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Learn more at AlabamaBlue.com/Happy Tackle every play with confidence.4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ...............................................................................................2026 Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 8........................................................................Scouting Mississippi State 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12............................................................................Mississippi State Roster 14 ...............................................Opponent Outlook: Mississippi State 16 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 18 ........................................................................................Stat Comparison 20 .....................................................................................Auburn Traditions 22-24 .....Auburn Man: Clutch Kicker Alex McPherson Delivers 28-30 ..............................................................Head Coach Alex Golesh 32-36 .............................................................................Assistant Coaches 38 ..........................................................................The Auburn Experience 40 ....................................................................................Auburn University 42 .......................................................................................Board of Trustees 44 .....................................................President Christopher B. Roberts 46 .....................................................Director of Athletics John Cohen 48 ................................................................Through the Lens: Arkansas 50 .................................................................Auburn Theatre and Dance 52 .................................................................Cross Country’s Max Hardin 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ....................................................................................Gameday Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ..........................................................................Banana Ball World Tour 66 ................................................................Postseason Trophy Winners 68-69 ...............................................................................Tigers in the NFL 72 .......................................................................National Championships 74 .....................................................Auburn Football: By the Numbers 76 ............................Marching Band, Cheerleaders and Tiger Paws 78-90 .........................................................................2026 Auburn Tigers 92 .........................................................................................The Auburn App 94 ................................................................................Undefeated Seasons 96 ..............................................................................................Auburn Today 99 ............................................................................................Spirit of Giving 101 ...............................................................................2026 SEC Schedule 103-104 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties Cover .................................................................................Alex McPherson TABLE OF CONTENTS AUBURNTIGERS.COM2026 AUBURN SCHEDULE 5 AUBURNTIGERS.COM 9.5 Baylor Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium 9.19 Florida Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.31 Ole Miss Oxford, MS Vaught-Hemingway Stadium 9.12 Southern Miss Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.24 LSU Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.17 Georgia Athens, GA Sanford Stadium 9.26 Vanderbilt Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.7 Arkansas Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.3 Tennessee Knoxville, TN Neyland Stadium 11.14 Mississippi State Starkville, MS Davis Wade Stadium 11.21 Samford Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.28 Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Bryant-Denny Stadium Blue - Home | Orange - Away | Gray - Neutral 2026 AUBURN SCHEDULE6 SCOUTING AUBURN HEAD COACH Alex Golesh (Ohio State, 2006) Auburn Record ...............................................................5-4 (1st Season) Career Record ..........................................................28-19 (4th Season) vs. Mississippi State ................................................................................0-0 AUBURN (5-4, 2-4) Sept. 5 ............................vs. Baylor .................................................W, 17-16 Sept. 12 ..........................SOUTHERN MISS ..............................W, 43-8 Sept. 19 ..........................FLORIDA ...............................................L, 39-44 Sept. 26 .........................VANDERBILT ......................................W, 21-15 Oct. 3 ..............................at #17 Tennessee .................................L, 14-24 Oct. 17 ............................at #1 Georgia ......................................W, 27-24 Oct. 24 ...........................#18 LSU ....................................................L, 17-38 Oct. 31 ............................at #12 Ole Miss .....................................L, 15-45 Nov. 7 ..............................ARKANSAS ........................................W, 26-23 Nov. 14 ............................at Mississippi State .........................11:00 a.m. Nov. 21 ............................SAMFORD ..........................................2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 ...........................at #9 Alabama .............................................Flex STORY LINES n Auburn leads the all-time series against Mississippi State that dates back to 1905, 66-29-2, including a 14-8-1 mark in Starkville. n After playing every year from 1955-2023, the game marks the first between the two teams in three years and the first in Starkville since 2022. n Saturday’s win vs. Arkansas marked Auburn’s fourth one- possession win of the season, the most one-possession wins in the SEC and tied for the second most in FBS. n It’s the first time since 2019 Auburn has had four one- possession wins in a season. n It was the team’s second SEC win when trailing by 10 or more points this season, marking the first season with multiple SEC wins when trailing by double digits since 2013. n The Tigers claimed the win by scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter, the most points scored in the fourth quarter of a SEC home game since 2017. n The Tigers have matched their SEC win total from the previous two seasons combined and are one league win shy of the program’s most in a season since 2020 (six). n Making his Auburn debut vs. Arkansas, Shadarius Toodle became the first freshman in program history with 3.0 sacks in a game en route to being named the SEC Freshman of the Week. n His 3.0 sacks were also the most by an Auburn player in their debut, the most by an Auburn inside linebacker and the most by a FBS true freshman since 2024. n Byrum Brown accounted for 302 yards of total offense, 214 of which came in the second half, and three touchdowns vs. Arkansas - two passing, one rushing. He has now totaled 113 touchdowns in his collegiate career, 11 more than any other active FBS player. n The contest marked his FBS-best 24th of his career in which he has thrown and rushed for at least one score, including his sixth in his first seven career SEC games. n It also marked the seventh straight game in which he has rushed for a touchdown, tying Kerryon Johnson (2017) for the longest streak since Tre Mason rushed for a touchdown in 11 straight games in 2013. n Keshaun Singleton (45) and Nimrod (42) are the second Auburn duo with 42 or more receptions apiece through nine games, joining Tyrone Goodson (43) and Karsten Bailey (44) from 1997. n The Auburn defense registered 12.0 TFL and 6.0 sacks vs. Arkansas, marking the most totals in a SEC game since 2018 vs. Texas A&M and 2021 vs. Alabama, respectively. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Shadarius ToodleRookie move: Not checking the propane tank gauge first before the tailgate. 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Co. & affiliates: Northbrook, IL8 SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE HEAD COACH Jeff Lebby (Oklahoma, 2007) Mississippi State Record .........................................11-23 (3rd Season) Career Record ............................................................11-23 (3rd Season) vs. Auburn .......................................................................................................0-0 MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-5, 2-5 SEC) Sept. 5 ...........................ULM ...........................................................W, 62-13 Sept. 12 ........................at Minnesota ..........................................W, 38-13 Sept. 19 ........................at South Carolina .................................W, 41-34 Sept. 26 .......................#19 MISSOURI .....................................W, 31-24 Oct. 3 ............................#7 ALABAMA ........................................L, 23-56 Oct. 17 ..........................at #22 LSU ..................................................L, 0-31 Oct. 24 .........................OKLAHOMA ...........................................L, 15-23 Oct. 31 ..........................at #11 Texas ..................................................L, 3-31 Nov. 7 ............................VANDERBILT .........................................L, 23-25 Nov. 14 ..........................AUBURN .......................................................11 a.m. Nov. 21 ..........................TENNESSEE TECH .................................12 p.m. Nov. 27 .........................at #19 Ole Miss ...........................................11 a.m. THE RUNDOWN n Saturday’s Week 10 matchup against Vanderbilt resulted in State’s second game this season with multiple players recording 10+ tackles (Oklahoma). After that matchup against the Sooners, the Bulldogs then recorded a season-high five sacks and held Texas to 60 yards rushing in Austin. MSU’s defense followed up that performance by holding the Commodores to one offensive touchdown while scoring a touchdown of their own in addition to posting a season-high 9.0 TFLs last Saturday. n Will Whitson was college football’s second-highest graded edge rusher in Week 10 according to PFF with an overall grade of 93.3. He graded out at 90.6 in the rush defense category, tops in the nation for edge rushers in Week 10. Whitson’s big day included five tackles, 2.5 TFLs, half of a sack, his first career fumble recovery, and his first career touchdown on a 14-yard scoop-and-score to give the Bulldogs momentum in the third quarter. n The receiving corps of Anthony Evans III, Sanfrisco Magee and Marquis Johnson have been the offensive headlines for the Bulldogs of late.,Evans has led the pack all year, coming in second in the SEC in receptions (61) and fourth in the league in receiving yards (711). Magee’s two touchdown grabs in Week 10 gave him eight for the year to lead all SEC receivers. He’s now tied for seventh in program history for receiving touchdowns in a single season. Johnson has recorded back-to-back games with six receptions, both single season highs for the Bulldog newcomer. Those six-reception performances were one shy of his career high. n Kyle Ferrie has made 99 consecutive PATs entering Saturday’s Week 11 matchup vs. Auburn. Ferrie, who broke the program’s records for field goals made, PATs made and total points scored in a MSU career during the week four win over Missouri, is eight points shy of 300 in his Bulldog career. n Week 10 yielded career performances out of a couple of Dawg defenders on different ends of the college football spectrum. Sixth-year safety Jardin Gilbert transferred in after three years at Texas A&M and the previous two at LSU to start all nine games so far this season for the Bulldogs. Gilbert recorded a career high 13 tackles to pace State, including half of a TFL. Linebacker Fatt Forrest started just the fourth game of his college career in week 10 but notched 11 tackles, two TFLs and three QB hurries, all career highs. n Week 10 yielded career performances out of a couple of Dawg defenders on different ends of the college football spectrum. Sixth-year safety Jardin Gilbert transferred in after three years at Texas A&M and the previous two at LSU to start all nine games so far this season for the Bulldogs. Gilbert recorded a career high 13 tackles to pace State, including half of a TFL. Linebacker Fatt Forrest started just the fourth game of his college career in Week 10 but notched 11 tackles, two TFLs and three QB hurries, all career highs. n Fifth-year quarterback AJ Swann made his MSU debut in Week 9 at No. 11/11 Texas, starting and throwing for 97 yards on 12-for-15 through the air before suffering a game-ending injury. Billy Puckett, who earned his first start earlier this year at LSU and later tossed his first passing touchdown against Oklahoma, came on in relief against the Longhorns to finish the game. n The Bulldogs returned home from a challenging October slate to spend the entire month of November in the Magnolia State. State hosts Vanderbilt, Auburn and Tennessee Tech before traveling to Oxford for the Egg Bowl on Nov. 27. n Amaree Williams has started all nine games at the Jack position in the Bulldog defense. Williams broke out in the week three win at South Carolina with 10 tackles and followed it up a couple of weeks later against No. 7/7 Alabama with a team-leading seven tackles. SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURNTIGERS.COM Kelley JonesNext >