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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 Ole Miss 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12............................................................................................Ole Miss Roster 14 ...............................................................Opponent Outlook: Ole Miss 16 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 18 ........................................................................................Stat Comparison 20 .....................................................................................Auburn Traditions 22-24 .....................................Big Man on Campus: Dallas Walker IV 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: LSU 50 ...................College of Architecture, Design and Construction 52 ...............................................................................Jack Meagher Award 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ....................................................................................Gameday Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ......................................................................Leah Rawls Atkins Award 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: ..............................................................................Dallas Walker IV 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 ...............................................................4-3 (1st Season) Career Record ...........................................................27-18 (4th Season) vs. Ole Miss ................................................................................................0-0 AUBURN (4-3, 2-3) 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 ..................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 7 ..............................ARKANSAS ........................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 14 ............................at Mississippi State ...................................Early Nov. 21 ............................SAMFORD ..........................................2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 ...........................at #10 Alabama ...........................................Flex STORY LINES n Auburn leads the all-time series against Ole Miss 35-13, including a 13-4 record in Oxford. n The two teams are meeting for the first time in three seasons. Prior to the two-year hiatus, the Tigers and Rebels played each other 34 straight seasons dating back to 1990. n Auburn has won four of the last five meetings between the two teams in Oxford. n The Tigers are 8-5 against ranked Ole Miss teams all-time, including 2-1 in Oxford. n Saturday is the final of four straight games against AP top- 20 teams, three of which have come on the road. n It marks the second straight season and seventh time in program history the Tigers have played four straight ranked opponents within the same season. n Auburn is looking to defeat AP ranked opponents in consecutive road games for just the second time in program history and the first time in program history within the same season. The other occurrence came with a 38-21 win at No. 14 Georgia in the last road game of 1999 and a 35-27 win at No. 19 Ole Miss in the first road game of 2000. n With a win at Ole Miss, Auburn would join Ohio State as the only teams to win multiple road games against top-25 opponents this season. n Byrum Brown rushed for a touchdown in his fifth straight game vs. LSU, becoming the first Auburn player to do so since Kerryon Johnson rushed for a touchdown in seven straight games played in 2017. n The touchdown was the 108th of Brown’s career, nine more than any other active FBS player. n With one more passing touchdown, Brown will become the 10th FBS player since 1956, including the fifth to have played in the SEC, with 70 or more career passing and 35 or more career rushing touchdowns. The current list of former SEC players includes Jalen Hurts, Bo Nix, Dak Prescott and Tim Tebow. n Keshaun Singleton (36) and Chas Nimrod (33) are the second Auburn duo with 33 or more receptions apiece through seven games, joining Anthony Schwartz (41) and Seth Williams (33) from 2020. n Auburn ranks tied for third in the SEC with tied for 16th nationally with eight interceptions this season. n Saturday’s game vs. LSU marked the first this season without an interception, doing so in six straight games for the first time since 2016 (eight straight). n The Tigers have played turnover free football in back-to-back games for the first time this season, marking the first time to do so in back-to-back SEC games since the first two conference games last year. n Auburn has 813 all-time wins in its 134th season of football, the 14th most among FBS programs. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Byrum BrownRookie move: Not checking the propane tank gauge first before the tailgate. 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Co. & affiliates: Northbrook, IL8 SCOUTING OLE MISS HEAD COACH Pete Golding (Delta State, 2005) Ole Miss Record ...........................................................7-3 (2nd Season) Career Record ..............................................................7-3 (2nd Season) vs. Auburn ..................................................................................................0-0 OLE MISS (5-2, 3-2) Sept. 6 ..........................vs. Louisville ...........................................W, 41-38 Sept. 12 ........................CHARLOTTE ............................................W, 41-9 Sept. 19 ........................#7 LSU .....................................................W, 32-24 Sept. 26 .......................at #21 Florida ..........................................L, 28-52 Oct. 10 ..........................at Vanderbilt ...........................................W, 52-17 Oct. 17 ..........................#13 MISSOURI ........................................W, 31-3 Oct. 24 .........................at #18 Texas ..............................................L, 27-34 Oct. 31 ..........................AUBURN ................................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 7 ............................#3 GEORGIA .......................................6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 ..........................at Oklahoma .......................................Afternoon Nov. 21 ..........................WOFFORD ..................................................11 a.m. Nov. 27 .........................MISSISSIPPI STATE ..................................11 a.m. WHAT TO WATCH FOR n This is the 49th meeting all-time between Ole Miss and Auburn dating back to 1928. n Auburn leads the series, 35-13. The record after vacated wins is 35-12 to Auburn. n The Tigers lead 13-4 in games played in Oxford, 13-3 after vacated wins. n Ole Miss is 317-116-8 (.728) all-time at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium before vacated wins (295-113-8), including a 39-3 stretch since the start of the 2021 season. n Ole Miss enters the week ranked No. 12 in both the AP and Coaches polls. The Rebels are on their second-longest AP poll streak ever at 59 straight since 2023, trailing only 73 from 1957-63. n The Rebels have won 39 games since 2023, sixth-most among FBS programs and third-most by any SEC school. n The Rebels lead the SEC and rank sixth in the FBS in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.71). n Ole Miss ranks No. 14 in the country in net punting (43.2). n Ole Miss owns the FBS’s sixth-fastest offense, averaging 22.6 seconds per play. n The Rebels rank No. 5 in the FBS in red zone offense at 96.2 percent, scoring either a touchdown or kicking a field in 25 of its 26 red zone trips. n Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is one of just five active collegiate quarterbacks with 9,000 career yards passing and 1,000 rushing across all levels of college football. n Chambliss has recorded a passing touchdown in 20 straight games, the second-longest streak in program history. n Chambliss ranks top-10 in the FBS in completions per game (23.9), points responsible for (134) and points responsible per game (19.1). n Linebacker Suntarine Perkins is fourth in program history in tackles for loss (36.0) and fifth in sacks (20.0). BY THE NUMBERS n Ole Miss has scored a touchdown 84.6 percent of the time in its 26 red zone attempts, second-best rate in the FBS. n Saturday’s contest will mark the 17th time that Ole Miss has played on Halloween. The Rebels are 8-7-1 all-time on Oct. 31. n Dating back to 2024, Ole Miss has won 15 consecutive home games; the second-longest active streak in the FBS. SCOUTING OLE MISS AUBURNTIGERS.COM Trinidad ChamblissNext >