second most in the SEC and third most in FBS ... connected on 13-18 field goals (72.2 pct) and 41-42 PATs ... also handled all kickoff duties, averaging 68.9 yards per kick ... led team with 80 points ... kicked off seven times with four touchbacks in the opener with Utah State ... perfect on six extra-point tries ... made the first two field goals of his collegiate career (43 and 37) against Mississippi State ... averaged 69.6 yards on eight kickoffs ... recorded four touchbacks ... perfect on five PAT ... successful on his lone field goal attempt against Clemson, a 38-yarder ... perfect on three PAT ... converted three of four field goals against FAU (41, 31, 37) ... connected on a 21-yard attempt at South Carolina ... two touchbacks on three kickoffs at Arkansas ... connected on both PAT tries ... booted a 42-yard field goal with 35 seconds remaining to ice the win over Florida ... hit his only attempt of the day - a 42-yarder - at LSU ... converted on two field goals (40, 31) against Ole Miss ... missed a 32-yard attempt against Samford ... recorded three touchbacks against Alabama ... hit 2-3 field goals including a then-career-long 45-yarder in Chick-fil-A Bowl win over Virginia 2010: Appeared in seven games, averaging 63.2 yards on 35 kickoffs ... kicked off seven times for 424 yards, averaging 60.6 yards per kick in season opener vs. Arkansas State ... did not play in SEC opener at Mississippi State ... kicked off once for 50 yards vs. Clemson ... against ULM, kicked off five times, averaging 64.8 yards per kick ... against Kentucky, kicked off six times for 63.0 ypk average ... did not play vs. Arkansas or LSU ... against Ole Miss, kicked off five times for a 68.2 ypk average ... against UTC, averaged 62.9 yards on 10 kickoffs with a pair of touchbacks ... did not play vs. Georgia or Alabama ... kicked off once for 65 yards vs. South Carolina in SEC Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Charlie Persson ... No. 1-ranked kicker by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... No. 2-ranked placekicker by Scout.com ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 1 most accurate kicker and the No. 6 kicker overall ... 2010 Under Armour All-American game ... named to the PrepStar All-America team ... 2009 EA SPORTS Third-Team All-American ... 8-9 on PATs and 9-12 on FG attempts in his senior season including a long of 42 yards ... all of his missed field goal attempts came from at least 49 yards ... kicked field goals of 51 and 43 yards during the Outback All-Star game in Palm Beach, Fla. PERSONAL: Birthday is February 19 ... son of Doug Sr. and Kelly Parkey ... Major: Communication
PARKEY CAREER
CAREER KICKING STATS YEAR FG-A Pct. 2010 0-0 .000 2011 13-18 .722 2012 11-14 .786 Totals 24-32 .750 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS FG Attempts 4 FGs Made 4 Career Long 46 0-19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 20-29 0-0 1-1 3-3 4-4 30-39 0-0 6-7 5-5 11-12 40-49 0-0 6-10 3-6 9-16 50+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 PAT 2-2 41-42 27-27 70-71 PTS 2 80 60 142
Fla Atlantic (2011), Clemson (2012) Clemson (2012) Clemson (2012), Ole Miss (2012)
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BLAKE POOLE
Defensive Back 5-11 • 189 • SR Buchanan, Ga. • Haralson County Interdisciplinary Studies
2012: Saw limited action against Alabama A&M 2011: Contributed as a member of the scout teams for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions 2010: Scout team participant for the BCS national champions 2009: Joined team as walk-on ... scout team contributor for Outback Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Frank Vohun ... 135 career receptions, 26 TDs ... Red Zone and West Georgia player of year ... team captain and two-year MVP ... state champion in powerlifting as a junior and senior ... active in FCA and FFA PERSONAL: Birthday is March 13 ... son of Allen Poole and Candice Spencer ... Major: Interdisciplinary Studies in Agricultural Leadership and Political Science ... loves cattle and chicken farming ... member of Block and Bridle at Auburn
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Fullback 6-0 • 247 • SR-1L Mobile, Ala. • UMS-Wright Business
2012: Starting fullback ... FWAA Courage Award weekly honoree ... Mobile native who obtained an NCAA waiver to transfer from Illinois in January as his mother was battling brain cancer ... mother passed away from brain cancer the day after the Clemson game ... funeral was Thursday before Mississippi State ... first carry at Auburn was a three-yard gain against Arkansas ... 8-yard reception and 4-yard rush at Ole Miss ... pair of catches at Vanderbilt ... scored first career TD on a 1-yard run against New Mexico State ... 3-yard TD carrying the pile against Alabama A&M ... served as game captain for Mississippi State, Vanderbilt ... enrolled at Auburn in January and participated in spring drills ... named to Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” list on CBSSports.com of Workout Warriors list prior to the 2012 season for his prowess in the weight room, the second consecutive year he was listed 2011 (Illinois): As a sophomore, played in 12 games, starting five ... served as the team’s primary fullback and also played on special teams ... named first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly ... shared team’s Outstanding Special Teams Player award with kicker Derek Dimke ... led the Illini with 10 tackles on special teams ... did not play in the Illini’s Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl victory due to a staph infection in his knee ... rushed once for a career-high nine yards on a fake punt against Minnesota ... got first career carry (no gain) against Western Michigan ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree 2010 (Illinois): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, starting seven at fullback ... had one reception for one yard on the season ... helped pave the way for Illinois’ single-season rushing leader, Mikel Leshoure, and the Big Ten’s top rushing offense in 2010 ... tallied a yard on first career reception at Michigan ... started at fullback in his first career game against Missouri in St. Louis HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Terry Curtis ... first-team ASWA 4A All-State selection at linebacker as a senior ... played in the Alabama/ Mississippi All-Star game ... named the 4A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... recorded 199 total tackles, 114 solo stops, 16 for loss, five pass breakups and a sack as a senior ... averaged 15.9 tackles per game ... first-team ASWA 4A All-State selection at offensive line as a junior ... team captain as a senior ... used as a fullback in short yardage situations and rushed five times for 16 yards and a touchdown ... helped lead UMS-Wright Bulldogs to the 4A AHSAA state championship in 2008 ... Mobile Optimist Club Player of the Year PERSONAL: Birthday is August 21 ... son of Jerry and the late Iris Prosch ... Major: Business
PROSCH CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS RUSHING YR G 2010/Illinois 13 2011/Illinois 12 2012/Auburn 12 Totals 37 RECEIVING YR 2010/Illinois 2011/Illinois 2012/Auburn Totals G 13 12 12 37 ATT 0 2 12 14 REC 1 0 5 6 YDS 0 9 38 47 YDS 1 0 19 20 TD 0 0 2 2 TD 0 0 0 0 AVG 0.0 4.5 3.2 3.4 AVG 1.0 0.0 3.8 3.3 LONG 0 9/Minnesota 5/Vanderbilt 9/Minnesota LONG 1/Michigan 0 8/Ole Miss 8/Ole Miss
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CRAIG SANDERS
Defensive End 6-4 • 242 • SR-3L Clio, Ala. • Ariton Human Development & Family Studies
2012: Part of the veteran rotation at defensive end ... pair of tackles against Arkansas ... four tackles, 1.5 TFL in Ole Miss game, playing his most snaps of the season ... missed Georgia game with injury 2011: Appeared in all 13 games ... notched 13 tackles with four tackles for loss (-16) and a sack (-5) ... recorded two tackles in the season opener ... also tallied half a TFL (-6) against Utah State ... three tackles, including 1.5 TFL, against Mississippi State ... credited with two tackles, one TFL against FAU ... also forced a fumble ... credited with one QB hurry against Florida ... TFL (-5) at LSU ... two tackles and a QB hurry in win over Ole Miss ... one tackle at Georgia ... solo stop in Chick-fil-A Bowl win against Virginia 2010: Appeared in 13 games and totaled eight tackles ... fifth on team with seven special teams tackles ... saw limited snaps in season opener vs. Arkansas State, totaling three solo tackles, all on special teams ... recorded one solo tackle in SEC opener at Mississippi State ... one tackle vs. Arkansas ... returned two kickoffs (first of career) for 32 yards with a long return of 17 yards ... solo tackle vs. Georgia ... in SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, registered first career sack (-6) ... played but did not have a tackle in BCS National Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: David Collins ... four-star prospect according to Scout.com ... played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic after his senior season ... named by Rivals.com to the Rivals250 and the nation’s No. 12 weakside defensive end ... listed as the nation’s No. 25 defensive end by Scout.com ... rated the nation’s No. 40 defensive end by ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... in 11 games as a junior, had 71 tackles, including 32 for loss and 12 quarterback sacks ... rushed for 1,057 yards with 16 touchdowns while catching 13 passes ... as a sophomore had 79 stops including 19 sacks in 12 games ... rushed for 422 yards and two TDs on 49 attempts as a sophomore, while catching nine balls for 200 yards and five scores ... also played baseball and was member of powerlifting team that won Class 1A State Championship in 2009 ... won 2009 state powerlifting title at 205-232 pound class with a 405-pound squat, 325-pound bench press and 300-pound power clean PERSONAL: Birthday is August 10 ... son of David and Dianne Grice and Tony and Donna Sanders ... Major: Human Development and Family Studies
SANDERS CAREER
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 13/0 8 2011 13/0 13 2012 11/0 9 Totals 37/0 30 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 4 TFL 1.5 UT 7 9 6 22 AT 1 4 3 8 TFL-YDS 1.0-6 4.0-16 1.5-3 7.0-32 QBS-YDS 1.0-6 1.0-5 0.0-0 2.0-11 FF/FR 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 PD 0 3 0 3 I/YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Ole Miss (2012) Miss St (2011), Ole Miss (2012)
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Running Back 5-10 • 208 • SR Oxford, Ala. • Oxford Management
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers 2011: Contributed as a member of the scout teams for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: John Grass ... earned all-county recognition as a junior and senior ... team was undefeated his junior season ... also lettered in basketball and track ... National Honor Society PERSONAL: Birthday is October 4 ... son of Ronica and Cornelious Shakespeare ... has a sister, Lexie ... Major: Business Management ... received bachelor’s degree in May, 2013 ... attending graduate school this fall pursuing a master’s degree in adult education
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RYAN SMITH
Defensive Back 6-2 • 197 • SR-3L Cordova, Ala. • Cordova Public Administration
2012: Free safety who started the Clemson contest ... career-best 12 tackles vs. Clemson ... pair of tackles against LSU ... four stops against Alabama A&M ... leading tackler with nine vs. Alabama ... also recovered a UA fumble 2011: Played in 13 games with one start ... finished with 23 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss (-6) and a fumble recovery ... saw action against Utah State ... made the game-saving tackle on Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf at the goal line as time expired ... first nonspecial teams tackle of his career ... set a career high with three stops against Clemson ... had one solo tackle against FAU ... tied career high with three tackles at Arkansas ... two tackles and a TFL against Ole Miss ... made his first career start at Georgia and set a career high with five tackles ... two tackles against Samford ... posted three tackles (two solo) against Alabama ... two tackles, including one for loss, and a fumble recovery in bowl victory over Virginia 2010: Appeared in 14 games and totaled three tackles, all on special teams ... saw limited snaps in season opener vs. Arkansas State but did not register a tackle ... one solo tackle vs. both Arkansas and Georgia ... played vs. Alabama but did not have a tackle ... had one solo tackle in win over South Carolina in SEC Championship Game ... played but did not have a tackle vs. Oregon in BCS National Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Scott Basden ... ranked as the nation’s No. 93 safety by Scout.com ... ranked No. 170 nationally as an athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... ranked as the No. 27 player in Alabama by SuperPrep ... named Class 3A All-State First Team as a senior and junior by the Alabama Sports Writers Association; 3A Back of the Year as a senior ... finished fourth in the Alabama Mr. Football voting as a senior ... led Cordova to three straight state title games ... rushed for 1,856 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior ... as a junior, rushed for 1,376 yards and 19 TDs on just 175 attempts (7.9 ypc) while throwing for 1,274 yards and 20 scores ... also had 70 tackles and six interceptions during junior season PERSONAL: Birthday is May 12 ... son of Chris Smith and Diann Simon ... Major: Public Administration
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CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 14/0 3 2011 13/1 23 2012 4/2 27 Totals 21/10 53 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 12 UT 3 15 16 34 AT 0 8 11 19 TFL-YDS 0.0-0 2.5-6 0.5-1 3.0-7 QBS-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 FF/FR 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/2 PD 0 0 0 0 I/YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
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Defensive Tackle 6-4 • 307 • SR-3L Warner Robins, Ga. • Warner Robins Communication
2012: Returning starter at defensive tackle ... 18 career starts ... pair of tackles vs. ULM ... recovered an LSU fumble, to go along with four tackles vs. LSU ... TFL against Arkansas ... injury kept him out of action vs. Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, New Mexico State ... four tackles and a half-sack against Georgia 2011: Started all 13 games at defensive tackle ... recorded 25 tackles, including 2 for loss (-3) with three QB hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... first career start against Utah State, recording a pair of tackles and 0.5 TFL ... three tackles against Mississippi State ... recorded two tackles against FAU ... tallied two tackles and forced a fumble against South Carolina ... credited with one tackle and his first career fumble recovery at Arkansas ... totaled two tackles and one QB hurry against Florida ... started at defensive tackle against LSU ... three tackles (two solo) and one TFL (-2) in win over Ole Miss ... career-high four tackles at Georgia ... one tackle and one QB hurry against Samford ... made three tackles against Alabama ... two tackles and a half TFL against Virginia in bowl game 2010: Appeared in 14 games and totaled seven tackles ... limited action in season opener vs. Arkansas State, totaling one tackle ... one solo tackle vs. Clemson ... had a QB hurry vs. South Carolina ... one solo tackle and one QB hurry vs. ULM ... against UTC, totaled three tackles ... limited snaps vs. Alabama and did not have a tackle ... one solo tackle in win over South Carolina in SEC Championship Game ... played but did not have a tackle vs. Oregon in BCS National Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Bryan Way ... No. 54-ranked player in the nation, No. 5-ranked defensive tackle and No. 5 player in Georgia by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 106 player in the nation, No. 11 among defensive tackles and No. 7 in Georgia by Scout.com ... ranked as the nation’s No. 17 defensive tackle by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... ranked No. 27 among defensive linemen and the No. 9 player in Georgia by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-America team ... No. 4 on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top 50 ... No. 31 on the Mobile PressRegister’s Super Southeast 120 ... 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl participant ... selected to play in the Georgia North-South All-Star game ... as a senior, had 38 tackles including 11 tackles for loss and two sacks ... registered 40 tackles and 15 tackles for loss as a junior ... in his sophomore season, totaled 50 tackles and one sack PERSONAL: Birthday is March 20 ... son of the late Gwendolyn Brown, who inspires him every day ... raised by his aunt Cynthia Joseph ... Major: Communication
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Defensive Back 5-11 • 196 • SR-3L Tallahassee, Fla. • Lincoln Public Administration
2012: Cornerback who also served as the Tigers’ holder ... played in every contest ... seven tackles vs. Clemson, a career best ... two tackles against Arkansas 2011: Played in all 13 games with two starts ... served as holder on extra points and field goals ... two tackles against Utah State ... made the first start of his career against Mississippi State, recording four tackles and one breakup ... made his second career start in the game at Clemson and set a career high with five tackles and a breakup ... tied career high five tackles against FAU ... one tackle against Florida ... tallied one breakup against Ole Miss 2010: Appeared in six games and totaled six tackles ... made first collegiate appearance on the road vs. Ole Miss but did not have a tackle ... saw extended snaps vs. Chattanooga and registered five tackles with four solo stops ... had one solo tackle vs. Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Yusuf Shakir ... No. 60-ranked athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... ranked No. 62 among cornerbacks by Scout.com ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... played quarterback at Lincoln ... led Lincoln to a 9-4 season and 11th consecutive district championship in 2009 before falling in the playoffs 45-31 to top-ranked Niceville ... as a junior, had 640 rushing yards on 115 attempts including six touchdowns, and completed 76-161 passes for 1,063 yards while throwing 14 TD ... also excelled in track and field PERSONAL: Birthday is January 22 ... son of Will White and Tina Taylor ... Major: Public Administration
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CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR G/GS TT 2010 6/0 6 2011 13/2 17 2012 12/1 11 Totals 31/3 34 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Tackles 7 UT 5 13 7 25 AT 1 4 4 9 TFL-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 QBS-YDS 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 FF/FR 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 PD 1 3 0 4 I/YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
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74 WILL WILL ADAMS
Offensive Line 6-7 • 293 • RFr Tyrone, Ga. • Sandy Creek Building Science 2012: Did not see varsity action while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: Offensive line standout from Sandy Creek High ... High School Coach: Chip Walker ... ranked 55th overall in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... rated 88th at offensive tackle nationally and 30th overall from the state of Georgia on Scout.com ... 72nd-rated offensive tackle nationally and 58th-rated player overall from the state of Georgia according to 247Sports.com ... 174th ranked offensive tackle and 156th-ranked prospect from the state of Georgia according to ESPN.com ... two-time All-State selection by Georgia Sports Writers Association in 2010 as a junior and in 2011 as a senior ... three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.com PERSONAL: Birthday is December 9 ... son of Bill and Vicki Adams ... Major: Building Science
79 ERIC AVERETT
Offensive Line 6-3 • 252 • RFr Enterprise, Ala. • Enterprise Engineering 2012: Did not see varsity action while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coaches: Kevin Collins and David Faulkner ... team captain ... Blue Collar Award ... outstanding offensive lineman ... also a baseball letterman ... National Honor Society, Student Government representative ... class treasurer PERSONAL: Birthday is March 13 ... son of Bruce and Terri Averett ... has one sister, Ashley ... Major: Engineering
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Running back 5-11 • 208 • Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. • Hancock JC Philosophy 2013: A-Day offensive MVP, rushing for 117 yards and catching two passes for 47 yards ... enrolled at Auburn in January JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rated as the nation’s top junior college running back ... rushed for 2,048 yards, 25 touchdowns in 2012 at Allan Hancock for Coach Kris Dutra, leading California Community College Athletic Association in rushing yards, yards per game, yards per rush and touchdowns ... JC Athletic Bureau first team All-America offensive player of year ... conference player of the week five times ... rushed for 1,364 yards, 18 touchdowns as a freshman ... all-California First Team Offense in Region IV by the California Community College Football Coaches Association PREP/HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. after high school ... graduate of Harrisburg (Pa.) High PERSONAL: Birthday is June 23 ... enrolled as a philosophy major at Auburn ... son of Victoria Artis and David Payne
2012: Did not see varsity action while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Jack Daniels ... Palm Beach County defensive player of the year ... first team all-state and all-area ... also a basketball letterman ... National Honor Society ... Maverick and Palm Beach County scholar-athlete of the year PERSONAL: Birthday is August 8 ... son of Greg and Ann Marie Batten ... has one brother, Trace ... grandfather played quarterback at Florida ... Major: Pre-Medicine
98 ANGELO BLACKSON
Defensive Line 6-4 • 312 • Jr-2L Bear, Dela. • Red Lion Christian Business
2012: First season as a starter at defensive tackle ... 10 career starts ... pair of tackles and a TFL in first career start vs. Clemson ... blocked a Mississippi State field goal attempt (first blocked FG by Auburn since 2009) ... 4 tackles vs. MSU ... blocked ULM’s overtime field goal attempt ... recovered an LSU fumble ... pair of tackles and forced an Arkansas fumble ... TFL at Ole Miss ... forced a Vanderbilt fumble ... 2 tackles and a TFL vs. Texas A&M ... sack, 5 tackles, 2 TFL vs. New Mexico State ... 2 tackles vs. Alabama A&M ... 3 tackles and a TFL at Alabama 2011: Recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for loss (-3) while playing in all 13 games as a true freshman along the defensive line ... posted three tackles in the opener with Utah State ... also tallied half a tackle for loss ... saw playing time, but did not record a tackle against Mississippi State ... posted a TFL (-3 yards) against Clemson ... one tackle at LSU and also against Samford HIGH SCHOOL: Listed as the nation’s No. 14 defensive tackle by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... rated as the No. 24 defensive tackle in the nation, the No. 2 recruit in Delaware and the No. 239 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked No. 29 nationally among defensive tackles by Scout. com ... named the nation’s No. 31 defensive tackle and the No. 2 player from the state of
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Delaware by Rivals.com ... PrepStar All-East Region team ... selected to play in the National Underclassmen Combine All-World Gridiron Classic following his senior season ... during his senior season, had 40 tackles including three sacks, three forced fumbles, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery in just seven games ... as a junior, collected 56 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks ... punted 40 times for a 36.1-yard average with a long of 52 yards ... also played on the Red Lion basketball team PERSONAL: Birthday is November 14 ... his sister Dalila Newman is his guardian ... Major: Business
4 QUAN BRAY
Wide receiver 5-10 • 183 • Jr-2L LaGrange, Ga. • Troup County Business 2012: Receiver who was the Tigers’ deep man on punt returns ... three career starts ... leading receiver with six catches for 50 yards at Mississippi State ... pair of receptions vs. ULM ... threw a 33-yard TD pass to Kiehl Frazier in the second quarter vs. ULM ... pair of receptions vs. LSU ... pair of receptions at Vanderbilt ... 38-yard punt return vs. New Mexico State was Auburn’s longest since 2008 ... 110 return yards vs. Alabama A&M 2011: Appeared in 13 games with two starts ... fifth on team in receptions (71 for 93 yards) ... led team in punt returns averaging 7.4 yards per return (13 returns for 96 yards) and was third in kickoff returns ... returned 10 kickoffs for 242 yards ... fifth on team in all-purpose yards with 460 (35.4 yards per game) ... ninth in the SEC in yards per punt return (7.4) and third in the league (5.9) in conference games only ... returned a pair of kicks for 55 yards against Utah State, including a long return of 33 yards ... saw time on the kickoff return team against Mississippi State and Clemson ... made his punt return debut against South Carolina, totaling 26 yards on three returns ... also had one reception for 6 yards against the Gamecocks ... returned three punts for 12 yards and grabbed one catch for 3 yards at Arkansas ... made his first career start at Florida, returning one punt for 10 yards ... had two receptions for 22 yards and rushed one time for 8 yards at LSU ... one reception for 11 yards and one rush for 4 yards against Ole Miss ... 10-yard reception and 14-yard kick return at Georgia ... totaled 65 all-purpose yards against Samford ... 24-yard punt return in the second quarter against Samford was the longest by an Auburn player since 2008 when Robert Dunn had a 66-yard return for TD vs. ULM ... career-high five receptions against Alabama for 22 yards receiving and 39 yards on two kick returns ... career-best 102 all-purpose yards in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia; one rush for 16 yards, three receptions for 12 yards and two kickoff returns for 74 yards ... career long 62-yard KOR against the Cavaliers HIGH SCHOOL: Listed as the nation’s No. 5 athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. and the No. 40 player overall on the ESPNU 150 ... named the nation’s No. 5 all-purpose back, the No. 8 player from the state of Georgia and the No. 109 player nationally by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 6 athlete in the nation, the No. 8 recruit in Georgia and the No. 76 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked No. 18 nationally among running backs by Scout.com ... named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 106-ranked player in the nation ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 16 running back and the No. 10 recruit from Georgia by SuperPrep ... selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour All-America game following his senior season ... ranked No. 18 on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Fab 50 ... ranked No. 45 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... 1,300 rushing yards and another 300 receiving as a senior ... accounted for 2,128 yards and 28 TDs of offense as a junior PERSONAL: Birthday is April 28 ... son of the late Tonya Bray ... cousin of former Auburn defensive back Jason Bray (1995-98) ... Major: Business
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Offensive Line 6-4 • 280 • RFr Brentwood, Tenn. • Ravenwood Liberal Arts
HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Brian Rector ... four-year football letterman and team captain as a senior ... also played club rugby PERSONAL: Birthday is July 21 ... son of Janet Bolstad and Steven Bolstad ... member of Auburn’s Rugby Club ... has one brother Zach, who also plays collegiate rugby ... Major: Liberal Arts
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Defensive Tackle 5-11 • 208 • So Norcross, Ga. • Hutchinson CC Public Administration
2013: Outstanding junior college defensive lineman who enrolled at Auburn in January JUNIOR COLLEGE: Recorded 43 tackles, 9.5 TFL and five sacks during the 2012 season, helping the Hutchinson Blue Dragons and Coach Rion Rhoades to a 9-3 record, a No. 12 national ranking and the Salt City Bowl championship ... earned an associate’s degree in December HIGH SCHOOL: 91 tackles, 26 TFL, 5.5 sacks and a fumble recovery as a senior at Norcross High for Coach Keith Maloof ... Gwinnett Rivalries and GACA North/South all-star games ... No. 9 DL prospect by 247Sports ... Scout Top 100 PERSONAL: Birthday is April 3 ... enrolled as a public administration major at Auburn ... son of Keischa Bradley
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Mississippi State (2012) Mississippi State (2012) YDS 168 121 289 YDS 96 136 232 AVG 21.0 20.1 20.6 AVG 8.0 8.5 8.3 TD 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 LP/OPP 33/UtahSt 24/AAMU 33/UtahSt LP/OPP 24/Samford 38/NM State 38/NM State
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Defensive End 6-2 • 230 • RFr. Dothan, Ala. • Houston Acad Chemical Engineering
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Tight End 6-3 • 215 • So. Nashville, Tenn. • Ensworth Business Administration
2012: Defensive lineman who did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting ... competed on the scout teams HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Jimmy Addison ... named to Dothan Eagle Super 12 honorable mention ... honorable mention all-state as a junior and senior ... also a basketball letterman ... class valedictorian ... SGA vice-president, chief justice of Honor Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes PERSONAL: Birthday is June 7 ... son of Judson and Renee Brooks ... has two siblings, Ryan and Rachel ... Ryan played basketball for Auburn (2006-08) ... Major: Chemical Engineering ... member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at Auburn
HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Ricky Bowers ... part of the first state championship team in Ensworth history as a senior ... also a basketball letterman PERSONAL: Birthday is April 22 ... son of Vic and Tawnie Campbell ... has one sister, Meredith ... Major: Business Administration
83 MICHAEL CLIFTON
Tight End 6-3 • 251 • RFr. Evans, Ga. • Augusta Christian Mechanical Engineering
2012: Did not see varsity action HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Keith Walton ... offensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl all-star game ... all-area, all-state and all-region honoree ... Black Helmet award ... also a baseball and basketball letterman ... vice-president of Student Council ... Beta Club member PERSONAL: Birthday is January 4 ... son of Molly and Steve Clifton ... has three siblings: Robert, Annie and Marya ... brother Robert played football for Auburn ... Major: Mechanical Engineering
2012: Enrolled at Auburn in January and participated in spring drills ... did not see varsity action while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: John Vogt ... ranked as the nation’s 22nd offensive tackle, the fourth-rated player from the state of Colorado and the 212th-ranked player nationally according to Rivals.com ... ranked 33rd among offensive tackles nationally, fourth-best player in the state of Colorado and 299th overall prospect in the country by Scout.com ... ranked 35th at the offensive tackle position nationally and ranked fourth overall in the state of Colorado by 247Sports.com ... 28th-ranked offensive tackle nationally and fourth overall player from the state of Colorado according to ESPN.com ... named an All-American and ranked 24th among offensive linemen according to SuperPrep ... selected to the ESPN All-Colorado Football Team prior to his senior season ... member of the 2012 SuperPrep Midlands Team ... named to the 2012 Parade All-America Team ... named a Class 5A All-State selection by the Denver Post as a senior and was No. 5 on the Post’s postseason top 15 ... was also an honorable mention selection as a junior ... had 43 pancake blocks as a senior ... participated in the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio ... four-star prospect according to Rivals PERSONAL: Birthday is October 9 ... son of Darren and Kathy Callahan ... Major: Pre-Business
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Wide receiver 6-2 • 201 • So. Leroy, Ala. • Leroy Public Administration
2012: Part of the wide receiver rotation as a redshirt freshman ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson ... first career TD was a leaping grab of a 33-yard Hail Mary from Frazier in the endzone on last play of first half vs. ULM ... 16-yard reception in traffic versus Arkansas ... 42-yard reception from Moseley at Ole Miss ... 13-yard catch vs. New Mexico State ... 9-yard TD grab against Alabama A&M 2011: Did not play after suffering preseason injury HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as the No. 24 wide receiver in the nation, the No. 6 recruit in Alabama and the No. 172 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked No. 57 nationally among wide receivers and the No. 10 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... named the nation’s No. 71 wide receiver and the No. 21 player from the state of Alabama by Rivals.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 73 wide receiver by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... listed as the No. 26 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... No. 7 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... ranked eighth on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 102 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... named to
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28 T.J. DAVIS
Defensive Back 6-1 • 194 • RFr. Tallahassee, Fla. • Godby Pre-Electrical Engineering
2012: Did not see varsity action while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: Outstanding secondary prospect from Godby High in Tallahassee ... High School Coach: Ronnie Cottrell ... rated the 29th best corner in the country and the 49th-ranked player from the state of Florida by Rivals.com ... ranked 43rd at the cornerback position and 67th in the state of Florida by 247Sports.com ... ranked 14th among corners and 36th from the state of Florida according to ESPN.com ... sixth-ranked cornerback and 78th-ranked overall prospect in the country according to Maxpreps ... 52nd-ranked prospect from the state of Florida according to SuperPrep ... No. 80 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 ... first-team Orlando Sentinel All-Florida as a senior ... four-star prospect according to ESPN ... registered 40 tackles (25 solo), intercepted three passes, returning one for a score, and blocked two punts while also recording two rush attempts for 26 yards and catching one pass for an additional 13 yards as a senior ... intercepted two passes as a junior PERSONAL: Birthday is September 24 ... son of Thurston Davis, Sr. ... Major: Pre-Electrical Engineering
72 SHON COLEMAN
Offensive Line 6-6 • 294 • RFr. Memphis, Tenn. • Olive branch Public Administration 2012: Was cleared by doctors for limited practice at the end of spring drills ... did not see varsity action at left tackle while redshirting ... received an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA following the season, leaving him four years to play 2011: Was diagnosed with leukemia in spring, 2010, and underwent treatment at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Scott Samsel ... ranked 22nd on the Rivals.com100 ... third-rated offensive tackle and top-ranked player in Mississippi by Rivals.com ... No. 7-rated offensive tackle by Scout.com ... ranked 31st among offensive tackles by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... ranked as the No. 11 player in Mississippi by SuperPrep ... No. 25-rated offensive guard/ center by Tom Lemming on Maxpreps.com ... named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 116-ranked player in the nation ... first Team All-State according to the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... participant in the 2010 Army All-American Bowl and the 2009 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game ... No. 26 on the Mobile Press Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... No. 1 on the 2010 Mississippi Press Fantastic 15 PERSONAL: Birthday is November 25 ... son of Dekeisha and Travis Tunstall ... Major: Public Administration
52 JUSTIN DELAINE
Defensive End 6-5 • 240 • Jr. Linden, Ala. • Linden Political Science
2012: Limited action for the Tigers as a redshirt sophomore 2011: Played in two games before sustaining a season-ending knee injury against Mississippi State in Week 2 ... saw the first action of his career against Utah State, tallying two tackles including 0.5 for loss 2010: Redshirted for the National Champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Andro Williams ... No. 103-ranked defensive end by ESPN. com/Scouts Inc. ... No. 31-rated player in Alabama by Rivals.com ... ranked as the No. 29 player in Alabama by SuperPrep ... No. 30 prospect in Alabama by the Tuscaloosa News ... as a senior, had 46 tackles, eight sacks, seven tackles for loss, two blocked kicks and two fumble recoveries with one returned for a touchdown ... led his team to a 12-1 record in 2009 ... more than a dozen sacks as a junior at Sumter County PERSONAL: Birthday is September 20 ... son of Rosalyn DeLaine ... Major: Political Science
53 DEVONTE DANZEY
Offensive Line 6-4 • 284 • So. Tampa, Fla. • Hutchinson CC Public Administration 2013: Enrolled at Auburn in January JUNIOR COLLEGE: Ranked as the nation’s top junior college prospect at offensive guard ... first-team All-Jayhawk Conference for Coach Rion Rhoades as a redshirt freshman in 2012 after helping Hutchinson to a 9-3 record and a No. 12 national ranking ... first team All-America ... starting offensive tackle for a Hutchinson offense that scored the second-most points in team history and three times broke the 700-yard mark for total offense ... ranked among Top 85 JUCO players by 247Sports HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school football at Tampa Bay (Fla.) Tech for Coach Jayson Roberts, where he was team MVP and Tampa Tribune all-Hillsborough County PERSONAL: Birthday is September 3 ... public administration major at Auburn ... guardian is Patsy Ross
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Wide receiver 6-3 • 216 • Jr.-2L Hoover, Ala. • Hoover Business
50 REESE DISMUKES
Center 6-3 • 290 • Jr.-2L Spanish Fort, Ala.• Spanish Fort Public Administration
2012: Receiver praised for his blocking skills ... 12-yard reception in the Arkansas game ... made first career start versus Vanderbilt 2011: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... recorded his first special teams tackle against Ole Miss ... also had one special teams stop in Homecoming win against Samford HIGH SCHOOL -- Named the nation’s No. 24 wide receiver, the No. 5 player from the state of Alabama and the No. 205 player nationally by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 63 nationally among wide receivers and the No. 13 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 85 wide receiver by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... named a PrepStar All-American ... listed as the No. 13 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep ... ranked 10th on the Mobile PressRegister’s Elite 18 and No. 116 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team as an honorable mention selection from Alabama ... selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game following his senior season ... 2010 Class 6A All-State first team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... caught 63 passes for 1,059 yards and 12 TDs as a senior, including eight passes for 124 yards in the 2010 Class 6A state title game PERSONAL: Birthday is August 30 ... son of Tarell Denson ... Major: Business
2013: Fourth team preseason all-SEC (Phil Steele) ... Rimington Trophy watch list 2012: Second-year starting center ... 23 career starts ... missed the Clemson game ... returned to starting lineup at Mississippi State ... injury kept him out of Ole Miss game ... Rimington Trophy watch list ... preseason all-SEC 2nd team (SEC media, Birmingham News) 2011: SEC Coaches’ All-Freshman Team ... CBS Sports Freshman All-American ... started all 13 games at center ... first true freshman to start at center for Auburn since Ryan Pugh in 2007... one of two Auburn offensive players to start every game and the only one to start all 13 at the same position ... part of an offensive line that paved the way for the Auburn ground game to finish fourth in SEC in rushing ... also helped lead the way for running back Michael Dyer to rush for the second-highest total in the SEC ... started at center in his first collegiate game against Utah State HIGH SCHOOL: Listed as the nation’s top center by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. and the No. 54 player overall on the ESPNU 150 ... rated as the No. 1 center in the nation, the No. 1 recruit from Alabama and the No. 53 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked No. 3 nationally among centers and the No. 5 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... named the nation’s No. 4 center, the No. 7 player from the state of Alabama and the No. 236 player nationally by Rivals.com ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 12 offensive lineman and the No. 3 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-American ... played in the 2011 Under Armour All-America game ... Parade All-America team ... voted to the Super 12 team and the 2010 5A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... runner-up in Alabama Mr. Football voting ... Mobile Press-Register’s Class 4A-6A Offensive Player of the Year ... ranked second on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 28 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... No. 1 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team as a first-team selection from Alabama ... led his team to the Class 5A state title as a senior ... as a junior, graded at 92 percent on his blocking with 34 pancake blocks ... became a starter as a sophomore, and did not allow a quarterback sack during his sophomore or junior seasons ... served as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons PERSONAL: Birthday is October 20 ... son of Kim and Ed Dismukes ... Major: Public Administration
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Offensive Line 6-6 • 314 • RFr. Chicago, Ill. • Simeon Pre-Business
2012: Did not see varsity action while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: Talented offensive lineman from Chicago’s Simeon Academy ... High School Coach: Dante Culbreath ... rated the 28th-best offensive tackle nationally and ranked seventh overall from the state of Illinois by Rivals.com ... ranked eighth at the offensive tackle position nationally, 47th overall nationally and top-ranked player from the state of Illinois on Scout.com ... fifth-ranked offensive tackle, second-ranked player from the state of Illinois and 71st-ranked player nationally according to 247Sports.com ... No. 10 offensive tackle, top-ranked player from the state of Illinois and 94th-ranked player nationally according to ESPN.com ... ranked 68th overall nationally and ninth nationally among offensive tackles by MaxPreps.com ... Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-America ... five-star prospect according to Scout and a four-star player according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.com ... 2012 Parade All-America team selection ... played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix PERSONAL: Birthday is July 15 ... son of Angela Diamond and Derrick Diamond ... Major: Pre-Business
17 BEN DURAND
Quarterback 6-3 • 200 • So. Tyngsborough, Mass. Business Finance
HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Michael Woodlock ... a 12-season athlete at Tyngsborough High ... played four years of football, starting three seasons ... team captain and Coaches’ Award recipient as a senior ... played four years of basketball and three years of baseball ... Dual County League all-star in baseball ... also lettered in tennis as a senior ... active in theatre productions PERSONAL: Birthday is December 1 ... son of Kristine and Chris Gollihur and Paul and Coleen Durand ... has three siblings: Zachary, Stella and Spencer ... father Paul played college baseball at UMass-Lowell ... Major: Business Finance ... member of Delta Chi fraternity ... involved with AU Cappella, Eagle Eye TV and Zeta’s Big Man On Campus at Auburn
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Defensive Back 5-9 • 200• Jr Mobile, Ala. • St. Paul’s Biomedical Sciences
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Defensive Back 6-1 • 200• Jr.-2L Nashville, Tenn. Christian Presbyterian Communication 2012: Backup safety ... started the ULM game, making a pair of tackles ... five tackles vs. Texas A&M ... three tackles against Georgia ... 60-yard interception return for touchdown as starter against Alabama A&M (seventh longest INT TD in Auburn history) ... former walk-on who was placed on scholarship during preseason camp ... SEC Honor Roll 2011: SEC Academic Honor Roll ... saw playing time on special teams during the first eight games of the season before suffering injury at LSU 2010: Did not play while redshirting for the National Champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Jay Matthews ... three-year starter ... recorded 120 tackles with two intrceptions as a senior ... also had seven receptions with one touchdown during senior season PERSONAL: Birthday is June 19 ... son of Jeff and Julie Fisher ... father Jeff is head coach of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams and previously coached Tennessee Titans ... Major: Communication
2012: Did not see varsity action for Auburn ... SEC Honor Roll for academics HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Jimmy Perry ... team captain and all-region ... team won 5A state title his sophomore season ... also a track letterman ... National Honor Society vicepresident and Key Club vice-president ... received Service award, English award and Radcliff scholarship PERSONAL: Birthday is January 13 ... son of Chris and Jackie Dyas ... has three siblings: Chad, Aaron and Ashley ... cousins Ed Dyas and Bob Fleming both played football for Auburn ... Major: Biomedical Sciences ... member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key Honorary, Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-med honor society and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Auburn
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Offensive Line 6-2 • 307• Jr.-2L Thomaston, Ga. • Upson-Lee Science & Math
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Quarterback 6-2 • 234 • Jr.-2L Springdale, Ark. Shiloh Christian Pre-Business 2012: Starter at quarterback first five games of season ... five career starts ... 11-27 passing for 194 yards with one INT in Clemson opener ... 54-yard TD toss to Emory Blake for AU’s opening score ... 13-22, 125 yards passing at Mississippi State with three INT, two fumbles ... 10-18 passing for 130 yards vs. ULM with a 33-yard TD pass to Sammie Coates ... also caught a pass from Quan Bray that went 33 yards for a touchdown vs. ULM ... 13-22 passing for 97 yards vs. LSU, with a long throw of 23 to Lutzenkirchen ... 9-14 for 118 yards passing in first half vs. Arkansas, but sacked four times ... did not see action against Ole Miss or Vanderbilt ... 6-11 for 89 yards vs. Texas A&M ... late action against Alabama A&M, Alabama... voted offensive MVP of the A-Day spring scrimmage accounting for 102 total yards 2011: Played in all 13 games ... third on team in rushing with 327 yards on 76 attempts ... three rushing touchdowns ... 327 rushing yards is 10th most on school single-season rushing mark by a quarterback ... was 5-of-12 passing for 34 yards and two interceptions ... took one snap against Utah State, a trick play that resulted in a 25-yard completion from Clint Moseley to Onterio McCalebb ... took one snap against Mississippi State, rushing for 3 yards ... the carry was the first of his Auburn career ... rushed three times for 30 yards against FAU ... also attempted the first pass of his career ... rushed for career-best 48 yards on nine carries with a long of 22 against South Carolina ... returning to the state of Arkansas for the first time, his 7-yard TD run vs. the Razorbacks with :02 left in the first quarter was the first touchdown of his career ... earlier in the quarter, he completed his first career pass, a 14-yarder to Onterio McCalebb ... finished the game with 13 carries for 54 yards and a seven-yard touchdown ... completed one pass for no gain and rushed eight times for 41 yards in win over Florida ... rushed for 31 yards on nine carries and completed 2-of-4 passes for 16 yards at LSU ... rushed four times for 8 yards with a long carry of 7 yards in win over Ole Miss ... carried once for 1 yard at Georgia ... rushed for 48 yards on four carries against Samford ... rushed for 28 yards on eight carries with a long rush of 12 against Alabama ... career-high 16 rushing attempts for 55 yards and two rushing touchdowns in Chickfil-A Bowl win against Virginia ... scored on runs of 3 and 1 yard against Cavaliers
2012: Backup center ... made first career start in season opener vs. Clemson after Dismukes suspension early in game week ... starter at Ole Miss replacing injured Dismukes ... SEC Honor Roll 2011: SEC Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in all 13 games on special teams 2010: Did not see varsity action during the National Championship season HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Tommy Watson ... named to the 2009 Region 1-AAAA Coaches’ All-Region First Team, after earning second-team honors as a junior ... named to the 2009 All-Middle Georgia Third Team at offensive line ... two-year starter on the offensive line ... received award for best grade-point average on football team all three years that he played football PERSONAL: Birthday is October 3 ... son of Dr. Barbatunde and Fola Fariyike ... Major: Science & Math ... planning on a pre-med major and wants to become a doctor
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HIGH SCHOOL: Named USA Today’s National Offensive Player of the Year ... listed as the nation’s No. 2 quarterback by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. and the No. 47 player overall on the ESPNU 150 ... ranked No. 4 nationally among quarterbacks by Scout.com ... named the nation’s No. 5 quarterback, the No. 2 player from the state of Arkansas and the No. 89 player nationally by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 4 dual threat quarterback in the nation, the No. 2 recruit from Arkansas and the No. 101 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked as the No. 2 combo passer and the No. 11 overall prospect in the MaxPreps Top 100 ... named an All-American, the nation’s No. 4 quarterback and the No. 1 recruit from Arkansas by SuperPrep and the No. 26 overall player nationally in the SuperPrep Elite 50 ... named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 100-ranked player in the nation ... named to the Parade All-America team ... played in the Under Armour All-American game ... selected to play for USA Football’s 2011 U.S. Under-19 National Team in the Team USA vs. the World game ... ranked No. 42 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team as a first-team selection from Arkansas ... led his team to Class 4A state championship each of the last three seasons, earning MVP honors all three years ... during senior season, passed for 2,975 yards and 42 touchdowns and rushed for 1,164 yards and 22 TDs PERSONAL: Birthday is October 2 ... son of Robin and Layron Beach ... Major: Business
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Tight End 6-4 • 264 • Jr.-2L Ft. Meade, Fla. • Ft. Meade Communication
2012: Early-season backup to Philip Lutzenkirchen at tight end ... nine career starts ... eightyard reception versus Georgia 2011: Played in 13 games with two starts ... two catches for 12 yards ... also returned two kickoffs for 9 yards ... made his first career start against Florida Atlantic ... finished FAU game with two catches for 12 yards ... started for the second straight week at South Carolina ... saw snaps in the last eight games of the season in various packages and on special teams HIGH SCHOOL: Listed as the nation’s No. 5 tight end by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. and the No. 94 player overall on the ESPNU 150 ... rated as the No. 8 tight end in the nation, the No. 28 recruit from Florida and the No. 150 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... named the nation’s No. 10 tight end, the No. 30 player from the state of Florida and the No. 162 player in the nation overall by Rivals.com ... rated seventh nationally among tight ends by MaxPreps ... ranked No. 13 nationally among tight ends by Scout.com ... PrepStar All-America ... rated as the No. 63 recruit from Florida by SuperPrep ... 2011 Under Armour All-America game ... ranked No. 65 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... had 43 catches for 730 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior while recording eight sacks on defense ... as a junior, had 20 catches for 265 yards and two scores while collecting 70 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 10 sacks PERSONAL: Birthday is August 5 ... the son of Chad Fulse and Dyeanna Clark ... Major: Communication
CAREER PASSING STATS YEAR G/GS CMP 2011 13/0 5 2012 9/5 62 Totals 22/5 67 CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Completions 13 Pass Attempts 27 Pass Yards 194 CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR G/GS 2011 13/0 2012 9/5 Totals 22/5 NO 76 42 118
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Virginia (Chick-fil-A 2011) Virginia (Chick-fil-A 2011) Virginia (Chick-fil-A 2011)
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Linebacker 6-1 • 214 • Jr.-1L Tucker, Ga. • Tucker Interdisciplinary Studies 2013: Defensive Most Valuable Player of A-Day, where he returned a fumble for a touchdown on the first series of play 2012: Linebacker who was a reserve at sam ... one career start ... pair of tackles vs. Clemson ... recorded two stops vs. LSU ... forced an Arkansas fumble ... also had four tackles and a TFL against the Hogs ... two solo stops against Alabama A&M 2011: Saw action in nine games with one start ... nine tackles on season, with one TFL (-1) ... had one tackle in the opener with Utah State ... saw playing time against Mississippi State ... recorded one tackle at Clemson ... missed five games due to injury ... returned to action against Ole Miss ... had one tackle against the Rebels ... made first career start against Samford, finishing with five tackles, one TFL (-1) HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 12 nationally among outside linebackers by Scout.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 84 outside linebacker by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... named the nation’s No. 65 player from the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 56 recruit from Georgia by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... ranked No. 46 on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Fab 50 ... selected to play in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., following his senior season ... named to the all-DeKalb County team as a senior after collecting 70 tackles including four sacks and forcing two fumbles PERSONAL: Birthday is July 19 ... the son of Carl and Debbie Garrett ... Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
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Linebacker 6-2 • 231• So. Matthews, N.C. • Butler Pro Flight Management 2012: Backup to Daren Bates at will linebacker ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson ... forced an Alabama fumble and had 3 tackles vs. UA 2011: Did not play while redshirting for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Mike Newsome ... named the nation’s No. 2 outside linebacker, the No. 3 player from the state of North Carolina and the No. 20 player nationally by Rivals. com ... rated as the No. 7 outside linebacker in the nation, the No. 2 recruit from North Carolina and the No. 84 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked No. 17 nationally among outside linebackers by Scout.com ... Listed as the nation’s No. 28 athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc ... PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 27-ranked player in the nation ... ranked as the No. 6 athlete and the No. 93 overall prospect in the MaxPreps Top 100 ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 4 athlete and the No. 2 recruit from North Carolina by SuperPrep ... Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team as a first-team selection from North Carolina ... recorded 178 tackles and 22 tackles for loss in two seasons at linebacker ... forced three fumbles, recovered two and picked off two passes as a senior while leading his team to a 16-0 record ... finished junior season with five interceptions, four fumbles recovered and three fumbles caused PERSONAL: Birthday is October 19 ... son of William and Miriam Frost ... Major: Professional Flight Management
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Running Back 5-11 • 201• Jr. Opelika, Ala. • Opelika Physical Education
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Deep Snapper 6-1 • 242• Jr.-1L Jonesboro, Ga. • Morrow Physical Education
2012: Saw limited action for the Tigers 2011: Sat out to satisfy NCAA transfer rules 2010: Redshirted at Alabama HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Brian Blackmon ... attended Opelika High School in Opelika, Ala. ... ranked a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Ranked as the nation’s No. 5 all-purpose running back by Rivals.com and a member of the Rivals250 ... listed as the No. 23 running back prospect nationally by both ESPNU and Scout.com ... No. 7 on The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 in Alabama ... also rated No. 71 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... No. 11 player in the Birmingham News Super Senior postseason rankings ... SuperPrep magazine All-American, state’s No. 6 player and the country’s No. 14 running back ... PrepStar All-American ... played in the 2010 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game ... two-time defending Alabama 6A State 100-meter champion and also won the 2009 200 meters ... rushed for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns while splitting time at running back and wide receiver and catching 16 passes for 235 yards and two more scores ... 2009 Class 6A honorable mention ASWA All-State selection ... rushed for 724 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior in 2008 while averaging 8.2 yards per carry ... also averaged 28.4 yards per punt return with two scores PERSONAL: Birthday is December 19 ... son of Deborah and Ike Grant ... Major: Physical Activity and Health Education
2012: Played in every game as the long snapper on punts for the Tigers ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Larry Morrison ... ranked No. 5 and No. 13 nationally at Kohl’s and Chris Sailer camps ... All-Clayton County athlete ... all-county special teams player of the year ... also a letterman in wrestling and track and field PERSONAL: Birthday is November 12 ... son of Randy Hill and Patricia Hill ... his cousin Ray Ogden played tight end for Alabama and in the NFL ... Major: Physical Activity and Health Education
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Defensive Back 5-11 • 195• So.-1L Fairburn, Ga. • Creekside Liberal Arts 2012: True freshman who earned a starting position at corner ... played in every game, making six starts ... three tackles against Arkansas ... made first career start at Ole Miss, recording five tackles and a TFL ... four tackles and a PBU at Vanderbilt ... two tackles vs. Texas A&M ... four solo stops against New Mexico State ... three solo tackles against Georgia ... five tackles against Alabama A&M ... TFL vs. Alabama HIGH SCHOOL: Outstanding cornerback from Creekside High in metro Atlanta ... High School Coach: Johnny White ... rated the nation’s 15th-best cornerback, the 13th-ranked prospect from the state of Georgia and the 180th-ranked player in the country according to Rivals.com ... ranked 12th-best cornerback in the country, ranked 7th from the state of Georgia and ranked 151st overall in the country on Scout.com ... 16th-rated cornerback, No. 20-rated player from the state of Georgia and 242nd-ranked player overall nationally by 247Sports.com ... ranked eighth at the cornerback position, 10th from the state of Georgia and 86th nationally by ESPN. com ... No. 66-ranked prospect from the state of Georgia by SuperPrep ... No. 68 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Class 4A First-Team All-State as a senior by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... four-star prospect according to ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports.com ... 2012 Under Armour All-American Game participant ... named to ESPN’s All-Georgia Football Team prior to his senior season ... in senior season, recorded 73 tackles, intercepted five passes returning two for touchdowns and forced two fumbles on defense while rushing for 265 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries and catching 32 passes for 656 yards and seven touchdowns on offense ... also a weapon on special teams, returning a kickoff 95 yards for a score PERSONAL: Birthday is June 25 ... son of Johnathon Holsey and Marilyn Davis ... Major: Liberal Arts
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Defensive End 6-4 • 262• So. Selma, Ala. • Dallas County Public Administration
2012: Saw limited action for the Tigers 2011: Did not play while redshirting for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 27 weakside defensive end in the nation and the No. 14 overall prospect in Alabama by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 39 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com/ Scouts, Inc. ... ranked No. 62 nationally among defensive ends and the No. 26 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... listed as the No. 18 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... ranked No. 14 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 ... ranked No. 22 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... led team in tackles in 2010 with 57 ... also had four sacks for -28 yards in 2010 with one blocked punt and two fumble recoveries ... recorded 75 tackles, nine sacks and five blocked punts in 2009 ... also a punter and played tight end as freshman ... also played center on Dallas County basketball team ranked No. 4 in the state ... averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior PERSONAL: Birthday is February 25 ... son of Chris Harrell and Lorene Harrell ... Major: Public Administration
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Defensive Back 5-10 • 172• So.-1L Carrollton, Ga. • Carrollton Business Administration
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Kicker 6-1 • 185 • So. Marietta, Ga. • Pope Entrepreneurship
2012: True freshman who made his first start at corner at Ole Miss in the nickel package ... recorded seven tackles versus the Rebels ... two tackles vs. Texas A&M HIGH SCHOOL: Outstanding cornerback from Carrollton High ... High School Coach: Rayvan Teague ... No. 40-rated cornerback nationally and 40th-rated player from the state of Georgia according to Rivals.com ... ranked 37th in the state of Georgia by Scout.com ... ranked 39th among cornerbacks nationally and ranked 35th overall in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports.com ... ranked 23rd at corner nationally and 41st from the state of Georgia on ESPN. com ... 67th-ranked prospect from the state of Georgia according to SuperPrep ... three-star prospect according to Scout, ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.com ... Atlanta Journal Constitution Super 11 ... rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries on offense while collecting 32 tackles, 3 INTs (returned one for a TD) and one forced fumble on defense ... also returned 5 kickoffs for 105 yards ... returned opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the Georgia All-Star game .. 110-meter high hurdles national champion, clocking a time of 13.72 ... posted a 10.6 100 meters ... as a junior, won state outdoor 110-meter (14.02) and 300-meter (37.39) hurdle events and won the Class AAA all-points trophy while leading Carrollton to second consecutive state track title PERSONAL: Birthday is September 20 ... son of Stacey and Sharon Jones ... Major: Business Administration
2012: Dressed for every game as the Tigers’ backup placekicker HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Matt Kemper ... special teams player of the year at Pope High ... Senior Bowl participant ... Cobb County Scholar-Athlete ... first team all-county in baseball ... Principal’s Honor Roll PERSONAL: Birthday is October 21 ... son of Karen and Rob Kviklys ... has one brother, Steven ... Major: Entrepreneurship
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Offensive Line 6-6 • 284 • RFr. Fairhope, Ala. • Fairhope Electrical Engineering
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting ... SEC Honor Roll for academics
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Offensive Line 6-4 • 292• RFr. Castle Rock, Colo. Valor Christian • Finance 2012: Did not see varsity action while redshirting ... SEC Honor Roll for academics HIGH SCHOOL: Offensive lineman from Colorado’s Valor Christian High ... High School Coach: Brent Vieselmeyer ... all-conference, all-state as a senior leading Valor to a state title ... fourstar prospect according to ESPN.com and Rivals.com ... fifth-ranked player from the state of Colorado according to Rivals.com ... No. 16-ranked offensive tackle nationally and sixth-ranked player overall from the state of Colorado by Scout.com ... ranked 23rd at the offensive guard position and sixth overall from the state of Colorado according to ESPN.com ... 47th-rated offensive tackle nationally and sixth-rated player from the state of Colorado according to 247Sports. com ... participated in the 2012 Semper Fidelis Bowl following his senior season ... named All-Conference as a sophomore and All-Conference and All-State as a junior while helping lead Valor to the state championship both years PERSONAL: Birthday is November 17 ... son of Teresa and Jon Kozan ... Major: Finance
HIGH SCHOOL: Gifted offensive lineman from Fairhope High ... High School Coach: David Faulkner ... 70th-ranked offensive tackle nationally and 26th-ranked player from the state of Alabama according to Rivals.com ... ranked 107th at the offensive tackle position nationally and 36th-ranked player from the state of Alabama according to 247Sports.com ... ranked 132nd at the offensive tackle position nationally and 51st-ranked player in the state of Alabama according to ESPN.com ... Ranked 35th overall from the state of Alabama according to SuperPrep ... ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.com three-star prospect ... led his team to a 10-3 record and the Class 6A quarterfinals of the Alabama state playoffs as a senior PERSONAL: Birthday is July 11 ... son of Hank and Lori Guy ... Major: Electrical Engineering
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Running Back 5-10 • 196• Jr.-2L Palm Beach, Fla. • Park Vista Pre-Business
2012: True freshman wide receiver ... saw first collegiate action at Mississippi State ... made a pair of special teams tackles vs. ULM ... first career catch was a four-yard reception vs. Arkansas ... 11-yard reception from Wallace at Vanderbilt ... 21-yard reception vs. New Mexico State HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile wide receiver from Miami Beach Senior High ... High School Coach: Ralph Jimenez ... 27th-ranked wide receiver in the nation, 30th-ranked player from the state of Florida and the 183rd-ranked player in the nation according to Rivals.com ... ranked 29th at the wide receiver position nationally, 30th overall from the state of Florida and 180th nationally according to Scout.com ... No. 29 wide receiver nationally, No. 228 player overall nationally and No. 32 prospect from the state of Florida according to 247Sports.com ... 5th-ranked athlete nationally, 4th-ranked player from the state of Florida and 21st-ranked player nationally according to ESPN.com ... ranked 16th among athletes nationally on Maxpreps ... named an All-American, ranking 28th at the wide receiver position nationally and 23rd overall in the state of Florida by SuperPrep ... 66th on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... 31st on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 ... four-star prospect according to Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports.com ... participated in 2012 Under Armour All-American Game ... had 23 receptions for 412 yards and four touchdowns, and rushed 66 times for 765 yards and 13 TDs ... also returned two punts and a kickoff for touchdowns PERSONAL: Birthday is March 23 ... son of Roland and Beatrice Louis ... Major: Sociology
2013: Second team preseason all-SEC (Phil Steele); third team preseason all-SEC (Athlon) 2012: Tailback who started six games after mid-season ... led the team in rushing with 1,002 yards ... first non-QB to lead Auburn in total offense for a season since Bo Jackson in 1985 ... then-career best 104 yards rushing on 14 carries in opener vs. Clemson ... long gain of 30 was also a then-career best ... 25 yards on eight carries at Mississippi State ... rushed for 90 yards with a one-yard TD vs. ULM, his first career rushing TD ... also recorded his first career reception (34 yds) vs. ULM ... leading rusher with 54 yards vs. LSU ... 32 yards rushing and a 22-yard reception versus Arkansas ... gained 82 yards rushing at Ole Miss, scoring two TD (of 1 and 6 yards) ... gained 85 yards on 16 carries at Vanderbilt, with a 34-yard gain and a 1-yard TD ... 80 yards rushing with a one-yard TD vs. Texas A&M ... then-career-best 152 yards rushing on 22 carries against New Mexico State, with a 5-yard TD and a 40-yd long gain ... 33 yards rushing and three catches for 20 yards against Georgia ... 181 yards rushing against Alabama A&M with TDs of 19 and 86 yards ... the 86-yard score was the fourth longest rushing play in Auburn history and the seventh longest play from scrimmage ... passed the 1,000-yard mark for the season on the final play against Alabama ... preseason all-SEC 1st team (Phil Steele), 2nd team (Athlon) kick returner ... CBSSports.com preseason all-breakthrough team 2011: Phil Steele All-SEC First Team ... Phil Steele Midseason Third Team All-American and Midseason All-SEC First Team kickoff returner ... SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (9/5) ... rushed 28 times for 161 yards and a touchdown, while leading team with 633 kickoff return yards on 24 returns with one touchdown ... 633 KOR yards fifth on school single-season list, while 26.4 yards per kickoff return average is seventh on school season list ... first in the SEC and 15th nationally with an average of 26.4 yds per kickoff return ... SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his effort against Utah State ... returned a kick 97 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter; first Auburn freshman to accomplish that feat since Brad Lester in 2005 against Ball State ... finished the day with 176 return yards, the third-most in school history ... his 97-yard KO return TD was the eighth-longest in school history ... averaged 28.7 yards on six returns, with a long of 41 yards against MSU ... also rushed three times for 14 yards ... totaled 63 yards on four kick returns against Clemson ... added four carries for 15 yards with a long run of 14 yards ... one kickoff return for 19 yards at South Carolina ... three carries for 30 yards with a long of 18 along with two kickoff returns for 53 yards at Arkansas ... did not play against Florida ... returned three kicks for 61 yards at LSU ... rushed twice for 18 yards and returned one kick for 31 yards against Ole Miss ... two carries for 5 yards against Samford ... three carries for 10 yards against Alabama ... rushed for a career-high 64 yards on nine attempts with a 22-yard touchdown run in Chick-fil-A bowl victory over Virginia HIGH SCHOOL: Named the nation’s No. 14 running back, the No. 34 player from the state of Florida and the No. 199 player in the nation overall by Rivals.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 21 running back by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... ranked No. 29 nationally among running backs by Scout.com ... named a PrepStar All-American ... rated as the No. 75 recruit from Florida by SuperPrep ... ranked No. 78 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... selected for Florida’s North-South All-Star game following his senior season ... rushed for 1,643 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior in 2010 ... 2009 Palm Beach Large School Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Palm Beach County by the Sun-Sentinel
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Running Back 5-10 • 188• Jr. Huntsville, Ala. • Sparkman Public Administration
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Roger Haynes ... also ran track at Sparkman High PERSONAL: Birthday is March 20 ... son of Dana and Jenella Lymon ... has four siblings: Jenetta, Jenell, Josh and Demoris ... Major: Public Administration
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Offensive Line 6-7• 283• So.-1L Palm Beach, Fla. • Dwyer Liberal Arts
MASON CAREER KICK RETURN STATS YEAR G/GS NO YDS 2011 12/0 24 633 2012 12/6 3 79 Totals 24/6 27 712
2012: Began true freshman season as backup to Avery Young at right tackle but became a starter ... nine career starts ... saw first career action vs. ULM ... earned first career start vs. LSU at right tackle... enrolled at Auburn in January and participated in spring drills HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Jack Daniels ... No. 24-ranked offensive tackle nationally, 36th ranked player from the state of Florida and 225th ranked player in the country according to Rivals.com ... ranked 30th among offensive tackles nationally, 31st ranked prospect from the state of Florida and 237th ranked prospect in the country according to Scout.com ... ranked 13th best offensive tackle in the country, ranked 22nd overall from the state of Florida and ranked 133rd nationally according to 247Sports.com ... 23rd-ranked offensive tackle nationally and 38th ranked player from the state of Florida according to ESPN.com ... 24th-ranked prospect from the state of Florida according to SuperPrep ... No. 59 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... ranked 49th on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 PERSONAL: Birthday is March 30 ... son of Tom and Catalina Miller ... Major: Liberal Arts
2012: Did not see varsity action for Auburn HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Alvin Briggs ... holds Florence High kicking records for points in a game, season and career ... ASWA special teams player of week ... Florence Times Daily player of week ... team top scholar and special teams MVP ... team captain in soccer and defensive MVP ... Eagle Scout, Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Spanish National Honor Society, Alabama Boys’ State delegate, Skills USA, chorus and show choir PERSONAL: Birthday is September 3 ... son of Chester Jr. and Jenny McKinney ... dad was a football walk-on at Auburn ... has one older brother, Chet ... active in campus student government ... member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
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Defensive back 5-10• 191• Jr.-2L East Atlanta, Ga. • SW DeKalb Public Administration 2012: Cornerback who moved into a starting role ... saw early action primarily in nickel package ... 15 career starts ... four tackles in opener vs. Clemson ... forced a Mississippi State fumble ... seven tackles in the victory over ULM ... starter vs. LSU, making five tackles ... leading tackler against Arkansas with 8 stops and a TFL ... 12-yard sack and five solo stops at Ole Miss ... seven tackles, a TFL and a PBU at Vanderbilt ... six tackles with a TFL vs. Texas A&M ... five solo tackles against Georgia ... five stops at Alabama 2011: Appeared in 13 games with four starts ... tallied 29 tackles, good for 12th on team ... 26 of his 29 tackles were solo stops ... had two pass breakups and one fumble recovery on season ... saw action in the opener against Utah State ... recorded three tackles vs. Mississippi State in increased playing time ... saw extensive action at corner against Clemson ... totaled a careerhigh five tackles, including four solo stops ... made his first career start against Florida Atlantic, posting two tackles ... started for the second consecutive week at South Carolina ... totaled one tackle and recovered a fumble ... one tackle and one breakup at Arkansas ... started against Samford and recorded two tackles and a deflection ... third on the team with career-high six tackles against Alabama ... equalled career-best with six stops in Chick-fil-A bowl vs. Virginia 2010: Redshirted for the National Champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Buck Godfrey ... No. 29 cornerback by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... 27th on Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 ... rated No. 38 cornerback in the nation and the No. 35 player in Georgia by Rivals.com ... No. 65-ranked cornerback by Scout.com ... ranked No. 32 player in Georgia by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... played in the 2009 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic and the Dekalb County All-Star Game ... honorable mention 2009 4A All-State ... named to the All-Region 6-AAAA in 2008 ... had 58 tackles and five interceptions as a junior in 2008
2012: True freshman who became a contributor at middle linebacker ... saw first action vs. ULM ... made first career start at Vanderbilt, recording 12 tackles, second-best for an AU player in his first start since 2004 ... also forced and recovered a Commodore fumble ... pair of tackles vs. Texas A&M ... team-high seven tackles as a starter against Georgia HIGH SCHOOL: Linebacker from Woodlawn High in Birmingham ... High School Coach: Bruce Breland ... 19th-ranked outside linebacker nationally, ninth-ranked player from the state of Alabama and 245th-ranked player in the country according to Rivals.com ... ranked 10th at the middle linebacker position nationally, 11th overall in the state of Alabama and 260th nationally according to Scout.com ... No. 22-ranked outside linebacker nationally, 10th-ranked player from the state of Alabama and 205th-ranked player in the country by 247Sports.com ... ranked 31st at outside linebacker nationally and 15th-ranked player from the state of Alabama according to ESPN.com ... named an All-American as No. 5-ranked prospect from Alabama and No. 15 nationally among linebackers according to SuperPrep ... ranked 10th on the Birmingham News’ list of 2012 Super Seniors ... ranked 89th on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... selected to the ESPN All-Alabama Football Team prior to his senior season ... honorable mention 5A Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team ... four-star prospect according to Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports.com ... participated in the 2012 Offense-Defense AllAmerican Game ... recorded 113 tackles (with 21 TFL) plus one sack, one forced fumble and one INT (returned for a TD) in his senior season PERSONAL: Birthday is November 17 ... son of Joann Brown and Charles Drake ... Major: Pre-Business
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PERSONAL: Birthday is September 5 ... son of Sonya Mincy ... Major: Public Administration ... co-host of 2013 AUSPYs, campus-wide student-athlete awards show
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91 TYLER NERO
Defensive Line 6-2 • 266• RFr. Atmore, Ala. • Escambia County Pre-Business 2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting ... enrolled at Auburn in January but could not fully participate in spring drills recovering from injury HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Keith Etheredge ... 25th-ranked outside linebacker nationally and 12th-ranked player from the state of Alabama according to Rivals.com ... ranked 17th in the state of Alabama according to Scout.com ... ranked 48th at the outside linebacker position nationally and 16th overall in the state of Alabama by 247Sports.com ... ranked 82nd nationally at outside linebacker and 33rd overall from the state of Alabama by ESPN.com ... 17th-ranked player from the state of Alabama according to SuperPrep ... member of the ESPN All-Alabama Football Team prior to his senior season ... selected to the 3A Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team as a junior and a senior ... No. 4 on the Birmingham News’ list of Alabama’s 2012 Super Seniors PERSONAL: Birthday is December 22 ... grandparents are Ernest and Mary Mitchell ... Major: Kinesiology
HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive lineman from Escambia County High ... High School Coach: Mark Heaton ... 22nd-ranked defensive tackle nationally and 10th-ranked player from the state of Alabama according to Rivals.com ... ranked 11th among defensive tackles in the country, ninth overall in the state of Alabama and 98th nationally according to Scout.com ... ranked 12th among defensive tackles nationally, ninth from the state of Alabama and 157th overall nationally on 247Sports.com ... ranked 33rd at defensive tackle nationally and 17th overall in the state of Alabama according to ESPN.com ... ranked 11th overall from the state of Alabama according to SuperPrep ... ranked 11th on the Birmingham News’ 2012 list of Super Seniors ... member of the ESPN All-Alabama Team prior to his senior season ... honorable mention 4A Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State in junior and senior seasons ... four-star prospect according to Rivals, Scout, and 247Sports.com ... registered 69 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss, one sack, 17 QB hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior ... in his junior season, recorded 72 tackles including 19 tackles for loss, nine sacks, forced two fumbles and blocked four punts PERSONAL: Birthday is November 30 ... the son of Norman Nero and Kim Gaines ... Major: Pre-Business
93 JABRIAN NILES
Defensive Line 6-2 • 296• So. Mobile, Ala. • Davidson Pre-Business
2012: Saw action in four games for the Tigers 2011: Did not play while redshirting for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Fred Riley ... ranked the No. 19 defensive end in the nation by ESPN/Scouts.com ... rated the No. 31 strongside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com and the No. 12 overall player in Alabama ... ranked as the No. 27 defensive end in the nation and the No. 7 player in Alabama by Scout.com ... SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 42 defensive lineman and the No. 6 recruit from Alabama ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... rated No. 9 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and No. 114 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... ranked No. 15 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... honorable mention Class 6A all-state as a senior ... as a junior in 2009, totaled 66 tackles with eight TFL, one sack, two fumble recoveries, 10 PBU and 31 QB hurries ... began high school career as a quarterback before moving to defense as a sophomore PERSONAL: Birthday is October 6 ... son of Kennard Simon and Telva Niles ... Major: PreBusiness
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Quarterback 6-2 • 197• So. Savannah, Ga. Savannah Country Day Public Administration 2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Dennis Coyle ... two-time first team all-city, all-region, passing for 2,400 yards and 22 TDs as a senior ... Savannah Quarterback Club Back of the Year ... Region 3 offensive player of the year and honorable mention all-state ... team captain and two-time offensive MVP ... also a basketball and baseball letterman ... leadership award PERSONAL: Birthday is September 19 ... son of Pat and Carol O’Connor ... has two brothers, Tyler and Thomas ... Major: Public Administration ... member of Theta Chi fraternity at Auburn
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Tight End 6-4 • 257• RFr. Hogansville, Ga. • Callaway Sociology 2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: Talented tight end from Callaway High ... High School Coach: Pete Wiggins ... second-ranked tight end in the country, 10th-ranked player from the state of Georgia and 123rdranked player in the nation according to Rivals.com ... ranked fifth among tight ends nationally, fourth-best prospect in state of Georgia and 132nd nationally by Scout.com ... top-ranked tight end in the country, sixth-ranked player from the state of Georgia and 78th-ranked player overall nationally according to 247Sports.com ... ranked eighth among athletes nationally, eighth overall from the state of Georgia and 74th-best player nationally by ESPN.com ... ranked 15th nationally as an athlete by Maxpreps ... four-star prospect according to Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports. com ... named an All-American, No. 6 overall in Georgia, and No. 3 nationally among tight ends by SuperPrep ... Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-America ... rated 38th on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... member of the ESPN All-Georgia squad before his senior season ... rushed for 555 yards and 4 TD on 80 attempts as a senior PERSONAL: Birthday is October 28 ... son of Ricky Sr. and Cynthia Parks ... Major: Sociology
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Linebacker 6-2 • 248• Jr.-2L Bessemer, Ala. • Jess Lanier Liberal Arts 2012: Played behind Corey Lemonier at defensive end ... TFL at Ole Miss ... pair of stops and a TFL vs. New Mexico State ... two solo tackles against Georgia ... three tackles, 1.5 TFL against Alabama A&M 2011: Played in six games ... nine tackles, 2.5 TFL (-8) on season ... recorded one tackle against Mississippi State ... posted three tackles, a TFL and a QB hurry against FAU ... made a pair of stops and added a sack as part of 1.5 TFL in win over South Carolina ... two tackles at Arkansas ... missed five games after suffering an injury at Arkansas ... returned to action against Alabama ... one tackle against Virginia in Chick-fil-A Bowl 2010: Redshirted for the National Champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Billy Woodham ... ranked 128th on the Rivals.com Rivals250 ... No. 8-ranked outside linebacker and No. 4 player in Alabama by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 138 in the ESPNU 150 ... No. 14-rated defensive end by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... No. 17-rated outside linebacker by Scout.com ... named an All-American, the No. 7 linebacker and the No. 4 player in Alabama by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-America team ... 2009 EA SPORTS Third-Team All-American ... 2010 Under Armour All-American game ... 2009 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game participant and had two sacks in the game ... honorable mention selection to the Class 6A All-State Team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior and junior ... No. 4 on the Mobile Press-Register’s 2009 Elite 18 ... No. 13 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... No. 46 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... honorable mention Orlando Sentinel 2009 All-Southern football team ... finished senior season with 80 tackles, 20.5 sacks and two forced fumbles ... recorded 92 tackles and 18 sacks as a junior PERSONAL: Birthday is September 18 ... son of Ora Owens ... his uncle James Owens was the first black scholarship football player at Auburn ... Major: Liberal Arts
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Defensive End 6-4 • 250• RFr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. • Wando Pre-Exercise Science 2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Jim Noonan ... 14th-ranked from state of South Carolina according to Rivals.com ... ranked ninth in South Carolina by Scout.com ... 42nd-ranked strong side defensive end, 15th-ranked player from South Carolina on 247Sports.com ... 41st-ranked defensive end nationally, 10th-ranked player from the state of South Carolina by ESPN.com ... 14th on the SuperPrep South Carolina 35 ... ESPN all-South Carolina Team prior to senior season ... 2012 Parade All-America ... participated in the 2011 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas following his senior season ... recorded 77 tackles, including 24 tackles for loss, five sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 11 pass breakups as a senior ... as a junior, recorded 83 tackles (37 solo), three TFL PERSONAL: Birthday is June 24 ... son of Zola and Delores Simmons ... Major: Pre-Exercise Science
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Wide Receiver 6-3 • 218• So.-1L Tallahassee, Fla. North Florida Christian Communication 2012: Played in all 12 games for Auburn, contributing mainly on the special teams HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Casey Weldon ... No. 18 wide receiver prospect in the nation and the No. 18 overall player in Florida according to Rivals.com ... ranked No. 23 among wide receivers nationally by ESPN.com ... Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 ... No. 39 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 24 prospect in Florida according to SuperPrep ... Class 1A First Team All-State ... Scout.com Southeast 150 ... played for Chiles High School before transferring to North Florida Christian before his senior season ... made 53 catches for 1,058 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior while leading team to a 12-2 record and Florida Class 1A state runner-up honors ... earned First Team All-Big Bend honors as a senior ... caught 36 passes for 518 yards and five touchdowns while returning a kickoff and two punts for touchdowns on special teams as a junior ... selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of North Florida Christian College (Tallahassee, Fla.) in the 33rd round (997th overall) of the June 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft ... hit .184 with two home runs and 14 RBIs during his three-year stint in the minors ... also stole nine bases PERSONAL: Birthday is April 23 ... son of Bobbie Ray and Melvin Ray Sr. ... has six siblings: Travis, Jino, Brandy, Bridgette, Frizel and Briel ... Major: Communication
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86 DIMITRI REESE
Wide receiver 5-11 • 175• Jr. Birmingham, Ala. Clay-Chalkville Physical Education 2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Jerry Hood ... Birmingham News player of the week for returning a blocked field goal 84 yards and an interception 45 yards, both for scores, in the same game ... Quarterback Club award winner ... also a basketball letterman ... SGA president, National Honor Society, FCA youth leader PERSONAL: Birthday is October 8 ... son of Glenn and Jannifer Reese ... has one brother, DeArlo ... Major: Physical Activity and Health Education
1 TROVON REED
Wide receiver 6-0 • 190• Jr.-2L Thibodaux, La. • Thibodaux Rehab/Disability Studies 2012: Part of the receiver rotation ... pair of catches for 37 yards against Arkansas, with a long gain of 31 yards ... six-yard reception at Vanderbilt ... two catches vs. Texas A&M ... 40-yard TD catch from Jonathan Wallace vs. New Mexico State ... nine-yard reception against Alabama A&M 2011: Played in 10 games with two starts ... 21 receptions for 164 yards ... 21 catches ranked fourth on team ... recorded first receptions of his career vs. Utah State, four catches for 33 yards ... one reception for no gain against Mississippi State ... three catches for 31 yards at Clemson, making first career start ... also rushed two times for 12 yards ... five receptions for 27 yards against Florida Atlantic ... returned from injury at LSU and had two catches for 26 yards ... started at wide receiver against Ole Miss - second start of season ... team-high four receptions for 44 yards against Samford ... two receptions for three yards against Alabama 2010: Appeared in one game, rushing twice for eight yards against Clemson HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Dennis Lorio ... No. 39 on the ESPNU 150 ... No. 6 athlete by ESPN.com/ Scouts Inc. ... 46th on the Rivals.com Rivals100 ... No. 4-rated athlete and top prospect in Louisiana by Rivals.com ... No. 7-ranked receiver by Scout.com ... PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 26 player in the nation ... No. 41 overall and No. 5 receiver in SuperPrep Elite 50 ... All-American and top player in Louisiana by SuperPrep ... No. 2-rated defensive back and No. 80-ranked player by Tom Lemming on Maxpreps.com ... 2010 Army All-American Bowl ... played in 2009 Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland Bowl ... No. 9 on Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... Orlando Sentinel’s 2009 All-Southern team ... as a senior, rushed for 703 yards, nine TD, and passed for 826 yards, six scores despite missing five games due to injury ... as a junior, rushed for 746 yards and 10 touchdowns on 91 attempts, completed 28-52 passes for 10 TD and caught 19 passes for 344 yards and a touchdown PERSONAL: Birthday is December 30 ... Major: Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
73 GREG ROBINSON
Offensive Line 6-5 • 314• So.-1L Thibodaux, La. • Thibodaux Public Administration 2012: Redshirt freshman starting at left offensive tackle ... made 11 starts ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson ... SEC Honor Roll 2011: Did not play while redshirting for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked the No. 2 offensive guard in the nation, the No. 4 recruit from Louisiana and the No. 90 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... rated as No. 7 offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com ... ranked as the No. 9 offensive tackle in the nation, the No. 7 recruit from Louisiana and the No. 109 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... listed as the nation’s No. 10 offensive guard by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 49-ranked player in the nation ... ranked as the nation’s No. 8 offensive tackle and the No. 52 overall prospect in the MaxPreps Top 100 ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 20 offensive lineman and the No. 3 recruit from Louisiana by SuperPrep ... ranked No. 17 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team as a first-team selection from Louisiana ... did not play on the offensive line until junior year of high school after playing defensive line as a freshman ... U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... twice an all-state lineman PERSONAL: Birthday is October 21 ... son of the late Greg Blackledge and Rhonda Robinson ... high school teammate of current Tiger Trovon Reed ... Major: Public Administration
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Offensive Line 6-5 • 308• Jr.-2L Moody, Ala. • Moody Liberal Arts
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Deep Snapper 6-3 • 244• RFr. Bluffton, S.C. • Bluffton Psychology
2012: Second-year offensive line starter playing mostly at right guard ... 22 career starts ... started at left tackle against Alabama A&M 2011: Played in 13 games with 10 starts ... made his first career start in the season opener against Utah State at right tackle ... moved inside to right guard for his second start of the season against Mississippi State ... started at right guard against Florida Atlantic ... saw time against South Carolina and Arkansas ... took over as the starter at left guard after the injury to Jared Cooper and started the last seven games of the season there 2010: Redshirted ... did not see action for the National Champions HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Brandon Wiley ... No. 59-ranked offensive guard by ESPN. com/Scouts Inc. ... No. 62-rated offensive guard by Scout.com ... ranked as the No. 34 player in Alabama by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... No. 38 prospect in Alabama by the Tuscaloosa News PERSONAL: Birthday is May 4 ... son of Joseph and Nikki Shorter ... Major: Liberal Arts
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers while redshirting HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Ken Cribb ... all-state, all-area and all-region ... team was state runner-up and the highest scoring team ever in South Carolina ... ProKicker.com third team All-America ... North-South All-Star Game ... also a basketball letterman ... National Honor Society PERSONAL: Birthday is June 19 ... son of Lisa and John Sulka ... has two siblings, Haley and Brannon (who runs track at Clemson) ... Major: Psychology
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Linebacker 6-2 • 235• So. Gadsden, Ala. • Gadsden City Pre-Business 2012: Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams 2011: Did not play while redshirting for the Chick-fil-A Bowl champions HIGH SCHOOL: Named the nation’s No. 25 safety by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... listed as the No. 11 player in the state of Alabama and the No. 24 defensive back in the country by Rivals.com ... ranked as the nation’s No. 14 safety by MaxPreps ... ranked as the nation’s No. 35 safety and the No. 17 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... listed as the No. 14 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... No. 13 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 ... No. 14 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game ... totaled 27 tackles during senior season with one sack, three interceptions, six pass break-ups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries PERSONAL: Birthday is October 24 . . . son of Anthony Swain Sr. and Johnelle Swain ... daughter’s name is Xia ... Major: Pre-Business
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Tight End 6-6 • 240• RFr. Birmingham, Ala. Vestavia Hills Architecture HIGH SCHOOL: Played football as a freshman and sophomore at Vestavia Hills ... very involved with weight training ... played recreation league baseball and basketball PERSONAL: Birthday is October 1 ... son of Jamie and Susan Smith ... father was a collegiate wrestler ... has one brother, Jake ... Major: Architecture ... helped found the first Ducks Unlimited chapter in the state of Alabama
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Defensive Back 5-9 • 199• Jr. Mobile, Ala. • Murphy Health Promotion
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Defensive Back 5-9 • 202• Jr.-2L Miami, Fla. • Jackson Public Administration 2012: Safety who played in 11 games ... moved to tailback after the Clemson game to help provide depth at that position ... played in the secondary during LSU contest ... TFL against Arkansas ... continued to see majority of playing time at DB 2011: Played in all 13 games ... 17 tackles with one tackle for loss ... returned five kickoffs for 112 yards ... major contributor on special teams ... saw first career action in Auburn uniform in season opener against Utah State ... had one assisted tackle against Mississippi State ... careerhigh five tackles against Florida Atlantic ... also credited with a pass deflection ... made one stop
2012: Played in every contest on special teams for the Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Ron Lee ... three-time member of all-region team ... also a baseball letterman ... Athletic Honor Roll PERSONAL: Birthday is September 19 ... son of Levern and Daniel Spriggs ... has two siblings, Danielle and Andrew ... Major: Health Promotion ... member of Omega Psi Phi and the Black Student Union at Auburn
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at Arkansas ... returned the first kickoff of his career for 36 yards against Florida ... three tackles at LSU and also returned four kicks for 90 yards with a long of 36 ... two tackles against Ole Miss and returned one kick for 22 yards ... two tackles at Georgia and also against Virginia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach -- Nigel Dunn ... rated as the No. 5 safety in the nation, the No. 22 recruit from Florida and the No. 110 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... listed as the nation’s No. 11 safety by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. ... named the nation’s No. 17 safety and the No. 43 player from the state of Florida by Rivals.com ... ranked as the nation’s No. 13 safety by MaxPreps ... listed as the No. 27 corner back by Scout.com ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 19 defensive back and the No. 21 recruit from Florida by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-American ... earned Under Armour All-America honors as a senior ... No. 84 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... totaled 81 tackles with four interceptions and two forced fumbles during junior campaign ... also rushed for 279 yards and had 239 receiving yards as a junior ... as a sophomore, had 81 total tackles, nine forced fumbles and three interceptions PERSONAL: Birthday is August 5 . . . son of Monique Therezie ... has brothers Franco, France, Ricardo, Jean, Marvin, Stanley and Poppy and sister Ludine ... Major: Public Administration
81 C.J. UZOMAH
Tight End 6-4 • 253• Jr.-2L Suwanee, Ga. • North Gwinnett Pre-Business
2013: Third team preseason all-SEC (Phil Steele) 2012: Tight end/wide receiver who also played on special teams ... two receptions gained 23 yards at Vanderbilt on game’s final drive ... in first career start, vs. Texas A&M, made three catches for 90 yards, including a 27-yard TD and a long gain of 38 yards ... missed New Mexico State game with injury ... 19-yard reception versus Alabama A&M ... one catch vs. Alabama 2011: Saw playing time in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... completed a four-yard pass to Philip Lutzenkirchen for a touchdown against Georgia on a trick play ... saw snaps against Samford and Alabama HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach -- Bob Sphire ... listed as the nation’s No. 8 tight end by Scout.com ... rated as the No. 11 athlete in the nation, the No. 15 recruit from Georgia and the No. 181 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked as the nation’s No. 20 tight end and the No. 23 player in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 36 athlete by ESPN. com/Scouts, Inc. ... named the No. 6 overall player from the state of Georgia and the No. 119 player nationally by CBSsports.com ... rated as the No. 5 athlete in the nation by MaxPreps ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 16 tight end and the No. 15 recruit from Georgia by SuperPrep ... Named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... ranked No. 15 on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Fab 50 ... No. 119 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... played in the GACA North/South All-Star Classic ... during senior season, threw for 238 yards with two touchdowns, rushed for 74 yards and had 168 receiving yards with one touchdown ... as a junior, passed for 1,750 yards passing and 15 touchdowns, and ran for 800 yards and 10 more touchdowns ... led North Gwinnett to a one-loss season his junior year ... became a starter as a sophomore playing wide receiver PERSONAL: Birthday is January 14 . . . son of Xavier and Stephanie Uzomah ... Major: PreBusiness
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60 JACKSON THOMAS
Defensive Line 6-1 • 250• RFr. Birmingham, Ala. Briarwood Christian Civil Engineering
HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Fred Yancey ... team captain for Briarwood Christian ... advanced to state final in 2010 ... recipient of Matt Johnson Character and Courage Award ... also played lacrosse for two seasons ... inducted to Mu Alpha Theta for academic achievement in mathematics ... received Presidential Service (2009, 2011) and Social Leadership (2009) awards PERSONAL: Birthday is September 29 ... son of Alan and Sabrina Thomas ... has two brothers, David and Jonathan ... grandfather played football at Vanderbilt ... Major: Civil Engineering
29 MACK VANGORDER
Defensive Back 6-1 • 190• So. Gainesville, Ga. • North Hall Sociology
39 B.J. TRIMBLE
Wide Receiver 5-10 • 158• So. Fayetteville, Ga. • Sandy Creek Health Administration
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers 2011: Spent a season as a walk-on at West Virginia HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Bob Christmas ... was high school team MVP as a fullback/ linebacker ... also a baseball letterman PERSONAL: Birthday is July 24 ... son of Brian and Paula Van Gorder ... father is the linebackers coach for the NFL’s New York Jets and served previously as Auburn’s defensive coordinator ... has four siblings, Molly, Morgan, Montgomery and Malone ... Major: Sociology
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Chip Walker ... Sandy Creek team was two-time state champions ... National Honor Society member PERSONAL: Birthday is May 3 ... son of William and Beverlyn Trimble ... has one brother, Darrell Burston, who played football at Florida State ... Major: Health Administration
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Quarterback 6-2 • 209• So.-1L Phenix City, Ala. • Central Physical Education
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Wide Receiver 5-10 • 180• RFr. Pike Road, Ala. Trinity Presbyterian Accounting HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Randy Ragsdale ... all-state, all-metro as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Class 3A back of the year finalist ... set Alabama record for receptions in a season (123) and career (315), gaining 3,336 career receiving yards ... WSFA athlete of week ... also a baseball and basketball letterwinner PERSONAL: Birthday is May 12 ... son of Donald and Barbara White ... has two siblings, Locke and James ... Major: Accounting
2012: True freshman quarterback who started the final four games ... set AU freshman record for QB efficiency at 139.60 ... saw first college action vs. LSU, with three carries for 15 yards ... two carries gained 11 yards vs. Arkansas ... 14 yards rushing at Ole Miss ... first career completion went 11 yards to Ricardo Louis at Vanderbilt ... 6-9 passing for 122 yards and two TD vs. Texas A&M, gaining 71 yards rushing ... first start came against New Mexico State, where he was 9-16 passing for 164 yards and a 40-yard TD pass to Reed in that win ... first SEC start came against Georgia, where he passed for 181 yards (15-22) ... 10-18 for 171 yards passing against Alabama A&M, and added 22 on ground HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Central High in Phenix City ... High School Coach: Woodrow Lowe ... ranked 25th among dual-threat quarterbacks nationally and 28th overall from the state of Alabama according to Rivals.com ... rated the 69th-best quarterback in the country and 29th-best prospect from the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... rated 16th at the dual-threat quarterback position and 24th overall from the state of Alabama by 247Sports.com ... ranked 63rd-best quarterback nationally and 35th overall from the state of Alabama by ESPN.com ... No. 20 on the Birmingham News’ 2012 Super Seniors Best of the Rest ... passed for 1,761 yards and 12 TDs and ran for 891 yards and 28 TDs as a senior, leading Central to a 12-2 season and the semifinals of the 6A AHSAA playoffs ... Ledger-Enquirer All-Bi-City Co-Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... played in the 2011 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game following his senior season PERSONAL: Birthday is April 1 ... son of Anthony and Michelle Wallace ... Major: Physical Education
9 JERMAINE WHITEHEAD
Defensive Back 5-11 • 198• Jr.-2L Greenwood, Miss. Amanda Elzy Accounting 2012: Starting strong safety ... ranked 13th in SEC in tackles per game (7.17) ... 12 career starts ... 11 tackles vs. Clemson ... recovered a Mississippi State fumble along with a career-high 12 tackles ... eight tackles and a sack in the win over ULM ... four tackles vs. LSU ... seven tackles and a pair of pass breakups against Arkansas ... eight tackles and a TFL at Ole Miss ... nine tackles at Vanderbilt ... eight tackles vs. Texas A&M ... six tackles and a TFL against New Mexico State ... six tackles and a TFL against Georgia ... six stops at Alabama 2011: Played in all 13 games with one start ... 31 tackles for season, 1.5 TFL (-10), one interception, three PBU ... fifth among Auburn DBs with 31 tackles ... recorded one assisted tackle against Mississippi State ... first career interception against Florida Atlantic; returned that pick 25 yards for a touchdown ... first AU true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Brad Ware against Alabama (34 yards) in 1996 ... tallied three tackles and a breakup at South Carolina ... team-high eight tackles at Arkansas and a half TFL (-2) ... had just seven tackles entering the game ... credited with three stops and one breakup in the win over Florida ... two tackles at LSU ... two stops against Ole Miss ... one tackle and one breakup at Georgia ... five tackles and one TFL against Samford ... made his first career start and totaled one tackle against Alabama ... two tackles against Virginia HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Eric House ... named the nation’s No. 24 cornerback and the No. 5 player from the state of Mississippi by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 24 nationally among cornerbacks by Scout.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 27 athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 24 defensive back and the No. 4 recruit from Mississippi by SuperPrep ... ranked as the nation’s No. 7 cornerback by MaxPreps ... No. 86 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen ... selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... recorded 61 tackles as a senior and intercepted four passes, returning two for touchdowns ... on offense as a senior, rushed 60 times for 805 yards and six touchdowns, caught seven passes for 222 yards and two scores, completed 4-7 passes for 62 yards and a TD and returned four kicks for touchdowns ... as a junior, had 32 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries while accounting for over 1,500 all-purpose yards with nine rushing and seven passing touchdowns as a quarterback ... 2009 District 3 (4A) Player of the Year PERSONAL: Birthday is March 12 ... son of Teveeta Whitehead and Frank Ellis ... Major: Accounting
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Defensive Line 6-3 • 312• So. Winter Springs, Fla. Winter Springs Pro Flight Management 2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Matt Hesselbart ... also played lacrosse at Winter Springs PERSONAL: Birthday is November 22 ... son of Linda Walsh ... has one sister, Jennifer ... Major: Professional Flight Management
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90 GABE WRIGHT
Defensive Line 6-3 • 300• Jr.-2L Columbus, Ga. • Carver Communication
Mississippi State (2012) Florida Atlantic (2011) Arkansas (2012)
37 ANDREW WILLIAMS
Running Back 5-9 • 200• Jr. Sunflower, Ala. • Leroy Pre-Physical Therapy
2012: Started the last five games of season at defensive tackle ... nine career starts ... had a TFL in the LSU game ... two tackles and a TFL at Ole Miss ... sack and a QB hurry at Vanderbilt ... three tackles and a TFL vs. New Mexico State ... three tackles against Georgia ... TFL against Alabama A&M ... recorded eight tackles at Alabama 2011: Played in all 13 games with three starts ... recorded his first career tackle against Clemson ... had one tackle, a TFL (-5), at Arkansas ... also forced the first fumble of his career ... recorded one tackle at LSU ... made his first career start against Ole Miss, gaining one tackle with one QB hurry ... starter against Georgia, with a career-best four tackles ... three tackles, one TFL (-2) and one QB hurry in win over Samford ... sack (-7) against Virginia in Chick-fil-A Bowl HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Dell McGee ... listed as the No. 3 defensive tackle and the No. 26 player overall by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... ranked as the No. 7 player in the state of Georgia and the nation’s No. 121 player by Rivals.com ... named the No. 13 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com ... listed as the nation’s No. 11 defensive tackle by Scout.com ... listed as the No. 110 player in the nation by Scout.com ... Named to the Parade All-America team ... named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 87-ranked player in the nation ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation’s No. 25 defensive lineman and the No. 8 recruit from Georgia by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-American ... No. 47 in the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 ... selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour All-American Game following his senior season ... had 88 tackles, including 11 sacks and 12 tackles for loss, while forcing five fumbles as a senior PERSONAL: Birthday is April 3 . . . son of Viola Wright ... Major: Communication
2011-12: Attended Miles College in Fairfield, Ala., where he was a member of the football team, before transferring to Auburn HIGH SCHOOL: Coach: Danny Powell ... part of four Class 2A stats championships at Leroy High, three in football and one in baseball ... football team captain as a junior and senior ... most valuable offensive back ... also a baseball and basketball letterman ... class president, Student Council president, member of National Honor Society, FFA, FCA PERSONAL: Birthday is August 24 ... son of Raymond and Mattie Williams ... has four siblings: Raymond Jr., Kendell, Roneka and Sherrell ... Major: Pre-Physical Therapy
78 COLTON WINGARD
Offensive Line 6-2 • 295• So. Alabaster, Ala. Cornerstone Christian Mechanical Engineering
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UT 6 12 18 AT 6 7 13 TFL-YDS 3.0-14 4.5-14 7.5-28 FF/FR 1/0 0/1 0/1 PD 0 5 9
2012: Did not see varsity action for the Tigers 2011: Walked on to Auburn squad but did not see varsity action HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Tim Smith ... team captain at Cornerstone Christian ... member of the Shelby Academy program that won the 2006 state title and advanced to the state semi-finals in 2007-08-09 ... all-state ... also lettered in baseball, basketball and as a shot put and discus thrower in track and field ... Beta Club PERSONAL: Birthday is May 12 ... son of John and Cindy Wingard ... has one sibling, Auston ... grandfather Grady Wilson played Major League Baseball ... Major: Mechanical Engineering
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Offensive Line 6-6 • 314• So. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens Social Science & Education 2012: True freshman who earned the early-season starting nod at right offensive tackle, making three starts while fighting through injury ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson ... did not play against LSU or afterward ... SEC Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL: Offensive lineman from Palm Beach Gardens High in south Florida ... High School Coach: Chris Davis ... eighth-ranked offensive tackle nationally, 14th-ranked player from the state of Florida and 74th-ranked player nationally on Rivals.com ... fifth-ranked offensive tackle nationally, fourth-rated prospect from the state of Florida and 27th nationally overall according to Scout.com ... 29th-rated offensive tackle nationally and 35th-rated prospect from the state of Florida according to 247Sports.com ... ranked eighth at the offensive tackle position nationally, 14th overall from the state of Florida and 61st overall nationally by ESPN. com ... five-star prospect according to Scout ... four-star prospect according to Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports.com ... 2012 Under Armour All-American Game PERSONAL: Birthday is November 12 ... son of Willie and Toni Young ... Major: Social Science and General Education
2013 SIGNEES
MONTRAVIUS ADAMS
Defensive Tackle 6-3 • 310• Fr. Vienna, Ga. Dooly County Strong, agile defensive line prospect … Under Armour All-America Game … 247Sports All-America … No. 2 defensive lineman, No. 14 overall by PrepStar … ranked as No. 25 overall, No. 3 DL by Rivals … No. 3 DT by Scout … No. 10 overall, No. 2 DT, No. 2 in Georgia by 247Sports … five-time player of the game his senior season for Coach Jimmy Hughes … recorded 127 tackles, 34 TFL, 7.5 sacks leading Dooly County to the Class A state title game … ESPN 150 … son of Debbie Young
MACKENRO ALEXANDER
Defensive Back 6-0 • 185• Fr. Immokalee, Fla. Immokalee Hard-hitting defender with versatile skills … totaled 154 tackles, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles as a senior playing outside linebacker for Coach Jerrod Ackley … picked off five interceptions as a senior, returning four for touchdowns, an Immokalee record … his 350+ career tackles set another Immokalee record … ranked No. 43 DB by Rivals … No. 50 DB, No. 96 prospect from Florida by 247Sports … No. 91 by Scout … Naples Daily News defensive player of the year … son of Marie and Jean Alexander ... brother MacKensie plays for Clemson
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Running Back 6-2 • 229• So. Trussville, Ala. Hewitt-Trussville Biomedical Sciences 2012: Saw varsity action for the Tigers against Alabama A&M ... SEC Honor Roll for academics HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Hal Riddle ... team offensive captain ... led team in receiving yards and catches ... Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... all-metro academic team ... all-area in basketball as a junior and senior ... Student Council, National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, Principal’s Choice award PERSONAL: Birthday is May 7 ... son of Joy and Philip Young ... has two brothers, James and Philip ... Major: Biomedical Sciences ... active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes
PEYTON BARBER
Running Back 5-11 • 206• Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton Running back prospect with strong upside … rushed for more than 1,700 yards, 22 touchdowns as a senior playing for Coach Howie DeCristofaro … No. 32 RB, No. 48 prospect in Georgia by 247Sports … PrepStar all-Southeast … ranked No. 52 by Scout … son of Lori Barber … former NFL players Marion and Dominique Barber are his second cousins
DANIEL CARLSON
Kicker 6-5 • 190• Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Classical Academy Versatile kicking specialist with tremendous leg strength … 10 field goals and 54 kickoffs for touchbacks as a senior for Coach David Bervig at The Classical Academy … top-ranked kicker nationally at Kohl’s Kicking Academy Underclassmen Challenge … ranked No. 4 nationally among kickers by Scout and Rivals … MaxPreps small school All-America … No. 8 ranking from 247Sports … U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Denver Post No. 6 in-state prospect and all-state Class 3A as a junior and senior … as a soccer player, helped TCA advance to state finals as a sophomore and junior … son of Jodie Carlson and Hans Carlson
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ELIJAH DANIEL
Defensive End 6-4 • 250• Fr. Avon, Ind. Avon Talented two-way performer on the defensive line … Indiana first team all-state … team defensive MVP recording 85 tackles, 16 TFL, five sacks as a senior for Coach Mark Bless … Under Armour All-America Game … ranked No. 9 by Scout … No. 2 in state of Indiana and No. 8 DE by Rivals … PrepStar All-America … No. 2 in Indiana, No. 3 DE, No. 27 overall by 247Sports … MaxPreps Top 100 … ESPN 150 … his aunt Donna Fisher is his guardian
KHARI HARDING
Defensive Back 6-1 • 205• Fr. Edmond, Okla. Edmond Santa Fe Physical hard-hitter at safety … 115 tackles, three interceptions as a senior for Coach Lance Manning’s district champions … member of silver medalist Team USA in 2012 IFAF U-19 world championships … No. 3 player in Oklahoma, No. 31 DB by 247Sports … No. 43 by Scout … PrepStar all-Midwest … MaxPreps all-Oklahoma … Oklahoman all-state, all-district, all-Edmond … son of Corie Harding
MARCUS DAVIS
Wide receiver 5-10 • 165• Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. American Heritage Dual-threat prep quarterback who will play receiver at Auburn … team had 12-1 record his junior year and advanced to state semifinals with an 11-1 mark as a senior … threw for 1,019 yards, 15 touchdowns and two interceptions in 2012 for Coach Stacy Sizemore; he also ran for 846 yards and eight touchdowns … Florida Class 3A all-state … Rivals.com ranks him No. 41 nationally … No. 95 by Scout … No. 90 DB by 247Sports … Prep and Sports Florida-Georgia all-star game … son of Craig Davis
JEREMY JOHNSON
Quarterback 6-5 • 215• Fr. Montgomery, Ala. Carver Talented hard-working signalcaller who was named Alabama Mr. Football for 2012 … 3,193 yards, 31 TD passing as a senior and also rushed for 705 yards, 7 scores for Coach Billy Gresham at Carver High … more than 8,200 career passing yards … U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic … ranked No. 12 in Alabama, No. 14 QB by 247Sports … Rivals No. 5 QB, No. 93 overall prospect … Scout No. 24 … PrepStar No. 90 overall, No. 7-ranked quarterback … Montgomery Advertiser all-metro player of the year … key part of Carver’s 2012 state championship basketball team earning first team all-state honors … son of LaTasha Johnson and Ojedita Johnson
KENNY FLOWERS
Linebacker 6-2 • 230• So. Lilburn, Ga. Parkview • Hutchinson CC Highly sought linebacker from the junior college ranks … contributed 95 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4 PBU for Coach Rion Rhoades as a redshirt freshman in 2012 after helping Hutchinson to a 9-3 record and a No. 12 national ranking … rated No. 2 junior college ILB by 247Sports … Georgia all-state at Parkview High for Coach Cecil Flowe … son of Onethia Flowers and Kenny Flowers Sr. … father played at Clemson and in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons
BRANDON KING
Defensive Back 6-1 • 210• Jr. Alabaster, Ala. Thompson • Highland CC Outstanding safety from the junior college ranks … 118 tackles, 6 TFL last season at Highland CC … first team all-Jayhawk Conference playing for coaches Mike Beagle and Ryan Held … No. 5 junior college DB by 247Sports … all-Shelby County pick as a senior at Thompson High for Coach Bruce Hill, recording 116 tackles, 21 TFL, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … son of Angelia King and Chris King
JOHNATHAN FORD
Running Back 5-11 • 175• Fr. New Hope, Ala. New Hope Capable in-state contributor at running back … gained 1,669 yards, 27 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Randall Taylor … Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Class 3A first team all-state … ranked No. 35 by Scout … Rivals ranks him top running back prospect in Alabama … PrepStar all-Southeast … son of Hernandez and Terrie Ford
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Defensive End 6-2 • 250• Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton Top-ranked defensive end with exceptional pass rush ability … 78 tackles, 44 TFL, 27 sacks as a senior for Coach Howie DeCristofaro … 87 tackles, 31 TFL, 15 sacks as a junior … 247Sports, Under Armour All-America first team … ranked No. 1 DE, No. 24 overall by 247Sports … top ranked DE, No. 4 player overall by Rivals … Under Armour All-America Game … PrepStar No. 6 player nationally, No. 2 defensive end … Scout ranks him No. 7 … son of Carl Lawson and Mignon Gregory … father played fullback for Georgia Tech
DEON MIX
Offensive Line 6-4 • 315• Fr. Batesville, Miss. South Panola Versatile, physical offensive guard prospect … first team all-state for Coach Lance Pogue … U.S. Army All-American Bowl … PrepStar All-America … ranked No. 39 by Scout … No. 5 player in Mississippi, No. 15 OL by Rivals … No. 10 in Mississippi, No. 35 OG by 247Sports … Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen … MaxPreps Mississippi Fab Five … son of Shonda Hervey
NICK MARSHALL
Quarterback 6-2 • 230• Jr. Rochelle, Ga. Wilcox County• Garden City CC Talented dual-threat quarterback from the junior college ranks … passed for 3,142 yards, 18 TD and rushed for 1,095 yards, 19 TD for Coach Jeff Tatum at Garden City in 2012 … No. 4 junior college QB by 247Sports … played in 13 games at corner for Georgia in 2011 … 2010 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class A Offensive Player of the Year for Coach Mark Ledford at Wilcox County ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Super 11” selection, Class A Offensive Player of the Year ... two-time Macon Telegraph Middle Georgia Offensive Player of the Year... led Wilcox County to the Class A title as a junior … set GHSA career record with 103 TD passes … son of Shalina Cliett
EARNEST ROBINSON
Wide receiver 6-2 • 205• Fr. Pinson, Ala. Pinson Valley Potential-packed prospect at wide receiver … tallied more than 100 receptions, 1,900 yards during his high school career for Coach Matt Glover … Under Armour All-America Game … PrepStar No. 48 overall, No. 7 ranked receiver … ESPN 150 … Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … ranked No. 14 receiver overall, No. 1 WR in Alabama by Rivals … No. 91 overall by Scout … No. 18 in Alabama, No. 59 WR by 247Sports … AL.com Top 15 A-List … son of Ramona Robinson and Earnest Robinson Sr.
KAMRYN MELTON
Defensive Back 5-11 • 175• Fr. Dothan, Ala. Dothan Tremendous in-state cornerback prospect … recorded 64 tackles, two interceptions, eight PBU as a senior for Coach Kelvin White … 63 tackles, seven PBU as a junior … forced two turnovers in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … AL.com Top 15 A-List … No. 35-ranked corner by Rivals … No. 47 by Scout … No. 20 prospect in Alabama, No. 48 DB by 247Sports … Dothan Eagle Super 12 … son of Zann Melton and James Melton
JASON SMITH
Quarterback 6-1 • 180• Fr. Mobile, Ala. McGill-Toolen Versatile offensive threat who can contribute in a number of ways … 110-169 passing for 1,566 yards, 19 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Bart Sessions … also rushed for 849 yards, 16 TD helping McGill-Toolen to an 11-1 record … MVP of the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game playing receiver, with six catches for 134 yards … Mobile Press-Register Offensive Player of the Year … ranked No. 15 by Rivals … No. 32 by Scout … No. 6 in Alabama, No. 10 WR, No. 104 overall by 247Sports … PrepStar all-Southeast … also a basketball standout … son of Yolanda Smith and Jason Smith
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TONY STEVENS
Wide Receiver 6-3 • 175• Fr. Orlando, Fla. Evans Speedy wideout who excels at the deep ball … 29 receptions, 516 yards, seven touchdowns as a senior for Coach Chip Gierke … U.S. Army All-American Bowl … No. 5 in Orlando Sentinel Central Florida Super60 … PrepStar All-America … ranked No. 95 overall, No. 11 receiver by Rivals … No. 21 by Scout … No. 23 in Florida, No. 24 WR by 247Sports … ESPN 300 … son of Keon Martin
CAMERON TONEY
Linebacker 6-2 • 215• Fr. Huntsville, Ala. Huntsville Athletic linebacker with plenty of skills … recorded 107 tackles as a senior for Coach Scott Sharp … tallied 122 tackles as a junior … AL.com Top 15 A-List … ranked No. 23 by Scout … No. 14 in Alabama, No. 21 LB by 247Sports … Huntsville Times Elite Team … Class 6A Alabama honorable mention all-state … PrepStar all-Southeast … son of Taryn Toney
DOMINIC WALKER
Wide Receiver 6-2 • 195• Fr. Orlando, Fla. Evans Physical prospect at wide receiver … 36 receptions for 628 yards with seven touchdowns as a senior … played both receiver and safety for Coach Chip Gierke, helping the Trojans to consecutive district titles … No. 16 in Orlando Sentinel Central Florida Super60 … 247Sports Top 150 WR, Top 160 in Florida … PrepStar all-Southeast … ranked No. 95 receiver by Rivals … No. 77 by Scout … Offense/Defense All-America Bowl … son of Angela Collett
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LOCATION: Auburn, Ala.
FOUNDED: 1856 ENROLLMENT: 25,469 PRESIDENT: Dr. Jay Gogue (Auburn ‘69) ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Jay Jacobs (Auburn ‘85) WEBSITE: www.AuburnTigers.com CONFERENCE: SEC NICKNAME: Tigers COLORS: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue STADIUM: Jordan-Hare Stadium CAPACITY: 87,451 PLAYING SURFACE: Natural grass FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: 1892 NUMBER OF YEARS PLAYING FOOTBALL: 120th upcoming ALL-TIME OVERALL RECORD: 714-414-47 ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD: 22-13-2 HEAD COACH: Gus Malzahn Alma Mater/Year: Henderson State, 1990 RECORD @ SCHOOL (YEARS): First year CAREER RECORD (YEARS): 9-3 (1)
2013 Squad Breakdown Lettermen Returning: 16 offense; 21 defense; 4 specialists Lettermen Lost: 9 offense; 9 defense; 0 specialists Starters Returning: 8 offense; 8 defense Starters Lost: 3 offense; 3 defense Lettermen/Starters Returning: (# career starts) OL: Reese Dismukes (23); Chad Slade (22); Greg Robinson (11); Patrick Miller (9); Tunde Fariyike (2) TE: Brandon Fulse (9); C.J. Uzomah (3; RB: Tre Mason (7); Jay Prosch (7) QB: Kiehl Frazier (5); Jonathan Wallace (4) WR: Quan Bray (3); Trovon Reed (2); Jaylon Denson (2); Sammie Coates (1); Melvin Ray DL: Nosa Eguae (31); Jeffrey Whitaker (19); Kenneth Carter (12); Angelo Blackson (10); Gabe Wright (9); Dee Ford (8); LaDarius Owens; Craig Sanders LB: Jake Holland (16); Cassanova McKinzy (2); Justin Garrett (1) DB: Demetruce McNeal (20); Chris Davis (17); Jonathon Mincy (15); Jermaine Whitehead (13); Joshua Holsey (6); Ryan White (5); Jonathan Jones (3); Ryan Smith (3); Trent Fisher (2); Robenson Therezie P: Steven Clark K: Cody Parkey DS: Forrest Hill, Jake Lembke Lettermen/Starters Lost (# career starts): OL: John Sullen (24) TE: Philip Lutzenkirchen (23); Blake Burgess RB: Onterio McCalebb (20) QB: Clint Moseley (9) WR: Emory Blake (27); Travante Stallworth (15); DeAngelo Benton (3); Anthony Morgan (1) DL: Corey Lemonier (24); Jamar Travis; Devaunte Sigler LB: Daren Bates (47); Jonathan Evans (16); Ashton Richardson DB: T’Sharvan Bell (17); Ikeem Means; Erique Florence
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gus malzahn
HEAD COACH (1st SEASON)
Gus Malzahn, who served as Auburn’s offensive coordinator from 2009-11, is in his first year as Auburn’s head coach. Malzahn, who won the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach in 2010 while helping the Tigers to the BCS National Championship, returned to Auburn after serving as the head coach at Arkansas State in 2012, where he led the program to the Sun Belt Conference title. He was named the program’s 26th head football coach on December 4, 2012. Known for his innovative offensive style, Malzahn has made a profound impact during each of his coaching stops at the collegiate level: Auburn, Arkansas State, Tulsa and Arkansas. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to become the head football coach at Auburn University. It’s an outstanding institution with a storied football program that I had the pleasure of experiencing first-hand for three years,” Malzahn said. “I deeply appreciate the confidence that Dr. Gogue, Jay Jacobs and the search committee had in my ability to turn this program around and to bring Auburn back to national prominence. This is a homecoming for me and I look forward to being reunited with the Auburn family.” Last season at Arkansas State, Malzahn led the Red Wolves to a 9-3 record and 7-1 conference mark, including a seven-game winning streak They defeated Middle Tennessee, 45-0, on Dec. 1 to claim the Sun Belt championship and a berth in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan. 6. A product of Fort Smith, Ark., Malzahn’s ASU offense was in the top 25 nationally in nearly every offensive category entering the bowl game, ranking 17th in total offense (481.8 ypg) and 21st in scoring offense (36.4 ppg) and rushing offense (217.4 ypg). Led by record-setting quarterback Ryan Aplin, who was named Sun Belt Player of the Year, the Red Wolves’ offense was 13th nationally in passing efficiency (155.39 rating) and averaged 217.4 yards per game passing. Malzahn made an immediate impact during his tenure at Auburn, highlighted by a record-setting offense in 2010 when the Tigers finished 14-0 and claimed the school’s first national championship since 1957. The 2010 Auburn offense set nine school records, including points in a season (577), points per game (41.2), total yards (6,989), total offense (499.2), rushing yards (3,987), rushing touchdowns (41) and passing touchdowns (31).
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Malzahn’s record-setting offense in 2010 led the Southeastern Conference and finished in the top 10 nationally in six statistical categories. He coached Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton during the Tigers’ run to the 2011 BCS National Championship. Under Malzahn’s guidance, quarterback Newton had one of the best single-season performances at the position in college football history. Newton threw for 2,908 yards and 30 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,586 yards and 20 TDs on the ground en route to becoming the third Heisman winner in school history. Newton, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, also won the school’s first-ever Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback. He also claimed the Maxwell Award, presented annually to college football’s top player, while also earning Associated Press National Player of the Year and SEC Offensive Player of the Year awards. Newton became just the third player in FBS history to record 20 rushing and passing touchdowns in a single season and the first player in SEC history to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. He helped lead the Tigers to an 8-5 record in 2011, which included a victory in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Malzahn-led Auburn offense had four players named to the All-SEC Team. Malzahn’s arrival in 2009 and style of offense marked a drastic turnaround from the 2008 season when Auburn struggled offensively. In a two-year period, the Tigers improved from a tie for 110th to seventh in the nation in scoring offense (from 17.3 to 41.2) and from 104th to seventh in total offense. It also took Auburn just six games in 2009 to score more points than it did in all 12 games in 2008. The striking numbers shouldn’t have come as a surprise, as during Malzahn’s two seasons at Tulsa, his offenses there were also among the nation’s finest, ranking first nationally in total offense in 2007 and 2008. Tulsa’s offense in 2007 established nine team school records and 12 individual records. The Hurricane also set nine Conference USA team records, while Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith broke an NCAA record by throwing for at least 300 yards in 14 consecutive games. The 2008 Tulsa offense averaged 569.9 yards per game and was second nationally averaging 47.2 points per games. Prior to his time at Tulsa, Malzahn coached one season at Arkansas, as offensive coordinator, coaching Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden and helping the Razorbacks finish fourth nationally in rushing offense at 228.5 yards per game. Two of Malzahn’s first three collegiate offenses ranked in the top 10 nationally in rushing, including the 2008 Tulsa team and 2006 Arkansas squad. During Malzahn’s one season at Arkansas in 2006, the Razorbacks finished with a 10-4 record and were SEC West Division Champions. Malzahn’s coaching career began in his home state of Arkansas at the high school level. In 14 seasons as a high school head coach, Malzahn led seven teams to the state championship game and won three titles. Malzahn coached two quarterbacks, Josh Floyd and current Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, who set national passing records. Malzahn also tutored 2005 Gatorade, Parade Magazine and Rivals.com National Player of the Year Mitch Mustain at Springdale High School. In July 2013, he was inducted into the Arkansas High School Sports Hall of Fame. Malzahn is married to the former Kristi Otwell and they are the parents of two daughters, Kylie and Kenzie.
Gus Malzahn and wife Kristi with daughters Kenzie (left) and Kylie (right)
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DAMEYUNE CRAIG
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Former Auburn standout quarterback Dameyune Craig serves as Auburn’s cooffensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Craig spent the past three seasons at the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Florida State. Craig played quarterback at Auburn from 1994-97, where he still holds numerous Auburn passing records, including completions (216) and passing yards (3,227) in a season as well as a single-game record for most net yards gained (445 vs. Army in 1996; 75 rush, 370 pass). Craig, who led Auburn to an 18-7 mark in 25 career starts, was an exceptional student-athlete on and off the field, earning Academic All-SEC honors as a senior in 1997. “We’re extremely excited to welcome Dameyune back to Auburn,” AU head coach Gus Malzahn said. “Dameyune is one of the top young coaches in college football and has established himself as one of the best recruiters in the country. He is very passionate about his alma mater and is a valuable asset to the Auburn football program and the entire Auburn family.” In three seasons at Florida State, Craig helped the Seminoles to a 31-10 record, including a 12-2 mark in 2012. FSU won the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference championship and defeated Northern Illinois in the Discover Orange Bowl. Charged with coordinating FSU’s recruiting efforts, Craig’s time in that role helped produced the No. 1 and No. 2 recruiting classes in 2011-12. Craig was recognized as the 2012 Scout/ FoxSportsNext ACC Recruiter of the Year as well as the Rivals.com ACC Recruiter of the Year. He was named one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals and one of the top 50 recruiters by 247Sports. In addition to his recruiting duties, Craig served as quarterbacks coach, where he helped develop E.J. Manuel and Christian Ponder. In passing efficiency, Ponder ranked third in the ACC and 44th nationally (135.7 passing efficiency) in 2010. Ponder and Manuel combined to throw for 2,905 yards while Ponder completed 61.5 percent of his passes and Manuel completed 69.9 percent of his passes. Ponder was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 2011 NFL Draft. Manuel finished his FSU career as the school career completion percentage leader (66.9 percent) while ranking in the school’s top five all-time in passing yards and total offense. In 2012, Manuel threw for 3,392 yards and 23 touchdowns while completion 68 percent of his passes, while helping FSU set a school single-season record for total offense (6,591). Craig came to Florida State after a two-year run at South Alabama, where he directed the wide receivers for head coach Joey Jones. Craig was Jones’ first hire when he was charged with starting the Jaguars’ football program, which played its first season in 2009 and is in the process of becoming a Football Championship Subdivision program. At South Alabama, Craig was instrumental in implementing a run-based, spread offense that put up prolific numbers during its seven-game inaugural season in 2009. The Jaguars (7-0) averaged 45.9 points and 439 yards of total offense in 2009. The Pritchard, Ala., native began his collegiate coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at LSU in 2004 and worked as a special teams assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005. Craig returned to the college ranks in 2006 and helped Tuske2 0 1 3 M E D I A G U I D E
gee to a two-year record of 22-2. As the Golden Tigers’ quarterbacks coach he helped the program win a pair of SIAC titles and defeated Virginia Union in the Pioneer Bowl X to cap a 12-0 season in 2007 by winning the Black College National Championship. Craig began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Blount, near Mobile, Ala., where he was an assistant coach in 2003. He signed as a free agent quarterback with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and appeared in six games over a four-year stretch. Craig gained his greatest acclaim on the field as a pro with the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe, where he passed for a singlegame league record 611 yards against Frankfort and matched another league mark with five touchdown passes in a game. He finished his professional playing career in 2002 with Indiana of the Arena Football League. Craig and his wife, Neke, have two sons, Devin Chanse and Drake Christian.
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SCOTT FOUNTAIN
SPECIAL TEAMS/TIGHT ENDS COACH
After spending four seasons as Auburn’s player personnel director, Scott Fountain has returned to the field as the Tigers’ special teams coordinator and tight ends coach for the 2013 campaign. “Scott is someone I tried to hire as an assistant coach for my staff at Arkansas State,” said Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn. “He is a great coach with a tremendous work ethic, and his strong ties in the state of Alabama are a great asset to our program.” Fountain, a part of three ACC and an SEC championship team, was a key figure in Auburn’s administrative and recruiting efforts from 2009-12, helping the Tigers sign three consecutive Top 10 recruiting classes. He came to Auburn along with Coach Gene Chizik after spending two seasons (2007-08) on Chizik’s staff at Iowa State as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Beginning his college coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Florida State from 1994-96, he joined the UCF staff in 1997 as offensive guards and centers coach and co-recruiting coordinator. He spent seven seasons at UCF, becoming offensive tackles/tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator from 1998-2003. In 2004-05, he was offensive line coach at Middle Tennessee, before moving to Georgia Southern in 2006 as offensive line and assistant head coach. Some of the notable players he has coached include Ryan Flinn (UCF punter who spent four seasons in the NFL with the Cowboys, Falcons, Packers and Dolphins); Matt Prater (UCF kicker who now holds the franchise tag for the Denver Broncos); and Leonard Johnson (an all-Big 12 player who set an NCAA record for kick return yardage at Iowa State and is now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers). He also mentored Josh Harris (Auburn long snapper) who is now with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Fountain began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Flomaton (Ala.) High School in 1988, and moved to his high school alma mater W.S. Neal as an assistant in 1989 before being named head coach at Frisco City (Ala.) High in 1990. After three seasons with Frisco City, he became head coach at Monroe County for the 1993 campaign. Fountain earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education (K-12) from Samford in 1988 and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Florida State in 1998. A native of East Brewton, Ala., Fountain is married to the former Rosie Hidalgo, who attended Valencia (Fla.) Community College and Iowa State. They have four sons: Brookes, Hunter, Tanner and Skyler.
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RODNEY GARNER
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE LINE
Former Auburn standout player and coach Rodney Garner serves as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. An all-SEC player at Auburn in 1988 who coached on the Plains from 1990-95, Garner will tutor the defensive line daily in practice. Garner spent the previous 15 years at Georgia in a similar capacity. “Rodney is one of the top defensive line coaches in college football who has had great success in the Southeastern Conference,” said Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn. “We’re excited to welcome an Auburn man back home.” A native of Leeds, Ala., Garner was named All-SEC offensive line and honorable mention All-America as a senior at Auburn in 1988, captaining the team that captured the 1988 SEC Championship. As a coach for the Tigers, Garner served in several capacities on the Auburn staff from 1990-95 including recruiting coordinator, tight ends coach, and assistant strength and conditioning coach. During his 15 years at Georgia, he was part of a staff that led UGA to 117 victories, two SEC championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles, seven bowl victories, and six top ten finishes in the final national polls including No. 2 in 2007 and No. 3 in 2002. He added the title of assistant head coach at Georgia in 2005 after serving as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Georgia since January, 1998. In 2012, Garner helped the Bulldogs to an 11-2 record, the SEC Eastern Division title and a berth in the Capital One Bowl. The Georgia defense ranked 17th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 18.7 points per game. He was part of the 2005 Georgia team that finished eighth nationally in scoring defense (16.4 ppg). The 2003 Georgia defense finished second nationally in scoring defense (14.5 ppg), fourth in total defense (276.86 ypg), sixth in passing defense (174.50 ypg, 1st in the SEC), while helping the Bulldogs to a divisional title. Garner helped coach the 2002 Bulldog defense that finished first in the SEC and fourth nationally in scoring defense (15.1 ppg), first in the SEC in red zone defense (58.8%) and second in the SEC in rushing defense (114.0 ypg). The 2002 Bulldogs finished 13-1, won the SEC and Nokia Sugar Bowl Championships, and ranked third in the final national polls. Garner participated in the inaugural Minority Coaches Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2006. He was also selected as one of 10 coaches to participate in the 2004 NCAA Expert Coaching Academy in Indianapolis and one of only 20 chosen for the NCAA’s 2004 Advanced Coaching Academy in Orlando. At Georgia he coached five NFL first round draft choices -- Richard Seymour (Patriots) and Marcus Stroud (Jaguars), both Pro Bowl starters; David Pollack (Bengals); Charles Grant (Saints); and Johnathan Sullivan (Saints). He also
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coached draft picks DeAngelo Tyson (7th, Ravens, ‘12), Geno Atkins (4th, Bengals, ’10), Corvey Irvin (3rd, Panthers, ‘09), Jaruis Wynn (6th, Packers, ’09), Kedric Golston (6th, Redskins, ‘06), Robert Geathers (4th, Bengals, ’04), Emarlos Leroy (6th, Jaguars, ‘99), and free agents Ken Veal (Chargers, ‘04), Paul Snellings (Colts, 2000), Brandon Miller (Colts, 2000), Charles Johnson (Panthers, ’07), Tyrone Robertson (Bills, 2000) and Demetric Evans (Cowboys, ‘01). After his playing career at Auburn, Garner had a free agent tryout with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played with the Pittsburgh Gladiators arena football team in 1989. He began his coaching career at Auburn in 1990. Garner coached tight ends and offensive tackles at Tennessee in 1997 after coaching tight ends for the Volunteers in 1996. Garner was an outstanding high school player at Leeds High School receiving many national, state, and local honors. He is married to Kimberly Lawson Garner, a 1988 Auburn graduate in public relations. They have six children: Bridgett, Brielle, Jaiden, Kai, Sydney and Milan.
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J.B. GRIMES
OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
With more than 30 years coaching at the collegiate level on his impressive resume, J.B. Grimes serves as the offensive line coach at Auburn. Grimes, who has been a part of 15 bowl games and coached numerous NFL players, spent the 2012 season as the offensive line coach at Arkansas State with Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn. “J.B. is a tremendous coach who is one of the nation’s top teachers at the offensive line position,” Malzahn said. “He has an incredible resume coaching the position and has taught countless players at the NFL level. We’re fortunate to have him join our program at Auburn.” During the 2012 season at Arkansas State, Grimes coached an offensive line unit that helped set a school record with 481.8 yards of total offense per game while ranking 16th nationally in fewest sacks allowed. Senior offensive lineman Zach McKnight earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors under Grimes’ direction as the offense led the Sun Belt in rushing and ranked in the top 25 nationally in total offense, scoring offense and rushing offense. Prior to his arrival at ASU, Grimes spent two seasons at Kansas (2010-11) and Mississippi State (2004-08) as the offensive line coach. Grimes’ coaching career also includes stints at East Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Arkansas, Louisiana-Monroe and Delta State as an assistant coach over the last three decades. In his first season at Mississippi State, the Bulldogs rushed for 1,744 yards, the most at the school in four years. Behind his offensive line, MSU produced three seasons with a 1,000yard rusher. In his one season at East Carolina (2003), the Pirates’ offensive line paved the way for its third straight 1,000-yard individual rusher. At Texas A&M (1998-2002) Grimes coached the offensive line under R.C. Slocum as the Aggies posted a 40-22 overall record while playing in four straight bowl games. While at Virginia Tech (1993-97) coaching for Frank Beamer, Grimes helped the Hokies to back-to-back Big East championships and five bowl games in five seasons. Grimes also coached at Arkansas, serving as a graduate assistant in 1981-82 and as a full-time assistant coach in 1989-92, where he helped the Razorbacks to the Southwest Conference championship and a Cotton Bowl appearance in 1990. At Arkansas, Grimes worked for Lou Holtz, Ken Hatfield and Jack Crowe. Grimes also coached at Louisiana-Monroe (1979-80; 1985-88), Delta State (1983) and Missouri (1984) after spending his first two seasons at the high school level in the state of Arkansas, at Nashville (1977) and Des Arc (1978).
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Louisiana-Monroe won the 1987 Division I-AA national championship. As an offensive lineman at Henderson State, he helped his team to a 40-6 record in four seasons, including a berth in the 1974 NAIA Championship game. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Henderson State in 1977 and a master’s degree in education from Louisiana-Monroe in 1981. Grimes grew up in Clarendon, Ark. and is married to the former Jennifer Graves, who received a degree in advertising and public relations from Arkansas. The couple has four children, including sons Aaron and Nick and daughters Danielle and Lindsey.
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CHARLIE HARBISON
CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
An experienced coach and highly regarded recruiter who has spent the last 18 years coaching in the Southeastern and Atlantic Coast Conferences, Charlie Harbison serves as co-defensive coordinator at Auburn, working daily with the AU safeties. Harbison has spent the previous four seasons in a similar capacity at Clemson. “Charlie is an outstanding coach and recruiter and we’re excited to have him join our staff,” Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. “He’s very familiar with Coach Elllis Johnson, having coached together on three different staffs, which will be a tremendous asset to our defense. He is a true professional and one of the class guys in college coaching.” Harbison and Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson worked together at Clemson (1995-96), Alabama (1998-2000) and at Mississippi State (2007). Named one of nation’s top-25 recruiters by Rivals in 2010, Harbison helped Clemson to back-to-back 10-win seasons, including the 2011 ACC Championship, the program’s first in 20 years, and an Orange Bowl appearance. Harbison coached cornerback Coty Sensabaugh, who had 14 passes defended in 2011 and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans. His secondary was ranked in the top 26 in the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2009 and 2010, while coaching first-team All-American safety DeAndre McDaniel in 2009 and 2010. McDaniel led the ACC and was tied for third in the nation in interceptions (8) in 2009. He helped Clemson to a top-25 ranking and the ACC Atlantic Division title in 2009. Clemson had 21 interceptions, fifth-most in Tiger history and tied for fifth-most in the nation. Clemson was seventh in the nation in passing defense. Prior to his tenure at Clemson, Harbison spent two seasons at Mississippi State (2007-08). After just one season, he was elevated to defensive coordinator, while also coaching safeties. The Bulldogs were seventh in the nation in pass defense and 20th in the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2007. Harbison had a pair of coaching stints at Alabama from 1998-2000 and 2003-06. He coached the Crimson Tide wide receivers during his second stint, helping UA to a 26-24 overall record, including three bowl berths. During that four-year stretch, Harbison helped receivers D. J. Hall, Antonio Carter, and Triandos Luke rank among the school’s all-time top 10 pass-catchers. Two of Hall’s single-season receiving totals were among the best ever at the school. Following the 2005 season, he was honored as one of the nation’s top 25 college football recruiters by Rivals.com. Harbison coached defensive backs in his initial stay from 1998-2000. He helped Alabama to the 1999 Southeastern Conference title and appearances in the 1998 Music City and 2000 Orange Bowls. Two of his pupils, Fernando Bryant (1999) and Tony Dixon (2001) were taken in the first and second rounds of the NFL draft. Between the Alabama assignments, Harbison coached
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the defensive backfield at LSU in 2001 and ’02. He was a member of the Tiger coaching staff that won the 2001 SEC title, finished 18-8 overall and played in the 2002 Sugar and 2003 Cotton Bowls. Corey Webster, who played under Harbison his first two years in Baton Rouge, finished his career second on the school’s all-time pass interception list. Harbison served as the defensive backs coach at Clemson from 1995-97. The Tigers posted a 22-14 mark during those three years, ending those seasons in the Gator and back-to-back Peach Bowls. One of his pupils was nine-time Pro Bowl selection Brian Dawkins. He was an All-American and led the ACC in interceptions in Harbison’s first year at Clemson (1995). Harbison also coached the secondary at UTEP (1994) and served twice at his alma mater, Gardner-Webb, coaching wide receivers (1992-93) and defensive backs (198485). In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, he worked in both the Arena Football League and the World League of American Football. His pro football coaching resume includes serving as defensive coordinator for the Charlotte Rage (1993). A native of Shelby, N.C., Harbison graduated from Gardner-Webb College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1995. A two-sport star in football and track on the college level, he was a free-agent signee of the Buffalo Bills following his senior season. He is married to the former Tammy McCluney, a retail merchandise and design graduate of Kinds College. The couple has four children, Charlie, Stedman, Masai, and Msiba.
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TIM HORTON
RUNNING BACKS COACH
SEC veteran Tim Horton serves as the running backs coach at Auburn, after six successful seasons in a similar capacity at Arkansas, where he was also recruiting coordinator. “Tim is a true professional and an outstanding coach and recruiter, who deserves a lot of credit for Arkansas’ success while he was there,” Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. “Tim is a man of character who will be a great complement to our staff and a tremendous representative of the entire Auburn family.” A 23-year coaching veteran, Horton was recognized by Rivals.com and ESPN.com as one of the nation’s top recruiters during his tenure at Arkansas and was one of just two coaches in the nation, and the only one in the SEC, to coach four different 1,000-yard rushers from 2007-10. Under his watch, Darren McFadden and Felix Jones earned All-America honors, while Dennis Johnson and Knile Davis earned All-SEC honors. Horton’s first class as Arkansas’ recruiting coordinator in 2008 featured wide receivers Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs, all selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. With their selections, Arkansas tied a draft record with three receivers taken in the same draft. It was the 14th time in draft history, and third by an SEC team, three receivers from the same school were taken in the same draft and the sixth time all three were picked in the first four rounds. During his six years at Arkansas, Horton coached two of the top four single-season rushing performances and more than a third of the 10 Razorbacks in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards. In 2011, Horton helped the Razorbacks tie a school record with 11 wins and, combined with a 10-win season in 2010, marked just the third time in school history and first since 1988-89 UA reached double-digit win totals in back-to-back seasons. Arkansas led the SEC in total offense in 2011, averaging 438.1 yards per game, for the second time in the previous three seasons, and topped the SEC in scoring offense (36.8 ppg) in 2011. All-SEC performer Dennis Johnson’s 6.3 yards-per-carry average was second among the SEC’s top-10 rushers. Under Horton’s tutelage, Davis posted the fourth-highest single-season rushing total in Arkansas history in 2010 as he ran for 1,322 yards and became just the 10th Razorback to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season. Davis was named a first-team all-SEC performer and led all SEC running backs with his average of 101.7 yards per game on the ground and finished the season with five consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Horton, who played football at Arkansas from 1986-89, returned to his alma mater in 2007, where he coached McFadden and Jones to All-America honors. McFadden was the Heisman Trophy runner-up and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back in that season. McFadden finished the 2007 season with a school-record 1,830 yards and 16 touchdowns. He came to Arkansas after taking the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coaching position at Air Force in January, 2007. During the 2006 season, he was the running backs coach at Kansas State, helping the Wildcats earn a Texas Bowl appearance. At KSU, Horton coached two future NFL running backs in Thomas Clayton and James Johnson. Prior to Kansas State, he was at Air Force from 1999-2005, serving as the wide receivers coach from 1999-2004 and the running backs coach in 2005. Horton was recognized by the Colorado Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as one of its coaches of the year in 2004.
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Horton began his coaching career at Appalachian State in 1990 and helped guide the Mountaineers to a 67-32 record during his eight years, including Southern Conference championships in 1991 and 1995 and five appearances in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. The 1995 Mountaineers were the first Division I team to go undefeated in North Carolina college football history. From 1990-92, Horton coached Appalachian State’s receivers and tight ends before taking over as the Mountaineers’ running backs coach in 1993. He also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator. Horton earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing management from Arkansas in 1990. While at Arkansas, he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter as a split end and punt returner under head coach Ken Hatfield. He caught 49 passes for 942 yards and one touchdown in his career, hauling in 23 catches for 453 yards as a senior in 1989. Horton also returned 78 punts for 657 yards in his collegiate career, fifth all-time in school history. Horton’s four years at Arkansas proved to be among the most successful in school history as the Razorbacks compiled a 38-11 record, won back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989 and appeared in four straight bowl games. Horton’s graduating class remains tied for the school record for the most wins in a four-year period. A two-time academic all-conference selection, Horton was a second-team allSouthwest Conference selection in 1989 and served as the Razorbacks’ team captain that season. In high school, Horton was a two-time all-state running back and a track standout at Conway (Ark.) High School. Horton and his wife Lauren, who earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Arkansas, have one daughter, Caroline, and one son, Jackson.
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ELLIS JOHNSON
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, one of the most respected defensive minds in college football, is a 30-plus year coaching veteran who has 16 years of experience coaching in the Southeastern Conference. “Ellis is one of the top defensive minds in all of college football. He is very experienced and has tremendous success coaching in the Southeastern Conference,” Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. “He is a man of integrity who is a great ambassador for Auburn, adding his wealth of knowledge and experience to our program.” Johnson’s coaching career has included head coaching stops at Southern Miss (2012), The Citadel (2001-03) and Gardner-Webb (1983). Prior to his stop at Southern Miss, Johnson was at South Carolina for four years (2008-11), where he served as the Gamecocks’ defensive coordinator while also holding the title of assistant head coach. Along with his four years at South Carolina, Johnson has logged stints as the defensive coordinator at Appalachian State (1984), Southern Miss (1988-89), Clemson (1995-96), Alabama (1997-2000) and Mississippi State (2004-07). He has coached in four SEC Championship games, has been part of one national title and has placed numerous players on NFL rosters. While defensive coordinator at South Carolina, Johnson also served as linebackers coach. In his final season with the Gamecocks, his defense ranked third nationally, allowing just 268 yards per game. Under Johnson, South Carolina finished in the Top 15 nationally in total defense three times. In addition to the 2011 mark of No. 4 overall, the USC defense ranked No. 13 in scoring defense (18.8 points per game) and second in pass defense (133 yards per game). A native of Winnsboro, S.C., Johnson logged two stints at Alabama. He was the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach from 1997-2000, helping the Crimson Tide go 10-3 in 1999 with an SEC title and a spot in the Orange Bowl. His 1999 defense was No. 2 in the nation against the rush and No. 9 in total defense. He served as the outside linebackers coach from 1990-93, helping Gene Stallings’ teams go a combined 41-9, including an undefeated national championship year in 1992. Alabama’s defense ranked No. 1 that season against the run and in total defense. The Tide ran off a 31-game winning streak and a 34-game unbeaten streak from 1991-93. The 1991 squad went 11-1. All four of those teams played in bowl games.
A 1975 graduate of The Citadel with a bachelor’s degree in education, Johnson played defensive end for the Bulldogs. He began his career as the defensive ends coach at his alma mater under Bobby Ross in 1975 before working as an assistant coach at Gaffney (S.C.) High School from 1976-78 and as both an assistant and head coach at Spartanburg (S.C.) High School from 1979-81. He is married to the former Caroline Courie, a Columbia, S.C., native and Clemson graduate. They have two sons, Eli and Charlie, and a daughter, Sandra Elliott.
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RHETT LASHLEE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee has spent six of the last nine seasons working closely with head coach Gus Malzahn and his innovative offense in a variety of capacities. Lashlee will also coach the Auburn quarterbacks. “Rhett is one of the best young offensive minds in college football,” said Malzahn. “I’ve been with Rhett a long time and he’s been an incredibly valuable right-hand man. He has a great knowledge and understanding of Auburn and will be a tremendous asset for this program both on and off the field.” During the 2012 season as offensive coordinator at Arkansas State, Lashlee, who was a Broyles Award nominee as the nation’s top assistant coach, helped guide ASU to a Sun Belt Championship while ranking 17th nationally in total offense (481.8 ypg), 21st in scoring offense (36.4 ppg) and rushing offense (217.4 ypg). Under Lashlee, school and conference record-setting quarterback Ryan Aplin was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year, leading the league in passing yards, passing efficiency and total offense. Prior to his tenure at Arkansas State, Lashlee served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Samford in 2011, where he installed a hightempo offense that improved the Bulldogs’ national ranking in total offense from No. 57 in the nation to No. 36 over the course of just one year, while helping the Bulldogs average 28 points per game compared to 17 a game the previous year. He helped Samford post a 6-5 record, including a 4-4 Southern Conference mark in 2011, matching its best ever as a member of the league. Samford broke the school record for points scored in a league game with 52 against Western Carolina as Lashlee helped the school jump from No. 100 in the nation in scoring offense to No. 43. He coached Samford wide receiver Kelsey Pope, who broke the school record for receptions in a game, while quarterback Dustin Taliaferro broke Samford’s career record for completions during the 2011 campaign as well. While at Auburn as an offensive graduate assistant during the 200910 seasons, Lashlee assisted Malzahn with all aspects of the offense and coached the slot receivers in 2010. In 2009, the Tigers finished 8-5 winning the Outback Bowl. During the 2010 season he helped the Tigers finish 14-0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship and the BCS National Championship behind Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Cam Newton. Lashlee’s college coaching career began in 2006 at Arkansas, where he served as offensive student graduate assistant while working with Malzahn, helping the Razorbacks to a 10-4 record and an SEC Western Division championship behind Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden and fellow All-American Felix Jones. Lashlee worked with Malzahn at Springdale High School in Arkansas in 2004 and 2005, working with the quarterbacks and 2005 Gatorade, Parade Magazine and Rivals.com National Player of the Year Mitch Mustain. A backup quarterback at the University of Arkansas from 2002-04, when his career was cut short due to a shoulder injury, Lashlee graduated from
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Shiloh Christian High School in Springdale, Ark., in 2002. He played quarterback for Malzahn (1999-2000) and Chris Wood (2001) at Shiloh Christian High School, posting a state-record 40 career wins (40-3-2 as a starter) while leading his team to three straight state championship game appearances that included two state titles. He was also named the 2001 AP Arkansas Player of the Year. Lashlee owns virtually every state passing record and when his career had finished he had broken the national record for career touchdown passes (171), career touchdowns (200), most passing yards in a game (672) and was second with 13,201 passing yards. Lashlee graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2006 with a degree in marketing and business Administration. He received his master’s degree in higher education from Auburn in 2009. Lashlee is married to the former Lauren Lee of Rogers, Ark., an Arkansas graduate with a degree in business administration. They have two-year old twin boys, Thomas Price and Hudson Rhett.
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MELVIN SMITH
CORNERBACKS COACH
Melvin Smith, who has nearly two decades of experience coaching in the Southeastern Conference, is the cornerbacks coach at Auburn. Smith spent the previous seven seasons coaching cornerbacks and the secondary at Mississippi State. “Melvin is an outstanding secondary coach and is one of the top recruiters in the Southeastern Conference,” Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. “He has a reputation for his ability to develop players and his 31-year coaching resume speaks for itself. We’re excited to have Melvin on our staff.” Smith, who coached cornerbacks for MSU since 2007 after coaching the entire secondary in 2006, mentored Jonathan Banks, who won the 2012 Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation’s top defensive back. Banks was also a Walter Camp All-American and a first-team all-SEC selection. In 2012, Smith tutored a Bulldog defense that had 30 takeaways, which led the SEC and was 12th nationally. Darius Slay, a second-team AllSEC pick, tied for the league lead in interceptions with five, while Banks added four. In 2009, Smith guided a young group that led the SEC with 17 interceptions. Led by then-freshman Corey Broomfield’s six picks, the corners improved as the season progressed. For his efforts, Broomfield was named Freshman all-SEC. In 2011, Smith continued to tutor Broomfield and Banks, who developed into an all-SEC performer and was named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Smith returned to Mississippi State in 2006 after spending time at both Alabama and Texas A&M. In just his second season back at MSU, Smith helped the Bulldogs’ pass defense rank fourth in the SEC, allowing just 182.2 yards per game, sixth in pass efficiency defense (114.8). The Bulldogs improved their interception total from 12 to 15. A native of Taylorsville, Miss., who grew up in Magee, Miss., Smith was an assistant football coach at Mississippi State for seven years (1995-2001), helping guide the Bulldogs through the greatest period in the school’s football history. In 2000, three of his four defensive backfield starters signed professional football contracts. That secondary intercepted 19 passes, the second-most in school history. The 31-year coaching veteran came back to Mississippi State following three seasons at Texas A&M, where he coached the safeties. During his tenure in College Station, Smith helped the Aggies to a 7-4 regular season record in 2004 and a berth in the 2005 Cotton Bowl. Smith coached the safeties at Alabama in 2002, where the Crimson Tide team posted a 10-3 regular season record.
Smith has also coached on the collegiate level in Mississippi at Ole Miss (1992-94) and Delta State (1990-91). He began his coaching career on the high school level at Greenwood (Miss.) from 1982-89. Smith holds a master’s degree in administration from Delta State (1992) and a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Millsaps College. Smith is married to the former Sheilah McLemore and the couple has four children: sons Robert and Melvin, and daughters Deondra and Ashlee.
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Director of Football Operations
Gunn, who began his career as the linebackers and wide receivers coach there from 1987-89. Gunn, a native of England, Ark., who excelled in football, basketball and track at England High School, also coached at Lake Highlands (Texas) High School, where he coached running backs and helped his team to a 1990 conference title. After graduating from England High School in 1982, he attended the University of Arkansas, where he played defensive back and running back; as a Razorback, he played in the 1984 Liberty Bowl and the 1987 Orange Bowl. He graduated in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and biological science. Gunn is married to the former Aleachia Stephenson of England, and they have two grown daughters - Tiffany, a recent Arkansas law school graduate, and Bethany, who is a junior at Auburn.
Jamie Croley serves as Auburn’s director of football operations, managing the overall logistics of the Tiger football program. He held the same position in 2012 at Arkansas State working for head coach Gus Malzahn. Croley has had a long career in athletics administration and sports medicine. Nationally certified in athletic training in 1998, his career in athletic training has included positions with HealthSouth, the Cooper Clinic, HealthSouth of Northwest Arkansas and Trinity Rehabilitation; he also covered local high school athletic squads during those years. In 2009, he joined the staff of the Physicians Specialty Hospital, where he served as liaison to a number of local schools and institutions, including the University of Arkansas athletic teams. During the summer of 2011, he worked with the prestigious Andrews Institute. Croley received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science with an emphasis in sports medicine from Oklahoma Baptist in 1995, where he also served as a student athletic trainer. Croley and his wife, the former Tiffani Otwell, an elementary school teacher, are both natives of Fort Smith, Ark. They are the proud parents of four daughters: Camryn, Ashtyn, Londyn and Jordyn.
KENNY INGRAM
Director of Player Development
DAVID GUNN
Assistant Athletic Director for Football
David Gunn serves as an assistant athletics director for Auburn football, serving as the chief liaison to head coach Gus Malzahn and as administrator for the overall football program. Gunn joined the Auburn family before the 2013 campaign. Gunn came to Auburn with Malzahn after 11 seasons on the coaching staff at Arkansas State. He coached defensive backs in 2012, after spending his first 10 seasons as the ASU running backs coach. Gunn also held the role of Director of Player Development in 2011, the same season he served as the Red Wolves’ interim head coach for the GoDaddy.com Bowl. At Arkansas State, Gunn coached three All-Sun Belt Conference selections, two of the Red Wolves’ top three all-time leading rushers, a Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and the league’s Freshman of the Year. Since arriving at ASU in January 2002, Gunn developed some powerful performers. Reggie Arnold, A-State’s featured back from 2006-09, was a Doak Walker Award candidate entering the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons and finished his career as ASU’s second all-time leader in total rushing yards and tied for second in rushing touchdowns. Arnold piled up numerous awards, including All-Sun Belt Conference honors three times. Gunn’s first season featured Danny Smith, who broke ASU’s all-time rushing record which had stood for 50 years. Gunn proudly watched Smith receive Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year Honors. Antonio Warren and Shermar Bracey churned out extraordinary rushing totals and signed NFL contracts; Warren finished his career as ASU’s third all-time leading rusher with 3,040 yards. Prior to joining the ASU staff, Gunn served as head coach for Little Rock McClellan (Ark.) High School for five seasons (1996-2001), taking the Crimson Tide to the playoffs twice. Before McClellan, he served as the boys’ head track coach at Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Ark. (1991-95); he also served as the running backs and defensive backs coach at Watson Chapel and helped then go to the AAA playoffs three straight years, winning the 1996 state championship. That was the second stop at Watson Chapel for
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Kenny Ingram serves as the director of player development for Auburn football. He joined the Auburn family in 2013. Ingram came to Auburn with head coach Gus Malzahn from Arkansas State, where he served as defensive line coach during the Red Wolves’ 2012 Sun Belt Championship season. Prior to Arkansas State, Ingram was an assistant coach at Memphis from 2006-09, coaching the linebackers; he was promoted to defensive coordinator at Memphis in 2009. Ingram was a part of two bowl teams in his four years at Memphis, including the 2007 New Orleans Bowl and 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl. Ingram joined the Memphis staff after spending the 2005 season as defensive line coach at Tennessee State University, where he was responsible for recruiting his hometown area of Memphis and west Tennessee. He was the head coach at Melrose (Tenn.) High School from 2002-04 and posted a 37-4 overall record after serving as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator from 2001-02. He led the school to one appearance in the state finals and a pair of appearances in the state semifinals, returning the program to prominence. A three-time Regional Coach of the Year and the Commercial Appeal’s 2004 Coach of the Year for Metro Memphis, he was selected to serve as the Liberty Bowl All-Star Game defensive coordinator in 2003 and was a member of the Tennessee East-West Shrine All-Star Game coaching staff that same season. Ingram taught and coached at Corry Middle School and worked in the Youth Habilitation Center prior to moving to Melrose. A standout at Whitehaven High School in his hometown of Memphis, Ingram graduated from Arkansas State, where he was a four-year letterman (1989-92) and the team co-captain in 1992; he received his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1999. Ingram and his wife, Carla, who holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Christian Brothers and an MBA in finance from Memphis, have five children: Kendrien, Taylor, Kameron, and twins Kennedy and Karleigh.
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PHILLIP LOLLEY
Director of former players/ nfl liaison
BRENT THOMAS
Football Video Coordinator
Longtime coach and administrator Phillip Lolley works with alumni, NFL scouts and other external groups connected with the Auburn football program. A member of the Auburn family since 1999, he spent seven seasons as Auburn’s defensive backs coach under Tommy Tuberville (2000-03) and Gene Chizik (2009-11); among his top pupils were Jim Thorpe Award winner Carlo Rogers and Junior Rosegreen, both Auburn All-Americans. Lolley joined the Tigers in 1999 as a strength and conditioning coach, and was AU’s Director of NFL Relations from 2004-08. A 22-year veteran high school coach in the state of Alabama, Lolley was head coach at three schools: North Jackson (winning the 1993 4A state championship) from 1988-98; South Choctaw Academy in 1977; and Warrior Academy in Eutaw, from 1978-82. He also served as defensive coordinator at Demopolis High School (1982-84) and head coach at Stevenson High School (1984-87). Lolley, whose hmetown is Butler, Ala., received a bachelor’s degree from Livingston in 1977 and a master’s degree in 1981. He has two children, a son, Brad, and a daughter, Brittany.
Brent Thomas is the video coordinator for Auburn football, a post he has held since March, 2007. In that role, Thomas is responsible for the exchange of scouting and breakdown of opponent game film, as well as coordinating the staff that films daily practices and games for the Tigers. Thomas, who was a long snapper with the Tennessee Volunteers from 1996-2000, served as the assistant video coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL from 2003-07. Prior to working with the Titans, he worked as a video graduate assistant with the University of Tennessee football team from 2002-03. A native of Louisville, Ky., Thomas earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management with a minor in business from the University of Tennessee in 2001.
AL POGUE
Director of High School Relations
BRETT WHITESIDE
Director of Recruiting Operations
Al Pogue, who has spent the previous two years as a quality control assistant at Auburn and has 13 years of experiencing coaching high school football in the state of Alabama, now serves as the Director of High School Relations for Auburn football. In that role, Pogue also oversees Auburn football’s summer camps and clinics. Prior to his arrival at Auburn in March, 2011, Pogue spent 13 years as a high school coach in the state of Alabama, 11 in the public school system and two at a private school. Pogue, who spent 12 of his 13 years coaching in the high school ranks in Montgomery, Ala., was the head coach at Carver High School, from 2008-10 where he produced the program’s first-ever undefeated regular season in 2008. He was the head coach at St. Jude High School from 2006-07, after serving as the defensive coordinator for Sidney Lanier High School (2003-05). Pogue’s first head coaching position was at Calhoun High School in Lowndes County in 2002. He began his coaching career defensive backs at Lee High School (1998-01). At Auburn in 2011, Pogue served as an offensive quality control assistant under Malzahn, who was the offensive coordinator at the time. In 2012, Pogue worked as a special teams quality control assistant for the Tigers. As a college football player at Alabama State from 1993-96, Pogue was a three-year starter at defensive back, earning All-America and All-SWAC honors at free safety. A native of Mobile, Ala., Pogue earned a bachelor’s degree in special education from Alabama State in 1998. He and his wife Nikita, who also attended Alabama State, have two children, Allison and Nasir.
Brett Whiteside serves as the director of recruiting operations for Auburn football, his second stint with the Tiger program. He worked with head coach Gus Malzahn as football operations assistant at Arkansas State in 2012, coordinating the Red Wolves’ team travel, assisting with on-campus recruiting and helping oversee the day-to-day operations of the ASU football program. As a student recruiting assistant at Auburn from 2009-12, Whiteside helped with the recruiting effort of two of the top six recruiting classes in the nation, including the 2011 class, ranked No. 2 nationally and first in the Southeastern Conference. He was also instrumental in signing ASU’s first recruiting class under head coach Gus Malzahn, which was ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference in 2012. Originally from Gadsden, Ala., Whiteside graduated from Arkansas State in 2012 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
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CHETTE WILLIAMS
Team Chaplain
JOHNNY BREWER
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Rev. Chette Williams, a former Auburn linebacker, serves as the Auburn team chaplain. Williams is also is the Auburn campus director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the State Director for Urban Ministries for FCA. During his playing career (1982-84), Auburn won the Sugar Bowl, the Citrus Bowl and the Liberty Bowl. The former President of IMPACT Ministries in Spartanburg, S.C. (1995-99), Williams served as Pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in New Orleans, La. (1993-95) and co-Pastor of New Song Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala. (1991-93). He was licensed as a minister in 1987 and ordained in 1988. He received a bachelor’s degree from Auburn in Adult Education in 1985, and a master’s of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1993. Williams and his wife, the former Lakeba Hibbler, have two daughters, Lauren and Caitlyn, and one son, Chette Jr.
CASEY WOODS
Director of Player Personnel
Johnny Brewer is a graduate assistant coach for Auburn football, working with the offensive line. He joined the Auburn family in 2013. During the 2012 season, Brewer served as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Harrison (Ark.) High School, after two seasons at Rogers (Ark.) High, his alma mater, as wide receiver and head freshman coach. His first coaching assignment was as a volunteer assistant at Rogers, working with the quarterbacks and receivers. Brewer played football and baseball at Rogers, earning all-conference honors in both sports as a junior and senior; he was a teammate there of Auburn All-American Lee Ziemba. After his senior season, Brewer was selected to play in the Arkansas Football All-Star Game, where Gus Malzahn was his head coach. A 2010 graduate of Arkansas with a degree in kinesiology, Brewer is pursuing a master’s degree at Auburn. Brewer, whose hometown is Rogers, Ark., is married to the former Danielle Stevens, who was an NAIA Scholar All-Star in volleyball at the College of the Ozarks, where she received her degree in business.
KODI BURNS
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Casey Woods serves as the director of player personnel for Auburn football, his second tour of duty with the Auburn family. Woods came back to Auburn after serving as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in 2012 at Arkansas State with head coach Gus Malzahn. From 2009-11, Woods was Auburn’s offensive quality control assistant, working closely with Malzahn during that time. He was a part of three bowl teams at Auburn: the 2010 squad that won the BCS National Championship, the 2009 Outback Bowl and the 2011 Chickfil-A Bowl. Prior to Auburn, Woods was a three-year letterman at Tennessee from 2003-07, playing in 40 career games while also working two seasons as a player volunteer coach. He played in three bowl games and was a member of three 10-win teams. He was team captain of the 2007 Tennessee team that won the SEC East and Outback Bowl. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Tennessee during the 2008 season, working with wide receivers. A native of Starkville, Miss., Woods earned bachelor’s degrees in both psychology and political science from Tennessee in 2006. He received his master’s degree in sport psychology from Tennessee in 2007. He is currently pursuing further graduate work in sport psychology. He is married to the former Lauren Thompson.
Kodi Burns serves as a graduate assistant coach for Auburn football, working with the quarterbacks and receivers. A longtime member of the Auburn family, he played for the Tigers from 2007-10. Burns joined the Auburn coaching staff in 2013 after spending the 2012 campaign as a graduate assistant for Coach Gus Malzahn at Arkansas State, helping the Red Wolves win the Sun Belt Championship and the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Burns, who played under Malzahn at Auburn in 2009 and 2010, was originally recruited as a quarterback at Auburn, but moved to wide receiver later in his career and helped lead the Tigers to the 2010 national championship. A four-year Auburn letterwinner, Burns began his career with the Tigers at quarterback his first two seasons, passing for 1,312 yards and rushing for 799 yards. Utilizing his tremendous versatility, Burns shifted to wide receiver and completed his career with 16 receptions for 227 yards, the biggest a 35-yard touchdown catch in the 2010 BCS national championship game that saw the Tigers beat Oregon 22-19. In a 2009 win over Mississippi State, he accounted for four touchdowns, the first time an Auburn player had done that since Carnell Williams in 2003. Burns earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Auburn in 2011 and is currently working toward a master’s degree in sport administration. A product of Fort Smith, Ark., Burns is engaged to Auburn communications graduate Keista Hough.
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Defensive Graduate Assistant Brent Dearmon Analyst Cam Clark is a graduate assistant coach for Auburn football, working with the defensive secondary. He joined the Auburn family in 2013. He came to Auburn with head coach Gus Malzahn from Arkansas State, where he was a graduate assistant working with the defense and special teams during the Red Wolves’ 2012 Sun Belt Championship season. He was a quality control assistant for Arkansas State during the 2011 Sun Belt Championship campaign. Clark spent the 2008-10 seasons as a coach at Faulkner University, where he held positions as a defensive backs coach, wide receivers coach, special teams coach, recruiting coordinator and junior varsity head coach. Prior to his coaching experience, he was a four-year letterman at Harding University, where he played safety and corner, earning the 2007 Iron Bison of the Year award. He was also a four-year letterman in track and field. A native of Calhoun, Ga., Clark was the Georgia high school state triple jump champion at Calhoun High School, and also an all-state prep quarterback. Clark earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and social sciences from Harding in 2007. He is working toward a master’s degree at Auburn. His wife Dana, from Plano, Texas, is also a Harding graduate, with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and a master’s in reading. Brandon Hall Analyst
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Brandon Wheeling is a graduate assistant coach with Auburn football, working with the defensive line. He joined the Auburn family in 2013. He began his coaching career in 2010 as the defensive line and strength and conditioning coach at Barnwell (S.C.) High School. In 2011, he returned to UGA, and served as a quality control assistant for defensive line coach Rodney Garner during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Wheeling, who hails from Dallas, Ga., was a three-sport letterwinner at Paulding County High School before matriculating to the University of Georgia, where he lettered at defensive tackle. He received his bachelor’s degree in education and physical education from Georgia in 2010. He is engaged to Bethany Ellyson, a Georgia graduate with a degree in dietetics and nutrition. They are planning a Summer 2014 wedding.
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Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
ANDRE WADLEY
Strength & Conditioning Intern
Ryan Russell serves as the director of strength and conditioning for Auburn football, continuing his professional partnership with Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn. Russell held a similar position on Malzahn’s staff at Arkansas State, where he served as director of athletic performance during the 2012 season. From 2010-11, Russell served an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Auburn, working with the football program. He was also football’s director of sports nutrition. He was an associate strength and conditioning coach for the Boise State football team from 2007-09. He served professional internships as a strength and conditioning coach at Pitt (2005) and Louisville (2004-05) before coming to Auburn as a graduate assistant coach in 2005-06. Russell played professional football in the Arena Football League for the Las Vegas Gladiators and the Louisville Fire in 2003. Russell received his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from West Liberty State in 2003. He played wide receiver for West Liberty State from 2000-02, receiving all-conference honors all three years. He earned his master’s degree in Adult Education from Auburn in December 2006. He holds a number of professional certifications, including CSCS, SCCC, SNC, USAW Level 1, and FMS. A native of Palm Springs, Calif., he met his wife, the former Sarah Porter (an Auburn graduate with a degree in nutrition and food science), during his first stint at Auburn.
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Strength & Conditioning Intern
ANTHONY KINCY
Strength & Conditioning Intern
JEFF JONES
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jeff Jones is the assistant strength and conditioning coach for Auburn football. He came to Auburn in December after serving in a similar role at Arkansas State, where he worked with head strength coach Ryan Russell assisting with the training of the football and baseball teams during the 2012 season. From 2007-12, Jones was an assistant strength coach at Boise State, working with the BSU football, softball, gymnastics and men’s and women’s tennis squads. He worked as a graduate assistant at Boise State in 2006, after completing an internship with the Louisville strength and conditioning program. A native of Rockford, Iowa, Jones is a 2006 graduate of Central College, where he played defensive back while receiving a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and health promotion. He earned a master’s degree in curriculum instruction in education from Boise State.
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DR. JAMES ANDREWS
Orthopaedic Surgeon
DAVID WALSH
Manager of Plainsman Park Physical Therapy
World-renowned expert Dr. James Andrews serves as orthopaedic surgeon and Medical Director for Auburn student-athletes. A member of the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Chairman of the Board of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, Ala. and Medical Director of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., Dr. Andrews has been mentor for more than 250 orthopaedic/sports medicine fellows who have trained with him through the American Sports Medicine Institute. A member of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, he has been awarded a Doctor of Laws Degree from Livingston University, Doctor of Science Degree from Troy State and a Doctor of Science Degree from Louisiana State University. Dr. Andrews currently serves as Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Redskins, Medical Director for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and is Co-Medical Director for the Ladies Professional Golf Association. He graduated from LSU in 1963, where he was the Southeastern Conference indoor and outdoor pole vault champion. He completed medical school in 1967 and completed his orthopaedic residency at Tulane Medical School in 1972. Dr. Andrews was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
David Walsh oversees the rehabilitation efforts of Auburn student-athletes at Plainsman Park Physical Therapy, a position he has held since 2005. Prior to that, he was director of the HealthSouth Physical Therapy Clinic at Auburn from 1998-2005. Walsh, whose hometown is Bluff City, Tenn., served on the medical staff (track and field) for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, a current member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association, and a founding member of the Mountain Empire Sports Medicine Society. He was a Board-appointed committee member to advocate working relationships between physical therapists and athletic trainers in 1992 in Nashville, Tenn. Walsh previously served as Director and Chief Physical Therapist at Northside Hospital in Johnson City, Tenn., and an assistant athletic trainer for football, basketball and baseball at The Citadel. Walsh earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education/sports medicine from East Tennessee State in 1984, a master’s in education from Auburn in 1985 (serving as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for football and track) and a bachelor’s in physical therapy from Medical University (Charleston, S.C.) in 1988. He and his wife, the former Kelly Ladye of Columbus, Ga., have one daughter, Emily Michelle.
DR. MICHAEL GOODLETT
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Director of Sports Medicine
Dr. Michael Goodlett serves as Auburn University Sports Medicine team physician, overseeing all aspects of the daily sports medicine/primary care needs of all Auburn student-athletes. He coordinates that care with the athletic training staff, local medical community, and Dr. James Andrews. A charter member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Dr. Goodlett is also a member of the American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society, American Medical Society, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, Lee County Medical Society, American Academy of Family Physicians and Alabama Academy of Family Physicians. An affiliate professor in kinesiology at Auburn University, he is a member of Auburn’s Institutional Review Board for the Use of Human Subjects in Research, and previously served as Medical Director of Auburn’s Drake Student Health Center. Formerly the team physician at Jacksonville State, Dr. Goodlett was named 2008 SEC Team Physician of the Year. He is a fellow of the American Board of Family Practice and a Certified Team Physician with the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Goodlett graduated summa cum laude from North Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, and graduated from the South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile with a Doctor of Medicine before completing a family practice residency at UAB/Baptist Memorial Hospital. Married to the former Donna Webster of Tanner, Ala., he has two children, Haley and Hunter.
Joe-Joe Petrone oversees Auburn’s department of 12 certified full-time staff and 11 certified graduate assistants as the Tigers’ Director of Sports Medicine. Petrone spent six and a half years as the head athletic trainer at Middle Tennessee State University, overseeing medical care given to the athletes of 18 different varsity sports, before joining the Auburn family in 2008. Prior to MTSU, he spent six years as the athletic trainer and therapist at the Healthsouth Sports Medicine Center in Tampa, Fla. An assistant athletic trainer for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1987-96, from 1981-87, Petrone was an assistant athletic trainer at Ole Miss. He worked five years as an athletic trainer at the New York Yankees Fantasy Camps and also was a volunteer athletic trainer for Florida College and Hillsborough High School football. He worked summer assistantships as an athletic trainer for the New York Jets’ training camps in 1979 and 1980. Petrone earned his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt in 1980 and a master’s from South Florida in 1994. He and his wife, Allyson, have twin sons, Chas and Michael. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, and is also a member of the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association.
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CLARK PEARSON
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Clark Pearson is the head athletic trainer for the Auburn Tigers, overseeing the care, prevention and rehabilitation of injuries for the football team. Prior to joining the Auburn family in June, 2009, Pearson served as the head football athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin for four years (2005-08). Before that assignment, he was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Oklahoma from 1997-2005. While at Oklahoma, he conducted a two-year research study in conjunction with the Gatorade Sports Science Institute: “Salt Depletion and Cramping in Collegiate Football Players.” Pearson served on the 2001 Big 12 Athletic Training Staff of the Year. At Wisconsin, he completed a Post-Surgical Hamstring Protocol Case Report and conducted the Collegiate Lineman Type II Diabetes Study. A participant in the Big Ten/NFL Shoe and Surface Study, he has been a speaker on a variety of medical topics at various sports medicine conferences and symposiums. Since coming to Auburn he has been active in the SEC Sports Medicine Conference and the yearly SEC Officials physicals in Birmingham. A native of Franklin, Ky., Pearson and his wife, Nancy, have a son, Bradley, and a daughter, Katherine. Pearson earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management from Kentucky in 1995 and a master’s degree in human relations from Oklahoma in 1997. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association.
Auburn assistant athletic trainer Drew Hamblin assists with the care, prevention and rehabilitation of injuries for the Auburn football team. Prior to coming to Auburn in 2011, Hamblin served as the Director of Sports Medicine and head athletic trainer at Newberry (S.C.) College. He spent a year as a seasonal intern athletic trainer with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills (2009-10) and spent two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the University of Arkansas football program. A native of Madison, Wisc., he received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology-athletic training from Wisconsin in 2007 and a master’s in sports management from Arkansas in 2009. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association, he is married to the former Heather Frasier.
KIRK NIELSON
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Joyce Boles Executive Secretary/Football
Claudia Gleaton Recruiting Secretary
Kirk Nielson serves as an assistant athletic trainer, assisting the Tigers’ medical and athletic training staff with the care, prevention and rehabilitation of injuries for the Auburn football team. Nielson, who joined the Auburn family full-time in July, 2008, served as a seasonal intern with the Atlanta Falcons during the 2007-08 NFL season, and served a similar internship with the 2008 Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. A product of Dansville, Mich., Nielson first came to Auburn as an intern in the fall of 2004, working with the football team. In the spring of 2005, he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the Auburn softball team before returning to football in the fall of 2005 to serve as a graduate assistant. Nielson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sports medicine from Central Michigan University in 2004 and a M.Ed. in Higher Administration Education from Auburn in 2007. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association. He and his wife Abby are the proud parents of a son, Brian.
Sue Locklar On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator
Laura Meadors Executive Asst. to the Head Coach
Jeremy Roberts Asst. Athletic Director/Operations
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DANA MARQUEZ
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Dana Marquez oversees all aspects of the equipment and apparel for all of Auburn’s 21 varsity teams. He has served as Auburn’s equipment manager since 2006. Marquez came to Auburn after serving as the Western Regional Promotion Manager for Schutt Sports Group from 2005-06. Prior to that, he served as the director of equipment operations at the University of California (2002-05), the football equipment manager at Oregon State (2001-02), a Marketing Consultant for the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL (1997-98), director of marketing for the Colorado Foxes (1994-95) and the Denver Grizzlies of the IHL (1993-94). A native of Littleton, Colo., who attended Colorado State, studying sports sciences and management, he is married to the former Liz Asher. The couple has a daughter, Jordan.
Ryan Latuso is an assistant equipment manager with the Auburn Tigers, involved in running the day-to-day operation of the athletics equipment rooms. Latuso served as a student manager with the LSU football team for three seasons from 2006-2009, and also worked as a LSU baseball manager from 2007-2009. He joined the Auburn staff in 2010 as a football equipment intern before taking on a full-time role in 2011; he also works with Auburn’s softball, gymnastics and men’s and women’s tennis programs. Latuso graduated from LSU with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 2009. A native of Baton Rouge, La., he is married to Kayla Latuso.
BRAD RAPACZ
Assistant Equipment Manager
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Assistant Equipment Manager Brad Rapacz serves as an assistant equipment manager with the Auburn Tigers, involved in running the day-to-day operation of the football equipment room. Rapacz first came to Auburn in 2009, serving as an intern for the football team with the Auburn equipment staff during that season after working with the football team at the University of Minnesota for four seasons from 2005-09. He was certified by the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) in June, 2009. A native of St. Paul, Minn., Rapacz graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2002.
Auburn assistant equipment manager Dale Calloway is integral to the efficient day-today operation of the football equipment room. Calloway joined the Auburn family in 2006, after serving a year as an assistant equipment manager intern at Nevada-Reno, working with football, women’s basketball, track/ cross country and men’s and women’s tennis. He served as a student football manager at Hinds (Miss.) Community College (1997-99) and later Mississippi State (2000-04). Calloway completed an internship with the NFL’s Houston Texans during their 2003 and 2004 training camps. Calloway, from Vicksburg, Miss., is a 2005 graduate of Mississippi State with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He and his wife, the former Kay Dee Hinkle of Sugar Land, Texas, have one daughter, Carrington.
ANDREW WARNKE
Assistant Equipment Manager
Andrew Warnke is an assistant equipment manager with the Auburn Tigers, involved in running the day-to-day operation of the football equipment room. Warnke, who came to Auburn in 2007 and joined the full-time staff in 2012, served as a student equipment manager for Auburn football for the 2007-10 seasons. He completed an internship with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons during their 2010 training camp and served as an Auburn equipment intern during the 2011 season. Warnke, whose hometown is Cullman, Ala., is married to the former Nikki Smith of Habersham, Ga. He earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Auburn in 2011.
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Dr. Jay gogue
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Director of Athletics
Jay Gogue began his tenure as Auburn University’s 18th president on July 16, 2007. The Waycross, Ga., native is a two-time Auburn graduate in horticulture, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1969 and a master’s in 1971. In 1973, he earned a doctorate in horticulture from Michigan State University. Shortly after returning to his alma mater, Gogue engaged the talent and insight of the Auburn family toward development of a dynamic and forward-looking strategic plan to guide the University for the future. Students, alums, employees, business leaders and other stakeholders contributed to a roadmap that will strengthen Auburn’s academic, research and outreach mission, improve operational efficiency and develop human capital. Gogue arrived at Auburn with ample experience in the top ranks of academia. He was selected president of New Mexico State University in 2000 and, in 2003, named president of the University of Houston and chancellor of the University of Houston System. Gogue worked for the National Park Service from 1973 to 1986, rising to the position of chief administrative scientist for several regions of the U.S. Park system. He began his distinguished career in higher education administration in 1986 as associate director of the Office of University Research at Clemson University, where he also served as vice president for research and vice president/vice provost for agriculture and natural resources. Utah State University selected Gogue as provost in 1995. Gogue met his wife, Susie, in the eighth grade, and they married during their undergraduate years at Auburn. Susie also earned two Auburn degrees. They are the proud parents of three children and have two grandchildren. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key honor societies, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Sigma Xi scientific research society and the National Society of Scabbard and Blade, the honorary military society for all branches of service. Gogue previously served as an accreditation reviewer for the Pacific Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Auburn Athletics Department has prospered athletically, academically and financially under the leadership of Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs. Under Jacobs’ leadership, Auburn Athletics has made major strides benefitting Auburn student-athletes, coaches and fans. The department has focused on five strategic goals under his leadership: Winning, graduating student-athletes, managing the department’s fiscal affairs responsibly, complying with SEC and NCAA rules and providing a positive gameday experience. The Auburn Athletics Department has consistently ranked in the top 10 percent of the NACDA Directors Cup and has claimed 11 national championships under Jacobs, including a school-record four titles in 2005-06. In 2010, the football program claimed the BCS National Championship, its first national title since 1957. The Auburn equestrian team also won its third national title in 2013. Under Jacobs’ watch, Auburn has won 22 Southeastern Conference titles. Academically, Auburn has earned seven public recognitions by the NCAA for scoring in the 90th-100th percentile nationally in the Academic Progress Rate (APR). In the most recent APR data, 11 of Auburn’s teams posted a perfect single-year APR score. Jacobs served as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Tigers Unlimited prior to his appointment as Director of Athletics and has initiated several successful business ventures for the Athletics Department, including a lucrative contract with Under Armour Performance Apparel and a nine-year extension with multimedia rights holder IMG. During Jacobs’ tenure, Auburn has also moved forward with numerous facility projects designed to benefit Tiger athletics programs and their fans, most notably, the construction of the state-of-the-art Auburn Arena and basketball practice facility. The most recent major facilities upgrade was a $16 million multipurpose 100-yard indoor practice facility. Jacobs was named Auburn’s 14th Director of Athletics on Dec. 22, 2004, after working in almost every area of the Auburn Athletics Department for the previous 20 years. Jacobs earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in business administration from Auburn in 1985 and 1988, respectively, and was a member of the Auburn football team, earning two letters as an offensive tackle in 1982 and 1983. He is a member of the Auburn chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honorary. He is married to the former Angie Sapp of Dublin, Ga. The couple has three daughters, Haley, Meagan and Jayne. They are also foster parents.
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War...Eagle, fly down the field, Ever to conquer, never to yield. War...Eagle fearless and true. Fight on, you orange and blue. Go! Go! Go! On to vic’try, strike up the band, Give ‘em hell, give ‘em hell. Stand up and yell, Hey! War...Eagle, win for Auburn, Power of Dixie Land!
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Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium was named No. 6 on the list of “Top College Football Stadiums” by CBS Sports.
Fox Sports listed Auburn at No. 5 on its list of top college football tailgating hot spots.
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For more than 100 years, eagles have been associated with Auburn University’s football program. From a static presence on the sidelines to rousing flights over the field, WAR EAGLE has become an Auburn icon. The role of Auburn University’s eagles is to promote wildlife conservation as a part of the education initiatives of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Southeastern Raptor Center. The USF&WS permits the Raptor Center to house eagles and use them on hundreds of educational presentations each year – including Auburn’s home football games. Currently, three flighted eagles and numerous other non-releasable raptors are used for these educational programs. Eagles stir emotions in many people as they have come to symbolize strength, power and courage as well as other important values such as freedom, American heritage and the preservation of our environment. Golden Eagles Tiger (War Eagle VI), Nova (War Eagle VII) and Spirit (a Bald Eagle) are the eagles who have inspired football fans with their graceful flights over Jordan-Hare Stadium.
“War Eagle”
Auburn’s battle cry, not Auburn’s nickname. There are several legends concerning the origin of the War Eagle battle cry, dating back to 1864 and the Civil War at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia.
Auburn Alma Mater
On the rolling plains of Dixie ‘Neath its sun-kissed sky, Proudly stands, our Alma Mater Banners high. To thy name we’ll sing thy praise, From hearts that love so true, And pledge to thee our Loyalty the ages through. We hail thee, Auburn, and we vow To work for thy just fame, And hold in memory as we do now Thy cherished name.
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Auburn Creed
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work. I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully. I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men. I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports to develop these qualities. I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all. I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all. I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by “doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God.” And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it. - George Petrie (1945)
Composed by Bill Wood ‘42 | Word Revision 1960 Hear thy student voices swelling, Echoes strong and clear, Adding laurels to thy fame Enshrined so dear. From thy hallowed halls we’ll part, And bid thee sad adieu; Thy sacred trust we’ll bear with us The ages through. We hail thee, Auburn, and we vow To work for thy just fame, And hold in memory as we do now Thy cherished name.
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Inaugural mascot hall of fame member seven-Time UCA national champion
Aubie Facts
First Year as Costumed Mascot: 1979 First Costume Designer: Brooks-Van Horn Costumes, New York, N.Y. Other Costume Designers: Bienville Costumes, Mobile, Ala.; BTS Productions, Auburn. First Appearance: Auburn men’s basketball vs. Vanderbilt, February 28, 1979 at SEC Tournament at Birmingham-Jefferson County Civic Center National Championships: 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012 Mascot Hall of Fame Inductee: Aug. 15, 2006 Capital One All-American Mascot Team: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
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Tiger walk: an auburn tradition
Tiger Walk is an Auburn tradition which began in the early 1960s when Auburn players would walk from Sewell Hall to the football stadium and fans would line Donahue Drive to wish them well. Over the years Tiger Walk has grown into a major part of game day at Auburn, so much so that it is listed on the players’ game weekend itinerary. The largest Tiger Walk is believed to have taken place prior to the 1989 Iron Bowl when more than 20,000 well wishers lined the street. Every Tiger Walk prior to home games draws thousands, and, over the last couple of years the Tiger Walk has become a standard as Auburn football players enter stadiums on the road. Tiger Walk is two hours before kickoff for every game.
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rolling TOOMER'S corner
The center of town where the Auburn University campus meets the City of Auburn, Toomer’s Corner, where College Street intersects Magnolia Avenue, has long been the gathering place for Auburn athletic celebrations. After any football win, and significant victories in other sports, Auburn students and citizens alike join forces to “roll” the trees (and anything else that doesn’t move) at Toomer’s Corner with toilet tissue. Celebrations after significant football victories can go on for hours and leave the heart of town looking like a blizzard passed through.
the “roll” call
On Saturday, April 20, 2013, the Auburn Family showed that not only is the Auburn Spirit is alive and well, but it is soaring to new heights! More than 83,000 fans filled Jordan-Hare Stadium to set an attendance record for A-Day, and later that evening they celebrated into the night with one final roll of the Auburn Oaks at Toomer’s Corner. Generations gathered beneath the oaks one final time, sharing stories and creating memories that will last a lifetime.
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Keeping alive the tradition of rolling Toomer’s Corner is important to the entire Auburn Family. The university has partnered with the City of Auburn to create structures suitable for rolling at the Magnolia Avenue-College Street intersection. Fans will gather there as they always have following big victories or other momentous occasions to celebrate. Set to be implemented in 2014 is a new Samford Park area at Toomer’s Coner that will include the planting of two oak trees. The new design will place trees farther back from the intersection; maintain the existing and historic character of the corner; retain the 1917 gates in their current positions; add more seating and shaded areas; and include the planting of additional trees along a curved walkway through Samford Park. The design was selected after a series of public workshops and an online survey in which more than 10,000 alumni, students, fans and friends provided opinions and ideas.
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On game days, Auburn’s Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium becomes the sixth-largest city in the state of Alabama
Auburn’s showcase football stadium which seats 87,451 with 70 luxury suites located between the lower level and upper deck on the East side. The stadium was dedicated Nov. 30, 1939, with 7,500 seats. Ten years later 14,000 more seats were added and the stadium was named Cliff Hare Stadium (named after a member of Auburn’s first football team and eventual professor and dean of the School of Chemistry), although only 12 home games were played there over that 10-year span. Additional seats were added in 1955, 1960 and 1970. The West upper deck was completed in 1980; the East upper deck and suites were finished for the 1987 season. The facility was renamed JordanHare Stadium in 1973, recognizing Hall of Fame coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan.
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Auburn packs Jordan-Hare Stadium with 87,451 of the loudest, most passionate fans in the country
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The turf at Jordan-Hare Stadium was officially named after Pat Dye, Auburn’s Hall of Fame coach and athletics director, prior to the 2005 Iron Bowl. The Tigers posted a 99-39-4 record in 12 seasons under Dye from 1981-92, and won four SEC championships. Auburn’s home games are now played at Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Consecutive seasons Auburn has averaged at least 80,000 fans at its home games
Auburn has won nearly 80 percent of its games in Jordan-Hare Stadium since its inception in 1939 (288-74-7, .797)
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More than 75,000 season tickets have been sold to Auburn home games in each of the last 20 seasons
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Auburn was the first school in the SEC to install a high-definition video display board. Installed prior to the 2007 season, the 30-foot by 74-foot Daktronics LED board cost $2.9 million
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Largest On-Campus Stadiums
1. Michigan Stadium (Michigan) ...........................................................109,901 2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) ............................................................106,572 3. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) ...........................................................102,455 4. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) ................................................................102,329 5. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) ...................................................101,821 6. Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) ............................100,119 7. Sanford Stadium (Georgia) .................................................................92,746 8. Tiger Stadium (LSU)............................................................................92,542 9. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida).......................................................88,548 10. Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn) ........................................................87,451 11. Kyle Field (Texas A&M)......................................................................82,600 12. Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State) .....82,300 13. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma) .............82,112 14. Memorial Stadium (Clemson) ...........................................................81,500 15. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) ..........................................................81,067
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Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium is the nation’s 10th-largest on-campus stadium with a capacity of 87,451
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The Auburn Family honored three of its all-time greats in a stirring ceremony under sunny skies on the east side of Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, April 14, 2012. A crowd of thousands roared as former Heisman Trophy winners Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson and Cam Newton took the stage moments before towering statues immortalizing the Auburn greats from three different eras were unveiled.
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Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan picked up the Tigers’ first Heisman Trophy in 1971 after throwing for 20 touchdowns and racking up 2,096 yards of total offense. He led Auburn to a 9-2 record and a Sugar Bowl appearance in his senior season.
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How many universities can claim to have John Heisman, the namesake of the Heisman Trophy, as coach and also have a Heisman winner? 1:Auburn. And, Auburn does not just have one Heisman winner; the Tigers tout three.
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Bo Jackson plowed through defenses in 1985 for 6.4 yards per carry, earning Auburn’s second Heisman Trophy. The three-sport athlete ran for 1,786 yards and 17 touchdowns while helping the Tigers to an 8-4 record and a Cotton Bowl appearance.
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Cam Newton put together one of the most remarkable college football seasons ever in 2010, throwing for 30 touchdowns and rushing for 20 while leading Auburn to a 14-0 record and the BCS National Championship. Newton tallied 4,327 yards of total offense while completing 66.1% of his passes.
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Opened in August, 2011, Auburn added a 100yard multipurpose indoor practice facility. The $16 million, 92,000 square-foot facility offers Tigers a place to train year-round, despite the outside elements.
The new indoor facility completed an overhaul of the football facilites at the Auburn Athletic Complex that started in 2008 with a $1.7 million project that included a new locker room and showers, a players’ lounge and a renovation of the training room.
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Connected to the Indoor Practice Facility is the James T. Tatum Strength and Conditioning Center. The center also just completed a renovation, improving the facilities and offering Auburn football student-athletes state-of-the-art training equipment.
Auburn’s Game Day Locker Room is housed underneath the south end zone at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The locker room features player areas, a coaches’ locker room, training room, reception area and honorary lockers for Auburn’s Heisman Trophy winners.
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What’s in a name?
Of the first 53 meetings between Auburn and Alabama, 48 took place in Birmingham. The name “Iron Bowl” comes from Birmingham’s historic role in the country’s iron industry.
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The first Iron Bowl was played on Feb. 22, 1893 in Birmingham with Auburn taking the 32-22 win. The Tigers won the first two meetings and six of the first seven.
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The first time Auburn and Alabama met in Auburn was in 1989, and the No. 11 Tigers beat the No. 2 Crimson Tide, 30-20, on Dec. 2, 1989.
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The climax to a 23-22 Auburn victory over Alabama in 1982 was Bo Jackson’s “Bo Over the Top” 1-yard leap over the Alabama goal line, which capped a 66yard drive and set the stage for what Auburn people consider the Tigers’ “coming out” party in the 1980s.
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Down 24-0 in the second quarter, the Auburn defense inspired a school-record comeback for a 28-27 win in Tuscaloosa in 2010, en route to a national championship.
Dec. 2, 1972: Trailing 16–3 with six minutes left, underdog Auburn blocked two Alabama punts - returning both for touchdowns - to win the game 17–16, handing Alabama its first loss of the season and ending its national title hopes.
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James Brooks takes a piece of the hedges after rushing for 200 yards against Georgia in a 3313 Auburn win on Nov. 17, 1979
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Auburn has defeated Georgia in 54 of the 116 meetings as the series is tied, 54-54-8.
Auburn and Georgia have canvassed the states in their meetings, playing each other in seven different cities: Atlanta, Ga.; Macon, Ga.; Montgomery, Ala.; Savannah, Ga.; Athens, Ga.; Columbus, Ga.; and Auburn, Ala.
John Vaughn hit a 20-yard field goal with six seconds remaining to give Auburn a 31-30 win on Nov. 12, 2005 in Athens, Ga.
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Carnell Williams set an Auburn record with 41 rush attempts in the Tigers’ 24-17 win at Georgia on Nov. 10, 2001
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Auburn and Georgia first met in 1892 with the Tigers taking a 10-0 win; the game, played on Feb. 20 in Piedmont Park in Atlanta, is the first recorded Auburn football game
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1957 Auburn Tigers (10-0, 7-0 SEC)
9/28 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 at Tennessee UT-CHATTANOOGA KENTUCKY at Georgia Tech at Houston FLORIDA vs. Mississippi State vs. Georgia at Florida State vs. Alabama W W W W W W W W W W 7-0 40-7 6-0 3-0 48-7 13-0 15-7 6-0 29-7 40-0
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1993 Auburn Tigers (11-0, 8-0 SEC)
9/2 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 OLE MISS SAMFORD at LSU SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt MISSISSIPPI STATE FLORIDA at Arkansas NEW MEXICO STATE at Georgia ALABAMA W W W W W W W W W W W 16-12 35-7 34-10 35-24 14-10 31-17 38-35 31-21 55-14 42-28 22-14
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2004 Auburn Tigers (13-0, 8-0 SEC)
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9/4 9/9 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/26 12/4 1/10 ARKANSAS STATE W 52-26 at Mississippi State W 17-14 CLEMSON W 27-24 (OT) SOUTH CAROLINA W 35-27 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 52-3 at Kentucky W 37-34 ARKANSAS W 65-43 LSU W 24-17 at Ole Miss W 51-31 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA W 62-24 GEORGIA W 49-31 at Alabama W 28-27 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME vs. South Carolina W 56-17 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME vs. Oregon W 22-19
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Head Coach Gene Chizik
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All-SEC and All-America in 1958 by unanimous choice … Considered best line-backing guard in Dixie … Selected to first-string All-America on following teams: Look Magazine, Associated Press, NEA, FWAA, Football Digest, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Tribune, Coach and Athlete ... All-SEC on Associated Press and United Press International and SEC Lineman of the Year choice of Atlanta Touchdown Club and Birmingham Quarterback Club … Lineman of the Week by the Associated Press for his play against Tennessee in 1958 season opener ... Led a Tiger defense which allowed the Vols no first downs and minus-33 yards total offense for the afternoon … Voted “Best Offensive Guard in SEC” by conference coaches in 1958
Zeke Smith
1958 Outland Trophy Winner
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cam newton
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Auburn’s NFL prospects spend one day each spring showcasing their talents in front of more than 100 members of the media and NFL representatives, including scouts, coaches and general managers who converge on The Plains for Pro Day. Pro Day gives NFL scouts and executives an opportunity to view potential Auburn pro prospects first hand through a series of drills, including the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump and the three-cone drill, the same regimen followed at the NFL Combine. The event was held at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2011 and was moved into the new Indoor Practice Facility in 2012, providing an ideal setting for the Tigers to showcase their talents. In 2011, Auburn’s Pro Day was shown live on the NFL Network and ESPN3. Members of the local, regional and national media are also regular fixtures at Auburn’s annual Pro Day.
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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
The Auburn football team trains at the state-of-the-art James T. Tatum Strength and Conditioning Center, a newly renovated facility that features more than 14,000 square feet of space. The Tigers train under head strength and conditioning coach Ryan Russell and his outstanding staff. The $2.7 million facility features 16 power stations, multiple upper and lower body selectorized machines, aerobic equipment and an open exercise area for student-athletes. It is adjacent to the indoor practice area, locker room and training room for maximum convenience for Auburn student-athletes.
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aCADEMIC SUCCESS
Auburn University is committed to maintaining the highest standard of academic excellence. Auburn’s academic curriculum is recognized nationally and internationally by leading education publications for its services in preparing students for challenges of the future. Auburn student-athletes excel because of one of the top student support service programs in the country. The program includes a staff of seven full-time Academic Counselors, two Learning Specialists and two Eligibility Specialists. Charlotte G. Lowder Student Athlete Development Center The Charlotte G. Lowder Student Athlete Development Center, with 33,000 square feet of dedicated space to students and learning, gives Auburn University the physical infrastructure that allows the ability to implement and expand the array of programs designed to enhance the academic performance of Auburn student-athletes. Located adjacent to the Auburn Athletic Complex, the facility is centrally located for easy access for all Tiger athletic teams. The construction of the Student Athlete Development Center was made possible by the generosity of Robert and Charlotte Lowder and from the Lowder Family Foundation.
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Ashton Richardson was a 2012 Rhodes Scholarhip Finalist and was named to the prestigious National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
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The Tigers are active in the Auburn community, volunteering their time to work with special needs children at Storybook Farms, the East Alabama Miracle League, reading at local elementary schools, mentoring programs and numerous other service-based projects throughout the year. Auburn players and coaches also reached out to their neighbors around the state following the April 27, 2011 tornados.
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Auburn’s beautiful main campus—graced by greenery and open spaces and highlighted by historic Samford Park—is made up of 90 major academic buildings spread across 1,843 acres. Buildings in the main campus area are within walking distance of each other. Residence halls are only a short walk from classrooms, dining and athletic facilities. Auburn is located in the southeastern United States in east-central Alabama about 30 miles from the Georgia border. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Auburn among the top 50 public universities nationwide for 20 consecutive years. Princeton Review’s “The Best 377 Colleges: 2013 Edition” ranked Auburn 9th for best quality of life. Auburn invests in extensive national assessments to obtain quality, data-driven information for measuring and continually improving instruction and student preparation. Results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment show significant gains in the intellectual skills of Auburn students – more than 100 points on SAT-equivalent tests – from their freshman to senior years. Auburn provides a $4.85 billion economic contribution to the state of Alabama, including a $1.7 billion impact on the economy – a 7 to 1 return on the state’s appropriation to Auburn – and a $3.15 billion impact in “human capital.” Auburn’s research expertise continues to be aligned with long-term national priorities in: cyber systems; energy and environment; health sciences and food systems; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and transportation. Auburn is the primary source of instruction and research for Alabama’s aerospace, automotive, microelectronics, biotech, and wireless technology industries.
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More than 95 percent of our alumni say that if they could start college over again, they would choose Auburn. Auburn’s Draughon Library is the largest library in the state. The Auburn University Libraries contains 3.2 million volumes and subscribes to 19,000 journals and 256 electronic databases. It also serves as an instructional resource for faculty and houses a new Learning Commons for students and one of two locations for the new Miller Writing Center. Auburn People AU has awarded degrees to more than 238,314 students since it began in 1856. Currently, we have approximately 219,188 living alumni around the world. There are close to 100 Auburn clubs around the country whose primary goal is to raise scholarships for incoming freshmen. The Auburn Alumni Association and Auburn Club Program awarded a total of 190 scholarships for the 2012 - 2013 school year. Six clubs have endowments of more than $100,000 and the Alumni Association Endowment stands at more than $4.8 million. One of the state’s fastest growing cities, Auburn has a population of about 57,000. An adjacent twin-city, Opelika, has a population of about 30,000. Atlanta, Ga., is only 100 miles to the northeast via Interstate 85; Birmingham is 100 miles to the north via U.S. 280 or I-85/65; Montgomery is 50 miles to the west via I-85; and the Gulf beaches are about 200 miles away. The university enjoys the advantages of security, seclusion and clean air and water. Auburn is a clean city with a mild climate that offers many cultural opportunities. The Student Alumni Association, with membership of over 3,600 students, offers student scholarships for its rising senior members. The Auburn Alumni Association has more than 43,000 members and contributes close to $100,000 each year toward professorships and other faculty awards. More than 12,000 people a year visit the Alumni hospitality tent before home football games.
Did You Know?
Auburn was named one of the top 10 places to live in the country by U.S. News and World Report in its 2009 rankings
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Jim Sivell, Brooklyn Dodgers, G Rufus Deal, Washington Redskins, FB Frank Gatski, Cleveland Browns, C Jim Phillips, Los Angeles Rams, E Bill Atkins, Buffalo Bills, DB Jim Phillips, Los Angeles Rams, E Ken Rice, Buffalo Bills, TE Jim Phillips, Los Angeles Rams, E Bobby Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs, DB Tucker Frederickson, New York Giants, FB Forrest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C Forrest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C Forrest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C Forrest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C Tom Banks, St. Louis Cardinals, C Tom Banks, St. Louis Cardinals, C Tom Banks, St. Louis Cardinals, C Tom Banks, St. Louis Cardinals, C William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB Joe Cribbs, Buffalo Bills, RB William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB Joe Cribbs, Buffalo Bills, RB* William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB Joe Cribbs, Buffalo Bills, RB James Brooks, Cincinnati Bengals, RB James Brooks, Cincinnati Bengals, RB James Brooks, Cincinnati Bengals, RB Kevin Greene, Los Angeles Rams, LB Brent Fullwood, Green Bay Packers, RB James Brooks, Cincinnati Bengals, RB Bo Jackson, Los Angeles Rams, RB* Steve Wallace, San Francisco 49ers, OT Kevin Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers, LB Kevin Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers, LB 1996: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: Kevin Greene, Carolina Panthers, LB Kevin Greene, Carolina Panthers, LB Stephen Davis, Washington Redskins, RB Stephen Davis, Washington Redskins, RB Gary Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars, DT Gary Walker, Houston Texans, DT Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT Fred Beasley, San Francisco 49ers, FB Stephen Davis, Carolina Panthers, RB Tony Richardson, Kansas City Chiefs, FB Takeo Spikes, Buffalo Bills, LB Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT* Rudi Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals, RB Tony Richardson, Kansas City Chiefs, FB Takeo Spikes, Buffalo Bills, LB Marcus Washington, Washington Redskins, LB Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT* Marcus McNeill, San Diego Chargers, OT Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans, K Marcus McNeill, San Diego Chargers, OT Tony Richardson, Minnesota Vikings, FB Ronnie Brown, Miami Dolphins, RB Jay Ratliff, Dallas Cowboys, DT Jay Ratliff, Dallas Cowboys, DT Jay Ratliff, Dallas Cowboys, DT Ben Grubbs, Baltimore Ravens, OG Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, QB Jay Ratliff, Dallas Cowboys, DT Carlos Rogers, San Francisco 49ers, CB
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Jay Ratliff DE, Dallas Cowboys 2008-11 Pro Bowl Selection
* - Selected but did not play due to injury. Note: Year refers to the season the Pro Bowl followed, not the year the game was played.
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I: IV: V: VI: VII: VIII: X: XVI: XVIII: XX: XXII: XXIII: XXIV: XXVI: XXVII: XXVIII: XXIX: XXX: XXXIV: XXXV: XXXIII: XXXIX: XL: XLII: XLIII: XLIV: XLV: XLVI: XLVII: Dave Hill, OT (Kansas City Chiefs) Bobby Hunt, DB (Kansas City Chiefs) Chuck Hurston, DE (Kansas City Chiefs) Wayne Frazier, C (Kansas City Chiefs) Dave Hill, OT, Chuck Hurston, DE (Kansas City Chiefs) Dave Edwards, LB (Dallas Cowboys) Dave Edwards, LB (Dallas Cowboys) Mike Kolen, LB (Miami Dolphins) Mike Kolen, LB (Miami Dolphins) Mike Kolen, LB (Miami Dolpins) Dave Edwards, LB (Dallas Cowboys) Mike Fuller, S (Cincinnati Bengals) Chester Willis, RB (Los Angeles Raiders) Ben Thomas, DE (New England Patriots) Tim Jessie, RB (Washington Redskins) James Brooks, RB (Cincinnati Bengals) Steve Wallace, OT (San Francisco 49ers) Steve Wallace, OT (San Francisco 49ers) Chris Woods, WR (Denver Broncos) Ron Middleton, TE (Washington Redskins) Tommie Agee, FB (Dallas Cowboys) Alexander Wright, WR (Dallas Cowboys) Tommie Agee, FB (Dallas Cowboys) Steve Wallace, OT (San Francisco 49ers) Kevin Greene, LB (Pittsburgh Steelers) Al Del Greco, PK (Tennessee Titans) John Hudson, OL (Baltimore Ravens) Jaret Holmes, K (New York Giants) Stephen Davis, RB (Carolina Panthers) Jeno James, OG (Carolina Panthers) Roderick Hood, DB (Philadelphia Eagles) Chris Gray, OL (Seattle Seahawks) Kendall Simmons, OL (Pittsburgh Steelers) Heath Evans, FB (New England Patriots) Brandon Jacobs, FB (New York Giants) Reggie Torbor, LB (New York Giants) Karlos Dansby, LB (Arizona Cardinals) Roderick Hood, DB (Arizona Cardinals) Kendall Simmons, OG (Pittsburgh Steelers) Heath Evans, FB (New Orleans Saints) Jerraud Powers, CB (Indianapolis Colts) Pat Lee, DB (Green Bay Packers) Brandon Jacobs, RB (New York Giants) Josh Bynes, LB (Baltimore Ravens) Carlos Rogers, CB (San Francisco 49ers)
Josh Bynes LB, Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII Champions
Pat Lee DB, Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV Champions
Kendall Simmons OG, Pittsburgh Steelers Two-Time Super Bowl Champion
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Auburn quarterback Cam Newton was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is Auburn’s fourth No. 1 draft selection, joining Tucker Frederickson (1965), Bo Jackson (1986) and Aundray Bruce (1988). Cam Newton QB, Carolina Panthers No. 1 overall selection
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Seven former Tigers were either drafted or signed free agent contracts in 2013; they are: Daren Bates (St. Louis), Emory Blake (St. Louis), Corey Lemonier (San Francisco), Philip Lutzenkirchen (St. Louis), Onterio McCalebb (Cincinnati) and John Sullen (Cincinnati). Nick Fairley DT, Detroit Lions No. 13 overall selection
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---A--ADAMS, Darvin, WR - Carolina Panthers (2011-12) AGEE, Tommie, FB - Seattle Seahawks (1988), Kansas City Chiefs (1989), Dallas Cowboys (1990-94) ALFORD, Mike, C - St. Louis Cardinals (1965), Detroit Lions (1966) ANDERSON, Willie, T - Cincinnati Bengals (1996-08), Baltimore Ravens (2008) ANDREWS, William, RB - Atlanta Falcons (1979-83, 1986) ARIAIL, David ‘Gump,’ E - Brooklyn Dodgers (1934), Cincinnati Reds (1934) AROMASHODU, Devin, WR - Indianapolis Colts (2006-08), Chicago Bears (2008-10, 2013), Minnesota Vikings (2011-12) ATKINS, Billy, DB - San Francisco 49ers (1958-59), Buffalo Bills (196061, 63), New York Titans/Jets (1962-63), Denver Broncos (1964) ATKINS, George, G - Detroit Lions (1955) AUGHTMAN, Dowe, DT - Dallas Cowboys (1984) ---B--BAILEY, Karsten, WR - Seattle Seahawks (1999-01), Green Bay Packers (2002-03) BAILEY, Thomas, WR - Cincinnati Bengals (1995) BAKER, Robert, WR - Miami Dolphins (1999-03) BANKS, Tom, C - St. Louis Cardinals (1971-80) BARLOW, Corey, CB - Philadelphia Eagles (1993) BATES, Daren, LB - St. Louis Rams (2013 BAXTER, Fred, TE - New York Jets (1993-00), Chicago Bears (2001-02), New England Patriots (2002-03), Washington Redskins (2004) BEASLEY, Fred, RB - San Francisco 49ers (1998-05), BEASLEY, Terry, WR - San Francisco 49ers (1972, 74-75) BEAUFORD, Clayton, WR - Cleveland Browns (1987) BENNETT, Cole, TE - Houston Texans (2008) BERNICH, Ken, LB - New York Jets (1975) BEVERLY, David, P - Houston Oilers (1974-75), Green Bay Packers (1975-80) BILLINGS, Montez, WR - New Orleans Saints (2010) BIRONAS, Rob, K - Tennessee Titans (2005-12) BLAKE, Emory, WR - St. Louis Rams (2013) BLUE, Forrest, C - San Francisco 49ers (1968-74), Baltimore Colts (1975-78) BOLTON, Scott, WR - Green Bay Packers (1988) BOOKER, Dante, DT - Indianapolis Colts (2003) BOSTIC, James, RB - Philadelphia Eagles (1998-99) BRACKETT, M.L., G - Chicago Bears (1956-57), New York Giants (1958) BROCK, Eric, S - Atlanta Falcons (2008-09) BROOKS, James, RB - San Diego Chargers (1981-83), Cincinnati Bengals (1984-91), Cleveland Browns (1992), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992) BROWN, Mark, LB - New York Jets (2003-05) BROWN, Ronnie, RB - Miami Dolphins (2005-10), Philadelphia Eagles (2011), San Diego Chargers (2012-13) BRUCE, Aundray, LB - Atlanta Falcons (1988-91), LA/Oakland Raiders (1992-98) BULGER, Chester, T - Chicago Cardinals (1942-43, 45-49), Pittsburgh Steelers (1944), Detroit Lions (1950) BURKETT, Jackie, LB - Baltimore Colts (1961-66), New Orleans Saints (1967, 70), Dallas Cowboys (1968-69) BURSON, Jimmy, DB - St. Louis Cardinals (1963-67), Atlanta Falcons (1968) BYNES, Josh, LB - Baltimore Ravens (2011-13)
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1942: 1945: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955: 1960: 1961: 1964: 1966: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1976: 1977: 1981: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1989: 1992: 1994: 1996: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2009: 2011: Chester Bulger, Chicago Cardinals, T - UP (2) Chester Bulger, Chicago Cardinals, T - PF (2) Frank Gatski, Cleveland Browns, C - UP (1), NY (1) Frank Gatski, Cleveland Browns, C - AP (1), UP (2), NY (1) Frank Gatski, Cleveland Browns, C - AP (1), UP (1), NY (1) Frank Gatski, Cleveland Browns, C - AP (2), UP (2), SN (2) Frank Gatski, Cleveland Browns, C - AP (1), UP (1), NE (1), SN (1), NY (1) Jim Phillips, Los Angeles Rams, E - AP (2), UP (2), SN (1) Jim Phillips, Los Angeles Rams, E - AP (1), UP (1), NY (1), NE (2); Billy Atkins, Buffalo Bills, S - All-AFL - UP (1), SN (1), NY (1), OL (2) Bobby Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs, S - All-AFL - AP (2), NY (2) Bobby Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs, S - All-AFL - AP (2), OL (2), NE (2) Forest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C - AP (1), FW (1), PW (1) Forest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C - AP (2), FW (1), PW (1), NE (2) Forest Blue, San Francisco 49ers, C - AP (1), FW (1), PW (1) Tom Banks, Saint Louis Cardinals, C - AP (1), FW (1), NE (2) Tom Banks, Saint Louis Cardinals, C - AP (2), NE (2) William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB - AP (2) Joe Cribbs, Buffalo Bills, RB - NE (2) William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB - AP (2), NE (2) William Andrews, Atlanta Falcons, RB - NE (1), SN (1) Kevin Greene, Los Angeles Rams, LB - AP (2), NE (1), SN (1) Steve Wallace, San Francisco 49ers, T - AP (2), FW (1) Kevin Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers, LB - AP (1), FW (1) Kevin Greene, Carolina Panthers, LB - AP (1), FW (1) Stephen Davis, Washington Redskins, RB - AP (2); Tony Richardson, FB - SI Tony Richardson, FB - SI Gary Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars, DT - SI (2), FD (2) Fred Beasley, San Francisco 49ers, FB Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT - AP (1), PW (1); Takeo Spikes, Buffalo Bills, LB - AP (1); Tony Richardson, Kansas City Chiefs, FB - AP (2), FD (1), PW (1) Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT - AP (1), PW (1) Willie Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, OT - AP (1), SW; Marcus McNeill, San Diego Chargers, OT - SW Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans, K - AP (1); Tony Richardson, Minnesota Vikings, FB - AP(2) Jay Ratliff, Dallas Cowboys, DT - AP(1) Carlos Rogers, San Francisco 49ers - AP(2)
Devin Aromashodu WR, Chicago Bears
Rob Bironas K, Tennessee Titans
Key: AP - Associated Press, UP - United Press International, PF - Pro Football Illustrated, NY - New York Daily News, SN The Sporting News, NE - Newspaper Enterprise Association, OL - Official AFL Team, FW - Pro Football Writers of America, PW - Pro Football Weekly, SI - Sports Illustrated, FD - Football Digest, SW - USA Today Sports Weekly. (1) indicates first team, (2) indicates second team.
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Jason Campbell QB, Cleveland Browns
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Pro Football Hall of Fame
Former Auburn center and linebacker Frank Gatski was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He played in the NFL for 12 seasons with Cleveland and Detroit, playing for the league title 11 times.
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NFL Defensive Player of the Year In 1996, former Auburn linebacker Kevin Greene tallied 37 tackles, 14.5 sacks and a fumble return for a touchdown en route to earning NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors from the league and UPI press service.
Josh Harris DS, Atlanta Falcons
Sen’Derrick Marks DT, Jacksonville Jaguars Corey Lemonier LB/DE, San Francisco 49ers
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Cam Newton 2011 Rookie of the Year
Jerraud Powers CB, Arizona Cardinals Ben Obomanu WR, New York Jets
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Pat Sims DT, Oakland Raiders Lee Ziemba OL, Indianapolis Colts
Cadillac Williams 2005 NFL Rookie of the Year Neiko Thorpe DB, Kansas City Chiefs
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1982
Since 1982, Auburn has been to 13 traditional New Year’s bowl games
Bacardi Bowl
Jan. 1, 1937 Cuban National Sports Festival / Havana, Cuba Auburn - 7 Villanova - 7
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Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, 2010 Raymond James Stadium / Tampa, Fla. Auburn - 38 Northwestern - 35 (OT)
chick-fil-a bowl
Dec. 31, 2011 Georgia Dome / Atlanta, Gla. Auburn - 43 Virginia - 24
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BCS Championship Allstate Sugar Bowl Capital One Bowl AT&T Cotton Bowl Outback Bowl
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Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
BBVA Compass Bowl
Advocare 100 Independence Bowl
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Coach Mike Donahue
1904-06; 1908-22 Inducted 1951
Coach John W. Heisman
1895-1899 Inducted 1954
Jimmy Hitchcock
1930-32 • Halfback Inducted 1954
Walter Gilbert
1934-36 • Center Inducted 1956
Coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan
1951-75 Inducted 1982
1969-71 • Quarterback Inducted 1991
Pat Sullivan
Auburn has 12 players and coaches who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame by the National Football Foundation.
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Jimmy Hitchcock
1932
Walter Gilbert
1937
Monk Gafford
1942
Tex Warrington
1944
Travis Tidwell
1949
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1954
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Joe Childress
1955
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Frank D’Agostino
1955
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1955
Jimmy Phillips
1957
Zeke Smith
1958, 1959
Jackie Burkett
1958
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Ken Rice
Ed Dyas
1960
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1963
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Jack Thornton
1965
Bill Cody
1965
Freddie Hyatt
1967
David Campbell
1968
Buddy McClinton
1969
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1970
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Pat Sullivan
1970, 1971
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Terry Beasley
1970, 1971
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1974
Ken Bernich
1974
Neil O’Donoghue
1976
Keith Uecker
1981
Bob Harris
1982
Donnie Humphrey
1983
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1984
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Bo Jackson
1985
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Lewis Colbert
1985
Ben Tamburello
1985, 1986
Brent Fullwood
1986
Aundray Bruce
1987
Kurt Crain
1987
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1987
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Tracy Rocker
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Walter Reeves
1988
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Benji Roland
1988
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Ed King
Craig Ogletree
1989
David Rocker
1990
Wayne Gandy
1993
Terry Daniel
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1994
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1994
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Chris Shelling
1994
Victor Riley
1997
Takeo Spikes
1997
Damon Duval
2001
Karlos Dansby
2003
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2004
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Junior Rosegreen
2004
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2004
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Marcus McNeill
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Ben Grubbs
2006
Nick Fairley
2010
Cam Newton
2010
Lee Ziemba
2010
Steven Clark
2011
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1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1938: 1940: 1942: 1944: 1949: 1953: 1954: 1955: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1968: Ripper Williams, QB, Gump Ariail, E Bennie Fenton, E Haygood Paterson, T, Walter Gilbert, C Walter Gilbert, C, Joel Eaves, E Ralph Sivell, G Torrance Russell, T Dick McGowen, LH Monk Gafford, LH Tex Warrington, C Travis Tidwell, QB Frank D’Agostino, T, Jim Pyburn, E Jim Pyburn, E, Joe Childress, FB Joe Childress, FB, Frank D’Agostino, T, Fob James, LH, Jimmy Phillips, E Jimmy Phillips, E, Jerry Wilson, E Jerry Wilson, E, Zeke Smith, G, Jackie Burkett, C, Cleve Wester, T Zeke Smith, G, Jackie Burkett, C, Ken Rice, T Ken Rice, T, Ed Dyas, FB Dave Edwards, E Jimmy Sidle, QB Tucker Frederickson, FB, Bill Cody, LB, Jack Thornton, T Bill Cody, LB, Jack Thornton, T Gusty Yearout, G, Tommy Lunceford, S Gusty Yearout, LB Tim Christian, SE, Mike Kolen, LB, Buddy McClinton, S, David Campbell, DT, John Riley, PK, Loran Carter, QB, Tom Banks, C Tom Banks, C, Mike Kolen, LB, Buddy McClinton, S, John Riley, PK Pat Sullivan, QB, Terry Beasley, SE, Gardner Jett, SP, Larry Willingham, DB, Bobby Strickland, LB Dick Schmalz, WB, Tommy Yearout, DT, Bob Brown, DE, David Beverly, P, Terry Beasley, SE, Pat Sullivan, QB Dave Beck, DB, Terry Henley, TB, Mac Lorendo, OT, Danny Sanspree, DE, Benny Sivley, DT Benny Sivley, DT, Steve Taylor, C, Mike Fuller, DB, David Langner, DB Rusty Deen, DE, Ken Bernich, LB, Mike Fuller, S, Lee Gross, C Chuck Fletcher, OT, Rick Telhiard, DT, Clyde Baumgartner, SP Lynn Johnson, OG, James McKinney, DB, Jorge Portela, SP, Freddie Smith, LB James McKinney, DB, Joe Cribbs, RB, Mike Burrow, OT, Frank Warren, DT James Brooks RB, Joe Cribbs, RB, Freddie Smith, LB, George Stephenson, OT, Frank Warren, DT James Brooks, RB, Frank Warren, DT, George Stephenson, OT Danny Skutack, LB, Keith Uecker, OT Dowe Aughtman, NG, Bob Harris, SS, Bo Jackson, HB, David Jordan, OB, Doug Smith, DT Dowe Aughtman, NG, Pat Arrington, OT, Gregg Carr, LB, Donnie Humphrey, DT, David King, CB, Bo Jackson, HB, David Jordan, OG, Doug Smith, DT Gregg Carr, LB, David King, CB, Jeff Lott, OG, Gerald Robinson, DE, Ben Thomas, DT Lewis Colbert, P ,Harold Hallman, NG, Bo Jackson, TB, Tom Powell, FS, Ben Tamburello, C, Steve Wallace, OT, Gerald Williams, DT Aundray Bruce, OLB, Kurt Crain, ILB, Brent Fullwood, TB, Tracy Rocker, DT, Stacy Searels, OT, Ben Tamburello, C 1987: Aundray Bruce, OLB, Jeff Burger, QB, Kurt Crain, ILB, Win Lyle, PK, Kevin Porter, CB, Walter Reeves, TE, Tracy Rocker, DT, Stacy Searels, OT, Brian Shulman, P, Lawyer Tillman, WR Carlo Cheattom, CB, Stacy Danley, TB, Rodney Garner, OG, Walter Reeves, TE, Quentin Riggins, LB, Tracy Rocker, DT, Benji Roland, NG, Brian Shulman, P, Reggie Slack, QB, Greg Staples, S; Ron Stallworth, DT, Jim Thompson, OT Ed King, OG, John Hudson, C, Craig Ogletree, OLB, Quentin Riggins, ILB, David Rocker, DT, John Wiley, DB Corey Barlow, DB, Ed King, OG, David Rocker, DT, Rob Selby, OT, John Wiley, DB Corey Barlow, DB, Eddie Blake, OG, Darrel Crawford, LB, Victor Hall, TE, Bob Meeks, C James Bostic, TB, Scott Etheridge, K, James Willis, LB James Bostic, TB, Terry Daniel, P, Wayne Gandy, OT, Calvin Jackson, CB, Chris Shelling, CB, Anthony Redmon, OT, Shannon Roubique, C Willie Anderson, OT, Terry Daniel, P, Stephen Davis, RB, Mike Pelton, DT, Brian Robinson, DB, Shannon Roubique, C, Frank Sanders, WR Willie Anderson, OT, Stephen Davis, RB, Andy Fuller, TE, Shannon Roubique, C, Matt Hawkins, PK, Marcellus Mostella, OLB Jaret Holmes, PK, Victor Riley, OT, Takeo Spikes, LB Jimmy Brumbaugh, DE, Jaret Holmes, PK, Victor Riley, OT, Takeo Spikes, LB Leonardo Carson, DE Larry Casher, CB Rodney Crayton, CB, Damon Duval, P, Rudi Johnson, TB, Ben Leard, QB, Kendall Simmons, OT Kendall Simmons, OT, Damon Duval, PK/P Ben Nowland, C, Karlos Dansby, LB, Travaris Robinson, S Monreko Crittenden, OG, Karlos Dansby, LB, DeMarco McNeil, NG, Dontarrious Thomas, LB, Carnell Williams, RB Ronnie Brown, RB, Jason Campbell, QB, T.J. Jackson, NG, Stanley McClover, DE, Marcus McNeill, OT, Carlos Rogers, CB, Junior Rosegreen, S, Carnell Williams, RB, Travis Williams, LB Kody Bliss, P, Kenny Irons, RB, Marcus McNeill, OT Tim Duckworth, OG, Kenny Irons, RB, Quentin Groves, DE, John Vaughn PK Quentin Groves, DE, Pat Sims, DT Antonio Coleman, DE Antonio Coleman, DE Nick Fairley, DL, Cam Newton, QB, Ryan Pugh, C, Lee Ziemba, OL Steven Clark, P, Michael Dyer, RB, Corey Lemonier, DL
ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS
A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Auburn All-Time Coaches’ Records
Coach Dr. George Petrie G.H. Harvey D.M. Balliet F.M. Hall John Heisman Billy Watkins R.S. Kent Mike Harvey Billy Bates Mike Donahue W.S. Kienholz Boozer Pitts Dave Morey George Bohler John Floyd Chet Wynne Jack Meagher Carl Voyles Earl Brown Ralph Jordan Doug Barfield Pat Dye Terry Bowden Bill Oliver Tommy Tuberville Gene Chizik Gus Malzahn Years 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 18 1 3 3 2 1 4 9 4 3 25 5 12 6 *1 10 4 1 Tenure 1892 1893 1893 1894 1895-99 1900-01 1902 1902 1903 1904-06, ‘08-22 1907 1923-24, ‘27 1925-27 1928-29 1929 1930-33 1934-42 1944-47 1948-50 1951-75 1976-80 1981-92 1993-98 1998 1999-08 2009-2012 2013-current Record 2-2 2-0-2 1-0 1-3 12-4-2 6-3-1 2-2-1 0-2 4-3 99-35-5 6-2-1 7-10-4 10-10-1 3-11 0-4 22-15-2 48-37-10 15-22 3-22-4 176-83-6 29-25-1 99-39-4 47-17-1 2-3 85-40 33-19 0-0 Pct. .500 .750 1.000 .250 .722 .650 .500 .000 .571 .730 .722 .429 .500 .214 .000 .591 .558 .405 .172 .675 .536 .711 .731 .400 .680 .635 ---
Jordan
Donahue
*Bill Oliver coached the final five games of 1998 season after Terry Bowden resigned.
All-Time Top 10 Coaching Leaders
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. Coach Ralph Jordan Mike Donahue Pat Dye Tommy Tuberville Jack Meagher Terry Bowden Gene Chizik Doug Barfield Chet Wynne Carl Voyles Years 25 18 12 10 9 6 4 5 4 4
RECORD BOOK
A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Career Rushing Records
Yardage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Player Seasons Bo Jackson ................ 1982-85 Carnell Williams ........ 2001-04 James Brooks ............. 1977-80 Joe Cribbs................. 1976-79 Ben Tate ................... 2006-09 Stephen Davis ........... 1993-95 Brent Fullwood........... 1983-86 Ronnie Brown ............ 2000-04 Onterio McCalebb ..... 2009-12 Stacy Danley ............. 1987-90 Michael Dyer............. 2010-11 James Joseph............. 1986-90 Kenny Irons ............... 2005-06 James Bostic .............. 1991-93 Lionel James .............. 1980-83 Secdrick McIntyre ...... 1973-76 Fob James ................. 1952-55 Phil Gargis ................ 1973-76 Tommie Agee ............ 1983-86 Jimmy Sidle ............... 1962-64 Brad Lester ................ 2004-08 Joe Childress ............. 1953-55 Curtis Kuykendall ....... 1944-45 Rudi Johnson ............. 2000 Terry Henley .............. 1970-72 Tommy Lorino ............ 1956-58 Cam Newton............. 2010 Monk Gafford ........... 1940-42 Mario Fannin ............ 2007-10 Mitzi Jackson............. 1973-75 William Andrews ....... 1976-78 Ed Dyas .................... 1958-60 Fred Beasley ............. 1994-97 Tre Mason................. 2011-12 Tom Bryan ................ 1964-66 Att 650 741 621 657 678 488 390 513 406 526 424 452 454 396 348 462 317 456 356 326 371 321 217 324 343 227 264 221 233 243 267 261 282 199 265 Avg 6.62 5.17 5.67 5.13 4.90 5.76 7.15 5.28 6.37 4.61 5.51 5.17 4.81 5.26 6.14 4.31 6.03 4.13 4.87 5.22 4.55 5.19 7.46 4.84 4.47 6.55 5.58 6.40 5.86 5.65 5.04 4.97 4.40 5.84 4.32 Yards 4303 3831 3523 3368 3321 2811 2789 2707 2586 2427 2335 2264 2186 2084 2068 1992 1913 1884 1735 1703 1689 1667 1619 1567 1534 1486 1473 1414 1366 1373 1347 1298 1241 1163 1144
Bo Jackson
Touchdowns
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Player Seasons Carnell Williams .........2001-04 Bo Jackson .................1982-85 Joe Cribbs ..................1976-79 Stephen Davis .............1993-95 Ronnie Brown .............2000-04 Onterio McCalebb ......2009-12 Ben Tate.....................2006-09 Brent Fullwood ............1983-86 James Brooks ..............1977-80 10. Reggie Ware ..............1984-87
RECORD BOOK
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Single Season Rushing Records
Yardage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Player Year Bo Jackson .............. 1985 Rudi Johnson ........... 2000 Cam Newton........... 2010 Brent Fullwood......... 1986 Ben Tate .................. 2009 James Brooks ........... 1980 Carnell Williams ...... 2003 Kenny Irons ............. 2005 Stephen Davis ......... 1994 Michael Dyer........... 2011 Bo Jackson .............. 1983 James Brooks ........... 1979 James Bostic ............ 1993 Joe Cribbs............... 1978 Carnell Williams ...... 2004 Joe Cribbs............... 1979 Michael Dyer........... 2010 Stephen Davis ......... 1995 Ronnie Brown .......... 2002 Jimmy Sidle ............. 1963 Att 278 324 264 167 263 261 241 256 221 242 158 163 199 253 239 200 182 180 175 185 Avg 6.42 4.84 5.58 8.33 5.18 5.03 5.42 5.05 5.71 5.13 7.68 7.41 6.06 4.76 4.87 5.60 6.01 5.93 5.76 5.44 Yards 1786 1567 1473 1391 1362 1314 1307 1293 1263 1242 1213 1208 1205 1205 1165 1120 1093 1068 1008 1006
Yards Per Game
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Rudi Johnson
Player Year Bo Jackson .............. 1985 Rudi Johnson ........... 2000 Brent Fullwood......... 1986 Joe Cribbs............... 1978 James Brooks ........... 1980 Stephen Davis ......... 1994 Bo Jackson .............. 1983 James Brooks ........... 1979 James Bostic ............ 1993 Kenny Irons ............. 2005
Player Year Cam Newton........... 2010 Bo Jackson .............. 1985 Carnell Williams ...... 2003 4. Joe Cribbs............... 1978 5. Stephen Davis ......... 1995 Joe Cribbs............... 1979 7. Kenny Irons ............. 2005 Ronnie Brown .......... 2002 Rudi Johnson ........... 2000 Stephen Davis ......... 1994 11. Carnell Williams ...... 2004 James Bostic ............ 1993 Bo Jackson .............. 1983 14. Reggie Ware ........... 1986 Billy Atkins .............. 1957 (Min. 80 Player Year 1. Onterio McCalebb ... 2010 2. Tommy Lorino .......... 1956 3. Brent Fullwood......... 1986 4. Bo Jackson .............. 1983 5. Monk Gafford ......... 1942 6. Brent Fullwood......... 1985 7. James Brooks ........... 1979 8. Fob James............... 1955 9. Lionel James ............ 1982 10. Bobby Hoppe .......... 1956
RECORD BOOK
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Career Passing Records
Yardage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Seasons Att Comp Stan White .............. 1990-93 1231 659 Jason Campbell ....... 2001-04 854 552 Brandon Cox ........... 2004-07 927 550 Pat Sullivan ............. 1969-71 819 452 Dameyune Craig ... 1994-97 782 427 Patrick Nix .............. 1992-95 656 386 Reggie Slack ........... 1986-89 585 346 Ben Leard ............... 1997-00 592 359 Jeff Burger ............... 1984-87 538 331 Chris Todd .............. 2008-09 484 284 Pct .535 .646 .593 .552 .546 .588 .591 .606 .615 .587 Yards 8016 7299 6959 6284 6026 4957 4697 4289 4082 3515
Completions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Jason Campbell
Player Seasons Stan White ............. 1990-93 Jason Campbell ...... 2001-04 Brandon Cox .......... 2004-07 Pat Sullivan ............ 1969-71 Dameyune Craig .... 1994-97 Patrick Nix ............. 1992-95 Ben Leard .............. 1997-00 Reggie Slack .......... 1986-89 Jeff Burger .............. 1984-87 Chris Todd ............. 2008-09
Completion Percentage (Min. 150 Attempts)
Seasons Att 1. Cam Newton.......... 2010 2. Jason Campbell ...... 2001-04 3. Jeff Burger .............. 1984-87 4. Ben Leard .............. 1997-00 5. Brandon Cox .......... 2004-07 6. Reggie Slack .......... 1986-89 7. Patrick Nix ............. 1992-95 8. Chris Todd ............. 2008-09 9. Pat Sullivan ............ 1969-71 10. Barrett Trotter .......... 2008-11 Comp 280 854 538 592 927 585 656 484 819 176
Pct 185 552 331 359 550 346 386 284 452 98
Touchdowns
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stan White
Player Seasons Pat Sullivan ............ 1969-71 Jason Campbell ...... 2001-04 Brandon Cox .......... 2004-07 Stan White ............. 1990-93 Dameyune Craig .... 1994-97 Patrick Nix ............. 1992-95 Cam Newton.......... 2010 Ben Leard .............. 1997-00 Chris Todd ............. 2008-09 Loran Carter ........... 1966-68
RECORD BOOK
A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Single Season Passing Records
Yardage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Year Dameyune Craig ..... 1997 Cam Newton........... 2010 Jason Campbell ....... 2004 Chris Todd .............. 2009 Pat Sullivan ............. 1970 Patrick Nix .............. 1995 Brandon Cox ........... 2005 Dameyune Craig ..... 1996 Stan White .............. 1990 Reggie Slack ........... 1988 Att Comp 403 216 280 185 270 188 328 198 281 167 331 201 306 177 310 169 338 180 279 168 Pct .536 .661 .696 .604 .594 .607 .578 .545 .533 .602 Yards 3277 2854 2700 2612 2586 2574 2324 2296 2242 2230
Completions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Player Year Dameyune Craig ..... 1997 Patrick Nix .............. 1995 Chris Todd .............. 2009 Ben Leard ............... 2000 Brandon Cox ........... 2007 Jason Campbell ....... 2004 7. Cam Newton........... 2010 8. Jason Campbell ....... 2003 9. Stan White .............. 1990 10. Jeff Burger ............... 1987
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A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Career Defensive Records
Total Tackles
Tracy Rocker
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Player Seasons Freddie Smith .......... 1976-79 Gregg Carr ............. 1981-84 Darrel Crawford ...... 1988-91 Anthony Harris ........ 1992-95 Quentin Riggins ....... 1986-89 Chris Martin ............ 1979-82 Tracy Rocker ........... 1985-88 Dontarrious Thomas . 2000-03 Marcellus Mostella ... 1993-96 Takeo Spikes ........... 1995-97
Solo 323 289 198 200 200 223 199 163 153 212
Asst 205 164 226 200 198 151 155 188 183 119
TT 528 453 424 400 398 374 354 351 336 331
Pass Interceptions
1. 2. 3. 5. 7.
Player Seasons Buddy McClinton ..... 1967-69 Dave Beck............... 1970-72 Brian Robinson ........ 1992-94 Don Webb .............. 1967-69 David King .............. 1981-84 David Langner ......... 1971-73 Larry Casher ........... 1997-00 Chris Shelling .......... 1991-94 Clifford Toney .......... 1978-80 Jim McKinney .......... 1972-74 Larry Willingham ..... 1968-70 Bobby Freeman ....... 1951-54
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A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Single Season Defensive Records
Total Tackles
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Player Year Freddie Smith .......... 1977 Kurt Crain ............... 1987 Quentin Riggins ....... 1989 Freddie Smith .......... 1979 Kurt Crain ............... 1986 Darrel Crawford ...... 1991 Ben Thomas ............ 1984 Gregg Carr ............. 1984 Takeo Spikes ........... 1997 Gregg Carr ............. 1983 Solo 114 87 78 105 85 76 66 100 93 91 Asst 79 81 87 57 71 77 75 39 43 45 TT 193 168 165 162 156 153 141 139 136 136
Pass Interceptions
1. 2. 4. 5.
Player Year Buddy McClinton ..... 1969 Brian Robinson ........ 1994 David Langner ......... 1972 Larry Willingham ..... 1969 Walter McFadden .... 2009 Junior Rosegreen ...... 2004 Tom Powell .............. 1985 David King .............. 1982 Jim McKinney .......... 1973 Roger Mitchell ......... 1973 Dave Beck............... 1972 Dave Beck............... 1970 Don Webb .............. 1968 Bryant Harvard........ 1960 Bobby Jordan .......... 1952 Vince Dooley ........... 1951 Dickie Flourney ........ 1949
RECORD BOOK
A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Career Kicking/Punting Records
Most Points Kicking
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Player Seasons Wes Byrum.............. 2007-10 John Vaughn............ 2003-06 Damon Duval .......... 1999-02 Al Del Greco ........... 1980-83 Win Lyle ................. 1987-89 Jorge Portela ........... 1977-79 John Riley................ 1967-69 Scott Etheridge ........ 1992-93 Gardner Jett ............ 1970-72 10. Jaret Holmes............ 1996-97 Matt Hawkins .......... 1994-95 FG 60 50 45 42 45 38 31 34 23 27 26 PAT 183 162 125 110 95 74 80 65 98 79 82 Pts 363 312 260 236 230 188 173 167 167 160 160
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Most Field Goals Made
Player Seasons Wes Byrum.......... 2007-10 John Vaughn........ 2003-06 Damon Duval ...... 1999-02 Win Lyle ............. 1987-89 5. Al Del Greco ....... 1980-83 Jorge Portela ....... 1977-79 7. Scott Etheridge .... 1992-93 8. Jim Von Wyl ........ 1990-91 9. John Riley............ 1967-69 10. Jaret Holmes........ 1996-97 1. 2. 3.
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A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Single Season Kicking/Punting Records
Most Points Kicking
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. Player Year Wes Byrum.............. 2010 Wes Byrum.............. 2009 John Vaughn............ 2006 John Vaughn............ 2004 Wes Byrum.............. 2007 John Vaughn............ 2005 Scott Etheridge ........ 1992 Jaret Holmes............ 1996 Matt Hawkins .......... 1995 Scott Etheridge ........ 1993 FG 17 15 20 12 17 12 22 13 13 12 PAT 72 54 34 51 35 50 20 43 42 45 Pts 123 99 94 87 86 86 86 82 81 81
Most Field Goals Made
1. 2. 3. 6. 8. Player Year Scott Etheridge ........ 1992 John Vaughn............ 2006 Wes Byrum.............. 2010 Wes Byrum.............. 2007 Jim Von Wyl ............ 1990 Damon Duval .......... 2001 Win Lyle ................. 1989 Wes Byrum.............. 2009 Jim Von Wyl ............ 1991 Win Lyle ................. 1987 Jorge Portela ........... 1977
Player Year Roger Pruett............. 1973 Connie Frederick ..... 1968 David Beverly .......... 1972 Steven Clark ............ 2011 Jeremy Zills ............. 1998 Clinton Durst ........... 2008 Lewis Colbert........... 1982 Skip Johnston .......... 1978 Terry Daniel............. 1992 Alan Bollinger ......... 1981 Damon Duval .......... 2000
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Career Kick Return Records
Punt Return Yardage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Seasons Ret Thomas Bailey ......... 1991-94 125 Trey Gainous ........... 1983-86 105 Mike Fuller .............. 1973-74 50 Shane Wasden ........ 1988-90 82 Robert Dunn ............ 2005-08 74 Tre Smith................. 2002-06 77 Roderick Hood ........ 2000-02 51 Jimmy Carter ........... 1965-67 38 Robert Baker ........... 1995-96 48 Lionel James ............ 1981-83 25 Avg 9.4 9.1 17.7 8.7 9.4 8.4 11.2 12.4 9.7 15.8 Yards 1170 951 883 717 697 644 571 473 463 394
Punt Return Average (Min. 25 returns)
Thomas Bailey
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Player Seasons Ret Mike Fuller .............. 1973-74 50 Lionel James ............ 1981-83 25 Jimmy Carter ........... 1965-67 38 Larry Willingham ..... 1968-70 30 Roderick Hood ........ 2000-02 51 Carnell Williams ...... 2001-04 28 Robert Baker ........... 1995-96 48 Buddy McClinton ..... 1967-69 30 Robert Dunn ............ 2005-08 74 Thomas Bailey ......... 1991-94 125
Player Seasons James Brooks ........... 1977-80 Demond Washington 2009-10 Thomas Bailey ......... 1991-94 Tristan Davis ............ 2005-08 Onterio McCalebb ... 2009-12 Markeith Cooper ..... 1996-99 Robert Baker ........... 1995-96 Tim Carter ............... 1998-01 Mario Fannin .......... 2006-10 Roderick Hood ........ 2000-02
RECORD BOOK
A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Single Season Kick Return Records
Punt Return Yardage
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Year Thomas Bailey ......... 1991 Mike Fuller .............. 1974 Jimmy Carter ........... 1967 Roderick Hood ........ 2002 Lionel James ............ 1982 Mike Fuller .............. 1973 Tre Smith................. 2003 Shane Wasden ........ 1990 Robert Dunn ............ 2007 Trey Gainous ........... 1984 Larry Willingham ..... 1970 Ret 42 30 38 36 25 20 36 29 32 32 22 Avg 12.6 16.7 12.4 11.6 15.7 19.1 9.1 10.4 9.4 8.7 12.6 Yards 528 502 473 417 394 381 327 302 301 277 277
Punt Return Average (Min. 10 Returns)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Year Mike Fuller .............. 1973 Mike Fuller .............. 1974 Robert Dunn ............ 2008 Lionel James ............ 1982 Freddy Weygand ..... 1987 David Langner ......... 1972 Thomas Bailey ......... 1991 Larry Willingham ..... 1970 Jimmy Carter ........... 1967 Roderick Hood ........ 2002 Ret 20 30 15 25 13 12 42 22 38 36
RECORD BOOK
A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
Career Offensive/Scoring Records
All-Purpose Yards
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Seasons James Brooks ....... 1977-80 Carnell Williams .. 2001-04 Bo Jackson .......... 1982-85 Onterio McCalebb 2009-12 Joe Cribbs........... 1976-79 Thomas Bailey ..... 1991-94 Ben Tate .............. 2006-09 Brent Fullwood..... 1983-86 Ronnie Brown ...... 2000-04 Mario Fannin ...... 2006-10 Rush Rec KR PR Yards 3523 219 1726 128 5596 3831 342 609 302 5084 4303 272 317 0 4892 2586 620 1360 0 4566 3368 268 597 328 4561 -5 1243 1520 1170 3928 3321 336 186 0 3843 2789 77 892 0 3758 2707 688 15 0 3390 1366 985 944 0 3295
Total Offense
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stephen Davis
Player Seasons Stan White ............ 1990-93 Jason Campbell ..... 2001-04 Pat Sullivan ........... 1969-71 Brandon Cox ......... 2004-07 Dameyune Craig ... 1994-97 Patrick Nix ............ 1992-95 Reggie Slack ......... 1986-89 Cam Newton......... 2010 Bo Jackson ............ 1982-85 Ben Leard ............. 1997-00
Player Year Cam Newton........... 2010 Wes Byrum.............. 2010 Carnell Williams ...... 2003 Stephen Davis ......... 1995 Bo Jackson .............. 1985 6. Wes Byrum.............. 2009 7. Joe Cribbs............... 1978 8. John Vaughn............ 2006 Joe Cribbs............... 1979 10. John Vaughn............ 2004 * - two-point conversions
TD 21 0 17 17 17 0 16 0 15 0
FG 0 17 0 0 0 15 0 20 0 12
PAT 0 72 0 0 0 54 *1 34 *2 51
Pts 126 123 102 102 102 99 98 94 94 87
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Touchdowns Responsible For (Rush & Pass)
Player Cam Newton Pat Sullivan Dameyune Craig Jason Campbell Pat Sullivan 6. Chris Todd Dameyune Craig Pat Sullivan 9. Patrick Nix 10. Patrick Nix 1. 2. 3. 4. Season 2010 1970 1996 2004 1969 2009 1997 1971 1994 1995 Rush 20 9 8 3 7 0 4 2 6 3 Pass 30 17 16 20 16 22 18 20 13 15
TD 50 26 24 23 23 22 22 22 19 18
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Single-Game Records
Ben Leard
Most Net Yards Gained Rushing Attempts
Game — 445, Dameyune Craig vs. Army (12/31/1996) [75 rush/370 pass] 41, Carnell Williams vs. Georgia (11/10/2001) 41, Michael Dyer at South Carolina (10/1/2011)
Net Rushing Yards Gained
307, Curtis Kuykendall vs. Miami (11/24/1944)
Highest Yards Per Rush Average
(Min. 5 att.) — 20.7, Brent Fullwood vs. Vanderbilt (10/11/1986) [7 for 145 yds] 20.7, Dave Middleton vs. UT- Chattanooga (9/25/1954) [7 for 145 yards] (Min. 10 att.) — 15.7, Brent Fullwood vs. Southwestern Louisiana (9/7/1985) [11 for 173 yards] (Min. 15 att.) — 13.4, Bobby Hunt vs.Mississippi State (11/7/1959) [16 for 214 yards] (Min. 25 att.) — 9.3, Curtis Kuykendall vs.Miami (11/24/1944) [33 for 307 yards]
Most Rushing Touchdowns Most Passing Attempts
6, Carnell Williams vs. Mississippi State (10/18/2003)
58, Stan White vs. Tennessee (9/29/1990)
Most Pass Completions
34, Patrick Nix vs. Arkansas (10/28/1995) [52 att.]
Most Consecutive Pass Completions
16, Stan White vs. New Mexico St. (1993)
Highest Completion Percentage Most Passing Yards Gained
(Min. 15 att.) — 94.4, Chris Todd vs. Furman (11/7/2009) [17-of-18] (Min. 20 att.) — 81.8, Jason Campbell vs. Georgia (11/13/2004) [18-of-22]
416, Ben Leard vs. Georgia (11/13/1999)
Most Passing Touchdowns Thrown
5, Chris Todd vs. Ball State [9/26/2009] 5, Daniel Cobb vs. Louisiana Tech (10/20/2001)
Longest Pass Completion Most Receptions
94, Cam Newton to Emory Blake vs. Louisiana-Monroe (10/2/2010)
17, Willie Gosha vs. Arkansas (10/28/1995)
Most Receiving Yards Gained
263, Alexander Wright vs. Pacific (9/9/1989)
Alexander Wright
2 0 1 3 M E D I A G U I D E
Highest Yards-Per-Catch Average
(Min. 5 rec.) — 52.6, Alexander Wright vs. Pacific (9/9/1989) [5 for 263] (Min. 10 rec.) — 14.3, Ronney Daniels vs. C. Florida (11/6/1999) [10-143]
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Single-Game Records
Most Touchdown Receptions Most Points Scored
4, Alexander Wright vs. Pacific (9/9/1989) 36, Carnell Williams vs. Mississippi State (6 TD) [10/18/2003]
Most Points Scored by a Kicker Most Field Goals Made
6, Al Del Greco vs. Kentucky (10/9/1982)
18, Al Del Greco vs. Kentucky (10/9/1982) [6 FG]
Longest Field Goal Made Most PAT Kicks Made
57, Philip Yost vs. Western Kentucky (9/27/2003) 57, Neil O’Donoghue vs. Tennessee (9/25/1976)
9, Gardner Jett vs. Florida (10/31/1970); 9, Philip Yost vs. UL-Monroe (11/1/2003); 9, John Vaughn vs. Ball State (9/17/2005)
Most Kickoff Returns
6, Robert Beaird vs. Alabama (11/27/1965) [155 yards] 6, Carnell Williams vs. Louisiana Tech (10/20/2001) [150 yards] 6, Demond Washington vs. Georgia (11/13/2010) [112 yards] 6, Tre Mason vs. Mississippi State (9/10/2011) [172 yards]
carnell williams
Most Kickoff Return Yards Gained
202, Demond Washington vs. Georgia (11/14/2009) [5 returns]
Highest Yards-Per-Kickoff Return Average Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns Longest Kickoff Return
(Min. 3 ret.) — 46.3, Tim Carter vs. LSU (9./16/2000) [3 for 139 yards]
1, 15 times [Last: Onterio McCalebb vs. Alabama (11/26/2011)]
110, Lewis Hardage vs. Georgia Tech (11/7/1908) Modern Era — 100, Onterio McCalebb vs. Mississippi State (9/8/2012) 100, Tim Carter vs. LSU (9/16/2000) 100, Bobby Duke vs. Mississippi State (10/10/1953) 100, Sam Dejarnette vs. Mississippi State (10/25/1980) 100, Jimmy Burson vs. UT-Chattanooga (10/8/1960) 100, Bobby Duke vs. Mississippi State (10/10/1953)
Most Punt Returns
9, Bobby Jordan vs. Clemson (11/22/1952) [52 yards]
Most Punt Return Yards Gained
173, Mike Fuller vs. UT-Chattanooga (9/21/1974) [3 returns]
Highest Yards-Per-Punt Return Average Most Punt Return Touchdowns Longest Punt Return
2, Mike Fuller vs. UT-Chattanooga (9/21/1974); 2, David Langner vs. Alabama (12/2/1972)
(Min. 3 ret) — 57.7, Mike Fuller vs. UT-Chattanooga (9/21/1974) [3 for 173 yds]
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Most Punts
15, Connie Frederick vs. Clemson (10/12/1968) [486 yards]
Most Punting Yards
508, Jon Kilgore vs. Tennessee (9/26/1964) [11 punts]
Highest Yards-Per-Punt Average Longest Punt
(Min. 5 punts) — 53.3, Skip Johnston vs. Florida (11/4/1978) [5 for 266 yards] (Min. 10 punts) — 46.2, Jon Kilgore vs. Tennessee (9/26/1964) [11 for 508 yds]
87, Rufus Deal vs. Georgia Tech (10/28/1939) [In the air]
Total Tackles Solo Tackles
26, Kurt Crain vs. Georgia (11/15/1986)
19, Kurt Crain vs. Georgia (11/15/1986)
Assisted Tackles
15, Freddie Smith vs. Tennessee (9/25/1976)
Pat Sullivan
Sacks
4.0, Quentin Groves vs. Kentucky (10/23/2004) 4.0, Tim Cromartie vs. Ole Miss (9/5/1992) 4.0, Ron Stallworth vs. Alabama (11/25/1988)
Interceptions
4, Junior Rosegreen vs. Tennessee (10/2/2004) [0 yards]
Interception Return Yards
108, David Langner vs. UT-Chattanooga (9/18/1971) [2 int, 1 TD]
Longest Interception Return
100, Walter McFadden vs. Northwestern (1/1/2010)
Most 300-Yard Passing Games
Kurt Crain
Season — 5, Pat Sullivan (1970) Career — 6, Dameyune Craig (1994-97)
Most 100-yard Rushing Games
Season — 10, Rudi Johnson (2000) Career — 21, Bo Jackson (1982-85)
Most Consecutive 100-yard Rushing Games
Season — 7, Joe Cribbs (1978) [Final 7 games of 1978]
Most Consecutive Games With A TD Reception
Season — 8, Terry Beasley (1971)
Most Consecutive PATs made
One Season — 54, Wes Byrum (2009) Two Seasons — 102, Wes Byrum (2009-10) Three Seasons — 114, Wes Byrum (2008-10)
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Rushing
Year 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 * - SEC Player Billy Ball Russell Inman Charlie Langner Jim McGowen Homer Williams Charles Hataway Fob James Joe Childress Fob James Tommy Lorino Tommy Lorino Tommy Lorino Bobby Hunt Ed Dyas Larry Rawson Jimmy Sidle Jimmy Sidle Tucker Frederickson Tom Bryan Richard Plagge Al Giffen Dwight Hurston Mickey Zofko Wallace Clark Tommy Lowry Terry Henley Secdrick McIntyre Secdrick McIntyre Phil Gargis Phil Gargis Joe Cribbs Joe Cribbs James Brooks James Brooks Lionel James Bo Jackson Bo Jackson Brent Fullwood Bo Jackson Brent Fullwood Stacy Danley Stacy Danley James Joseph Stacy Danley Joe Frazier James Bostic James Bostic Stephen Davis Stephen Davis Rusty Williams Rusty Williams Michael Burks Heath Evans Rudi Johnson Carnell Williams Ronnie Brown Carnell Williams Carnell Williams Kenny Irons Kenny Irons Ben Tate Ben Tate Ben Tate Cam Newton Michael Dyer Tre Mason leader Att 44 97 111 57 148 114 73 148 123 *82 78 67 98 89 121 61 185 129 133 110 121 110 119 86 87 87 64 170 162 142 161 253 163 261 111 127 158 117 278 167 94 179 172 103 140 186 199 221 180 80 77 152 93 324 120 175 241 239 256 198 202 159 263 264 242 171 Yards 157 227 405 225 721 433 482 *836 *879 *692 443 349 552 451 448 398 *1006 571 561 420 392 349 565 422 499 *499 315 839 658 534 872 *1205 *1208 1314 561 829 1213 628 *1786 *1391 468 877 817 430 651 819 *1205 *1263 1068 439 277 483 357 *1567 614 1008 1307 1165 *1293 893 903 664 1362 *1473 1242 1038 Avg 3.6 2.0 3.6 3.9 4.9 3.8 6.6 5.6 7.1 8.4 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.1 3.7 6.5 5.4 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.1 4.7 4.9 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.9 4.1 3.7 5.4 4.8 7.4 5.0 5.1 6.5 7.7 5.4 6.4 8.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.5 3.6 3.2 3.5 4.8 5.1 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.2 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.9 TD
Player Travis Tidwell Travis Tidwell Travis Tidwell William Tucker Allan Parks Dudley Spence Bobby Freeman Bobby Freeman Howell Tubbs Howell Tubbs Lloyd Nix Lloyd Nix Bobby Hunt Bryant Harvard Bobby Hunt Mailon Kent Jimmy Sidle Joseph Campbell Alex Bowden Larry Blakeney Loran Carter Loran Carter Pat Sullivan Pat Sullivan Pat Sullivan Randy Walls Wade Whatley Phil Gargis Phil Gargis Phil Gargis John Crane Charlie Trotman Charlie Trotman Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan Randy Campbell Randy Campbell Pat Washington Pat Washington Jeff Burger Jeff Burger Reggie Slack Reggie Slack Stan White Stan White Stan White Stan White Patrick Nix Patrick Nix Dameyune Craig Dameyune Craig Gabe Gross Ben Leard Ben Leard Daniel Cobb Jason Campbell Jason Campbell Jason Campbell Brandon Cox Brandon Cox Brandon Cox Kodi Burns Chris Todd Cam Newton Barrett Trotter Kiehl Frazier Leader
Player Freddie Hyatt Freddie Hyatt Mike Currier Mickey Zofko Terry Beasley Terry Beasley Terry Henley Mike Fuller Secdrick McIntyre Rick Neel Joe Cribbs James Brooks Joe Cribbs
Matt Hawkins Stephen Davis Jaret Holmes Jaret Holmes Rob Bironas Damon Duval Rudi Johnson Damon Duval Ronnie Brown Carnell Williams John Vaughn John Vaughn John Vaughn Wes Byrum Wes Byrum Wes Byrum Cam Newton Cody Parkey Cody Parkey leader
Buddy McClinton Donald Webb Buddy McClinton Dave Beck Johnny Simmons David Langner Roger Mitchell Jim McKinney Jim McKinney Kim Sellers Danny Arnold James McKinney Clifford Toney James McKinney Clifford Toney David King David King David King Jimmie Warren Victor Beasley John Dailey Jonathan Robinson Tommie Powell Chip Powell Alvin Briggs Kurt Crain Greg Staples John Wiley Dennis Wallace Corey Barlow Fred Smith Chris Shelling Brian Robinson Brian Robinson 7 tied with Brad Ware Jayson Bray Brad Ware Brad Ware Jayson Bray Larry Casher Larry Casher Rodney Crayton Karlos Dansby Carlos Rogers Travaris Robinson Kevin Hobbs Will Herring Junior Rosegreen 8 tied with Eric Brock Will Herring David Irons Jerraud Powers Patrick Lee Josh Bynes Walter McFadden Josh Bynes Zac Etheridge Demond Washington Neiko Thorpe Daren Bates Trent Fisher
Punt Return Yardage
Year 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Player Bobby Beaird Jimmy Carter Donald Webb Buddy McClinton Larry Willingham James Owens David Langner Mike Fuller No 29 38 26 19 22 3 12 20 Yards 266 473 178 204 277 185 165 381 Avg 9.3 12.4 6.8 10.7 12.6 61.7 13.8 19.1
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Mike Fuller Rick Neel Joe Cribbs James Brooks Joe Cribbs Joe Cribbs Darryl Wilks Chuck Clanton Lionel James Trey Gainous Trey Gainous Trey Gainous Trey Gainous Freddy Weygand Shayne Wasden Shayne Wasden Shayne Wasden Thomas Bailey Thomas Bailey Thomas Bailey Thomas Bailey Robert Baker Robert Baker Markeith Cooper Clifton Robinson Markeith Cooper Clifton Robinson Joe Walkins Roderick Hood Tre Smith Carnell Williams Tre Smith Robert Dunn Robert Dunn Robert Dunn Philip Pierre-Louis Quindarius Carr Quan Bray Quan Bray Leader
Markeith Cooper Markeith Cooper Travaris Robinson Tim Carter Roderick Hood Roderick Hood Devin Aromashodu Carnell Williams Devin Aromashodu Tristan Davis Mario Fannin Tristan Davis Demond Washington Demond Washington Tre Mason Onterio McCalebb Leader
Punting
Year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 * - SEC Player Joe Dolan Robert Davis Jon Kilgore Jon Kilgore Jon Kilgore Tommy Lunceford Tommy Lunceford Tommy Lunceford Connie Frederick Connie Frederick David Beverly David Beverly David Beverly Roger Pruett Clyde Baumgartner Clyde Baumgartner Clyde Baumgartner Skip Johnston Skip Johnston Skip Johnston Alan Bollinger Alan Bollinger Lewis Colbert Lewis Colbert Lewis Colbert Lewis Colbert Brian Shulman Brian Shulman Brian Shulman Richie Nell Richie Nell Thery George Terry Daniel Terry Daniel Terry Daniel Matt Hawkins Jaret Holmes Jaret Holmes Jeremy Zills Damon Duval Damon Duval Damon Duval Damon Duval Kody Bliss Kody Bliss Kody Bliss Kody Bliss Ryan Shoemaker Clinton Durst Clinton Durst Ryan Shoemaker Steven Clark Steven Clark leader No 55 55 56 51 56 52 60 59 78 55 38 48 72 79 48 49 56 55 67 50 56 65 70 55 62 57 49 58 50 34 58 60 65 51 53 40 48 62 71 57 65 51 54 64 47 44 47 49 70 64 32 72 70 Yards 2021 2034 2257 2106 2268 2108 2471 2438 2933 2086 1486 1926 2878 3086 1794 2004 2288 2243 2857 2120 2185 2752 2841 2251 2477 2610 2161 2358 2061 1268 2101 2207 2771 2393 2358 1604 2017 2659 2846 2443 2811 2244 2344 2748 1989 1975 2149 2080 2947 2612 1254 2941 2783 Avg 36.7 36.9 40.3 *41.3 40.5 40.5 41.2 41.3 37.6 37.9 39.1 40.1 40.0 39.0 37.5 *40.9 40.9 40.8 42.6 42.4 39.0 42.3 40.6 40.9 40.0 *45.8 44.1 40.7 41.2 37.3 36.2 36.8 42.6 *46.9 *44.5 40.1 42.0 42.9 40.1 42.9 43.2 44.0 43.4 42.9 42.3 *44.9 *45.7 42.4 42.1 40.8 39.2 40.8 39.8
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A U B U R N T I G E R S F O O T B A L L
1903
Head Coach: Billy Bates Record: 4-3
10/3 10/17 10/23 10/31 11/11 11/14 11/26 MONT. A.C. SAMFORD Alabama Sewanee LSU at Georgia Tech Georgia AUBURN AUBURN Montgomery Montgomery AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. 26-0 58-0 6-18 0-47 12-0 10-5 13-22 W W L L W W L
1904
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 5-0
10/15 10/22 10/29 11/12 11/24 at Clemson Nashville GEORGIA TECH Alabama Georgia Clemson, S.C. Birmingham AUBURN Birmingham Macon, Ga. 5-0 10-0 12-0 29-5 17-6 W W W W W
1905 1892
Head Coach: George Petrie Record: 2-2
2/20 11/22 11/23 11/25 Georgia Duke North Carolina at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. 10-0 6-34 0-64 26-0 W L L W 11/5 GEORGIA TECH 11/14 NORTH CAROLINA 11/24 Georgia
1898
Head Coach: John Heisman Record: 2-1
AUBURN AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. 29-6 W 0-24 L 18-17 W 10/20 10/27 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/30
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 2-4
Davidson Miss. State at Vanderbilt CLEMSON Alabama Georgia Birmingham Columbus, Miss. Nashville, Tenn. AUBURN Birmingham Macon, Ga. 0-6 18-0 0-54 0-6 0-30 20-0 L W L L L W
1893
Head Coach: G.M. Harvey and D.M. Balliet Record: 3-0-2
2/22 11/6 11/18 11/30 12/7 Alabama Vanderbilt Sewanee Alabama at Georgia Tech Birmingham Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. 32-22 30-10 14-14 40-16 0-0 W W T W T 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/18 11/30
1899
Head Coach: John Heisman Record: 3-1-1
GEORGIA TECH MONTGOMERY CLEMSON Georgia Sewanee AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery 63-0 41-0 34-0 0-0 10-11 W W W T L
1906
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 1-5-1
10/8 10/13 10/26 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/29 MARYVILLE GORDON Sewanee at Georgia Tech at Clemson Alabama Georgia AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Clemson, S.C. Birmingham Macon, Ga. 0-0 15-0 5-10 0-11 4-6 0-10 0-4 T W L L L L L
1894
Head Coach: F.M. Hall Record: 1-3
11/4 11/17 11/24 11/29 Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Georgia Alabama Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery 4-20 94-0 8-10 0-18 L W L L 10/22 11/10 11/17 11/30
1900
Head Coach: Billy Watkins Record: 4-0
NASHVILLE Tennessee Alabama Georgia AUBURN Birmingham Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. 28-0 23-0 53-5 44-0 W W W W
1907
Head Coach: W.S. Kienholz Record: 6-2-1
10/5 10/7 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/28 SAMFORD MARYVILLE GORDON Sewanee at Georgia Tech CLEMSON MERCER Alabama Georgia AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Macon, Ga. 23-0 29-0 34-0 6-12 12-6 12-0 63-0 6-6 0-6 W W W L W W W T L
1895
Head Coach: John Heisman Record: 2-1
11/9 at Vanderbilt 11/23 at Alabama 11/28 Georgia Nashville, Tenn. Tuscaloosa Atlanta, Ga. 6-9 48-0 16-6 L W W 10/19 10/26 11/4 11/15 11/20 11/27
1901
Head Coach: Billy Watkins Record: 2-3-1
Nashville Vanderbilt NORTH CAROLINA at Alabama at LSU Georgia Birmingham Montgomery AUBURN Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge, La. Atlanta, Ga. 5-23 0-41 0-10 17-0 28-0 0-0 L L L W W T
1896
Head Coach: John Heisman Record: 3-1
10/6 11/7 11/16 11/26 at Mercer GEORGIA TECH Sewanee Georgia Macon, Ga. AUBURN Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. 46-0 45-0 38-6 6-12 W W W L
1908
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 6-1
10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/27 at Samford GORDON at Mercer Sewanee LSU at Georgia Tech Georgia Birmingham AUBURN Macon, Ga. Birmingham AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery 18-0 42-0 23-0 6-0 2-10 44-0 23-0 W W W W L W W
1902
Head Coach: Robert Kent and Mike Harvey Record: 2-4-1
10/11 10/18 10/25 10/27 11/6 11/15 11/27 at Georgia Tech Alabama at Tulane at LSU Sewanee CLEMSON Georgia Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham New Orleans, La. Baton Rouge, La. Birmingham AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. 18-6 23-0 0-0 0-5 0-6 0-16 5-12 W W T L L L L
1897
Head Coach: John Heisman Record: 2-0-1
10/23 at Mercer 10/29 at Nashville 10/30 at Sewanee Macon, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Sewanee, Tenn. 26-0 14-4 0-0 W W T
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1909
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 5-2
10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 11/6 11/13 11/25 Samford GORDON at Mercer at Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Sewanee Georgia Montgomery AUBURN Macon, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham Montgomery 11-0 46-0 23-5 0-17 17-5 11-12 9-0 W W W L W L W
11/8 at Georgia Tech 11/15 Vanderbilt 11/22 Georgia
Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga.
20-0 13-6 21-7
W W W 10/19 10/26 11/3 11/9 11/16 11/28 12/7
1918
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 2-5
OGLETHORPE CAMP GRIFFIN AT MARION Camp Gordon Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Camp Sheridan AUBURN AUBURN MARION Columbus, Ga. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery 58-0 0-26 20-7 6-14 0-21 0-41 0-7 W L W L L L L
1914
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 8-0-1 SIAA Champions
9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/25 MARION Florida CLEMSON NORTH ALA. A.C. Mississippi State at Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Georgia Carlisle Indians AUBURN Jacksonville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Atlanta Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. 39-0 20-0 28-0 60-0 19-0 14-0 6-0 0-0 7-0 W W W W W W W T W
1910
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 6-1
10/8 10/14 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/24 MISS. STATE at Samford CLEMSON at Texas at Georgia Tech Tulane Georgia AUBURN Birmingham AUBURN Austin, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Gulfport, Miss. Savannah, Ga. 6-0 78-0 17-0 0-9 16-0 33-0 26-0 W W W L W W W
1919
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 8-1 SIAA Champions
9/27 10/4 10/12 10/17 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/27 MARION at Samford CAMP GORDON CLEMSON at Vanderbilt Georgia Spring Hill Mississippi State at Georgia Tech AUBURN Birmingham AUBURN AUBURN Nashville, Tenn. Columbus, Ga. Mobile Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 37-0 19-6 25-13 7-0 6-7 7-0 10-0 7-0 14-7 W W W W L W W W W
1915
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 6-2
10/1 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/25 Marion FLORIDA Clemson Mississippi State at Georgia MERCER Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Selma AUBURN Anderson, S.C. Birmingham Athens, Ga. AUBURN Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 78-0 7-0 14-0 26-0 12-0 45-0 0-17 0-7 W W W W W W L L
1911
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 4-2-1
10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/17 11/29 MERCER at Clemson Texas A&M Mississippi State at Georgia Tech at Texas Georgia AUBURN Clemson, S.C. Dallas, Texas Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Austin, Texas Savannah, Ga. 29-0 29-0 0-16 11-5 11-6 5-18 0-0 W W L W W L T
1920
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 7-2
9/23 10/2 10/9 10/15 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/25 MARION SAMFORD FORT BENNING at Clemson Vanderbilt Georgia B’ham-Southern Washington & Lee at Georgia Tech AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Clemson, S.C. Birmingham Columbus, Ga. Montgomery Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 27-0 88-0 14-2 21-0 56-6 0-7 49-0 77-0 0-34 W W W W W L W W L
1916
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 6-2
10/7 10/14 10/20 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/30 at Samford MERCER CLEMSON Mississippi State Georgia Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Birmingham AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Columbus, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 35-0 92-0 28-0 7-3 3-0 20-0 9-20 7-33 W W W W W W L L
1912
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 6-1-1
10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/23 11/28 Mercer FLORIDA CLEMSON Mississippi State at Georgia Tech LSU Vanderbilt at Georgia Columbus, Ga. AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Mobile Birmingham Athens, Ga. 56-0 27-13 27-6 7-0 27-7 7-0 7-7 6-12 W W W W W W T L
1921
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 5-3
10/1 10/8 10/14 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/24 at Samford Spring Hill CLEMSON FORT BENNING Georgia at Tulane Centre at Georgia Tech Birmingham Montgomery AUBURN AUBURN Columbus, Ga. New Orleans, La. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 35-3 44-0 56-0 14-7 0-7 14-0 0-21 0-14 W W W W L W L L
1917
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 6-2-1
10/6 10/13 10/19 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 11/29 SAMFORD Camp Sheridan at Clemson Mississippi State FLORIDA Davidson at Vanderbilt Ohio State at Georgia Tech AUBURN Montgomery Clemson, S.C. Birmingham AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. 53-0 13-0 7-0 13-6 68-0 7-21 31-7 0-0 7-68 W W W W W L W T L
1913
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 8-0 SIAA Champions, National Champions (Billingsley)
10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 MERCER FLORIDA Mississippi State at Clemson LSU AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Clemson, S.C. Mobile 53-0 55-0 34-0 20-0 7-0 W W W W W
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1922
Head Coach: Mike Donahue Record: 8-2
9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/30 MARION at Samford Spring Hill at Army MERCER FORT BENNING Georgia Tulane Centre at Georgia Tech AUBURN Birmingham Montgomery West Point, N.Y. AUBURN AUBURN Columbus, Ga. Montgomery Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 61-0 72-0 19-6 6-19 50-6 30-0 7-3 19-0 6-0 6-14 W W W L W W W W W L 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/24 STETSON at Clemson FLORIDA LSU Georgia at Samford at Tulane Mississippi State at Georgia Tech
1927
Head Coach: Dave Morey Record: 0-7-2
AUBURN Clemson, S.C. AUBURN Montgomery Columbus, Ga. Birmingham New Orleans, La. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 0-6 0-3 6-33 0-9 3-33 9-9 6-6 6-7 0-18 L L L L L T T L L
11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 11/27
WOFFORD at Tulane Mississippi State at Vanderbilt at South Carolina
AUBURN New Orleans, La. Birmingham Nashville, Tenn. Columbus, Ga.
38-6 0-21 6-7 0-27 25-7
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1931
Head Coach: Chet Wynne Record: 5-3-1
9/25 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/26 Birmingham-Southern at Wisconsin at Georgia Tech Florida SPRING HILL Tulane Sewanee Georgia South Carolina Montgomery Madison, Wisc. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. AUBURN Montgomery Birmingham Columbus, Ga. Montgomery 24-6 7-7 13-0 12-13 27-7 0-27 12-0 6-12 13-6 W T W L W L W L W
1923
Head Coach: Boozer Pitts Record: 3-3-3
9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/29 at Clemson B’ham-Southern SAMFORD at Army FORT BENNING Georgia Tulane Centre at Georgia Tech Clemson, S.C. Montgomery AUBURN West Point, N.Y. AUBURN Columbus, Ga. Montgomery Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 0-0 20-0 30-0 6-28 34-0 0-7 6-6 0-17 0-0 T W W L W L T L T 9/28 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/29
1928
Head Coach: George Bohler Record: 1-8
Birmingham-Southern CLEMSON at Florida Ole Miss SAMFORD Georgia at Tulane Mississippi State at Georgia Tech Montgomery AUBURN Gainesville Birmingham AUBURN Columbus, Ga. New Orleans, La. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 0-6 0-6 0-27 0-19 25-6 0-13 12-13 0-13 0-51 L L L L W L L L L
1932
Head Coach: Chet Wynne Record: 9-0-1 Southern Conference Champions
9/23 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 12/3 Birmingham-Southern ERSKINE Duke at Georgia Tech at Tulane Ole Miss Samford Florida Georgia South Carolina Montgomery AUBURN Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. New Orleans, La. Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Columbus, Ga. Birmingham 61-0 77-0 18-7 6-0 19-7 14-7 25-0 21-6 14-7 20-20 W W W W W W W W W T
1924
Head Coach: Boozer Pitts Record: 4-4-1
9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/27 at B’ham-Southern CLEMSON Virginia Tech SAMFORD LSU at Vanderbilt Tulane Georgia at Georgia Tech Birmingham AUBURN Richmond, Va. AUBURN Birmingham Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Columbus, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. 7-0 13-0 0-0 17-0 3-0 0-13 6-14 0-6 0-7 W W T W W L L L L 9/27 10/5 10/11 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/15 11/28
1929
Head Coach: George Bohler, John Floyd Record: 2-7
Birmingham-Southern at Clemson Florida Vanderbilt SAMFORD at Tennessee at Tulane at Georgia at Georgia Tech Montgomery Clemson, S.C. Montgomery Birmingham AUBURN Knoxville, Tenn. New Orleans, La. Athens, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. 7-0 7-20 0-19 2-41 6-0 0-27 0-52 0-24 6-19 W L L L W L L L L
1933
Head Coach: Chet Wynne Record: 3-7, 2-2 SEC
9/22 Birmingham-Southern 9/29 at Samford 10/14 * at Georgia Tech 10/21 at George Washington 10/28 * at Tulane 11/4 at Duke 11/11 OGLETHORPE 11/18 * Georgia 11/25 * at Florida 12/2 South Carolina Montgomery Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Washington, D.C. New Orleans, La. Durham, N.C. AUBURN Columbus, Ga. Gainesville, Fla. Birmingham 20-7 19-0 6-16 6-19 13-7 7-13 27-6 14-6 7-14 14-16 W W L L W L W W L L
1925
Head Coach: Dave Morey Record: 5-3-1
9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/26 at B’ham-Southern at Clemson VIRGINIA TECH Texas SAMFORD Tulane Georgia Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Birmingham Clemson, S.C. AUBURN Dallas, Texas AUBURN Montgomery Columbus, Ga. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 25-6 13-6 19-0 0-33 7-6 0-13 0-34 10-9 7-7 W W W L W L L W T 9/26 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25
1930
Head Coach: Chet Wynne Record: 3-7
Birmingham-Southern SPRING HILL Florida at Georgia Tech Georgia Montgomery AUBURN Jacksonville, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga. 0-7 13-0 0-7 12-14 7-39 L W L L L
1937 Bacardi Bowl - Auburn vs. Villanova
1926
Head Coach: Dave Morey Record: 5-4
9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/24 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/26 UT-CHATTANOOGA CLEMSON at Samford LSU at Tulane Sewanee Georgia Marquette at Georgia Tech AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham Montgomery New Orleans, La. Montgomery Columbus, Ga. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. 15- 6 47- 0 33-14 0-10 2- 0 9- 0 6-16 3-19 7-20 W W W L W W L L L
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1934
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 2-8, 1-6 SEC
9/21 Birmingham-Southern 9/29 OGLETHORPE 10/6 * at Tulane 10/13 * at LSU 10/20 * at Vanderbilt 10/27 * at Kentucky 11/3 Duke 11/10 * at Georgia Tech 11/17 * Florida 11/24 * Georgia Montgomery AUBURN New Orleans, La. Baton Rouge, La. Nashville, Tenn. Lexington, Ky. Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery Columbus, Ga. 0-7 15-0 0-13 6-20 6-7 0-9 6-13 18-6 7-14 0-18 L W L L L L L W L L
1935
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 8-2, 5-2 SEC
9/27 B’ham-Southern 10/5 * at Tulane 10/12 * Tennessee 10/19 * Kentucky 10/25 at Duke 11/2 * at LSU 11/9 * at Georgia Tech 11/16 OGLETHORPE 11/23 * Georgia 11/30 * Florida Montgomery New Orleans, La. Birmingham Montgomery Durham, N.C. Baton Rouge, La. Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN Columbus, Ga. Miami, Fla. 25-7 10-0 6-13 23-0 7-0 0-6 33-7 51-0 19-7 27-6 W W L W W L W W W W
1952 - Auburn vs. Ole Miss
10/29 at Rice 11/5 at Villanova 11/12 * LSU 11/19 * Georgia 11/26 * Florida
1942
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 6-4-1, 3-3 SEC Final Ranking: 16th AP
9/18 UT-Chattanooga 9/26 * at Georgia Tech 10/3 * at Tulane 10/10 * at Florida 10/17 at Georgetown 10/23 Villanova 10/31 * Mississippi State 11/7 Georgia Navy P-F 11/14 * LSU 11/21 * Georgia 11/28 CLEMSON Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. New Orleans, La. Gainesville, Fla. Washington, D.C. NR/NR Montgomery NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/1 AUBURN 16/NR 20-7 0-15 27-13 0-6 6-6 14-6 0-6 14-41 25-7 27-13 41-13 W L W L T W L L W W W
1939
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 5-5-1, 3-3-1 SEC
9/29 Birmingham-Southern 10/7 * at Tulane 10/14 * Mississippi State 10/21 at Manhattan 10/28 * at Georgia Tech 11/4 at Boston College 11/11 Villanova 11/18 * at LSU 11/25 * Georgia 11/30 * FLORIDA 12/9 * at Tennessee Montgomery New Orleans, La. Birmingham New York, N.Y. NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR Boston, Mass. NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Baton Rouge, La. NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Knoxville, Tenn. NR/2 6-0 0-12 7-0 0-7 6-7 7-13 10-9 21-7 7-0 7-7 0-7 W L W L L L W W W T L
1936
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 7-2-2, 4-1-1 SEC
9/25 B’ham-Southern 10/3 * at Tulane 10/10 * at Tennessee 10/17 at Detroit 10/24 * Georgia 10/30 Santa Clara 11/7 * at Georgia Tech 11/14 * LSU 11/21 LOYOLA 11/28 * Florida 1/1 Villanova Montgomery New Orleans, La. Knoxville, Tenn. Detroit, Mich. Columbus, Ga. NR/NR San Francisco 16/19 Atlanta, Ga. 20/NR Birmingham NR/7 AUBURN NR/NR Montgomery NR/NR BACARDI BOWL Havana, Cuba NR/NR 45-0 0-0 6-0 6-0 20-13 0-12 13-12 6-19 44-0 13-0 7-7 W T W W W L W L W W T
1943
No team due to WWII
1940
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 6-4-1, 3-2-1 SEC
9/27 Samford 10/5 * at Tulane 10/12 * Mississippi State 10/19 at SMU 10/26 * at Georgia Tech 11/2 * Georgia 11/9 CLEMSON 11/16 * LSU 11/23 at Boston College 11/30 * Florida 12/7 Villanova Montgomery New Orleans, La. Birmingham Dallas, Texas NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Boston, Mass. NR/4 Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Montgomery NR/NR 27-13 20-14 7-7 13-20 16-7 13-14 21-7 13-21 7-33 20-7 13-10 W W T L W L W L L W W
1944
Head Coach: Carl Voyles Record: 4-4, 0-4 SEC
9/29 Samford 10/7 FORT BENNING 10/14 * at Georgia Tech 10/21 * at Tulane 11/4 PRESBYTERIAN 11/11 * Mississippi State 11/18 * Georgia 11/24 at Miami (Fla.) Montgomery AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. NR/10 New Orleans, La. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Birmingham NR/19 Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Miami, Fla. NR/NR 32-0 7-0 0-27 13-16 57-0 21-26 13-49 38-19 W W L L W L L W
1937
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 6-2-3, 4-1-2 SEC
9/24 Birmingham-Southern Montgomery 10/4 * at Tulane New Orleans, La. 10/9 at Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. 10/16 * Mississippi State Birmingham 10/23 * at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 20/NR 10/30 at Rice Houston, Texas 12/NR 11/6 * Tennessee Birmingham NR/15 11/13 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 14/12 11/20 * Georgia Columbus, Ga. NR/NR 11/27 * Florida Jacksonville, Fla. NR/NR ORANGE BOWL 1/1 Michigan State Miami, Fla. NR/NR 19-0 0-0 0-0 33-7 21-0 7-13 20-7 7-9 0-0 14-0 6-0 W T T W W L W L T W W
1945
Head Coach: Carl Voyles Record: 5-5, 2-3 SEC
9/21 Samford 9/28 Maxwell Field 10/6 * Mississippi State 10/20 * at Tulane 10/27 * at Georgia Tech 11/3 * FLORIDA 11/10 SW LOUISIANA 11/17 * Georgia 11/24 LOUISIANA TECH 11/30 at Miami (Fla.) Montgomery Montgomery Birmingham New Orleans, La. NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Miami, Fla. NR/NR 38-0 0-7 0-20 20-14 7-20 19-0 52-0 0-35 29-0 7-33 W L L W L W W L W L
1941
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 4-5-1, 0-4-1 SEC
9/26 Samford 10/4 * at Tulane 10/11 LOUISIANA TECH 10/18 SMU 10/25 * at Georgia Tech 11/1 * Georgia 11/8 * Mississippi State 11/15 * at LSU Montgomery New Orleans, La. AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Birmingham NR/15 Baton Rouge, La. NR/NR 13-0 0-32 34-0 7-20 14-28 0-7 7-14 7-7 W L W L L L L T
1938
Head Coach: Jack Meagher Record: 4-5-1, 3-3-1 SEC
9/23 Birmingham-Southern 10/1 * at Tulane 10/8 * at Tennessee 10/14 * Mississippi State 10/22 * at Georgia Tech Montgomery New Orleans, La. Knoxville, Tenn. Montgomery Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR 14-0 0-0 0-7 20-6 6-7 W T L W L
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1953
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 7-3-1, 4-2-1 SEC Final Ranking: 17th AP
9 9/25 Stetson Montgomery NR/NR 10/3 * OLE MISS AUBURN NR/15 10/10 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. NR/13 10/17 * at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 19/6 10/24 * Tulane Mobile NR/NR 10/31 * FLORIDA AUBURN NR/NR 11/6 at Miami Miami, Fla. 15/NR 11/14 * Georgia Columbus, Ga. 20/NR 11/21 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 14/NR 11/28 * Alabama Birmingham 16/NR GATOR BOWL 1/1 Texas Tech Jacksonville, Fla. 17/NR 47-0 13-0 21-21 6-36 34-7 16-7 29-20 39-18 45-19 7-10 W W T L W W W W W L
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1946
Head Coach: Carl Voyles Record: 4-6, 1-5 SEC
9/27 Southern Miss 10/5 FURMAN 10/12 Saint Louis 10/19 * at Tulane 10/26 * at Georgia Tech 11/2 * Vanderbilt 11/9 * Mississippi State 11/16 * Georgia 11/23 Clemson 11/30 * at Florida Montgomery AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR New Orleans, La. NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/15 Montgomery NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/3 Montgomery NR/NR Gainesville, Fla. NR/NR 13-12 26-6 27-7 0-32 6-27 0-19 0-33 0-41 13-21 47-12 W W W L L L L L L W
1954
10/15 * at Georgia Tech 10/22 * at Tulane 10/29 * at Vanderbilt 11/5 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/12 * Georgia 11/26 Clemson 12/3 * Alabama Atlanta, Ga. New Orleans, La. NR/20 Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Mobile NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR 21-35 6-14 7-26 25-6 20-20 20-20 14-13 L L L W T T W
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 8-3, 3-3 SEC Final Ranking: 13th AP
9/25 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/2 * at Florida 10/9 * at Kentucky 10/16 * at Georgia Tech 10/23 FLORIDA STATE 10/30 * Tulane 11/6 Miami (Fla.) 11/13 * Georgia 11/20 CLEMSON 11/27 * Alabama 12/31 Baylor AUBURN NR/NR Gainesville, Fla. NR/20 Lexington, Ky. NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/19 AUBURN NR/NR Mobile NR/NR Birmingham NR/6 Columbus, Ga. NR/20 AUBURN 18/NR Birmingham 15/NR GATOR BOWL Jacksonville, Fla. 13/18 45-0 13-19 14-21 7-14 33-0 27-0 14-13 35-0 27-6 28-0 W L L L W W W W W W
1950
Head Coach: Earl Brown Record: 0-10, 0-7 SEC
9/22 Wofford 9/30 * at Vanderbilt 10/7 SE LOUISIANA 10/14 * at Florida 10/21 * at Georgia Tech 10/28 * TULANE 11/4 * at Mississippi State 11/18 * Georgia 11/25 CLEMSON 12/2 * Alabama Montgomery Nashville, Tenn. AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN Starkville, Miss. Columbus, Ga. AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/11 NR/16 14-19 0-41 0-6 7-27 0-20 0-28 0-27 10-12 0-41 0-34 L L L L L L L L L L
1947
Head Coach: Carl Voyles Record: 2-7, 1-5 SEC
9/27 Southern Miss 10/4 LA. TECH 10/11 * Florida 10/18 * at Georgia Tech 10/25 * at Tulane 11/1 * at Vanderbilt 11/8 * Mississippi State 11/15 * Georgia 11/22 at Clemson Montgomery AUBURN Montgomery NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/5 New Orleans, La. NR/NR Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Clemson, S.C. NR/NR 13-19 14-0 20-14 7-27 0-40 0-28 0-14 6-28 18-34 L W W L L L L L L
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1955
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 8-2-1, 5-1-1 SEC Final Ranking: 8th AP, 8th UPI
9/24 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/1 * FLORIDA 10/8 * Kentucky 10/15 * at Georgia Tech 10/22 FURMAN 10/29 * at Tulane 11/5 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/12 * Georgia 11/19 Clemson 11/26 * Alabama 12/31 Vanderbilt AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Birmingham 14/19 Atlanta, Ga. 17/5 AUBURN New Orleans, La. 8/NR AUBURN 14/20 Columbus, Ga. 12/NR Mobile 12/NR Birmingham 10/NR GATOR BOWL Jacksonville, Fla. 8/NR 15-6 13-0 14-14 14-12 52-0 13-27 27-26 16-13 21-0 26-0 W W T W W L W W W W
1951
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 5-5, 3-4 SEC
9/29 * VANDERBILT 10/5 Wofford 10/13 * FLORIDA 10/20 * at Georgia Tech 10/27 * at Tulane 11/3 LA. COLLEGE 11/10 * Ole Miss 11/17 * Georgia 11/24 at Clemson 12/1 * Alabama AUBURN NR/NR Montgomery NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/5 New Orleans, La. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Mobile NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/NR Clemson, S.C. NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR 24-14 30-14 14-13 7-27 21-0 49-0 14-39 14-46 0-34 7-25 W W W L W W L L L L
1948
Head Coach: Earl Brown Record: 1-8-1, 0-7 SEC
9/24 Southern Miss 10/2 LOUISIANA TECH 10/9 * Florida 10/16 * at Georgia Tech 10/23 * at Tulane 10/29 * Vanderbilt 11/6 * Mississippi State 11/13 * Georgia 11/27 Clemson 12/4 * Alabama Montgomery AUBURN Tampa, Fla. NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/7 New Orleans, La. NR/17 Montgomery NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR Columbus, Ga. NR/13 Mobile NR/9 Birmingham NR/NR 20-14 13-13 9-16 0-27 6-21 0-47 0-20 14-42 6-7 0-55 W T L L L L L L L L
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1956
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 7-3, 4-3 SEC
9/29 * Tennessee 10/6 FURMAN 10/13 * at Kentucky 10/20 * at Georgia Tech 10/27 HOUSTON 11/3 * at Florida 11/10 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/17 * Georgia 11/24 FLORIDA STATE 12/1 * Alabama Birmingham AUBURN Lexington, Ky. Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN Columbus, Ga. AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/3 NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR 7-35 41-0 13-0 7-28 12-0 0-20 27-20 20-0 13-7 34-7 L W W L W L W W W W
1952
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 2-8, 0-7 SEC
9/27 Maryland 10/4 * Ole Miss 10/11 WOFFORD 10/18 * at Georgia Tech 10/25 * Tulane 11/1 * at Florida 11/8 * MISS. STATE Birmingham Memphis, Tenn. AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Mobile Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN NR/2 NR/18 NR/NR NR/4 NR/NR NR/20 NR/NR 7-13 7-20 54-7 0-33 6-21 21-31 34-49 L L W L L L L
1949
Head Coach: Earl Brown Record: 2-4-3, 2-4-2 SEC
9/23 * Ole Miss 10/8 * Florida Montgomery Mobile 7-40 L 14-14 T
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Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 10-0, 7-0 SEC Final Ranking: 1st AP, 2nd UPI SEC Champions
9/28 * at Tennessee 10/5 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/12 * KENTUCKY 10/19 * at Georgia Tech 10/26 at Houston 11/2 * FLORIDA 11/9 * Mississippi State 11/16 * Georgia 11/23 at Florida State 11/30 * Alabama Knoxville, Tenn. NR/8 AUBURN 7/NR AUBURN 9/NR Atlanta, Ga. 9/NR Houston, Texas 5/NR AUBURN 4/19 Birmingham 3/17 Columbus, Ga. 3/NR Tallahassee, Fla. 2/NR Birmingham 1/NR 7-0 40-7 6-0 3-0 48-7 13-0 15-7 6-0 29-7 40-0 W W W W W W W W W W
10/21 * at Georgia Tech 10/28 CLEMSON 11/4 WAKE FOREST 11/11 * Mississippi State 11/18 * at Georgia 11/25 * FLORIDA 12/2 * Alabama
10/24 SOUTHERN MISS 10/31 * at Florida 11/7 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/14 * GEORGIA 11/26 * Alabama
AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham
NR/NR NR/10 NR/NR NR/NR NR/2
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1962
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 6-3-1, 4-3 SEC
9/29 * Tennessee 10/7 * at Kentucky 10/13 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/20 * Georgia Tech 10/27 at Clemson 11/3 * at Florida 11/10 * MISS. STATE 11/17 * GEORGIA 11/24 FLORIDA STATE 12/1 * Alabama Birmingham Lexington, Ky. AUBURN Birmingham Clemson, S.C. Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR 10/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/5 22-21 16-6 54-6 17-14 17-14 3-22 9-3 21-30 14-14 0-38 W W W W W L W L T L
1965
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 5-5-1, 4-1-1 SEC
9/18 BAYLOR AUBURN 9/25 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 10/2 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 10/9 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN 10/16 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 10/23 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 10/30 * FLORIDA AUBURN 11/6 * Mississippi State Birmingham 11/13 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 11/27 * Alabama Birmingham LIBERTY BOWL 12/18 Ole Miss Memphis, Tenn. NR/NR NR/NR NR/6 NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/7 NR/NR NR/NR NR/5 8-14 13-13 23-18 30-7 14-23 0-3 28-17 25-18 21-19 3-30 L T W W L L W W W L L
1958
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 9-0-1, 6-0-1 SEC Final Ranking: 4th AP, 4th UPI
9/27 * Tennessee 10/4 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/11 * at Kentucky 10/18 * at Georgia Tech 10/25 MARYLAND 11/1 * at Florida 11/8 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/15 * Georgia 11/22 WAKE FOREST 11/29 * Alabama Birmingham AUBURN Lexington, Ky. Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN Columbus, Ga. AUBURN Birmingham 3/NR 2/NR 1/NR 2/NR 5/NR 4/NR 5/NR 4/NR 2/NR 2/NR 13-0 30-8 8-0 7-7 20-7 6-5 33-14 21-6 21-7 14-8 W W W T W W W W W W
1963
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 9-2, 6-1 SEC Final Ranking: 5th AP, 6th UPI
9/21 at Houston Houston, Texas 9/28 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 10/5 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 10/12 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN 10/19 * at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 11/2 * FLORIDA AUBURN 11/9 * Mississippi State Jackson, Miss. 11/16 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 11/23 FLORIDA STATE AUBURN 11/30 * Alabama Birmingham ORANGE BOWL 1/1 Nebraska Miami, Fla. NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/8 5/NR 5/NR 9/NR 9/NR 9/6 5/6 21-14 23-19 14-13 28-0 29-21 19-0 10-13 14-0 21-15 10-8 7-13 W W W W W W L W W W L
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1966
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 4-6, 1-5 SEC
9/17 UT-CHATTANOOGA 9/24 * Tennessee 10/1 * at Kentucky 10/8 WAKE FOREST 10/15 Georgia Tech 10/22 TCU 10/29 * at Florida 11/5 * Mississippi State 11/12 * GEORGIA 12/3 * Alabama AUBURN Birmingham Lexington, Ky. AUBURN Birmingham AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. Jackson, Miss. AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/7 NR/NR NR/7 NR/NR NR/9 NR/3 20-6 0-28 7-17 14-6 3-17 7-6 27-30 13-0 13-21 0-31 W L L W L W L W L L
1959
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 7-3, 4-3 SEC Final Ranking: T19th UPI
9/26 * at Tennessee 10/3 HARDIN-SIMMONS 10/10 * KENTUCKY 10/17 * at Georgia Tech 10/23 at Miami 10/31 * FLORIDA 11/7 * Mississippi State 11/14 * at Georgia 11/21 SOUTHERN MISS 11/28 * Alabama Knoxville, Tenn. AUBURN AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Miami, Fla. AUBURN Birmingham Athens, Ga. AUBURN Birmingham 3/NR 17/NR 14/NR 11/4 7/NR 8/NR 8/NR 8/12 12/NR 11/19 0-3 35-12 33-0 7-6 21-6 6-0 31-0 13-14 28-7 0-10 L W W W W W W L W L
1964
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 6-4, 3-3 SEC
9/19 HOUSTON 9/26 * Tennessee 10/3 * at Kentucky 10/10 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/17 Georgia Tech AUBURN Birmingham Lexington, Ky. AUBURN Birmingham 8/NR 8/NR 7/NR NR/NR NR/NR 30- 0 3- 0 0-20 33-12 3- 7 W W L W L
1960
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 8-2, 5-2 SEC Final Ranking: 13th AP, 14th UPI
9/24 * Tennessee 10/1 * at Kentucky 10/8 UT-CHATTANOOGA 10/15 * Georgia Tech 10/22 MIAMI (FLA.) 10/29 * at Florida 11/5 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/12 * GEORGIA 11/19 FLORIDA STATE 11/26 * Alabama Birmingham Lexington, Ky. AUBURN Birmingham AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/19 17/NR 14/NR 12/NR 10/NR 9/NR 8/17 3-10 10-7 10-0 9-7 20-7 10-7 27-12 9-6 57-21 0-3 L W W W W W W W W L
1957 - Auburn vs. Alabama
1961
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 6-4, 3-4 SEC
9/30 * at Tennessee Knoxville, TN 10/7 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 10/14 UT-CHATANOOGA. AUBURN NR/NR 24-21 W NR/NR 12-14 L NR/NR 35-7 W
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1967
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 6-4, 3-3 SEC
9/23 UT-CHATTANOOGA 9/30 * at Tennessee 10/7 * KENTUCKY 10/14 CLEMSON 10/21 at Georgia Tech 10/27 at Miami 11/4 * FLORIDA 11/11 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/18 * at Georgia 12/2 * Alabama AUBURN Knoxville, Tenn. AUBURN AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. Miami, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN Athens, Ga. Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/8 40-6 13-27 48-7 43-21 28-10 0-7 26-21 36-0 0-17 3-7 W L W W W L W W L L
1968
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 7-4, 4-2 SEC
9/21 SMU 9/28 * Mississippi State 10/5 * at Kentucky 10/12 at Clemson 10/19 Georgia Tech 10/26 MIAMI (FLA.) 11/2 * at Florida 11/9 * Tennessee 11/16 * GEORGIA 11/30 * Alabama 12/28 Arizona AUBURN Jackson, Miss. Lexington, Ky. Clemson, S.C. Birmingham AUBURN Gainesville, Fla. Birmingham AUBURN Birmingham SUN BOWL El Paso, Texas NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/9 NR/20 18/5 12/5 18/15 28-37 26-0 26-7 21-10 20-21 31-6 24-13 28-14 3-17 16-24 L W W W L W W W L L
1978 - Auburn vs. Tennessee
1971
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 9-2, 5-1 SEC Final Ranking: 12th AP, 5th UPI
9/18 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN 7/NR 9/25 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 5/9 10/2 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 5/NR 10/9 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 4/NR 10/16 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 5/NR 10/23 CLEMSON AUBURN 5/NR 10/30 * FLORIDA AUBURN 5/NR 11/6 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN 5/NR 11/13 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 6/7 11/27 * Alabama Birmingham 5/3 SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, La. 5/3 1/1 Oklahoma 60-7 10-9 38-6 27-14 31-14 35-13 40-7 30-21 35-20 7-31 W W W W W W W W W L
11/10 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/17 * at Georgia 12/1 * Alabama 12/19 Missouri
AUBURN Athens, Ga. Birmingham SUN BOWL El Paso, Texas
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1974
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 10-2, 4-2 SEC Final Ranking: 8th AP, 6th UPI
9/14 Louisville Birmingham NR/NR 9/21 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN NR/NR 9/28 * TENNESSEE AUBURN NR/14 10/4 at Miami (Fla.) Miami, FL 11/16 10/12 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 10/NR 10/19 GEORGIA TECH AUBURN 5/NR 10/26 FLORIDA STATE AUBURN 5/NR 11/2 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 5/11 11/9 * Mississippi State Jackson, Miss. 10/NR 11/16 * GEORGIA AUBURN 7/NR 11/29 * Alabama Birmingham 7/2 GATOR BOWL 12/30 Texas Jacksonville, Fla. 6/11 16-3 52-7 21-0 3-0 31-13 31-22 38-6 14-25 24-20 17-13 13-17 27-3 W W W W W W W L W W L W
1969
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 8-3, 5-2 SEC Final Ranking: 20th AP, 15th UPI
9/20 WAKE FOREST AUBURN 20/NR 9/27 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 17/19 10/4 * KENTUCKY AUBURN NR/NR 10/11 CLEMSON AUBURN 20/NR 10/18 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 15/NR 10/25 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 14/9 11/1 * FLORIDA AUBURN 17/7 11/8 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN 11/NR 11/15 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 11/16 11/29 * Alabama Birmingham 12/NR ASTRO-BLUEBONNET BOWL 12/31 at Houston Houston, Texas 12/17 57-0 19-45 44-3 51-0 17-14 20-21 38-12 52-13 16-3 49-26 7-36 W L W W W L W W W W L
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1972
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 10-1, 6-1 SEC Final Ranking: 5th AP, 7th UPI
9/9 * Mississippi State Jackson, Miss. NR/NR 9/23 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN NR/NR 9/30 * Tennessee Birmingham NR/4 10/7 * Ole Miss Jackson, Miss. 17/18 10/14 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 9/8 10/21 GEORGIA TECH AUBURN 14/NR 10/28 FLORIDA STATE AUBURN 12/17 11/4 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 11/NR 11/18 * GEORGIA AUBURN 11/NR 12/2 * Alabama Birmingham 9/2 GATOR BOWL 12/30 Colorado Jacksonville, Fla. 6/13 14-3 14-7 10-6 19-13 7-35 24-14 27-14 26-20 27-10 17-16 24-3 W W W W L W W W W W W
1970
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 9-2, 5-2 SEC Final Ranking: 10th AP, 9th UPI
9/19 SOUTHERN MISS 9/26 * Tennessee 10/3 * at Kentucky 10/10 at Clemson 10/17 GEORGIA TECH 10/24 * LSU 10/31 * at Florida 11/7 * Mississippi State 11/14 * GEORGIA 11/28 * Alabama 1/1 Ole Miss AUBURN NR/NR Birmingham NR/17 Lexington, Ky. 12/NR Clemson, S.C. 9/NR AUBURN 8/16 AUBURN 6/14 Gainesville, Fla. 12/NR Birmingham 10/NR AUBURN 8/NR Birmingham 11/NR GATOR BOWL Jacksonville, Fla. 10/NR 33-14 36-23 33-15 44-0 31-7 9-17 63-14 56-0 17-31 33-28 W W W W W L W W L W
1975
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 4-6-1, 2-4 SEC
9/13 MEMPHIS 9/20 at Baylor 9/27 * at Tennessee 10/4 VIRGINIA TECH 10/11 * at Kentucky 10/18 at Georgia Tech 10/25 at Florida State 11/1 * FLORIDA 11/8 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/15 * at Georgia 11/29 * Alabama AUBURN 7/NR Waco, Texas NR/NR Knoxville, Tenn. NR/16 AUBURN NR/NR Lexington, Ky. NR/NR Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR Tallahassee, Fla. NR/NR AUBURN NR/11 AUBURN NR/NR Athens, Ga. NR/20 Birmingham NR/4 20-31 10-10 17-21 16-23 15-9 31-27 17-14 14-31 21-21 13-28 0-28 L T L L W W W L T# L L
1973
Head Coach: Ralph “Shug” Jordan Record: 6-6, 2-5 SEC
9/15 Oregon State 9/22 UT-CHATTANOOGA 9/29 * at Tennessee 10/6 * OLE MISS 10/13 * LSU 10/20 at Georgia Tech 10/27 HOUSTON 11/3 * FLORIDA Birmingham AUBURN Knoxville, Tenn. AUBURN AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN AUBURN 18-9 31-0 0-21 14-7 6-20 NR/NR 24-10 NR/12 7-0 19/NR 8-12 12/NR 12/NR 11/9 NR/NR W W L W L W W L
35-28 W
1976
Head Coach: Doug Barfield Record: 4-7, 3-3 SEC
9/11 at Arizona 9/18 BAYLOR 9/25 * Tennessee Tucson, Ariz. AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR 19-31 L NR/NR 14-15 L NR/NR 38-28 W
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10/2 * Ole Miss 10/9 at Memphis 10/16 GEORGIA TECH 10/23 FLORIDA STATE 10/30 * at Florida 11/6 * Mississippi State 11/13 * GEORGIA 11/27 * Alabama
1981
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 5-6, 2-4 SEC
9/5 TCU 9/19 WAKE FOREST 9/26 * at Tennessee 10/3 at Nebraska 10/10 * LSU 10/17 at Georgia Tech 10/24 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 10/31 * FLORIDA 11/7 NORTH TEXAS 11/14 * at Georgia 11/28 * Alabama AUBURN AUBURN Knoxville, Tenn. Lincoln, Neb. AUBURN Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Athens, Ga. Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/9 NR/NR NR/NR NR/4 NR/4 24-16 21-24 7-10 3-17 19-7 31-7 17-21 14-12 20-0 13-24 17-28 W L L L W W L W W L L
10/8 * at Kentucky 10/15 at Georgia Tech 10/22 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 10/29 * FLORIDA 11/5 MARYLAND 11/12 * at Georgia 12/3 * Alabama 1/2 Michigan
1977
Head Coach: Doug Barfield Record: 6-5, 5-1 SEC
9/10 ARIZONA AUBURN NR/NR 9/17 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN NR/NR 9/24 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. NR/NR 10/1 * OLE MISS AUBURN NR/NR 10/8 N.C. STATE AUBURN NR/NR 10/15 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR 10/22 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. NR/NR 10/29 * FLORIDA AUBURN NR/18 11/5 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN NR/NR 11/12 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. NR/NR 11/26 * Alabama Birmingham NR/2 #–MSU forfeited games from 1975-77. 21-10 13-24 14-12 21-15 15-17 21-38 3-24 29-14 13-27 33-14 21-48 W L W W L L L W L# W L
Lexington, Ky. Atlanta, Ga. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Athens, Ga. Birmingham SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, LA
7/NR 5/NR 5/NR 4/5 3/7 3/4 3/19 3/8
49-21 31-13 28-13 28-21 35-23 13-7 23-20 9-7
W W W W W W W W
1984
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 9-4, 4-2 SEC Final Ranking: 14th AP, 14th UPI
8/28 Miami (Fla.) East Rutherford, N.J.1/10 9/15 at Texas Austin, TX 11/4 9/22 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 19/NR 9/29 * TENNESSEE AUBURN 20/NR 10/6 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 18/NR 10/13 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 16/9 10/20 GEORGIA TECH AUBURN 13/NR 10/27 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 12/NR 11/3 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 11/13 11/10 CINCINNATI AUBURN 20/NR 11/17 * GEORGIA AUBURN 18/15 12/1 * Alabama Birmingham 11/NR LIBERTY BOWL 12/27 Arkansas Memphis, Tenn. 16/NR 18-20 27-35 35-12 29-10 17-13 42-41 48-34 24-21 3-24 60-0 21-12 15-17 L L W W W W W W L W W L
1982
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 9-3, 4-2 SEC Final Ranking: 14th AP, 14th UPI
9/11 WAKE FOREST AUBURN 9/18 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 9/25 * TENNESSEE AUBURN 10/2 NEBRASKA AUBURN 10/9 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 10/16 GEORGIA TECH AUBURN 10/23 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 10/30 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 11/6 RUTGERS AUBURN 11/13 * GEORGIA AUBURN 11/27 * Alabama Birmingham TANGERINE BOWL 12/18 Boston College Orlando, Fla. NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR 20/8 NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR 19/NR NR/NR NR/1 NR/NR 28-10 21-19 24-14 7-41 18-3 24-0 35-17 17-19 30-7 14-19 23-22 W W W L W W W L W L W
1978
Head Coach: Doug Barfield Record: 6-4-1, 3-2-1 SEC
9/16 at Kansas State 9/23 at Virginia Tech 9/30 * Tennessee 10/7 MIAMI (FLA.) 10/14 * at Vanderbilt 10/21 GEORGIA TECH 10/28 WAKE FOREST 11/4 * at Florida 11/11 * at Mississippi State 11/18 * GEORGIA 12/2 * Alabama Manhattan, Kan. NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. NR/NR Birmingham NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Gainesville, Fla. NR/NR Starkville, Miss. NR/NR AUBURN NR/8 Birmingham NR/2 45-32 18-7 29-10 15-17 49-7 10-24 21-7 7-31 6-0 22-22 16-34 W W W L W L W L W T L
21-15 W
1985
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 8-4, 3-3 SEC
9/7 SW LOUISIANA AUBURN 9/14 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 9/28 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 10/5 * OLE MISS AUBURN 10/12 FLORIDA STATE AUBURN 10/19 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 10/26 * MISS. STATE AUBURN 11/2 * FLORIDA AUBURN 11/9 EAST CAROLINA AUBURN 11/16 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 11/30 * Alabama Birmingham COTTON BOWL 1/1 Texas A&M Dallas, Texas 2/NR 1/NR 1/NR 14/NR 12/4 8/NR 6/NR 6/2 13/NR 14/12 7/NR 49-7 29-18 20-38 41-0 59-27 17-14 21-9 10-14 35-10 24-10 23-25 W W L W W W W L W W L
18/NR 33-26 W
1983
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 11-1, 6-0 SEC Final Ranking: 3rd AP, 3rd UPI SEC Champions National Champions (NY Times, Rothman, College Football Researchers Association)
9/10 SOUTHERN MISS 9/17 TEXAS 9/24 * at Tennessee 10/1 FLORIDA STATE AUBURN AUBURN Knoxville, Tenn. AUBURN 4/NR 5/3 11/NR 10/NR 24-3 W 7-20 L 37-14 W 27-24 W
1979
Head Coach: Doug Barfield Record: 8-3, 4-2 SEC Final Ranking: 16th UPI
9/15 KANSAS STATE 9/22 SOUTHERN MISS 9/29 * at Tennessee 10/6 N.C. STATE 10/13 * VANDERBILT 10/20 at Georgia Tech 10/27 at Wake Forest 11/3 * FLORIDA 11/10 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/17 * at Georgia 12/1 * Alabama AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Knoxville, Tenn. NR/NR AUBURN NR/14 AUBURN 18/NR Atlanta, Ga. 14/NR Winston-Salem, N.C.13/18 AUBURN 20/NR AUBURN 16/NR Athens, Ga. 15/NR Birmingham 14/1 26-18 31-9 17-35 44-31 52-35 38-14 38-42 19-13 14-3 33-13 18-25 W W L W W W L W W W L
16/11 16-36 L
1987 - Auburn vs. Texas
1980
Head Coach: Doug Barfield Record: 5-6, 0-6 SEC
9/13 at TCU 9/20 DUKE 9/27 * TENNESSEE 10/4 RICHMOND 10/11 * at LSU 10/18 GEORGIA TECH 10/25 * Mississippi State 11/1 * at Florida 11/8 SOUTHERN MISS Fort Worth, Texas18/NR AUBURN 19/NR AUBURN 18/NR AUBURN NR/NR Baton Rouge, La. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Jackson, Miss. NR/NR Gainesville, Fla. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR 10-7 35-28 0-42 55-16 17-21 17-14 21-24 10-21 31-0 W W L W L W L L W
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PEACH BOWL Atlanta, Ga.
NR/NR 27-23 W
1991
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 5-6, 2-5 SEC
8/31 GEORGIA SO. 9/14 * OLE MISS 9/21 at Texas 9/28 * at Tennessee 10/5 SOUTHERN MISS 10/12 * at Vanderbilt 10/26 * MISS. STATE (HC) 11/2 * FLORIDA 11/9 SW LOUISIANA 11/16 * at Georgia 11/30 * Alabama AUBURN AUBURN Austin, Texas Knoxville, Tenn. AUBURN Nashville, Tenn. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Athens, Ga. Birmingham 18/NR 15/NR 13/NR 13/5 16/NR 24/NR NR/NR NR/6 NR/NR NR/NR NR/8 32-17 23-13 14-10 21-30 9-10 24-22 17-24 10-31 50- 7 27-37 6-13 W W W L L W L L W L L
1992
1994 - Auburn vs. LSU Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 5-5-1, 2-5-1 SEC
9/5 * at Ole Miss 9/12 SAMFORD 9/19 * LSU 9/26 SOUTHERN MISS 10/3 * VANDERBILT 10/10 * at Mississippi State 10/17 * at Florida 10/24 SW LA. (HC) 10/31 * ARKANSAS 11/14 * GEORGIA 11/26 * Alabama Oxford, Miss. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Starkville, Miss. Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/18 NR/23 NR/NR NR/NR NR/12 NR/2 21-45 55-0 30-28 16-8 31-7 7-14 9-24 25-24 24-24 10-14 0-17 L W W W W L L W T L L
1986
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 10-2, 4-2 SEC Final Ranking: 6th AP, 8th UPI
9/6 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN 9/20 EAST CAROLINA AUBURN 9/27 * TENNESSEE AUBURN 10/4 W. CAROLINA AUBURN 10/11 * at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 10/18 GEORGIA TECH AUBURN 10/25 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 11/1 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 11/8 CINCINNATI AUBURN 11/15 * GEORGIA AUBURN 11/29 * Alabama Birmingham CITRUS BOWL 1/1 Southern Cal Orlando, Fla. 14/NR 10/NR 8/NR 7/NR 7/NR 7/NR 7/13 5/20 9/NR 8/NR 14/7 42-14 45-0 34-8 55-6 31-9 31-10 35-6 17-18 52-7 16-20 21-17 W W W W W W W L W L W W
10/1 NORTH CAROLINA AUBURN 4/NR 10/8 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 4/NR 10/15 AKRON AUBURN 12/NR 10/22 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN 10/NR 10/29 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 9/NR 11/5 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 9/NR 11/12 * GEORGIA AUBURN 9/17 11/25 * Alabama Birmingham 7/17 SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, La. 7/4 1/2 Florida State
47-21 6-7 42-0 33-0 16-0 38-8 20-10 15-10 7-13
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1989
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 10-2, 6-1 SEC Final Ranking: 6th AP, 6th UPI SEC Champions
9/9 PACIFIC AUBURN 8/NR 9/16 SOUTHERN MISS AUBURN 5/NR 9/30 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 4/12 10/7 * at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 11/NR 10/14 * LSU AUBURN 12/NR 10/21 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 11/14 10/28 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN 16/NR 11/4 * FLORIDA AUBURN 12/19 11/11 LOUISIANA TECH AUBURN 12/NR 11/18 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 11/NR 12/2 * ALABAMA AUBURN 11/2 HALL OF FAME BOWL 1/1 Ohio State Tampa, Fla. 9/21 55-0 24-3 14-21 24-12 10-6 14-22 14-0 10-7 38-23 20-3 30-20 W W L W W L W W W W W
1993
Head Coach: Terry Bowden Record: 11-0, 8-0 SEC Final Ranking: 4th AP National Champions (National Championship Foundation)
9/2 * OLE MISS 9/11 SAMFORD 9/18 * at LSU 9/25 SOUTHERN MISS 10/2 * at Vanderbilt 10/9 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 10/16 * FLORIDA 10/30 * at Arkansas 11/6 N. MEXICO ST. (HC) 11/13 * at Georgia 11/20 * ALABAMA AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Baton Rouge, La. NR/NR AUBURN 25/NR Nashville, Tenn. 23/NR AUBURN 22/NR AUBURN 19/4 Fayetteville, Ark. 9/NR AUBURN 8/NR Athens, Ga. 7/NR AUBURN 6/11 16-12 35-7 34-10 35-24 14-10 31-17 38-35 31-21 55-14 42-28 22-14 W W W W W W W W W W W
10/NR 16-7
1987
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 9-1-2, 5-0-1 SEC Final Ranking: 7th AP, 7th UPI SEC Champions
9/5 TEXAS 9/12 KANSAS 9/26 * at Tennessee 10/3 at North Carolina 10/10 * VANDERBILT 10/17 at Georgia Tech 10/24 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 10/31 * FLORIDA 11/7 FLORIDA STATE 11/14 * at Georgia 11/27 * Alabama 1/1 Syracuse AUBURN 5/NR AUBURN 4/NR Knoxville, Tenn. 3/14 Chapel Hill, N.C.6/NR AUBURN 5/NR Atlanta, Ga. 5/NR AUBURN 6/NR AUBURN 6/10 AUBURN 6/4 Athens, Ga. 12/8 Birmingham 7/18 SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, La. 6/4 31-3 49-0 20-20 20-10 48-15 20-10 38-7 29-6 6-34 27-11 10-0 W W T W W W W W L W W
1994
Head Coach: Terry Bowden Record: 9-1-1, 6-1-1 SEC Final Ranking: 9th AP
9/3 * at Ole Miss 9/10 NORTHEAST LA. 9/17 * LSU 9/24 EAST TENN. STATE 9/29 * KENTUCKY 10/8 * at Mississippi State 10/15 * at Florida 10/29 * ARKANSAS 11/5 E. CAROLINA (HC) 11/12 * GEORGIA 11/19 * Alabama Oxford, Miss. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Starkville, Miss. Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham 11/NR 12/NR 11/NR 10/NR 9/NR 9/NR 6/1 4/NR 3/NR 3/NR 6/4 22-17 44-12 30-26 38-0 41-14 42-18 36-33 31-14 38-21 23-23 14-21 W W W W W W W W W T L
31-14 W
1990
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 8-3-1, 4-2-1 SEC Final Ranking: 19th AP, 19th UPI
9/8 CAL ST. FULLERTON 9/15 * Ole Miss 9/29 * TENNESSEE 10/6 LOUISIANA TECH 10/13 * VANDERBILT 10/20 FLORIDA STATE 10/27 * at Mississippi State 11/3 * at Florida 11/10 SOUTHERN MISS 11/17 * GEORGIA 12/1 * Alabama AUBURN Jackson, Miss. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Starkville, Miss. Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham 3/NR 2/NR 3/5 5/NR 6/NR 5/7 2/NR 4/15 15/NR 24/NR 20/NR 38-17 24-10 26-26 16-14 56-6 20-17 17-16 7-48 12-13 33-10 7-16 W W T W W W W L L W L
16-16 T
1988
Head Coach: Pat Dye Record: 10-2, 6-1 SEC Final Ranking: 8th AP, 7th UPI SEC Champions
9/10 * KENTUCKY 9/17 KANSAS 9/24 * TENNESSEE AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN 7/NR 6/NR 4/NR 20-10 W 56-7 W 38-6 W
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1997 Iron Bowl - Auburn vs. Alabama Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 5-6, 2-6 SEC
9 9/4 APPALACHIAN ST. 9 9/11 IDAHO 9/18 * at LSU 9 9/25 * OLE MISS [OT] 9 10/2 * at Tennessee 10/9 * MISSISSIPPI ST. 10/16 * FLORIDA 10/30 * at Arkansas 11/6 CENTRAL FLA (HC) 11/13 * at Georgia 11/20 * ALABAMA AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Baton Rouge, La. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Knoxville, Tenn. NR/7 AUBURN NR/14 AUBURN NR/7 Fayetteville, Ark. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR Athens, Ga. NR/14 AUBURN NR/8 22-15 30-23 41-7 17-24 0-24 16-18 14-32 10-34 28-10 38-21 17-28 W W W L L L L L W W L
2000
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 9-4, 6-2 SEC Final Ranking: 18th AP, 20th USA Today SEC Western Division Champions
1995
Head Coach: Terry Bowden Record: 8-4, 5-3 SEC Final Ranking: 22nd AP, 21st USA Today
9/2 * OLE MISS AUBURN 6/NR 9/9 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN 6/NR 9/16 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 5/NR 9/30 * at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 13/NR 10/7 * MISS. STATE AUBURN 11/NR 10/14 * FLORIDA AUBURN 7/3 10/21 W. MICHIGAN AUBURN 13/NR 10/28 * Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. 11/NR 11/4 NORTHEAST LA. (HC) AUBURN 21/NR 11/11 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 20/NR 11/18 * ALABAMA AUBURN 21/17 OUTBACK BOWL 1/1 Penn State Tampa, Fla. 16/15 46-13 76-10 6-12 42-21 48-20 38-49 34-13 28-30 38-14 37-31 31-27 W W L W W L W L W W W
1998
Head Coach: Terry Bowden and Bill Oliver Record: 3-8, 1-7 SEC
9/3 VIRGINIA 9/12 * at Ole Miss 9/19 * LSU 10/3 * TENNESSEE 10/10 * at Mississippi State 10/17 * at Florida 10/24 LOUISIANA TECH 10/31 * ARKANSAS 11/7 CENTRAL FLA (HC) 11/14 * GEORGIA 11/21 * at Alabama AUBURN Oxford, Miss. AUBURN AUBURN Starkville, Miss. Gainesville, Fla. AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN Birmingham 25/NR NR/NR NR/7 NR/3 NR/NR NR/5 NR/NR NR/14 NR/NR NR/14 NR/NR 0-19 17-0 19-31 9-17 21-38 3-24 32-17 21-24 10-6 17-28 17-31 L W L L L L W L W L L
8/31 WYOMING AUBURN NR/NR 9/9 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. NR/19 9/16 * LSU AUBURN 24/NR 9/23 N. ILLINOIS AUBURN 20/NR 9/30 * VANDERBILT AUBURN 19/NR 10/7 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 15/20 10/14 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 19/10 10/21 LA TECH (HC) AUBURN NR/NR 10/28 * ARKANSAS AUBURN 25/NR 11/11 * GEORGIA [OT] AUBURN 22/14 11/18 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa 18/NR SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/2 Florida Atlanta, GA 17/7 FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL 1/1 Michigan Orlando, FL 20/17
1996
Head Coach: Terry Bowden Record: 8-4, 4-4 SEC Final Ranking: 22nd AP, 21st USA Today
8/31 UAB AUBURN 9/7 FRESNO STATE AUBURN 9/14 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 9/21 * LSU AUBURN 10/5 * SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN 10/12 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 10/19 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 11/2 * ARKANSAS AUBURN 11/9 NE LOUISIANA (HC) AUBURN 11/16 * GEORGIA [4 OT] AUBURN 11/23 * at Alabama Birmingham INDEPENDENCE BOWL 12/31 Army Shreveport, La. 16/NR 18/NR 15/NR 13/21 20/NR 18/NR 16/1 24/NR 22/NR 20/NR NR/15 29-0 62-0 45-28 15-19 28-24 49-15 10-51 28-7 28-24 49-56 23-24 W W W L W W L W W L L
2003 Music City Bowl - Auburn vs. Wisconsin
NR/24 32-29 W
1997
Head Coach: Terry Bowden Record: 10-3, 6-2 SEC Final Ranking: 11th AP, 11th UPI SEC Western Division Champions
9/4 at Virginia 9/13 * OLE MISS 9/20 * at LSU 9/27 CENTRAL FLORIDA 10/4 * at South Carolina Charlottesville, Va.16/NR AUBURN 16/NR Baton Rouge, La. 12/10 AUBURN 8/NR Columbia, S.C. 8/NR 28-17 19-9 31-28 41-14 23-6 W W W W W
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2005 Sugar Bowl - Auburn vs. Virginia Tech
2005
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 9-3, 7-1 SEC Final Ranking: 14th AP, 14th ESPN/USA Today SEC Western Division Co-Champions
9 9/3 GEORGIA TECH AUBURN 16/NR 9/10 * MISSISSIPPI STATE 9 AUBURN NR/NR 9/17 BALL STATE AUBURN NR/NR 9 9/24 W. KENTUCKY (HC) AUBURN NR/NR 9 10/1 * SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN NR/NR 10/15 * at Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 21/NR 10/22 * at LSU [OT] Baton Rouge, LA 16/7 10/29 * OLE MISS AUBURN 19/NR 11/5 * at Kentucky Lexington, KY 17/NR 11/12 * at Georgia Athens, GA 15/9 11/19 * ALABAMA AUBURN 11/8 CAPITAL ONE BOWL 1/2 Wisconsin Orlando, FL 7/21 14-23 28-0 63-3 37-14 48-7 34-17 17-20 27-3 49-27 31-30 28-18 L W W W W W L W W W W
10-24 L
2006 2001
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 7-5, 5-3 SEC SEC Western Division Co-Champions
9/1 BALL STATE AUBURN NR/NR 9/8 * OLE MISS AUBURN NR/NR 9/22 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. NR/NR 9/29 * at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR 10/6 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN NR/NR 10/13 * FLORIDA AUBURN NR/1 10/20 LA TECH (HC) [OT] AUBURN 20/NR 10/27 * at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 17/NR 11/10 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 24/19 11/17 * ALABAMA AUBURN 17/NR 12/1 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 22/25 CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL 12/31 North Carolina Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR 30-0 27-21 14-31 24-21 16-14 23-20 48-41 17-42 24-17 7-31 14-27 W W L W W W W L W L L 10/18 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN 19/NR 10/25 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 17/9 11/1 LA-MONROE (HC) AUBURN NR/NR 11/8 * OLE MISS AUBURN NR/20 11/15 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. NR/7 11/22 * ALABAMA AUBURN NR/NR GAYLORD HOTELS MUSIC CITY BOWL 12/31 Wisconsin Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR 45-13 7-31 73-7 20-24 7-26 28-23 W L W L L W
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 11-2, 6-2 SEC Final Ranking: 9th AP, 8th ESPN/USA Today
9/2 WASHINGTON STATE AUBURN 4/NR 9/9 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 4/NR 9/16 * LSU AUBURN 3/6 9/23 BUFFALO AUBURN 2/NR 9/28 * at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 2/NR 10/7 * ARKANSAS AUBURN 2/NR 10/14 * FLORIDA AUBURN 11/2 10/21 TULANE (HC) AUBURN 8/NR 10/28 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 7/NR 11/4 ARKANSAS STATE AUBURN 6/NR 11/11 * GEORGIA AUBURN 5/NR 11/18 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 15/NR AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC 1/1 Nebraska Dallas, Texas 10/22 40-14 34-0 7-3 38-7 24-17 10-27 27-17 38-13 23-17 27-0 15-37 22-15 W W W W W L W W W W L W
28-14 W
2004
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 13-0, 8-0 SEC Final Ranking: 2nd AP, 2nd ESPN/USA Today SEC Champions National Champions (People’s Choice)
9/4 LA-MONROE AUBURN 17/NR 9/11 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 19/NR 9/18 * LSU AUBURN 14/5 9/25 THE CITADEL AUBURN 9/NR 10/2 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 8/10 10/9 LA TECH (HC) AUBURN 6/NR 10/16 * ARKANSAS AUBURN 4/NR 10/23 * KENTUCKY AUBURN 3/NR 10/30 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 3/NR 11/13 * GEORGIA AUBURN 3/8 11/20 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa t2/NR SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/4 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. 3/15 NOKIA SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, LA 3/9 1/3 Virginia Tech 31-0 43-14 10-9 33-3 34-10 52-7 38-20 42-10 35-14 24-6 21-13 W W W W W W W W W W W
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17-14 W
2002
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 9-4, 5-3 SEC Final Ranking: 14th AP, 16th USA Today SEC Western Division Co-Champions
9/2 at Southern California Los Angeles 9/7 W. CAROLINA AUBURN 9/14 * VANDERBILT AUBURN 9/19 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 9/28 SYRACUSE [3 OT] AUBURN 10/12 * ARKANSAS AUBURN 10/19 * at Florida [OT] Gainesville, Fla. 10/26 * LSU AUBURN 11/2 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 11/9 LA-MONROE (HC) AUBURN 11/16 * GEORGIA AUBURN 11/23 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa CAPITAL ONE BOWL 1/1 Penn State Orlando, Fla. NR/18 NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR NR/NR 24/NR NR/NR NR/10 NR/NR NR/NR 24/7 NR/9 17-24 56-0 31-6 42-14 37-34 17-38 23-30 31-7 31-24 52-14 21-24 17-7 L W W W W L L W W W L W W
2007
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 9-4, 5-3 SEC Final Ranking: 15th AP, T14th ESPN/USA Today
9/1 KANSAS STATE AUBURN 18/NR 9/8 SOUTH FLORIDA [OT] AUBURN 17/NR 9/15 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN NR/NR 9/22 NEW MEXICO STATE AUBURN NR/NR 9/29 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. NR/4 10/6 * VANDERBILT AUBURN NR/NR 10/13 * at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 22/NR 10/20 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 18/5 23-13 23-26 14-19 55-20 20-17 35-7 9-7 24-30 W L L W W W W L
38-28 W 16-13 W
2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl - Auburn vs. Clemson
19/10 13-9
2003
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 8-5, 5-3 SEC
8/30 SOUTHERN CAL 9/6 at Georgia Tech 9/13 * at Vanderbilt 9/27 W. KENTUCKY 10/4 * TENNESSEE 10/11 * at Arkansas AUBURN 6/8 Atlanta, Ga. 17/NR Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/7 Fayetteville, Ark. NR/7 0-23 3-17 45-7 48-3 28-21 10-3 L L W W W W
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10/27 * OLE MISS AUBURN 11/3 TENNESSEE TECH (HC) AUBURN 11/10 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 11/24 * ALABAMA AUBURN CHICK-FIL-A BOWL 12/31 Clemson [OT] Atlanta, Ga.
23/NR 19/NR 18/10 25/NR
17-3 35-3 20-45 17-10
W W L W
2011
Head Coach: Gene Chizik Record: 8-5, 4-4 SEC
9/3 UTAH STATE AUBURN 23/NR 9/10 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN NR/16 9/17 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 21/NR 9/24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC AUBURN NR/NR 10/1 * at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. NR/10 10/8 * at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 15/10 10/15 * FLORIDA AUBURN 24/NR 10/22 * LSU Baton Rouge, La. 19/1 10/29 * OLE MISS AUBURN NR/NR 11/12 * Georgia Athens, Ga. 24/14 11/19 SAMFORD AUBURN NR/NR 11/26 * ALABAMA AUBURN NR/2 CHICK-FIL-A BOWL 12/31 Virginia Atlanta, Ga. NR/NR 42-38 41-34 24-38 30-14 16-13 14-38 17-6 10-45 41-23 7-45 35-16 14-42 W W L W W L W L W L W L 9/1 vs. Clemson 9/8 * at Mississippi State 9/15 ULM [OT] 9/22 * LSU 10/6 * ARKANSAS 10/13 * at Ole Miss 10/20 * at Vanderbilt 10/27 * TEXAS A&M 11/3 NEW MEXICO ST. 11/10 * GEORGIA 11/17 ALABAMA A&M 11/24 * at Alabama
2012
Head Coach: Gene Chizik Record: 3-9, 0-8 SEC
Atlanta, Ga. NR/14 Starkville, Miss. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/2 AUBURN NR/NR Oxford, Miss. NR/NR Nashville, Tenn. NR/NR AUBURN NR/22 AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/5 AUBURN NR/NR Tuscaloosa, Ala. NR/2 19-26 10-28 31-28 10-12 7-24 20-41 13-17 21-63 42-7 0-38 51-7 0-49 L L W L L L L L W L W L
22/15 23-20 W
2008
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Record: 5-7, 2-6 SEC
8/30 ULM 9/6 SOUTHERN MISS 9/13 * at Mississippi State 9/20 * LSU 9/27 * TENNESSEE 10/4 * at Vanderbilt 10/11 * ARKANSAS 10/23 at West Virginia 11/1 * at Ole Miss 11/8 UT MARTIN (HC) 11/15 * GEORGIA 11/29 * at Alabama AUBURN 10/NR AUBURN 9/NR Starkville, Miss. 9/NR AUBURN 10/6 AUBURN 15/NR Nashville, Tenn. 13/19 AUBURN 20/NR Morgantown, WV NR/NR Oxford, Miss. NR/NR AUBURN NR/NR AUBURN NR/13 Tuscaloosa NR/1 34-0 27-13 3-2 16-21 14-12 13-14 22-25 17-34 7-17 37-20 13-17 0-36 W W W L W L L L L W L L
43-24 W Middle column denotes Auburn/Opponent AP ranking at time of game.
2010 BCS National Championship
2009
Head Coach: Gene Chizik Record: 8-5, 3-5 SEC
9/5 LOUISIANA TECH AUBURN NR/NR 9/12 * MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN NR/NR 9/19 WEST VIRGINIA AUBURN NR/NR 9/26 BALL STATE AUBURN NR/NR 10/3 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. NR/NR 10/10 * at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 17/NR 10/17 * KENTUCKY AUBURN NR/NR Baton Rouge, La. NR/9 10/24 * at LSU 10/31 * OLE MISS AUBURN NR/24 11/7 FURMAN (HC) AUBURN NR/NR 11/14 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. NR/NR 11/27 * ALABAMA AUBURN NR/2 OUTBACK BOWL 1/1 vs. Northwestern [OT] Tampa, Fla. NR/NR 37-13 49-24 41-30 54-30 26-22 23-44 14-21 10-31 33-20 63-31 24-31 21-26 W W W W W L L L W W L L
38-35 W
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2010
Head Coach: Gene Chizik Record: 14-0, 8-0 SEC Final Ranking: 1st AP, 1st ESPN/USA Today SEC Champions National Champions (BCS, AP, FWAA, NFF)
9/4 ARKANSAS STATE AUBURN 22/NR 9/9 * at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 21/NR 9/18 CLEMSON [OT] AUBURN 16/NR 9/25 * SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN 17/12 10/2 LOUISIANA-MONROE AUBURN 10/NR 10/9 * at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 8/NR 10/16 * ARKANSAS AUBURN 7/12 10/23 * LSU AUBURN 5/6 10/30 * at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 3/NR 11/6 UT-CHATTANOOGA AUBURN 3/NR 11/13 * GEORGIA AUBURN 2/NR 11/26 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa 2/9 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/4 * South Carolina Atlanta, Ga. 2/18 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 1/10 Oregon Glendale, Ariz. 1/2 52-26 17-14 27-24 35-27 52-3 37-34 65-43 24-17 51-31 62-24 49-31 28-27 W W W W W W W W W W W W
56-17 W 22-19 W
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PRE-SEC YEARS (1892-1932)
Year Overall Conference Head Coach 1892 2-2 Dr. G. Petrie 1893 3-0-2 G.H. Harvey, D.M. Balliet 1894 1-3 SIAA F.M. Hall 1895 2-1 SIAA John Heisman 1896 3-1 SIAA John Heisman 1897 2-0-1 SIAA John Heisman 1898 2-1 SIAA John Heisman 1899 3-1-1 SIAA John Heisman 1900 4-0 SIAA Billy Watkins 1901 2-2-1 SIAA Billy Watkins 1902 2-4-1 SIAA R.S. Kent, Mike Harvey 1903 4-3 SIAA Billy Bates 1904 5-0 SIAA Mike Donahue 1905 2-4 SIAA Mike Donahue 1906 1-5-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1907 6-2-1 SIAA W.S. Keinholz 1908 6-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1909 5-2 SIAA Mike Donahue 1910 6-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1911 4-2-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1912 6-1-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1913 8-0 SIAA Mike Donahue 1914 8-0-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1915 6-2 SIAA Mike Donahue 1916 6-2 SIAA Mike Donahue 1917 6-2-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1918 2-5 SIAA Mike Donahue 1919 8-1 SIAA Mike Donahue 1920 7-2 SIAA Mike Donahue 1921 5-3 SC Mike Donahue 1922 8-2 SC Mike Donahue 1923 3-3-3 SC Boozer Pitts 1924 4-4-1 SC Boozer Pitts 1925 5-3-1 SC Dave Morey 1926 5-4 SC Dave Morey 1927 0-3 SC Dave Morey 1927 0-4-2 SC Boozer Pitts 1928 1-8 SC George Bohler 1929 2-7 SC George Bohler, John Floyd 1930 3-7 SC Chet Wynne 1931 5-3-1 SC Chet Wynne 1932 9-0-1 SC Chet Wynne SIAA - Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SC - Southern Conference Year 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 119 Years Overall 2-4-3 0-10 5-5 2-8 7-3-1 8-3 8-2-1 7-3 10-0 9-0-1 7-3 8-2 6-4 6-3-1 9-2 6-4 5-5-1 4-6 6-4 7-4 8-3 9-2 9-2 10-1 6-6 10-2 4-6-1 4-7 6-5 6-4-1 8-3 5-6 5-6 9-3 11-1 9-4 8-4 10-2 9-1-2 10-2 10-2 8-3-1 5-6 5-5-1 11-0 9-1-1 8-4 8-4 10-3 3-8 5-6 9-4 7-5 9-4 8-5 13-0 9-3 11-2 9-4 5-7 8-5 14-0 8-5 3-9 714-414-47 SEC Finish 2-4-2 8th 0-7 12th 3-4 6th 0-7 12th 4-2-1 t-5th 3-3 t-6th 5-1-1 2nd 4-3 5th 7-0 1st 6-0-1 2nd 4-3 t-5th 5-2 4th 3-4 7th 4-3 6th 6-1 2nd 3-3 6th 4-1-1 2nd 1-5 8th 3-3 7th 4-2 t-3rd 5-2 3rd 5-2 t-2nd 5-1 t-2nd 6-1 2nd 2-5 t-8th 4-2 t-2nd 2-4 t-6th 3-3 t-6th 5-1 3rd 3-2-1 3rd 4-2 t-3rd 0-6 t-9th 2-4 t-6th 4-2 t-3rd 6-0 1st 4-2 t-3rd 3-3 5th 4-2 t-2nd 5-0-1 1st 6-1 t-1st 6-1 t-1st 4-2-1 4th 2-5 8th 2-5-1 5th West 8-0 NA 6-1-1 NA 5-3 2nd West 4-4 3rd West 6-2 t-1st West 1-7 6th West 2-6 5th West 6-2 1st West 5-3 t-1st West 5-3 t-1st West 5-3 3rd West 8-0 1st/1st W 7-1 t-1st/West 6-2 t-2nd/West 5-3 2nd/West 2-6 T4th/West 3-5 T4th/West 8-0 1st/West 4-4 4th/West 0-8 7th/West 295-220-18 Head Coach Earl Brown Earl Brown Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Ralph Jordan Doug Barfield Doug Barfield Doug Barfield Doug Barfield Doug Barfield Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Pat Dye Terry Bowden Terry Bowden Terry Bowden Terry Bowden Terry Bowden Bowden/Bill Oliver Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Tommy Tuberville Gene Chizik Gene Chizik Gene Chizik Gene Chizik 25 Coaches
SEC YEARS (1933-2011)
Year 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 Overall 5-5 2-8 8-2 7-2-2 6-2-3 4-5-1 5-5-1 6-4-1 4-5-1 6-4-1 4-4 5-5 4-6 2-7 1-8-1 SEC Finish Head Coach 2-2 t-6th Chet Wynne 1-6 10th Jack Meagher 5-2 4th Jack Meagher 4-1-1 3rd Jack Meagher 4-1-2 3rd Jack Meagher 3-3-1 t-7th Jack Meagher 3-3-1 t-5th Jack Meagher 3-2-1 5th Jack Meagher 0-4-1 11th Jack Meagher 3-3 7th Jack Meagher NO TEAM -- WORLD WAR II 0-4 t-10th Carl Voyles 2-3 t-7th Carl Voyles 1-5 10th Carl Voyles 1-5 11th Carl Voyles 0-7 12th Earl Brown
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Opponent Akron Alabama Alabama A&M UAB Arizona Arkansas Arkansas State Appalachian State Army Ball State Baylor Birmingham-Southern Boston College Buffalo Cal State-Fullerton Camp Gordon Camp Greenleaf Camp Sheridan Carlisle Indians Central Florida Centre Citadel Clemson Cincinnati Colorado Davidson Detroit Duke East Carolina East Tennessee State Erskine Florida Florida Atlantic Florida State Fort Benning Fresno State Furman Georgetown George Washington Georgia Georgia Navy P-F Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Gordon Hardin-Simmons Houston Idaho Indiana Kansas Kansas State Kentucky Louisiana College Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe LSU Louisiana Tech Louisville Loyola Manhattan Marion Maryland Maryville Marquette Maxwell Field Memphis Mercer Miami (Fla.) Won 1 34 1 1 2 11 2 1 1 3 1 13 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 34 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 43 1 13 5 1 4 0 0 54 0 1 47 4 1 5 1 1 2 3 25 1 4 9 20 11 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 11 7 Lost 0 42 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 38 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 54 1 0 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 Tied 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1987 1978 1934 1945 1994 1901 1941 1951 First Game 1893 1968 1984 2006 1922 2001 1954 1920 1939 1988 2012 1996 Last Game 2012 1977 2012 2010 1996 2009 1976 1939 1982 Opponent Michigan Michigan State Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri Montgomery Nashville Nebraska New Mexico State North Alabama A.C. North Carolina North Carolina State North Texas Northern Illinois Northwestern Oglethorpe Ohio State Oklahoma Oregon Oregon State Pacific Penn State Presbyterian Rice Richmond Rutgers Saint Louis Samford (Howard) Santa Clara Sewanee South Carolina South Florida Southeastern Louisiana Southern California SMU Southern Mississippi Spring Hill Stetson Syracuse Won 1 1 27 60 0 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 26 0 4 9 0 0 1 0 17 5 1 1 Lost 1 0 10 24 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 21 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 17 0 21 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Tied 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1893 1936 1997 1924 1958 2008 1986 2003 1931 1930 2006 1920 First Game 1984 1928 1905 1899 1897 1964 1993 1892 1977 1938 1973 Last Game 2001 2012 2012 1903 1901 2007 2012 2001 1979
Vanderbilt Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington State Washington & Lee West Virginia Western Carolina Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wisconsin Wofford Wyoming
2012 1942 2011 2005 1982 2009 2002 2005 2006 1952
1974 1936 1939
1995 2000
1914 1952 1906 1975 1896 1944
1926 1945
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RECORD ......................................OVERALL ALL GAMES ...............................................3-9-0 SEC GAMES ...............................................0-8-0 NON-CONFERENCE...................................3-1-0 DATE ..............................OPPONENT 9/1/2012 .............................vs. Clemson 9/8/2012 .............................at Mississippi State* 9/15/2012 ...........................LOUISIANA-MONROE 9/22/2012 ...........................LSU 10/6/2012 ...........................ARKANSAS 10/13/2012 .........................at Ole Miss 10/20/2012 .........................at Vanderbilt 10/27/2012 .........................TEXAS A&M 11/3/2012 ...........................NEW MEXICO STATE 11/10/2012 .........................GEORGIA 11/17/2012 .........................ALABAMA A&M 11/24/2012 .........................at Alabama RUSHING ..................... GP Tre Mason ...........................12 Onterio McCalebb...............12 Mike Blakely.........................6 Jonathan Wallace.................9 Jay Prosch...........................12 Corey Grant ..........................7 Ricardo Louis......................11 Quan Bray ..........................11 Kiehl Frazier.........................9 TEAM ....................................7 Clint Moseley ........................4 Total..............................12 Opponents ....................12 PASSING ..................G Kiehl Frazier..................9 Jonathan Wallace..........9 Clint Moseley .................4 Quan Bray ...................11 Total....................... 12 Opponents ............. 12 Att 171 94 33 51 12 9 2 2 42 5 17 438 484 Effic 99.87 139.60 111.05 707.20 117.21 145.73 No. 50 18 15 14 9 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 147 235 Gain 1038 639 158 200 38 30 2 0 82 0 13 2200 2649 HOME 3-4-0 0-4-0 3-0-0 W/L L L (OT) W L L L L L W L W L Loss 36 69 5 48 0 1 0 11 117 45 87 419 278 Net 1002 570 153 152 38 29 2 -11 -35 -45 -74 1781 2371 Pct 53.4 57.5 63.3 100.0 57.2 65.6 Avg 15.8 7.3 9.3 6.7 13.6 19.4 12.3 19.0 10.8 3.8 28.0 12.0 33.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 12.8 11.4 AWAY 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 SCORE 19-26 10-28 31-28 10-12 7-24 20-41 13-17 21-63 42-7 0-38 51-7 0-49 Avg 5.9 6.1 4.6 3.0 3.2 3.2 1.0 -5.5 -0.8 -9.0 -4.4 4.1 4.9 Yds 753 720 373 33 1879 2675 TD 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 20 TD 8 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 23 TD 2 4 1 1 8 20 Long 54 34 38 16 40 38 34 42 22 8 51 21 33 12 10 8 54 55 NEUTRAL 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 ATTEND 75,211 56,111 85,214 86,721 85,813 57,068 40,350 85,119 74,676 86,146 74,832 101,821 Long 86 43 20 17 5 7 2 0 12 0 9 86 68 Lng 54 51 42 33 54 55 Avg/G 83.5 47.5 25.5 16.9 3.2 4.1 0.2 -1.0 -3.9 -6.4 -18.5 148.4 197.6 Avg/G 83.7 80.0 93.2 3.0 156.6 222.9 Avg/G 65.8 11.0 23.2 8.5 10.2 12.4 7.2 9.5 5.4 1.6 8.4 3.3 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 156.6 222.9 TEAM STATISTICS .................................................................... AU .................................OPP TEAM STATISTICS ................................................................................. AU.......................................OPP SCORING ..............................................................................................224........................................340 Points Per Game ...............................................................................18.7.......................................28.3 FIRST DOWNS......................................................................................186........................................263 Rushing ................................................................................................95........................................120 Passing .................................................................................................83........................................121 Penalty ................................................................................................... 8..........................................22 RUSHING YARDAGE ..........................................................................1781......................................2371 Yards gained rushing .......................................................................2200......................................2649 Yards lost rushing ...............................................................................419........................................278 Rushing Attempts ...............................................................................438........................................484 Average Per Rush................................................................................4.1.........................................4.9 Average Per Game..........................................................................148.4.....................................197.6 TDs Rushing .........................................................................................16..........................................23 PASSING YARDAGE ...........................................................................1879......................................2675 Comp-Att-Int .........................................................................147-257-15.............................235-358-2 Average Per Pass.................................................................................7.3.........................................7.5 Average Per Catch .............................................................................12.8.......................................11.4 Average Per Game..........................................................................156.6.....................................222.9 TDs Passing ............................................................................................ 8..........................................20 TOTAL OFFENSE ................................................................................3660......................................5046 Total Plays ..........................................................................................695........................................842 Average Per Play ................................................................................5.3.........................................6.0 Average Per Game..........................................................................305.0.....................................420.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...............................................................36-808..................................14-233 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards .............................................................18-161........................................ 5-4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards .....................................................................2-72..................................15-155 KICK RETURN AVERAGE .....................................................................22.4.......................................16.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE .....................................................................8.9.........................................0.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE .......................................................................36.0.......................................10.3 FUMBLES-LOST ................................................................................20-10....................................15-11 PENALTIES-Yards ............................................................................75-601..................................51-410 Average Per Game............................................................................50.1.......................................34.2 PUNTS-Yards.................................................................................70-2783................................55-2381 Average Per Punt ..............................................................................39.8.......................................43.3 Net punt average ..............................................................................38.6.......................................39.6 KICKOFFS-Yards ............................................................................48-3123................................65-4044 Average Per Kick ...............................................................................65.1.......................................62.2 Net kick average ...............................................................................47.8.......................................39.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.......................................................... 29:37................................... 30:23 3RD-DOWN Conversions.................................................................44/143..................................69/169 3rd-Down Pct ...................................................................................31%......................................41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions .......................................................................3/9...................................... 9/20 4th-Down Pct....................................................................................33%......................................45% SACKS BY-Yards...............................................................................22-137..................................37-238 MISC YARDS ............................................................................................. 7............................................0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED........................................................................27..........................................44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.................................................................11-14....................................10-20 ON-SIDE KICKS .....................................................................................1-1........................................ 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES...............................................................(23-28) 82%........................(41-49) 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...................................................(14-28) 50%........................(32-49) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS ...................................................................(27-27) 100%......................(44-44) 100% ATTENDANCE .................................................................................578521..................................255350 Games/Avg Per Game ................................................................7/82646................................4/63838 Neutral Site Games...................................................................................................................1/75211 SCORE BY QUARTERS .............................1st Auburn .............................................................42 Opponents ........................................................96 2nd 78 96 3rd 65 72 4th 36 76 OT 3 0 Total 224 340
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
|------Tackles------| SPECIAL TEAMS .............................................. Solo Ast Total 21 Jonathan Jones ...............................................2 1 3 5 Ricardo Louis ..................................................2 0 2 13 Craig Sanders..................................................2 0 2 16 Ikeem Means...................................................0 2 2 22 T’Sharvan Bell ................................................1 0 1 35 Jonathan Evans...............................................1 0 1 31 Trent Fisher .....................................................1 0 1 |------Tackles------| SPECIAL TEAMS .............................................. Solo Ast Total 20 Corey Grant .....................................................1 0 1 45 Keymiya Harrell ..............................................1 0 1 15 Joshua Holsey .................................................1 0 1 12 Demetruce McNeal..........................................1 0 1 85 Travante Stallworth.........................................1 0 1 27 Robenson Therezie .........................................0 1 1 19 Ryan White......................................................0 1 1
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Plays Yards CLEMSON 4 75 12 55 7 32 10 65 6 16 MISSISSIPPI STATE 12 33 -100 LOUISIANA-MONROE 5 76 4 75 3 38 11 65 3 7 LSU 3 26 9 42 ARKANSAS 5 68 OLE MISS 13 74 2 48 8 24 10 51 VANDERBILT 8 27 5 52 8 30 TOP 1:44 6:02 3:04 3:44 2:03 6:07 -2:16 1:34 0:22 4:20 --1:02 5:05 2:13 6:43 0:35 4:56 4:55 3:46 2:22 4:06 Qtr 1 2 3 3 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 OT 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 Scoring Play E. Blake 54-yard pass from K. Frazier C. Parkey 37-yard field goal C. Parkey 46-yard field goal C. Parkey 27-yard field goal C. Parkey 36-yard field goal C. Parkey 23-yard field goal O. McCalebb 100-yard kickoff return O. McCalebb 27-yard run K. Frazier 33-yard pass from Q. Bray S. Coates 33-yard pass from K. Frazier T. Mason 1-yard run C. Parkey 35-yard field goal O. McCalebb 4-yard run C. Parkey 40-yard field goal E. Blake 21-yard pass from C. Moseley T. Mason 1-yard run T. Mason 6-yard run C. Parkey 46-yard field goal C. Parkey 31-yard field goal C. Parkey 27-yard field goal T. Mason 1-yard run C. Parkey 39-yard field goal
Average Scoring Drive: Plays: 7.2 Yards: 60.4 Time: 3:26
Scoring Play T. Mason 1-yard run C. Uzomah 27-yard pass from J. Wallace E. Blake 27-yard pass from J. Wallace T. Mason 5-yard run J. Prosch 1-yard run D. Bates 62-yard fumble recover and return O. McCalebb 38-yard run O. McCalebb 7-yard run T. Reed 40-yard pass from J. Wallace
4:19 3:53 0:14 3:12 4:50 5:22 --
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T. Mason 19-yard run O. McCalebb 19-yard run T. Mason 86-yard run J. Prosch 3-yard run S. Coates 9-yard pass from J. Wallace O. McCalebb 14-yard run T. Fisher 60-yard interception return
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Average Time of Possession (by Quarter)
1 AUBURN............................6:27 Opponents .........................8:33 2 8:15 6:45 3 7:32 7:28 4 7:23 7:37 Total 29:36 30:24
Third Down Conversions (by Quarter)
2 12-37 32.4% 19-45 42.2%
3 11-34 32.4% 14-37 37.8%
4/OT 10-41 24.4% 13-44 29.5%
Total 44-143 30.8% 69-169 40.8%
AU Scores/Times in Red Zone: 23/28 (.821) AU TDs/Times in Red Zone: 14/28 (.500) Scores (23): 14 TD, 9 FG Non-Scores (5): 1 FGA, 2 INT, 1 Fumble, 1 Downs Opp. Scores/Times in Red Zone: 41/49 (.837) Opp. TDs/Times in Red Zone: 32/49 (.653) Scores (41): 32 TD, 9 FG Non-Scores (8): 5 FGA, 2 Fumble, 1 Downs
Turnovers
Yards to go 1-3 AUBURN ....................................20 of 31 Pct.................................64.5% Opponents ....................................36 of 61 Pct.................................59.0%
Third Down Conversions (by Yardage)
4-6 11 of 30 36.7% 16 of 42 38.1%
Takeaways — 13, Giveaways — 25 Difference — -12 Points Off TOs — AU 30, Opp. 58 Points Off TOs/Game — AU 2.5, Opp. 4.8
7-10 11 of 44 25.0% 15 of 42 35.7%
11+ 2 of 38 5.3% 2 of 24 8.3%
Total 44 of 143 30.8% 69 of 169 40.8%
Kickoffs
Kickoffs — 48 Parkey — 48 KO, 33 TB, 1 OB Touchbacks — 33 Out of Bounds — 1 Opp. Returns — 14 for 233 yards (16.6) On-side kicks — 1-for-1
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OFFENSE vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama DEFENSE vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama QB Frazier Frazier Frazier Frazier Frazier Moseley Moseley Moseley Wallace Wallace Wallace Wallace DE Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Lemonier Ford Ford Lemonier RB McCalebb McCalebb McCalebb McCalebb McCalebb Mason Mason Mason Mason McCalebb McCalebb Mason DT Whitaker Whitaker Whitaker Whitaker Whitaker Whitaker Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright FB/RB/WR Prosch Stallworth (WR) Stallworth (WR) Stallworth (WR) Mason (RB) Prosch Prosch Prosch Stallworth (WR) Prosch Prosch Prosch DT Blackson Blackson Blackson Blackson Blackson Carter Carter Blackson Blackson Blackson Blackson Blackson WR Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake Blake DE Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Eguae Eguae Eguae Eguae Eguae Eguae Eguae WR/TE Fulse (TE) Fulse (TE) Bray Fulse (TE) Stallworth Stallworth Denson Uzomah (TE) Denson Stallworth Benton Coates LB Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates TE Lutzenkirchen Lutzenkirchen Lutzenkirchen Lutzenkirchen Lutzenkirchen Lutzenkirchen Fulse Fulse Fulse Fulse Uzomah Uzomah LB Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland McKinzy Holland Holland McKinzy Holland Holland LT Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Slade Robinson LB/CB Evans (LB) Bell Bell Evans (LB) Evans (LB) Jones Jones Jones Bell Bell Evans (LB) Bell LG Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Sullen Westerman Sullen CB Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Holsey Holsey Holsey Holsey Holsey Holsey Davis C Fariyike Dismukes Dismukes Dismukes Dusmukes Fariyike Dismukes Dismukes Dismukes Dismukes Dismukes Dismukes CB White Mincy Mincy Mincy Mincy Mincy Mincy Mincy Mincyl Mincy Mincy Mincy RG Slade Slade Slade Slade Slade Slade Slade Slade Slade Slade Sullen Slade SS Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead RT A. Young A. Young A. Young Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller FS Smith McNeal Fisher McNeal McNeal McNeal McNeal McNeal McNeal McNeal Fisher Smith
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Made, (Missed) vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama
No.-Avg, In 20 vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama
No.-Yds, TD vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama No.-Yds, TD vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama
No.-Yds, TD vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama
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Solo+Ast=Total vs. Clemson at Mississippi State LOUISIANA-MONROE LSU ARKANSAS at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE GEORGIA ALABAMA A&M at Alabama
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Points Scored..........................................51 Low .........................................0 First Downs.............................................23 Low .........................................7 Rushing Plays.........................................46 Low .......................................27 Net Rushing Yards ................................341 Low .......................................40 Passes Attempted ...................................35 Low .......................................15 Passes Completed...................................22 Low .........................................5 Had Intercepted .......................................3 Low .........................................0 Net Passing Yards.................................281 Low .......................................71 Total Offensive Plays ..............................67 Low .......................................47 Total Net Offense..................................512 Low .....................................163 Fumbles ................................................3 Low .........................................0 Fumbles Lost ............................................2 Low .........................................0 Penalties ..............................................11 Low .........................................3 Penalty Yards..........................................79 Low .......................................30 Rushes ..............................................22 Yards Rushing.......................................181 TD Rushes ................................................2 ................................................2 Long Rush ..............................................86 Pass attempts .........................................27 Pass completions ....................................15 Yards Passing .......................................194 TD Passes ................................................2 Long Pass ..............................................54 Receptions ..............................................10 Yards Receiving ....................................118 TD Receptions...........................................1 Long Reception ......................................54 Field Goals ...............................................4 Long Field Goal .....................................46 Punts ................................................8 Punting Avg.........................................46.7 Long Punt ..............................................54 Punts inside 20.........................................3 Long Punt Return...................................38 Long Kickoff Return .............................100 Tackles ..............................................18 Sacks .............................................2.0 .............................................2.0 Tackles For Loss.....................................2.0 .............................................2.0 .............................................2.0 Interceptions.............................................1
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vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) vs. Georgia (11/10) and at Alabama (11/24) vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) at Alabama (11/24) vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) vs. Georgia (11/10) vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) vs. Arkansas (10/6) vs. Arkansas (10/6) at Alabama (11/24) vs. Arkansas (10/6) at Alabama (11/24) at Mississippi State (9/8) and vs. Arkansas (10/6) at Vanderbilt; vs. Texas A&M; vs. Alabama A&M vs. Arkansas (10/6) at Alabama (11/24) vs. Arkansas (10/6) at Alabama (11/24) vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) at Alabama (11/24) vs. Clemson (9/1) and at Alabama (11/24) vs. Texas A&M (10/27); vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) at Mississippi State (9/8) and vs. Arkansas (10/6) in four games vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) vs. Georgia (11/10) vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) vs. Arkansas (10/6) and Georgia (11/10)
Points Scored..........................................63 Low .........................................7 First Downs.............................................34 Low .......................................12 Rushing Plays.........................................52 Low .......................................25 Net Rushing Yards ................................352 Low .......................................22 Passes Attempted ...................................48 Low .......................................22 Passes Completed...................................29 Low .......................................15 Had Intercepted .......................................1 Low .........................................0 Net Passing Yards.................................319 Low .....................................169 Total Offensive Plays ..............................89 Low .......................................54 Total Net Offense..................................671 Low .....................................208 Fumbles ................................................3 Low .........................................0 Fumbles Lost ............................................3 Low .........................................0 Penalties ................................................9 Low .........................................2 Penalty Yards..........................................80 Low .......................................11 Rushes ..............................................27 Yards Rushing.......................................228 TD Rushes ................................................3 Long Rush ..............................................68 Pass attempts .........................................46 Pass completions ....................................28 Yards Passing .......................................260 TD Passes ................................................4 Long Pass ..............................................55 Receptions ..............................................13 Yards Receiving ....................................154 TD Receptions...........................................2 ................................................2 Long Reception ......................................55 Field Goals ...............................................4 Long Field Goal .....................................40 Punts ................................................9 Punting Avg.........................................51.5 Long Punt ..............................................70 Punts inside 20.........................................4 Long Punt Return.....................................7 Long Kickoff Return ...............................25 Tackles ..............................................12 Sacks .............................................3.5 Tackles For Loss.....................................3.5 Interceptions.............................................2 Rushing ..............................................68 Passing ..............................................55 Receiving ..............................................55 Field Goal ..............................................40 Punt ..............................................70 Kickoff Return.........................................25 Interception Return ................................38
Opponent Team Superlatives
by Texas A&M (10/27) by New Mexico State (11/3); Alabama A&M (11/17) by Texas A&M (10/27) by. Alabama A&M (11/17) by Clemson (9/1) by Alabama A&M (11/17) by Texas A&M (10/27) by Alabama A&M (11/17) by Louisiana-Monroe (9/15) at Alabama (11/24) by Louisiana-Monroe (9/15) by LSU (9/22), at Vanderbilt (10/20) and at Alabama (11/24) by Clemson (9/1); Alabama A&M (11/17) 10 times, last at Alabama (11/24) by Texas A&M (10/27) by LSU (9/22) by Louisiana-Monroe (9/15) by Alabama A&M (11/17) by Texas A&M (10/27) by Alabama A&M (11/17) by Arkansas (10/6) and at Vanderbilt (10/20) by ULM (9/15), Ole Miss (10/13), Texas A&M (10/27) and UGA (11/10) at Vanderbilt (10/20) 6 times, last by Alabama A&M (11/17) vs. LSU (9/22) by ULM (9/15), vs. New Mexico State (11/3) and at Alabama (11/24) vs. LSU (9/22) at Alabama (11/24) Zac Stacy of Vanderbilt (10/20) Andre Ellington, vs Clemson (9/1) Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M (10/27) Andre Ellington, vs Clemson (9/1) Kolton Browning, of Louisiana-Monroe (9/15) Kolton Browning, of Louisiana-Monroe (9/15) Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M (10/27) A.J. McCarron of Alabama (11/24) Bo Wallace of Ole Miss (10/13) and Aaron Murray of Georgia (11/10) DeAndre Hopkins, vs Clemson (9/1) Austin Franklin of New Mexico State (11/3) Green of MSU (9/8), Scioneaux of ULM (9/15), Swope of Texas A&M (10/27) and Cooper & Norwood of UA (11/24) Jeff Scott of Ole Miss (10/13) and Tavarres King of Georgia (11/10) Chandler Catanzaro, vs Clemson (9/1) Chandler Catanzaro, vs Clemson (9/1) Cayle Chapman-Brown of New Mexico State (11/3) Dylan Breeding of Arkansas (10/6) Dylan Breeding of Arkansas (10/6) Cayle Chapman-Brown of New Mexico State (11/3) Johnthan Banks of Mississippi State (9/8) Walton of Ole Miss (10/13) and Williams of Texas A&M (10/27) Terrell Williams of Arkansas (10/6) Trey Flowers of Arkansas (10/6) Trey Flowers of Arkansas (10/6) Johnthan Banks of Mississippi State (9/8) by Andre Ellington of Clemson (9/1) by Bo Wallace of Ole Miss (10/13) and Aaron Murray of UGA (11/10) by Jeff Scott of Ole Miss (10/13) and Tavarres King of UGA (11/10) by Chandler Catanzaro of Clemson (9/1) by Dylan Breeding of Arkansas (10/6) by Walton of Ole Miss (10/13) and Williams of Texas A&M (10/27) by Mike Marry of Ole Miss (10/13)
Auburn Individual Superlatives
Tre Mason vs. ULM (9/15) and NMSU (11/3) Tre Mason vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) Tre Mason at Ole Miss (10/13); vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) Onterio McCalebb vs. New Mexico State (11/3); Alabama A&M (11/17) Tre Mason vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) Kiehl Frazier vs Clemson (9/1) Jonathan Wallace vs. Georgia (11/10) Kiehl Frazier vs Clemson (9/1) Jonathan Wallace vs. Texas A&M (10/27) Kiehl Frazier vs Clemson (9/1) Emory Blake vs. Arkansas (10/6) Emory Blake vs. Arkansas (10/6) by five players Emory Blake vs Clemson (9/1) Cody Parkey vs Clemson (9/1) Cody Parkey vs. Clemson (9/1) and at Ole Miss (10/13) Steven Clark vs. Georgia (11/10) Steven Clark at Ole Miss (10/13) Steven Clark vs. LSU (9/22) Steven Clark vs. Arkansas (10/6) Quan Bray vs. New Mexico State (11/3) Onterio McCalebb at Mississippi State (9/8) Demetruce McNeal at Mississippi State (9/8) Corey Lemonier vs Clemson (9/1) and vs. LSU (9/22) Dee Ford vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) Corey Lemonier vs Clemson (9/1) and vs. LSU (9/22) Demetruce McNeal and Angelo Blackson vs. New Mexico State (11/3) Dee Ford vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) Daren Bates vs Clemson (9/1); Trent Fisher vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) Tre Mason vs. Alabama A&M (11/17) by Kiehl Frazier vs. Clemson (9/1) by Emory Blake vs. Clemson (9/1) by Cody Parkey vs. Clemson (9/1) by Stephen Clark vs. LSU (9/22) by Quan Bray vs. New Mexico State (11/3) by Onterio McCalebb at Mississippi State (9/8) by Daren Bates vs. New Mexico State (11/3) by Trent Fisher vs. Alabama A&M (11/17)
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Opponent Individual Long Plays
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The Southeastern Conference and ESPN signed a 20-year agreement in May 2013 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will air SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year. The network will televise approximately 45 SEC football games, more than 100 men’s basketball games, 60 women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games, and events from across the SEC’s 21 sports annually. Programming will also include studio shows, original content such as SEC Storied, spring football games, signing day and pro days coverage. Hundreds of additional live events from various sports will be offered exclusively on the digital platform. The network and its digital extensions will connect with each SEC institution and create opportunities for each school to produce and develop content. Each weekend throughout the season, the new network will air multiple top-tier matchups from the strongest conference in college football. Since 2006, the SEC has claimed seven consecutive football national championships. In 2011-12, SEC teams won eight national championships and since 1990, the SEC has won 149 national team championships for an average of more than six per year. As part of the agreement, ESPN will now oversee the SEC’s official Corporate Sponsor Program. In addition, ESPN and the SEC also agreed to extend their existing media rights agreement through 2034. ESPN has televised the SEC since 1982. ESPN’s existing networks present more than 1,600 hours of SEC action each year. The new network will focus exclusively on the SEC and add another outlet to deliver sports fans more SEC content than ever.
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ESPN Gameday has hosted its show eight times on Auburn’s campus, including five times in the last nine years
• This season, at least 11 of Auburn’s 12 games will be televised • CBS will televise the SEC Championship Game • CBS will also continue to air an SEC Game of the Week • Games aired on the ESPN family of networks will air on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU with simulcasts also offered online via ESPN3.com • Auburn has appeared on ESPN 92 times - the most in the SEC • The Tigers have played in ESPN Gameday’s on-site game 13 times, including nine times in the last nine years
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We have a two-fold purpose; To enable our student-athletes to be successful in all areas of their lives, athletics and academics, and personal endeavors, both now and in their future careers, by providing them with the best resources available in academics, facilities and coaches: And while meeting the needs of our student athletes, to represent and promote Auburn University in a positive manner in all that we do. The Auburn Athletics Department’s absolute values are to always tell the truth and to treat others as we would like to be treated. We will also adhere to the timeless values of the Auburn Creed. We will lead the way to integrity, diversity, communications, both internally and externally, compliance and customer service. We will function as a team, helping each other to be successful, rather than focusing on personal success. We will work for the benefit of others and for Auburn, not for personal gain. We will have an attitude of constructive discontent; always striving to be better.
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Olivia Scott won the 2013 NCAA Championship in the 100 Butterfly. Auburn has won 13 team titles and 91 individual and relay titles in men’s and women’s swimming and diving.
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Women’s basketball player Blanche Alve Alverson exemplifies the term “Student-Athlete.” Auburn’s 2012 Miss Homecoming, she was also named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was selected to the first-ever WBCA Good Works Team after her Ballin’ For Books program collected more than 2,500 books for area reading programs. A total of 30 Auburn student-athletes earned 51 AllAmerica honors during the 2012-13 season. There were also 36 Tigers named All-SEC and 12 SEC champions, along with a school-record 304 Academic Top Tigers.
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In 2013, the Auburn Equestrian team won its third national title in the last eight years.
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In August 2009, Auburn signed a seven-year contract extension with Under Armour Performance Apparel to continue as the official outfitter of the university’s athletic teams. The seven-year contract is worth more than $30 million in sponsorship, product and additional benefits. Since the 2006-07 season, Auburn’s athletes have exclusively worn Under Armour uniforms, cleats, apparel and accessories.