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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 LSU 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12.....................................................................................................LSU Roster 14 ........................................................................Opponent Outlook: LSU 16 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 18 ........................................................................................Stat Comparison 20 .....................................................................................Auburn Traditions 22-24 ............................................Jeremiah Cobb Delivers for Tigers 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: Georgia 50 ...............................................Independence’s America 250 Flight 52 .........................................................................Pamela Sheffield Award 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ....................................................................................Gameday Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ............................................................Bruce, Barkley and Basketball 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: ..............................................................................Jeremiah Cobb 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 ................................................................4-2 (1st Season) Career Record ...........................................................27-17 (4th Season) vs. LSU .........................................................................................................0-0 AUBURN (4-2, 2-2) 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 ...........................#22 LSU ......................................................11 a.m. Oct. 31 ............................at #9 Ole Miss ...................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 7 ..............................ARKANSAS .................................................Early Nov. 14 ............................at #16 Mississippi State ..........................Early Nov. 21 ............................SAMFORD ..........................................2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 ...........................at #6 Alabama .............................................Flex STORY LINES n Auburn’s win at Georgia marked the program’s FBS leading fifth regular season win vs. AP No. 1 since 1990. n It was Auburn’s first road win at Georgia since 2005 and was the team’s FBS-best fourth regular season win over an AP No. 1 ranked team in the BCS/CFP era. n The Tigers are the first unranked team to defeat No. 1 on the road since 2007. n Prior to Saturday, unranked teams had lost 195 straight games when trailing AP No. 1 by 14 or more points. n Auburn trails the all-time series against LSU, 24-33-1, but leads in games played in Auburn, 13-9. n Six of the last eight matchups in the series have been decided by five points or fewer. n Saturday is the third of four straight games against AP top- 20 teams, three of which come on the road. n The Tigers are looking for back-to-back ranked wins for the first time since 2021. n The SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Byrum Brown accounted for two touchdowns at Georgia - one passing, one rushing - and has now accounted for 107 TD in his career, nine more than any other active FBS player. n The contest marked his FBS-best 22nd of his career in which he has thrown and rushed for at least one score, including his fourth straight to start SEC play. n He is the third Auburn quarterback to throw and rush for a TD in at least four straight games, joining Nick Marshall (five, 2013) and Cam Newton (four, 2010) on the short list. n Brown became the first FBS quarterback since Vince Young in the 2005 national championship game to rush for 100 or more yards in a win against the AP No. 1 team. He also became the first Auburn quarterback since Nick Marshall in 2013 to rush for 100 or more yards in back-to-back games (107 at Tennessee, 115 at Georgia). n He is the first quarterback since Kyler Murray in 2018 with 150+ pass yards and 100+ rush yards vs. the No. 1 team. n The SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, Alex McPherson’s game-winning field goal marked Auburn’s first walk-off kick in regulation since the 2010 national championship game vs. Oregon. n Keshaun Singleton (32) and Chas Nimrod (31) rank seventh and eighth in the SEC in receptions per game and are one of two league duos averaging five or more receptions per game. They are the first Auburn duo in program history with 30 or more receptions apiece through six games, ranking third and tied for fourth in receptions through six games, respectively. n The Tigers have at least one interception in six straight games to start the season and rank third in the SEC and 12th in FBS with eight interceptions on the season. It’s the first time the team has intercepted a pass in six straight games since 2016 (eight). SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Byrum BrownRookie move: Not checking the propane tank gauge first before the tailgate. Pro move: Checking Allstate first so you could save hundreds. PROUD PARTNER Potential savings vary. Subject to terms, conditions, & availability. Allstate Ins. Co. & affiliates: Northbrook, IL8 SCOUTING LSU HEAD COACH Lane Kiffin (Fresno State, 1998) LSU Record ......................................................................5-2 (1st Season) Career Record .......................................................121-55 (15th Season) vs. Auburn ...................................................................................................2-3 LSU (5-2, 2-2) Sept. 5 ..........................CLEMSON ..............................................W, 51-10 Sept. 12 ........................LOUISIANA TECH ..............................W, 45-14 Sept. 19 ........................at #8 Ole Miss ........................................L, 24-32 Sept. 26 .......................#23 TEXAS A&M ...................................W, 35-6 Oct. 3 ............................MCNEESE ..............................................W, 63-14 Oct. 10 ..........................at Kentucky ...................................L, 34-35 [OT] Oct. 17 ..........................#16 MISSISSIPPI STATE ....................W, 31-10 Oct. 24 .........................at Auburn ......................................................11 a.m. Nov. 7 ............................#13 ALABAMA ...............................................TBA Nov. 14 ..........................#19 TEXAS ........................................................TBA Nov. 21 ..........................at #11 Tennessee ............................................TBA Nov. 28 .........................at Arkansas .......................................................TBA QUICK NOTES n LSU is making its first trip to Auburn since 2022 when LSU overcame a 17-0 first half deficit to win 21-17. n Offensive guard Bo Bordelon is the only remaining player on the roster from the last LSU team to play at Auburn. n Since 2004, 8 of the 10 games between LSU and Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium have been one-score games. Those 8 games have been decided by a total of 28 points. n Last week’s shutout of No. 16 Mississippi State marked the first shutout for LSU in an SEC game since the season- opener in 2007 (Mississippi State, 45-0) and the first against a top-25 team since 1995 (No. 14 Arkansas, 28-0, in regular-season finale. n LSU coach Lane Kiffin is 2-3 all-time against Auburn, which includes a 1-1 mark on the Plains. He was 0-1 at Tennessee and 2-2 at Ole Miss. Kiffin beat Auburn, 28-21, in his last trip to the Plains in 2023. n For the third straight week, LSU leads the SEC in total defense (256.4) and total offense (504.0). LSU is the only SEC team to rank in the top 10 nationally in both categories (No. 3 in total defense, No. 7 in total offense). n LSU edge Princewill Umanmielen ranks No. 2 in the nation in sacks (8.0) and No. 3 in tackles for loss (11.0). n LSU’s 20 rushing touchdowns through seven games leads the SEC and ranks No. 7 nationally. LSU has already doubled its rushing touchdown total from a year ago. Six players have scored at least one rushing touchdown for the Tigers this year. n LSU has outscored opponents 89-17 in the third quarter this year. Overall, LSU has given up only 45 points in the third and fourth quarters this year and is outscoring opponents 148-53 over the final two quarters of play (including overtime) through seven games. LSU has outscored its five ranked opponents 61-3 in the third quarter (No. 23 Clemson, 13-0; No. 8 Ole Miss, 14-0, No. 20 Texas A&M, 21- 3, No. 25 Kentucky, 3-0, and No. 16 Mississippi State, 10-0). LSU HEADS TO THE PLAINS n LSU closes out October when the Tigers travel to Jordan- Hare Stadium to face Auburn It’s the first meeting between LSU and Auburn since 2023 when LSU posted a 48-18 win in Tiger Stadium. n Saturday’s game will also mark the first time in program history that LSU will play 11 a.m. games in consecutive weeks. n LSU enters the contest ranked No. 17 in the Coaches Poll and No. 18 in the AP Top 25 n LSU is averaging 40.4 points per game, while allowing 15.9 points a contest, LSU leads the nation in first downs (195) and total plays (555) and ranks among the top 10 nationally in total offense (No. 7 at 504.0), scoring (No. 7 at 40.4), and pass offense (No. 8 at 308.0). Defensively, LSU ranks in the top 10 nationally in sacks (No. 2 with 27), first downs allowed (No. 2 at 13.6), and total yards (No. 3 at 256.4). n Quarterback Sam Leavitt leads the SEC in touchdowns accounted for with 21 (7 rushing, 14 passing) and he’s No. 3 in total offense (293.6). Leavitt has rushed for 270 yards and completed 148-of-211 passes for 1,785 yards, 14 TDs and 8 interceptions. n Dilin Jones leads LSU in rushing with 566 yards and 5 touchdowns, while Winnie Watkins leads team in receiving (33-447-2 TDs). n Linebacker TJ Dottery (54 tackles) leads LSU in tackles, while Edge Princewill Umanmielen ranks No. 2 nationally in sacks (8) and No. 3 in tackles for loss (11.0). LSU COACH LANE KIFFIN n Lane Kiffin, who guided Ole Miss to four 10-win seasons and 55 total victories during a 6-year stretch from 2020-2025, is in his first season at LSU. n Kiffin, now in his 15th season as a collegiate head coach, is 121-55 and with head coaching stops at Tennessee (2009), Southern Cal (2010-2013), Florida Atlantic (2017-19), and Ole Miss (2020-2025). n His 55 wins at Ole Miss were the most over a six-year period at the school since 1957-62 when the Rebels won 57 games. His 57 victories since the 2021 season rank behind Georgia (71) and Alabama (61) in the SEC during that span. SCOUTING LSU AUBURNTIGERS.COM Dilin JonesNext >