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Co. & affiliates: Northbrook, IL Those are the people who know they could save hundreds on car insurance by checking Allstate first. some people just know Saturdays are reserved for college football PROUD PARTNERPROUD PARTNER OF THE AUBURN TIGERS GREAT TASTE TACKLE GAME DAY WITH © 2024 The Coca-Cola Company. “Coke” and “Coca-Cola” are registered trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company.4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ...........................................................................................................Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 8..........................................................................................Scouting Georgia 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12.............................................................................................Georgia Roster 14 ................................................................Opponent Outlook: Georgia 16 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 18 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 20 .....................................................................................Stats Comparison 22-24 ................Eugene Asante ‘lays it all on the line’ for Auburn 28-30 ............................................................Head Coach Hugh Freeze 32-36 .............................................................................Assistant Coaches 38 .........................................University News: Orange & Blue Review 40 ....................................................................................Auburn University 42 .......................................................................................Board of Trustees 44 .....................................................President Christopher B. Roberts 46 .....................................................Director of Athletics John Cohen 48 .............................................................Through the Lens: Oklahoma 50 ...................................................................University News: RFID Lab 52 ..................................................................On the Plains: Robert Lewis 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ........................................................................................Cliff Hare Award 66 ................................................................Postseason Trophy Winners 68-69 ...............................................................................Tigers in the NFL 72 ....................................................Auburn Football: By The Numbers 74 ........................................University News: Auburn University App 76 ............................Marching Band, Cheerleaders and Tiger Paws 78-86 ..........................................................................2024 Auburn Tigers 92 ......................................................University News: Auburn at Work 94 ................................................................................Undefeated Seasons 96 .....................................University News: Rucksacks to Backpacks 98 ................................................................................2024 SEC Schedule 100 ...................................................Olympic Sport Update: Volleyball 102-103 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: ..............................................................................Eugene Asante TABLE OF CONTENTS AUBURNTIGERS.COM2024 AUBURN SCHEDULE 5 AUBURNTIGERS.COM www.joxfm.com 8.31 Alabama A&M Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.14 New Mexico Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.26 Kentucky Lexington, KY Kroger Field 9.7 Cal Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.19 Missouri Columbia, MO Memorial Stadium 10.5 Georgia Athens, GA Sanford Stadium 9.21 Arkansas Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.2 Vanderbilt Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.28 Oklahoma Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.16 ULM Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.23 Texas A&M Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.30 Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Bryant-Denny Stadium Blue - Home Orange - Away 2024 AUBURN SCHEDULE6 SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURN (2-3, 0-2) Aug. 31 ...........................ALABAMA A&M ..................................W, 73-3 Sept. 7 ............................CAL ............................................................L, 14-21 Sept. 14 ..........................NEW MEXICO ...................................W, 45-19 Sept. 21 ..........................ARKANSAS ...........................................L, 14-24 Sept. 28 .........................#21 OKLAHOMA.................................L, 21-27 Oct. 5 ..............................at #5 Georgia ....................................2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 ............................at #9 Missouri.............................................Early Oct. 26 ...........................at Kentucky ................................................Night Nov. 2..............................VANDERBILT .............................................Early Nov. 16 ............................ULM .......................................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 23 ...........................TEXAS A&M ..................................................Flex Nov. 30 ..........................at #1 Alabama ...............................................Flex FIRST ROAD GAME n Auburn travels to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. CT game at Sanford Stadium in Athens. ABC will televise the contest. n In all-time SEC play, Auburn holds a 338-275-18 mark (.550) back through 1933. In SEC games played in Auburn, the Tigers are 145-71-6 (.667) all-time. Away from Auburn, the Tigers are 193-203-12 (.486) overall in SEC play. n Auburn is 83-42-6 (.656) all-time in road openers and 385- 369-39 (.510) all-time in all games played away from Auburn. The Tigers have won 12 of their last 20 road openers, including a 14-10 win at California last season. n The Tigers are 46-39-6 (.538) all-time in their SEC road openers and have won 20 of their last 28 SEC road debuts. Auburn lost 27-10 at Texas A&M last season in its first SEC road game. SERIES HISTORY n In the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, first played in 1892, Auburn trails the all-time series 56-64-8; the Bulldogs have won 18 of the last 23 games. Auburn owns a winning record in Athens (18-17) while Georgia has a winning mark on the Plains (19-12-2). Auburn is 17-24-1 against ranked Georgia teams all- time (8-9 in Athens). n The series is older than Georgia-Georgia Tech (116 games) and Auburn-Alabama (88). Auburn and Georgia first met in 1892 at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park; each first played its in-state rival in 1893. n The Auburn-Georgia series is tied for the second-most played series in college football, behind only Wisconsin- Minnesota (132) and tied with North Carolina-Virginia (128) entering this season. KICKOFF COVERAGE n Auburn leads the country with 10 players who have caught a touchdown pass this season. n It’s the first time since 2019 -- and just the second time since 1949 -- Auburn will not have a home game during the month of October. It’s also the first time since 2019 the Tigers will play three straight SEC road games. n The Tigers have thrown a touchdown pass in 13 straight games, the longest streak since 15 straight games in 2018-19. n Two-time team captain Luke Deal is a nominee for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award and punter Oscar Chapman, a 3.41 accounting graduate, is a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy. n KeAndre Lambert-Smith ranks sixth nationally in yards per reception (24.41). His 156 yards against Arkansas was the 14th- best receiving performance in Auburn history. His six receiving touchdowns are tied for third nationally and most in the SEC. n Auburn leads the SEC, and ranks second nationally, in yards per completion (16.38). Auburn is eighth in the country averaging 7.64 yards per play. The Tigers are tied for seventh averaging 10.0 yards per pass attempt and 27th averaging 5.45 yards per rush. n The Tigers rank fifth nationally in net punting (45.00) and are one of three FBS teams whose opponents show negative punt return yards. IN OCTOBER n Auburn is 321-173-18 (.645) all-time in October. Auburn’s October home record is 176- 39-3 (.814). Away from Auburn, the Tigers are 145-134-15 (.519) in October. n The Tigers are 12-3 in games played on October 5, 7-1 in SEC contests and 5-2 away from Auburn on that date. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Cam ColemanPERSONAL BANKING Let’s huddle up and make things happen. Here on The Plains, TM we love it when a plan comes together. Nothing’s better for making that happen than your Auburn University® Regions Visa® Debit Card. It’s a big “War Eagle®” whether you’re purchasing stuff for game day or every day. Want to go all in on a winning strategy for your money? 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The LifeGreen color is a trademark of Regions Bank.8 SCOUTING GEORGIA HEAD COACH Kirby Smart (Georgia, 1998) Georgia Record ..........................................................97-17 (9th Season) Career Record ...........................................................97-17 (9th Season) vs. Auburn ....................................................................................................8-1 GEORGIA (3-1, 1-1) Aug. 31 .............................vs. #14 Clemson ....................................W, 34-3 Sept. 7 ..............................TENNESSEE Tech ...............................W, 48-3 Sept. 14 ............................at Kentucky ............................................W, 13-12 Sept. 28 ...........................at #4 Alabama .......................................L, 31-34 Oct. 5 ...............................AUBURN ...............................................2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 ..............................MISSISSIPPI STATE ............................3:15 p.m. Oct. 19 ..............................at #2 Texas .......................................................Flex Nov. 2 ...............................vs. Florida ..............................................2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 ...............................at #12 Ole Miss ..............................................Flex Nov. 16 .............................#4 TENNESSEE ...........................................Flex Nov. 23 .............................UMASS ...................................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 29 ............................GEORGIA TECH .........................................6:30 p.m. ................................... DEEP SOUTH’S OLDEST RIVALRY n After two SEC road games sandwiched around an open date, Georgia returns to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium for the first time since Sept. 7 when it plays host to Auburn. This will be only Georgia’s second home game of the year. n The Deep South’s oldest rivalry continues when the Bulldogs tangle with the Tigers. This will be the 129th meeting, which ranks second in NCAA history for “Most Played Rivalries,” trailing only Wisconsin-Minnesota (133 times). Georgia leads the series 64-56-8. n Last year, Georgia edged Auburn 27-20 on the Plains. The Bulldogs are 8-1 against the Tigers under Kirby Smart and have won the past seven meetings. n Both teams enter this game looking to respond after a tough loss. Last Saturday in Tuscaloosa, No. 2 Georgia fell behind 28-0, rallied to take a brief 34-33 lead only to see the No. 4 Crimson Tide answer to post a 41-34 win. Georgia gained 519 yards on 76 plays but had four turnovers plus surrendered 547 yards on 65 plays. n On the Plains, the Tigers saw an 11-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate capped by a 61-yard pick-six by Kip Lewis to give No. 21 Oklahoma a 27-21 SEC road win. BOUNCE BACK n In the Kirby Smart era, the Bulldogs are 13-3 after a loss and haven’t lost back-to-back games in the regular season since 2016, his first year at the helm. n The last seven times Georgia has lost a game, it has won its next contest. Back in 2016, Georgia fell to Vanderbilt in Athens on Oct. 15 and then to Florida in Jacksonville on Oct. 29. Georgia dropped its final two games of the 2018 postseason, falling to No. 1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and then were upset by No. 15 Texas in the Sugar Bowl. SMART FOOTBALL n Georgia is riding a school record 26-game home winning streak, which leads in FBS. n The 2024 Senior Class is an FBS-leading 45-3 (39-1 in the regular season) since 2021. The next best marks in this span belong to Michigan (44-4) and Alabama (40-6). Georgia’s only three losses since 2021 have come to Alabama. Georgia’s 2023 Senior Class set the school record at 50-4 with two national titles, an SEC crown plus went 6-0 in bowl/ CFP games. n Georgia owns the nation’s longest active bowl streak at 27 seasons and has won its last seven matchups. n Georgia is 49-3 in last 52 games. However, it saw its school record streak of 42 consecutive regular season victories end last Saturday with a 41-34 defeat at No. 4 Alabama. n Georgia had an SEC and school record streak of 28 consecutive SEC regular season wins end at No. 4 Alabama. Also, Georgia had a 16-game winning streak in an opponent’s home stadium snap. n Head coach Kirby Smart is unbeaten against all active head coaches over the past five years except Kalen DeBoer (Alabama). Georgia is 65-7 in that span. The coaches no longer active who have wins over Georgia during this stretch: Nick Saban (3) along with Will Muschamp, Ed Orgeron and Dan Mullen. n In the Smart era, the Georgia defense has ended the year ranked in the top five nationally in scoring defense five times including leading the nation twice (2019 at 12.6 ppg & 2021 at 10.2 ppg). Also, Georgia has been ranked in the final top 10 in scoring offense from 2021-23. n Georgia is the only team to have finished in the top seven of the final AP poll in each of the past seven seasons. SCOUTING GEORGIA AUBURNTIGERS.COM Carson BeckOfficial First Aid Provider of the Auburn Tigers // www.eastalabamahealth.orgNext >