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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 Vanderbilt 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12........................................................................................Vanderbilt Roster 14 ...........................................................Opponent Outlook: Vanderbilt 16 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 18 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 20 .....................................................................................Stats Comparison 22-24 ..........................................................................................Big Play Ray 28-30 ..................................................Interim Head Coach DJ Durkin 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: Kentucky 50 .................................................University News: Neurophysics Lab 52 ............................................................................Next Men Up: Offense 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 .................................................Riley Green Iron Bowl Eve Concert 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: Women’s Tennis 103-104 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: ......................................................................Rayshawn Pleasant 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 INTERIM HEAD COACH DJ Durkin (Bowling Green, 2001) Auburn Record ...............................................................0-0 (1st Season) Career Record ............................................................11-15 (4th Season) vs. Vanderbilt ..............................................................................................1-0 AUBURN (4-5, 1-5) 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 ...................................L, 17-24 Sept. 27 ..........................at #9 Texas A&M ..................................L, 10-16 Oct. 11 .............................#10 GEORGIA ....................................L, 10-20 Oct. 18 ............................#16 MISSOURI .......................L, 17-20 [2OT] Oct. 25 ...........................at Arkansas .........................................W, 33-24 Nov. 1 ..............................KENTUCKY ..............................................L, 3-10 Nov. 8 .............................at #15 Vanderbilt ....................................3 p.m. Nov. 22 ...........................MERCER .....................................................1 p.m. Nov. 29 ...........................#4 ALABAMA ...................................................Flex STORY LINES n The all-time series against Vanderbilt is tied 22-22-1 with Auburn holding an 8-12 record against the Commodores in Nashville n Saturday marks the second time in the 46-year series history that the Tigers will take on a ranked Vanderbilt team n Auburn is the only team in the SEC playing its fifth true road game and fourth league road game of the season this weekend n Vanderbilt will represent Auburn’s fifth top-16 opponent of the season, joining Florida as the only other SEC team to take on five top-20 opponents this year n The Tigers are 121-190-6 all-time against ranked opponents, including 33-82-2 in true road games n Auburn’s four games against ranked opponents this season have been decided by 29 total points (7.25 ppg) n The team is looking for its first ranked road win since defeating Texas A&M, 28-20, on Sept. 21, 2019 n Auburn enters game 10 ranked in the top 30 in FBS in rush defense (9th, 83.6), scoring defense (18th, 17.7) and total defense (22nd, 309.8) n The Tigers are one of three FBS teams, including the only one from the SEC, that hasn’t allowed more than 24 points in any game this season n The last time Auburn held the opponent to 24 points or fewer in the first nine games was during the 2004 national championship season n The defense leads the SEC in scoring defense in league play (19.5), having allowed just 12 touchdowns in six league games n Auburn has held its opponent under its scoring average in all nine games this season, including 9.5+ points under its average in eight of nine games. Vanderbilt enters the week averaging 37.6 points per game n The Tigers have held the last four SEC opponents under 100 yards for the first time since 1988 and have done so in seven of nine games this season, including five of six league games n The team has allowed 752 rushing yards through nine games, good for the fewest through nine games since 1988 (613), and 551 rushing yards through six league games, the fewest since 2001 (512) n The defense has forced 13 turnovers this season - 9 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles - including eight in the last three games n Xavier Atkins is tied for the league lead with 69 tackles this season and ranks second with 57 tackles in league play. He has or tied for the team lead in tackles in all six SEC games n With 14.0 tackles for loss this season, Atkins’ next TFL would tie him for the most in a season since Nick Fairley set the single- season record with 24.0 TFL in 2010 n Eric Singleton Jr. has a catch in every game of his collegiate career (33 straight). The streak is tied for the seventh longest active streak in FBS and third-longest among players in the SEC SERIES HISTORY n The all-time series with the Commodores is tied, 22-22-1, and Auburn holds an 8-12 record against Vanderbilt in Nashville n The Tigers won the previous meeting at Vanderbilt Stadium, 31-15, on Nov. 4, 2023 n It marks the first time the two teams have played in three straight seasons since matching up in four consecutive years from 2000-2003 UP NEXT n Auburn is on its second bye week next week before hosting Mercer for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 15 for a 1 p.m. CT kickoff n The Tigers lead the all-time series against Mercer 13-0, including an 8-0 record in Auburn n Only two of the previous 13 meetings have been played since 1922 SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Xavier Atkins 8 SCOUTING VANDERBILT COMMODORES HEAD COACH Clark Lea (Vanderbilt, 2004) Career Record .........................................................23-35 (5th Season) Vanderbilt Record ..................................................23-35 (5th Season) vs. Auburn .....................................................................................................1-1 #15 VANDERBILT (7-2, 3-2 SEC) Aug. 30 ............................CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ..........W, 45-3 Sept. 6 ..............................at Virginia Tech ..................................W, 44-20 Sept. 13 ............................at #11 South Carolina ...........................W, 31-7 Sept. 20 ...........................GEORGIA STATE ...............................W, 70-21 Sept. 27 ............................UTAH STATE ........................................W, 55-35 Oct. 4................................at #10 Alabama .....................................L, 14-30 Oct. 18 ..............................#10 LSU ..................................................W, 31-24 Oct. 25 ............................#15 MISSOURI .....................................W, 17-10 Nov. 1 ................................at #20 Texas ...........................................L, 31-34 Nov. 8 ...............................AUBURN ......................................................3 p.m. Nov. 22 .............................KENTUCKY .......................................Afternoon Nov. 29 ............................at #23 Tennessee ............................Afternoon STORY LINES n Vanderbilt returns to FirstBank Stadium this Saturday for its third straight home game against Tigers (LSU, Missouri, Auburn) n The Commodores are coming off a three-point loss at No. 20 Texas after a ferocious fourth-quarter comeback came up short n Vandy and Auburn are dead even in the all-time series at 22-22-1 since the first meeting in 1893 n The Commodores have won two of the last three contests in Nashville, and three of the last five games overall n Entering the Texas game, the Dores were off to a 7-1 start for the first time since 1941 and recorded three regular season wins over AP top 25 opponents for the first time in program history n Vanderbilt is tied with Alabama for most wins over AP top 15 teams this season with three FULL STEAM AHEAD n Vanderbilt’s offense has produced at a historic level this season, sitting 13th nationally in scoring offense at 37.6 points per game through nine contests n In program history, the Commodores have only finished three seasons with a scoring average better than 40 points: 1904, 1905 and 1915 n Vanderbilt’s offense ranks in the top 25 nationally in five major categories n The Dores lead the SEC in third down conversions, rank second in TFLs allowed and team passing efficiency and third in scoring offense n With 70 and 55 points in back-to-back contests vs. Georgia State and Utah State, Vanderbilt produced consecutive games with 50-plus points for the first time since 1915 CONTROLLING THE SEAS n Historic offense, meet great defense. Vanderbilt’s defense ranks 31st nationally, holding opponents to 20.4 points per game through nine contests in 2025 n The Commodore defense surrendered just 135 total yards to Charleston Southern in the season opener n The 135 yards were the eighth-lowest total allowed in the past 30 seasons by Vandy. It was also the second-lowest output by an opposing offense in a season opener n The Dores followed by holding Virginia Tech to just 248 total yards, including a stifling 21-yard second half, in the Week 2 win n In the Week 3 win at South Carolina, Vandy forced four turnovers, the most in a game since Oct. 10, 2022 vs. Missouri n Vanderbilt held Missouri to its fewest points scored all season and 110 yards under its season average in Week 9 MIDSEASON RECOGNITION n With Vandy climbing into the AP top 10 this season, the Commodores are garnering attention on the midseason awards watch lists n Head coach Clark Lea is on the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award Watch List after leading the Commodores to their best start since 1941 n Lea is also one of 24 head coaches selected to the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year midseason watch list n Eli Stowers is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year. He was also named a midseason second-team All- American by SI SCOUTING VANDERBILT COMMODORES AUBURNTIGERS.COM Diego PaviaNext >