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The LifeGreen color is a trademark of Regions Bank. 435 1 12/2812/284 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ...........................................................................................................Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 8.....................................................................................Scouting Oklahoma 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12........................................................................................Oklahoma Roster 14 ...........................................................Opponent Outlook: Oklahoma 16 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 18 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 20 .....................................................................................Stats Comparison 22-24 ...................................................................................Captain Keldric 28-30 ............................................................Head Coach Hugh Freeze 32-36 .............................................................................Assistant Coaches 38 ........................................................................25 Years of Eagle Flights 40 ....................................................................................Auburn University 42 .......................................................................................Board of Trustees 44 .....................................................President Christopher B. Roberts 46 .....................................................Director of Athletics John Cohen 48 ...................................................Through the Lens: South Alabama 50 ....................................................University News: Auburn Aviation 52 ..........................................................Meet the Coaches: T.J. Rushing 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ....................................................................................984 Club Tailgates 66 ................................................................Postseason Trophy Winners 68-69 ...............................................................................Tigers in the NFL 72 ....................................................Auburn Football: By The Numbers 74 ...........................................................................Auburn University App 76 ............................Marching Band, Cheerleaders and Tiger Paws 78-90 .........................................................................2025 Auburn Tigers 92 .................................................................Everything Auburn Podcast 94 ................................................................................Undefeated Seasons 96 .............................................................................Orange & Blue Review 99 ................................................................................2025 SEC Schedule 101 ..............................................Olympic Sport Update: Track & Field 103-104 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: ...................................................................................Keldric Faulk TABLE OF CONTENTS AUBURNTIGERS.COM2025 AUBURN SCHEDULE 5 AUBURNTIGERS.COM 8.29 Baylor Waco, TX McLane Stadium 9.13 South Alabama Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium Homecoming 10.25 Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium 9.6 Ball State Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.18 Missouri Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.11 Georgia Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.20 Oklahoma Norman, OK Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 11.1 Kentucky Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.27 Texas A&M College Station, TX Kyle Field 11.8 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN FirstBank Stadium 11.22 Mercer Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.30 Alabama Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium Blue - Home Orange - Away 2025 AUBURN SCHEDULE www.joxfm.com6 SCOUTING AUBURN HEAD COACH Hugh Freeze (Southern Miss, 1992) Auburn Record ..........................................................14-14 (3rd Season) Career Record ........................................................117-61 (15th Season) vs. Oklahoma ..............................................................................................0-1 #22 AUBURN (3-0, 0-0) August 29 .....................at Baylor ...............................................W, 38-24 Sept. 6 ............................BALL STATE ..........................................W, 42-3 Sept. 13 ..........................SOUTH ALABAMA ...........................W, 31-15 Sept. 20 .........................at #11 Oklahoma ...............................2:30 p.m. Sept. 27 ..........................at #10 Texas A&M ............................2:30 p.m. Oct. 11 .............................#5 GEORGIA ............................................Night Oct. 18 ............................#23 MISSOURI ............................................Flex Oct. 25 ...........................at Arkansas ..................................................Early Nov. 1 ..............................KENTUCKY ...................................................Flex Nov. 8 .............................at #20 Vanderbilt ..........................Afternoon Nov. 22 ...........................MERCER .....................................................1 p.m. Nov. 29 ...........................#14 ALABAMA ............................................Flex STORY LINES n Saturday’s game against the Sooners will be Auburn’s first game in the state of Oklahoma in program history, making the Sooner State the 25th different state the Tigers have played in all-time n Auburn is 52-34-5 in SEC openers all-time: 21-5 at home, 21-23-5 on the road, 10-6 at neutral sites n Oklahoma is the 13th different opponent the Tigers have opened SEC play against n Auburn is looking to win its SEC opener for the first time since doing so four straight seasons from 2019-22. The Tigers have won 13 of their last 16 SEC openers on the road n Auburn is 9-11-1 when opening SEC play vs. a ranked opponent: 4-2 at home, 4-8-1 on the road, 1-1 at neutral sites n The Tigers are opening league play against a ranked opponent for the first time since doing so three straight seasons from 2018-20. Auburn’s next four opponents are ranked in this week’s top 25 n Auburn is looking to open 4-0 for the 33rd time all-time and the first time under head coach Hugh Freeze n Auburn has scored in a school-record 157 consecutive games dating back to the first game of 2013 n The Tigers rank second in the SEC in rushing defense (67.0 YPG) and third in rushing offense (242.0 YPG), ranking 10th and 16th in FBS in the categories, respectively. Auburn is one of four teams in FBS that rank in the top 20 nationally in both categories (BYU, Navy, Washington) n Auburn is tied for first in the SEC in tackles for loss (26.0) through the first three weeks n Auburn has not allowed a first-quarter touchdown in the first three games of the season n The Tigers have recorded 10 rushing touchdowns through the first three games of the season. Auburn had 13 rushing touchdowns throughout all of 2024 n Auburn stands at No. 22 in the AP poll this week and is No. 25 in the AFCA Coaches Poll n Eric Singleton Jr. has a catch in every game of his collegiate career (27 straight). The streak is the 12th longest active streak in FBS and third-longest among players in the SEC n Auburn’s offensive line has combined for 257 career games played, the most in the SEC n Auburn is 5-of-5 on fourth down this season, one of four FBS teams perfect on fourth down with at least five attempts n The Tigers are 9-for-9 with seven touchdowns in the red zone, one of 18 FBS teams perfect inside the 20 SERIES HISTORY n Saturday’s game will mark Auburn’s first trip to Norman, Oklahoma in program history n The Tigers are 0-3 all-time against Oklahoma. The first two meetings came in the Sugar Bowl (1972, 2017) and the third came at home last year OKLAHOMA CONNECTION n Auburn starting quarterback Jackson Arnold returns to Oklahoma for the first time since transferring to Auburn in the spring of 2025 n With the Sooners, he passed for 1,421 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2024, playing in 10 games with nine starts SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Eric Singleton Jr.8 SCOUTING OKLHOMA SOONERS HEAD COACH Brent Venables (Kansas State, 1992) Oklahoma Record ....................................................25-17 (4th Season) vs. Auburn ....................................................................................................1-0 #11 OKLAHOMA (3-0, 0-0) Aug. 30 ............................ILLINOIS STATE ....................................W, 35-3 Sept. 6 ..............................#15 MICHIGAN ..................................W, 24-13 Sept. 13 ............................at Temple ..................................................W, 42-3 Sept. 20 ...........................#22 AUBURN .....................................2:30 p.m. Oct. 4................................KENT STATE ...............................................3 p.m. Oct. 11 ...............................vs. #8 Texas ..........................................2:30 p.m. Oct. 18 ..............................at South Carolina .......................................Early Oct. 25 .............................#13 OLE MISS ..............................................Early Nov. 1 ................................at #15 Tennessee ..........................................Flex Nov. 15 .............................at #14 Alabama .............................................Flex Nov. 22 .............................#23 MISSOURI .........................................11 a.m. Nov. 29 ............................#3 LSU ..............................................................Flex OPENING KICK n No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 22 Auburn begin their SEC slates when they meet Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The game, the first between the Sooners and Tigers in Norman, will be televised by ABC with Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath announcing n The 2025 season marks the 131st in OU football history. The Sooners lead the nation with their 50 all-time conference titles, 27 11-plus-win seasons (tied), 33 AP top-five finishes and five No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks (tied). They rank second with their seven Heisman Trophy winners (tied), third with seven AP national championships, their 101 weeks as the AP’s No. 1 team and 431 total weeks in the AP Top 5, fourth with their 419 NFL Draft picks and fifth with their 58 bowl appearances n Auburn is one of five Oklahoma opponents playing in Norman for the first time this season. OU already beat Illinois State and Michigan in their Norman debuts in Weeks 1 and 2, respectively. The Tigers will mark the Sooners’ 99th all-time opponent at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Ole Miss and LSU will take that number to 101 this season n SEC Network’s traveling pregame show “SEC Nation“ will make its Norman debut on Saturday, broadcasting from the South Oval on OU’s campus. Laura Rutledge will host and be joined by Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow from 9-11 a.m. The “Marty & McGee” show will kick off programming live from 8-9 a.m. n Saturday’s contest will mark the 1,355th in OU history. The Sooners rank fifth nationally with their .723 all-time winning percentage (953-348-53 record), trailing Ohio State (.736), Alabama (.733), Michigan (.732) and Notre Dame (.731). Since the end of World War II (1946 season to present), OU leads all programs with 709 wins (29 more than Alabama, the program with the next most) and owns a .766 winning percentage n A nation-high-tying nine of OU’s 2025 opponents, including all eight SEC foes, are ranked in this week’s AP or coaches top-25 polls: No. 3/4 LSU, No. 8/7 Texas, No. 13/11 Ole Miss, No. 14/14 Alabama, No. 15/15 Tennessee, No. 21/20 Michigan, No. 22/25 Auburn, No. 23/22 Missouri and RV/24 South Carolina. The most AP-ranked teams the Sooners have faced in a regular season is six in 2016 NUMBERS TO NOTE n OU is one of only three teams with four players who average 50.0-plus receiving yards per game (Jaren Kanak [81.7], Deion Burks [75.0], Keontez Lewis [60.3]) and Isaiah Sategna III (52.3]) n The Sooners lead the SEC in six defensive categories, including total defense (181.0), passing defense (84.7), scoring defense (6.3) and third-down conversion pct. (17.1) n Oklahoma has forced as many punts through three games (27) as it has allowed first downs (27). The last time OU permitted 27 or fewer first downs through its first three games was 1985 (16) SCOUTING OKLAHOMA SOONERS AUBURNTIGERS.COM John MateerNext >