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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 Missouri 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12............................................................................................Missouri Roster 14 ...............................................................Opponent Outlook: Missouri 16 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 18 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 20 .....................................................................................Stats Comparison 22-24 ....................Major Key: Crawford Leads Auburn’s Defense 28-30 ............................................................Head Coach Hugh Freeze 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: Georgia 50 ...............................................University News: Launching Careers 52 .......................................................General Manager Will Redmond 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ....................................................................2025 Fan Enhancements 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: Softball 103-104 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: ...........................................................................Keyron Crawford 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 HEAD COACH Hugh Freeze (Southern Miss, 1992) Auburn Record ...........................................................14-17 (3rd Season) Career Record .......................................................117-64 (15th Season) vs. Missouri .................................................................................................0-2 AUBURN (3-3, 0-3) 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 .................................6:45 p.m. Oct. 25 ...........................at Arkansas .........................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 1 ..............................KENTUCKY ...................................................Flex Nov. 8 .............................at #20 Vanderbilt ..........................Afternoon Nov. 22 ...........................MERCER .....................................................1 p.m. Nov. 29 ...........................#8 ALABAMA ..............................................Flex STORY LINES n Auburn holds a 3-2 all-time record against Missouri, including a 1-0 record against the visiting Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium n The previous meeting on the Plains on Sept. 24, 2022 resulted in a 17-14 overtime win n The game is Auburn’s fourth in a stretch of four consecutive games against teams ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll - Oklahoma (No. 11), Texas A&M (No. 9), Georgia (No. 10), Missouri (No. 16) n The Tigers are one of two SEC teams to begin SEC play with four consecutive games vs. ranked opponents n Auburn is 121-189-6 all-time against ranked opponents, including 55-52-2 at Jordan-Hare Stadium n The Tigers are one of eight FBS teams, including three from the SEC, that hasn’t allowed more than 24 points in any game this season n The 102 points allowed through six games are the fewest since 2018 (86) n The defense is allowing only 17.0 points per game through six games, good for 5th in the SEC and 19th in FBS n The unit ranks 6th in FBS in yard per carry allowed (2.56) and 11th in rush defense (86.5) n The team has allowed 519 rushing yards through six games, good for the fewest in the first six games of a season since 1999 (488) and the fifth fewest since 1968 n Auburn has held the opponent under 100 rushing yards in four of six games this season and in 10 of 18 games under defensive coordinator DJ Durkin n Auburn has scored in a school-record 160 consecutive games dating back to the first game of 2013 n Jackson Arnold hasn’t thrown an interception in 319 pass attempts dating back to last season at Oklahoma, ranking third in SEC history n Fourteen of Auburn’s 26 scoring drives this season have been drives of seven or more plays and 60 or more yards, including drives of 14 plays, 75 yards and 12 plays, 70 yards against Georgia n The Tigers have recorded 13 rushing touchdowns through the first six games of the season, matching its total throughout all of 2024 n Five different players have recorded a rushing TD this season, led by Arnold’s six rushing touchdowns n Arnold is the 12th QB in program history to rush for six or more touchdowns in a season n Eric Singleton Jr. has a catch in every game of his collegiate career (30 straight). The streak is the 11th longest active streak in FBS and third-longest among players in the SEC n Auburn’s offensive line has combined for 294 career games played and 169 games started CONNECTIONS IN CO-MO n Including head coach Eli Drinkwitz, a number of Missouri coaches and support staff have previous ties to Auburn: n Eli Drinkwitz: Offensive Graduate Assistant and Quality Control (2010-11) n Erik Link: Special Teams Quality Control (2010); Special Teams/Offensive Analyst (2013-15) n Al Pogue: Offensive Quality Control (2011); Special Teams Quality Control (2012); Director of High School Relations (2013); Outside Linebackers (2020) n Curtis Luper: Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator (2009-12) n Ryan Russell: Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant (2005-05); Strength & Conditioning Assistant (2010-11); Director of Strength & Conditioning (2013-20) n Andy Lutz: Assistant to the Head Coach (1998-2008) SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Malcolm Simmons8 SCOUTING MISSOURI TIGERS HEAD COACH Eli Drinkwitz (Arkansas Tech, 2005) Career Record .........................................................55-26 (7th Season) Texas A&M Record .................................................43-25 (6th Season) vs. Auburn .....................................................................................................1-1 #16 MISSOURI (5-1, 1-1) Aug. 28 ............................CENTRAL ARKANSAS ......................W, 61-6 Sept. 6 ..............................KANSAS .................................................W, 42-31 Sept. 13 ............................LOUISIANA ..........................................W, 52-10 Sept. 20 ...........................SOUTH CAROLINA ........................W, 29-20 Sept. 27 ............................MASSACHUSETTS .............................W, 42-6 Oct. 11 ...............................#8 ALABAMA .......................................L, 27-24 Oct. 18 ..............................at Auburn ..............................................6:45 p.m. Oct. 25 ............................at #17 Vanderbilt......................2:30/3:15 p.m. Nov. 8 ...............................#4 TEXAS A&M ............................................Flex Nov. 15 .............................MISSISSIPPI STATE ..................................Night Nov. 22 .............................at #14 Oklahoma ...............................11 a.m. CT Nov. 29 ............................at Arkansas ...................................................Night STORY LINES n The Tigers are 26-6 since the start of 2023 (.813) - sixth-best nationally and third best in the SEC over that stretch n Mizzou is one of seven teams nationally to allow three or fewer second-half touchdowns (Memphis, Indiana, Iowa, LSU, Texas, Notre Dame) n Missouri ranks second nationally in time of possession, owning the ball for an average of 34:49 per game. The Tigers trail only Army (36:17) n The Tigers boast the nation’s No. 2 defense (224.0 YPG) and No. 7 offense (511.3 YPG) in yardage, making MU the only team in the country to rank within the top seven in both categories. The Tigers are outgaining their opponents by an average of 287.3 yards per game - the best ratio in the country n The Tigers also own the nation’s No. 10 scoring offense (41.7 PPG) to rank third in the SEC n Missouri owns the No. 2 rushing defense in the nation, holding opponents to just 72.8 yards per game all while brandishing one of the nation’s most lethal rushing attacks, averaging 270.5 ground yards per game of its own to rank sixth nationally n Running back Ahmad Hardy ranks second in the country in rushing with 782 yards. According to PFF, Hardy’s 606 yards after contact are the most in the nation and account for 77.5 percent of his 782 total rushing yards. He also ranks second nationally in missed tackles forced (49) according to PFF n Hardy has rushed for 100-plus yards in 11 of his last 13 games dating back to last season while playing at UL-Monroe SETTING THE SCENE n Missouri suffered its first defeat of the season with a three- point loss to Alabama last time out to move to 5-1 overall and 1-1 in SEC play. Mizzou will look to get back in the win column at Auburn on Saturday night when the Tigers are set to play their first road game and third Southeastern Conference game of the season n Saturday’s game will mark just the sixth meeting between the two programs with Auburn leading the all-time series,3-2 over the Tigers. Mizzou will aim to even the all-time series and make it two in a row over Auburn after defeating the Tigers 21-17 in Columbia last season ON THE ROAD AGAIN n For the first time this season, Mizzou will leave the comfort of home and travel to Auburn, Alabama, for a matchup with the Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night n It will mark the first regular season road game for the Tigers in 329 days (39-20 win over Mississippi State, Nov. 23, 2024) SIX-GAME HOMESTAND n Mizzou found itself with one of the most unique schedules in the country for 2025, opening the season with six consecutive home games n The Tigers kicked off the season with a 61-6 win over Central Arkansas and followed it up with wins over Kansas (42-31) and Louisiana (52-10) n Mizzou opened SEC play with a 29-20 win over South Carolina to stay unbeaten before earning a 42-6 homecoming win over UMass to improve to 5-0 n Mizzou finished the homestand by suffering its first home defeat since October 7, 2023, dropping a three-point game to No. 8 Alabama and seeing the nation’s second- longest home winning streak (15 games) come to a close n All in all, Mizzou will play eight home games during the 2025 season - the most home games in program history SCOUTING MISSOURI TIGERS AUBURNTIGERS.COM Beau Pribula Next >