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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 ...............................................................................................2024 Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 8............................................................................Scouting Alabama A&M 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12................................................................................Alabama A&M Roster 14 ...................................................Opponent Outlook: Alabama A&M 16 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 18 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 20 .....................................................................................Stats Comparison 22-24 ................................................Payton Thorne ‘living the dream’ 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: Fall Camp 50 .........................................University News: Rural Health Initiative 52 .................................................................On the Plains: Jayson Jones 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ......................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Expansion 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: Soccer 102-103 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: ................................................................................Payton Thorne 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 HEAD COACH Hugh Freeze (Southern Miss, 1992) Auburn Record .............................................................6-7 (2nd Season) Career Record ........................................................81-55 (14th Season) vs. Alabama A&M ....................................................................................0-0 AUBURN (0-0, 0-0) Aug. 31 ...........................ALABAMA A&M ...............................6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 ............................CAL ........................................................2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 ..........................NEW MEXICO ..................................6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 ..........................ARKANSAS ...................................................Flex Sept. 28 .........................#16 OKLAHOMA ..........................Afternoon Oct. 5 ..............................at #1 Georgia ................................................Flex Oct. 19 ............................at #11 Missouri ............................................Early Oct. 26 ...........................at Kentucky ................................................Night Nov. 2..............................VANDERBILT .............................................Early Nov. 16 ............................ULM .......................................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 23 ...........................#20 TEXAS A&M ........................................Flex Nov. 30 ..........................at #5 Alabama .............................................Flex IT’S KICKOFF ON THE PLAINS n Auburn opens the 2024 football campaign, its 132nd season of college football, hosting the Alabama A&M Bulldogs Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. ESPN +/ SEC Network + will televise the 6:30 p.m. CT non-conference matchup. Fans are asked to wear orange for Kickoff on the Plains SERIES HISTORY n Auburn leads Alabama A&M 2-0 all-time. The Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 51-7 in 2012 and 55-0 in 2016. Both games were at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Saturday‘s game marks the first time second-year Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has faced Alabama A&M in his 14-year head coaching career. n The Tigers are 4-0 all-time against current SWAC members. The Tigers are 2-0 against both Alabama A&M and Alabama State. n Auburn holds an all-time football record of 99-55-2 against teams from the state of Alabama. KICKOFF COVERAGE n It‘s the first time in two years, and just the fifth time ever, the Tigers open the season with five straight home games (1982, 2005, 2016, 2022 and 2024) n Auburn’s 2024 campaign is its 132nd season of college football. The Tigers have 799 all-time wins, 13th-most among FBS schools. n The Tigers are one of six FBS teams, all in the SEC, that play at least three road games against teams ranked in the top 15 of the preseason AP poll. n Auburn is one of four teams that play three road games against New Year’s Six bowl game teams from last season, joining Florida, Georgia and Mississippi State. n Preseason all-SEC Tigers as selected by the league’s coaches include running back Jarquez Hunter, kick returner Keionte Scott, linebacker Eugene Asante and place kicker Alex McPherson. n Auburn season tickets sold out for the second consecutive season at a record 63,500 purchased. The capacity at Jordan- Hare Stadium is 88,043. n Auburn is 101-27-2 (.785) all-time in season openers. The Tigers have won 15 of their past 17 openers dating back to the 2006 season. n The Tigers are 105-16-3 (.859) all-time in home openers. No games were played in Auburn in 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1937 and 1938. IN AUGUST n Auburn is 7-2 when playing in the month of August all-time. The Tigers’ 2019 victory over Oregon in the AdvoCare Classic in Arlington, Texas, was the last time they opened the season in August. n Auburn is 0-1 on August 27, 2-1 on August 30 and 5-0 on August 31. IN SEASON OPENERS n Auburn is 102-27-2 (.786) all-time in season openers. The Tigers have won 16 of their past 18 openers dating back to the 2006 season. Last season, Auburn defeated UMass 59-14 in the season opener at Jordan-Hare Stadium. n Coach Hugh Freeze is 9-4 all-time in season openers including last year’s 59-14 win over UMass. n Auburn is 56-8-1 (.869) in season openers at home, 16-5-1 (.750) in openers on the road and 30-14 (.682) in openers at neutral-site locations. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Eugene AsantePERSONAL BANKING Let’s huddle up and make things happen. Here on The Plains, TM we love it when a plan comes together. 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The LifeGreen color is a trademark of Regions Bank.8 SCOUTING ALABAMA A&M HEAD COACH Connell Maynor (North Carolina A&T, 1995) Alabama A&M Record ...........................................34-26 (7th Season) Career Record .......................................................99-57 (15th Season) vs. Auburn ..................................................................................................0-0 ALABAMA A&M (0-0, 0-0) Aug. 31 .............................at Auburn ..............................................6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 ............................KENTUCKY STATE ................................6 p.m. Sept. 14 ..........................GEORGETOWN .....................................6 p.m. Sept. 21 ..........................at Austin Peay ..........................................6 p.m. Sept. 28 .........................at Florida A&M .........................................5 p.m. Oct. 5 ..............................vs. Jackson State .....................................4 p.m. Oct. 12 ............................BETHUNE-COOKMAN ......................2 p.m. Oct. 26 ...........................vs. Alabama State .............................2:30 p.m. Nov. 2..............................SOUTHERN ..............................................2 p.m. Nov. 9 .............................at Arkansas-Pine Bluff ..........................2 p.m. Nov. 14 ............................GRAMBLING STATE ..............................7 p.m. Nov. 23 ...........................at Mississippi Valley State ..................12 p.m. ON THE ROAD n Alabama A&M is 24-35-3 all time in season-opening road games. n The Bulldogs’ last season-opening victory came in 2021, a 42-41 win against South Carolina State. n The last AAMU road season-opening win came on Aug. 31, 2013, a 23-9 victory versus Grambling State. COUNTDOWN TO 100 n AAMU head coach Connell Maynor is seeking his 100th career victory and is currently 99-57 over the past 14 seasons. n In six seasons on The Hill, Maynor has won 34 games. NFL EYES VINSON n AAMU junior Carson Vinson is getting plenty of attention from NFL scouts. The Morrisville, North Carolina, native is a projected fourth-round draft pick. n Vinson earned several preseason accolades, including being named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List WHO IS QB1 n With five quarterbacks in fall camp, the top position had a true quarterback battle. n Last season, the Bulldogs had five players listed under center, with two splitting time. n This season, Alabama A&M turns its attention to Cornelious Brown, who played in two games last season due to an injury SERIES HISTORY n Alabama A&M and Auburn have met just two times, with the Tigers winning both games. n The Tigers have outscored the Bulldogs 106-7 in the two victories, including a 55-0 win on Nov. 19, 2016. n The two highest road attended Bulldog games belong to Auburn, drawing more than 74,000 fans, including nearly 87,500 in 2016. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT n Auburn enters the 2024 season with high exceptions in another loaded SEC season. n The Tigers went 6-7 last season in Hugh Freeze’s inaugural season and 3-5 in the SEC. n After ending the regular season with a heartbreaking loss to rival Alabama, Auburn fell in the Music City Bowl to Maryland, 31-13. SCOUTING ALABAMA A&M AUBURNTIGERS.COM Cornelious Brown IVOfficial First Aid Provider of the Auburn Tigers // www.eastalabamahealth.orgNext >