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Aruba • Atmore • Bethlehem Curaçao • Montgomery • Wetumpka (866) 946-3360 | WindCreek.com ©2022 Wind Creek Hospitality.4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ...............................................................................................2022 Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 7 ........................................................................................Scouting Arkansas 9 ...............................................................................................Auburn Roster 11 ...........................................................................................Arkansas Roster 13 ...............................................................Opponent Outlook: Arkansas 15 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 17 ................................................................................................Depth Charts 19 ......................................................................................Stat Comparisons 21,23 ....................................‘Laying it all on the line’: Owen Pappoe 27-29 .............................................................Head Coach Bryan Harsin 31-35 ..............................................................................Assistant Coaches 37 ......................................Best Gameday Experience in the County 39 .......................................................University News: Canine Science 41 .....................................................................................Auburn University 43 .................................................................................University President 45 .......................................................................................Board of Trustees 47 .......................................................................Interim Athletics Director 49 ...................................................................University News: RFID Lab 51 ...................................................................This Weekend on the Plains 53-55 ..................................................................................Gameday Maps 57 .......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 59 ............................................................................Auburn All-Americans 61 ......................................................Senior Spotlight: Tommy Nesmith 63 .......................................................Senior Spotlight: Anders Carlson 65 ................................................Auburn Postseason Award Winners 66-67................................................................................Tigers in the NFL 71 ...................................................................Through the Lens: Ole Miss 73 .............................................................University News: Rane Center 75 .........................................................Band/Cheerleaders/Tiger Paws 77-87 ...........................................................................2022 Auburn Tigers 89 ............................................................University News: Philanthropy 91 ...............................................................Auburn Undefeated Seasons 93 .................................................University News: 150th Anniversary 95 .............................................................................................SEC Schedule 97 .....................................Olympic Sports Update: Men’s Basketball 98-99 .............................................................Auburn Sports Properties Cover: Cam Riley, Owen Pappoe, Wesley Steiner TABLE OF CONTENTS AUBURNTIGERS.COM2022 AUBURN SCHEDULE 5 AUBURNTIGERS.COM Wherethe Montgomery Auburn TigersPlay... AllSeason! WarEagle! 9.3 Mercer Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.17 Penn State Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.29 Arkansas Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.10 San José State Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.15 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium 10.8 Georgia Athens, Ga. Sanford Stadium 9.24 Missouri Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.5 Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. Davis Wade Stadium 10.1 LSU Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.12 Texas A&M Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.19 Western Kentucky Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.26 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. Bryant-Denny Stadium Blue - Home Orange - Away 2022 AUBURN SCHEDULE6 SCOUTING AUBURN HEAD COACH Bryan Harsin (Boise State, 2000) Auburn Record ..................................................................9-11 (2nd Year) Career Record .............................................................85-35 (10th Year) vs. Arkansas .................................................................................................1-0 AUBURN (3-4, 1-3) Sept. 3 ............................MERCER ..............................................W, 42-16 Sept. 10 ..........................SAN JOSÉ STATE .............................W, 24-16 Sept. 17 ...........................#22 PENN STATE ................................L, 12-41 Sept. 24 .........................MISSOURI .............................................W, 17-14 Oct. 1 ...............................LSU ...................................................L, 17-21 [OT] Oct. 8 ..............................at #1 Georgia ........................................L, 10-42 Oct. 15 ............................at #15 Ole Miss ...................................L, 32-48 Oct. 29 ...........................ARKANSAS ...............................................11 a.m. Nov. 5 .............................at Mississippi State ..........................6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 ............................TEXAS A&M ..................................................TBA Nov. 19 ............................WESTERN KENTUCKY ...........................TBA Nov. 26 ...........................at #6 Alabama .............................................TBA FOOTBALL RETURNS HOME TO FACE ARKANSAS n The Auburn Tigers (3-4, 1-3 SEC) host the Arkansas Razor- backs (4-3, 1-3 SEC) on Saturday, October 29, for an SEC West matchup at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. n The SEC Network will televise the 11:00 a.m. CT contest; fans are asked to wear navy. n Pregame and in-game recognitions on Saturday include the 50th anniversary reunion of the 1972 Amazins’ football team, including James Owens Courage Award recipient Dave Lyon, Auburn’s 2022 SEC Legend honoree Ben Tam- burello and last year’s College World Series baseball squad. SERIES HISTORY n Auburn leads 19-11-1 in the series with Arkansas, and the Ti- gers were 38-23 winners last season in Fayetteville. Auburn was a 30-28 winner in 2020 in the last matchup in Auburn. n The Tigers lead 9-5-1 in games played at Jordan-Hare Sta- dium and lead 9-5 in games played at Fayetteville. Auburn won the only matchup played in Memphis (1984), while Arkansas won the only one at Little Rock (1995). n The current six-game win streak by Auburn is the longest winning streak by either team in series history; it’s also Au- burn’s longest active win streak against an SEC opponent. n The Tigers have scored at least 30 points in nine straight games against the Razorbacks. Through the first 25 games in the series, Auburn outscored Arkansas by a total of just 633-629, an average differential of just 0.16 points per contest. n The first 10 games (1984-2000) of the series featured six games decided by six points or fewer, including one tie; only three games were decided by 17 or more points. In contrast, the last 21 games (2001-2021) of the series have featured 15 games decided by 15 points or more; during that span, the average margin of victory is 20.14 points per game. IN OCTOBER n Auburn is 320-170-18 (.648) all-time in October. Auburn’s October home record is 175-37-3 (.821). Away from Au- burn, the Tigers are 145-133-15 (.515) in October. n Auburn is 11-7-1 in games played on October 29 all-time, 8-4 against SEC teams and 6-0 at home on that date. KICKOFF COVERAGE n John Samuel Shenker is now the Auburn career leader for receptions by a tight end. Shenker passed Cooper Wallace (63 from 2002-05) with five receptions at Georgia; he now has 66 catches for his career. n Robby Ashford ranks second in the SEC and fourth nation- ally in passing yards per completion, averaging 15.13 yards per reception. n Ashford and Jarquez Hunter have twice combined for a 60+-yard completion (61 vs. LSU, 62 TD at Georgia). Hunter is the only running back and one of 19 players nationally with two 60+-yard receptions this season. n Auburn is second in the SEC in net punting at 42.29 yards, ranking 11th nationally. Punter Oscar Chapman ranks sec- ond in the SEC in average (44.7) this season. n Derick Hall is on the mid-season watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award; for the season, Hall has recorded 40 tack- les, 7.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and five QB hurries. n Placekicker Anders Carlson is one of only 22 players from all divisions of college football named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for their efforts in community service. He is also a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy, awarded to the top student-athlete in college football. n With a career-high 16 tackles at Ole Miss, senior linebacker Owen Pappoe now has 222 career tackles to his credit, 13th- best among all Auburn players since 2000. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Jarquez HunterSCOUTING ARKANSAS 7 Head Coach Sam Pittman (Pittsburg State, ‘86) Arkansas Record .............................................................16-14 (3rd Year) Career Record .................................................................16-14 (3rd Year) vs. Auburn ...................................................................................................0-2 ARKANSAS (4-3, 1-3) Sept. 3 ............................#23 CINCINNATI .............................W, 31-24 Sept. 10 ..........................SOUTH CAROLINA .......................W, 44-30 Sept. 17 ...........................MISSOURI STATE .............................W, 38-27 Sept. 24 .........................at #23 Texas A&M ................................L, 23-21 Oct. 1 ...............................#2 ALABAMA .....................................L, 49-26 Oct. 8 ..............................at #23 Mississippi State ...................L, 40-17 Oct. 15 ............................at BYU ...................................................W, 52-35 Oct. 29 ...........................at AUBURN ...............................................11 a.m. Nov. 5 .............................LIBERTY ......................................................3 p.m. Nov. 12 ............................LSU ....................................................................TBA Nov. 19 ............................OLE MISS .......................................................TBA Nov. 25 ...........................at Missouri ...........................................2:30 p.m. PITTMAN’S PROGRAM n Third-year head coach Sam Pittman leads Arkansas in 2022 on the heels of the program’s best season in a decade. n The Hogs went 9-4 and won four trophies for the first time in school history last season, capturing the Southwest Clas- sic (Texas A&M), the Battle of the Golden Boot (LSU), the Battle Line Rivalry (Missouri) and the Outback Bowl (Penn State). n Arkansas’ win over Penn State in the Outback Bowl was the first for the program since a Liberty Bowl victory in 2016 as well as the program’s first January bowl win since 2012. n This Saturday’s game at Auburn marks Pittman’s 31st game as the head coach at Arkansas. Of those 31 games, 27 have been against an opponent from the SEC, a Power 5 foe and/or an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. n Arkansas has beat four ranked FBS opponents in the Pit- tman era. Since his first season (2020), 22 of Arkansas’ 28 FBS foes have been ranked or received votes in the national polls. n The Hogs are 8-0 against non-conference foes under Pitt- man. He was the first Arkansas head coach since Lou Holtz (1977-78) to win his first seven non-conference games THE RUNDOWN n Fresh off the bye week, Arkansas will conclude its three- game road swing against SEC West foe Auburn. Kickoff between the Hogs and Tigers is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, October 29, in Auburn, Alabama, at Jordan-Hare Stadium on SEC Network. n Last time out, Arkansas went on the road to take down FBS Independent BYU 52-35 with an explosive offensive effort. It was the first time the Razorbacks had scored 50+ points on the road against a non-conference foe since 1910. n With the win, Sam Pittman became the first Arkansas head coach to emerge victorious in each of his first eight games against non-conference opponents. He surpassed legend- ary former Arkansas head coach Lou Holtz, who won each of his first seven games against non-conference foes. n QB KJ Jefferson continues to wreak havoc on opposing defenses through the air and on the ground. Jefferson has completed 109-of-161 passes (67.7%) for 1,463 yards and 14 touchdowns with one interception while rushing for 344 yards and four scores in six games. Despite missing one contest, Jefferson is one of four SEC quarterbacks to throw for over 1,400 yards and run for over 300 yards this season. n RB Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders is the Hogs’ leading ball carrier through seven games, totaling 870 yards on 140 carries (6.2 avg.) with seven scores on the ground. He leads the SEC in both rushing yards (870) and rushing yards per game (124.3), and he ranks second in all-purpose yards per game (151.3) this season. Sanders, who is responsible for five of Arkansas’ program-record eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games, has also caught 15 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. He is currently the only FBS player with 800+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards this year. n WR Jadon Haselwood leads Arkansas’ receiving corps with a team-high 31 catches for 406 yards (13.1 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns. A transfer from Oklahoma, Haselwood has caught three or more passes in each of his first seven games as a Hog and has tallied at least one catch in 19 straight games dating back to the start of the 2021 season. n LB Drew Sanders has emerged as one of the top defensive playmakers in college football, racking up 63 total tackles with a team-leading 7.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 6.5 sacks through seven games. Sanders, who leads the SEC and is tied for 10th nationally in sacks, has four double-digit tackle games this season, most among all Hog defenders. FOUR DOWNS n LB Drew Sanders leads all SEC defenders and is tied for 10th nationally in sacks (6.5) this season. Sanders boasts a team-leading four games of 10+ tackles, including a pair of multi-sack efforts. n Arkansas leads the SEC in sacks per game (3.0), totaling 21 quarterback takedowns in seven games this season Eight dif- ferent Razorback defenders have recorded a sack this year. n Arkansas has had a 100-yard rusher in a program-record eight consecutive games dating back to last season. RB Raheim Sanders is responsible for five of those eight 100- yard efforts. n RB Raheim Sanders currently leads the SEC and ranks ninth nationally in total rushing yards (870). Arkansas averages 240.0 rushing yards per game, second most in the SEC and ninth in the country. SCOUTING ARKANSAS AUBURNTIGERS.COM KJ JeffersonAUBURN TIGERS ROSTER 9 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Owen Pappoe LB 6-1 225 Sr. Lawrenceville, GA 0 Koy Moore WR 6-1 192 So. Kenner, LA 1 T.J. Finley QB 6-7 250 Jr. Ponchatoula, LA 1 Donovan Kaufman S 5-10 205 So. New Orleans, LA 3 Tar’Varish Dawson Jr. WR 5-10 161 RFr. Fort Myers, FL 4 Tank Bigsby RB 6-0 213 Jr. Atlanta, GA 4 D.J. James CB 6-1 174 Jr. Mobile, AL 5 Jay Fair WR 5-10 181 Fr. Rockwall, TX 5 Jeffrey M’ba DL 6-6 313 So. Libreville, Gabon 6 Ja’Varrius Johnson WR 5-10 160 Jr. Trussville, AL 6 Keionte Scott CB 6-0 185 So. San Diego, CA 8 Dazalin Worsham WR 6-1 177 So. Birmingham, AL 8 Austin Ausberry CB 6-0 203 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA 9 Eugene Asante LB 6-1 216 Jr. Alexandria, VA 9 Robby Ashford QB 6-3 212 RFr. Hoover, AL 10 Zach Calzada QB 6-4 208 So. Sugar Hill, GA 10 Zion Puckett S 6-0 227 Jr. Griffin, GA 11 Shedrick Jackson WR 6-2 202 Sr. Hoover, AL 12 Sammy Cohen LB 6-1 230 Sr. Marietta, GA 12 Holden Geriner QB 6-3 212 Fr. Savannah, GA 13 Trey Lindsey QB 6-1 200 Sr. Montgomery, AL 13 Cam Riley LB 6-5 230 Jr. Evergreen, AL 16 Malcolm Johnson Jr. WR 6-1 195 Jr. Bryans Road, MD 17 Camden Brown WR 6-3 202 Fr. Monroe, LA 17 Robert Woodyard Jr. LB 6-0 245 Fr. Mobile, AL 18 Nehemiah Pritchett CB 6-1 182 Sr. Jackson, AL 19 Omari Kelly WR 6-0 176 Fr. Trussville, AL 20 Cayden Bridges S 6-2 202 RFr. Magee, MS 20 Sawyer Pate QB 6-1 215 So. Alabaster, AL 21 Caleb Wooden S 6-1 188 Fr. Lawrenceville, GA 22 Damari Alston RB 5-9 209 Fr. Atlanta, GA 23 J.D. Rhym CB 6-1 181 Fr. Valdosta, GA 24 Jordon Ingram RB 6-1 209 So. Mobile, AL 24 Craig McDonald DB 6-2 204 So. Minneapolis, MN 25 John Samuel Shenker TE 6-4 250 Sr. Albany, GA 25 Colby Wooden DE 6-5 284 Jr. Lawrenceville, GA 26 Anders Carlson K 6-5 215 Sr. Colorado Springs, CO 26 Tony Hunley Jr. DB 5-9 171 Jr. Anniston, AL 27 Marquise Gilbert S 6-2 178 So. Daytona Beach, FL 27 Jarquez Hunter RB 5-10 202 So. Philadelphia, MS 28 Jackson Billings WR 5-10 182 So. Huntsville, AL 28 Hayden Brice Edge 6-3 226 Sr. Jackson, MS 29 Derick Hall Edge 6-3 256 Sr. Gulfport, MS 30 Tommy Nesmith WR 6-0 180 Sr. Auburn, AL 30 Desmond Tisdol LB 6-0 234 Jr. Rochelle, GA 31 Powell Gordon LB 6-3 228 Fr. Auburn, AL 32 Trent Mason WR 6-1 187 Jr. Lakeland, FL 32 Wesley Steiner LB 6-0 237 Jr. Warner Robins, GA 33 Joko Willis LB 6-3 212 So. LaGrange, GA 33 Camden Etheredge TE 6-0 204 Fr. Leeds, AL 35 Justin Jones RB 6-1 195 Jr. Bessemer, AL 36 Jaylin Simpson CB 6-1 178 Jr. Brunswick, GA 36 Luke Reebals RB 5-10 182 Fr. Birmingham, AL 37 Daniel Perez P 5-11 183 Fr. Brentwood, TN 38 Greg McConico DB 5-10 181 Jr. Montgomery, AL 38 Alex McPherson K 5-9 150 Fr. Fort Payne, AL 39 Dylan Brooks Edge 6-4 232 RFr. Roanoke, AL 39 Marshall Meyers P 5-8 205 So. Opelika, AL 40 John Reese Bellew S 6-1 204 So. Gadsden, AL 41 Jonathan LeGrand LB 6-1 215 Jr. Dothan, AL 42 Kyle Vaccarella LS 6-3 226 RFr. Fairfield, CT No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 43 Kameron Brown LB 6-0 238 Jr. Sugar Hill, GA 44 Sean Jackson RB 5-9 230 RFr. Trussville, AL 45 Paul Thompson Jr. S 6-0 195 Fr. Hoover, AL 46 Jake Levant LB 6-1 224 So. Vestavia Hills, AL 47 Mac McClinton DB 5-8 180 Fr. Montgomery, AL 47 Grant Hidalgo TE 6-5 242 So. Orlando, FL 48 Marquis Robinson DL 6-3 310 RFr. Milton, FL 50 Marcus Harris DL 6-3 294 Jr. Montgomery, AL 50 Jalil Irvin OL 6-3 313 Sr. Stone Mountain, GA 51 Barton Lester LB 6-3 216 Sr. Montgomery, AL 52 Nick Brahms OL 6-4 300 Sr. Navarre, FL 54 Tate Johnson OL 6-4 285 Jr. LaGrange, GA 55 Brenden Coffey OL 6-7 293 Sr. Paradise, CA 55 Eku Leota Edge 6-4 257 Sr. Asheville, NC 56 E.J. Harris OL 6-5 312 Fr. Auburn, AL 57 Avery Jernigan OL 6-4 310 So. Blackshear, GA 58 Keiondre Jones OL 6-4 340 Jr. LaGrange, GA 58 Tobechi Okoli DE 6-5 261 RFr. Kansas City, MO 61 Reed Hughes LS 6-1 231 So. Conway, AR 62 Kameron Stutts OL 6-5 339 Sr. Killen, AL 64 Cort Bradley OL 6-3 293 RFr. Auburn, AL 65 Alec Jackson OL 6-5 321 Sr. Montgomery, AL 67 Jacob Quattlebaum LS 6-1 229 Sr. Enterprise, AL 68 Austin Troxell OL 6-7 309 Sr. Huntsville, AL 69 Colby Smith OL 6-8 324 RFr. Reidsville, NC 71 Brandon Council OL 6-4 328 Sr. Tar Heel, NC 73 Thomas Kirkham OL 6-4 293 RFr. Prattville, AL 74 Garner Langlo OL 6-6 300 RFr. Inverness, FL 76 Jeremiah Wright OL 6-5 335 Jr. Selma, AL 77 Kilian Zierer OL 6-7 312 Sr. Munich, Germany 78 Evan Richards OL 6-4 313 Fr. Cullman, AL 80 Ze’Vian Capers WR 6-4 192 Jr. Alpharetta, GA 82 Jake Kruse WR 5-10 170 RFr. Helena, AL 83 Colby Stafford WR 5-11 176 Fr. Mobile, AL 84 Micah Riley-Ducker TE 6-5 258 Fr. Omaha, NE 85 Tyler Fromm TE 6-5 243 Jr. Warner Robins, GA 86 Luke Deal TE 6-5 257 Jr. Greenwood, SC 87 Brandon Frazier TE 6-7 262 Jr. McKinney, TX 89 Whit Johnson WR 6-1 193 Fr. Centre, AL 90 Enyce Sledge DL 6-2 315 Fr. Monroe, LA 91 Oscar Chapman P 6-3 202 Jr. Adelaide, Australia 91 Morris Joseph Jr. DL 6-2 281 Sr. Orange, TX 92 Marquis Burks DT 6-3 302 Sr. Chicago, IL 93 Evan McGuire K 6-5 223 So. Alabaster, AL 93 Joe Frazier Jr. DL 5-11 276 Fr. Auburn, AL 94 Godwin Owolabi DT 6-2 300 RFr. Tuskegee, AL 96 Garrison Walker DL 6-1 288 Jr. Toccoa, GA 97 Jackson Kelly DL 6-3 262 RFr. Montgomery, AL 98 Marcus Bragg DE 6-5 262 Sr. North Miami, FL 99 Jayson Jones DL 6-6 328 So. Calera, AL AUBURN TIGERS ROSTER AUBURNTIGERS.COMNext >