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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 ...........................................................................................................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 .........................................................................2004 Team Reunion 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: Kentucky 50 ......................................University News: College of Engineering 52 ........................................................On the Plains: Ronan Chambers 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 ..........................................Luke Deal: Whitten Award Semifinalist 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: Men’s Basketball 102-103 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: .......................................................................................2004 Team 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 ...........................................................9-12 (2nd Season) Career Record .......................................................84-60 (14th Season) vs. Vanderbilt .............................................................................................4-2 AUBURN (3-5, 1-4) Aug. 31 ...........................ALABAMA A&M ..................................W, 73-3 Sept. 7 ............................CAL ............................................................L, 14-21 Sept. 14 ..........................NEW MEXICO ...................................W, 45-19 Sept. 21 ..........................ARKANSAS ...........................................L, 14-24 Sept. 28 .........................#21 OKLAHOMA.................................L, 21-27 Oct. 5 ..............................at #5 Georgia ........................................L, 13-31 Oct. 19 ............................at #19 Missouri .......................................L, 17-21 Oct. 26 ...........................at Kentucky .........................................W, 24-10 Nov. 2..............................VANDERBILT ....................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 16 ............................ULM .......................................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 23 ...........................#10 TEXAS A&M .........................................Flex Nov. 30 ..........................at #14 Alabama ............................................Flex BACK AT HOME n Auburn hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday in an 11:45 a.m. CT game at Jordan-Hare Stadium televised by the SEC Network. n Recognitions include the 13-0 SEC champion 2004 football team, the 2024 women’s golf team that advanced to the NCAA Elite 8, and winners of the Leah Rawls Atkins (Megan Schofill) and Pamela Wells Sheffield (Babs Anderson) awards. n In all-time SEC play, Auburn holds a 339-277-18 mark (.549) back through 1933. In SEC games played in Auburn, the Tigers are 145-71-6 (.667) all-time. SERIES HISTORY n In the all-time series with Vanderbilt, Auburn holds a slim 22-21-1 advantage. The two teams first met in 1893, a 30-10 Auburn victory at Montgomery, Ala. n Auburn leads 9-0 in all games played in Auburn, while Vanderbilt leads 12-8 in all games played in Nashville. Other games in the series have been contested in Montgomery (Vanderbilt leads 4-1); Birmingham (tied 4-4-1); and in Jacksonville, Fla., where Vanderbilt was a 25-13 winner in the 1955 Gator Bowl. n The teams’ last matchup was last season at Vanderbilt, where Auburn posted a 31-15 win. Jarquez Hunter rushed for a then-career high 183 yards with two scores, and Payton Thorne tossed TD passes to Rivaldo Fairweather and Jeremiah Cobb. n Auburn is 84-52-7 all-time against teams from the state of Tennessee. Vanderbilt is one of 10 teams the Tigers have played from the Volunteer State. KICKOFF COVERAGE n Auburn has scored in a school-record 150 consecutive games, dating back to the first game of the 2013 season, breaking the program record of 149 games set from 1980-92. n Auburn is tied for the national lead - with BYU, UTSA and Vanderbilt - with 10 players who have caught a touchdown pass this season. n The Tigers lead the nation with 13 pass plays of least 40 yards on the year. n KeAndre Lambert-Smith ranks 19th nationally and fourth in the SEC in yards per reception (19.30). His 156 yards vs. Arkansas was the 14th-best receiving game in Auburn history. His seven receiving touchdowns lead the SEC and are tied for 11th nationally. n Auburn ranks 11th nationally in net punting (43.42) and is one of two FBS teams whose opponents show negative punt return yards. n Jarquez Hunter’s 278-yard rushing effort at Kentucky was the best by an FBS player this season and the fourth-best game in Auburn history, earning him national player of the week recognition. n Jarquez Hunter (offense), Izavion Miller(OL) and Keldric Faulk (DL) earned SEC player of the week honors for their play against Kentucky. n Auburn ranks 12th nationally in yards per completion (14.14). Auburn is 16th in the country averaging 6.86 yards per play, 14th nationally averaging 8.8 yards per pass attempt and 24th averaging 5.23 yards per rush. n Two-time team captain Luke Deal is one of 20 semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Keldric FaulkPERSONAL BANKING Let’s huddle up and make things happen. 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The LifeGreen color is a trademark of Regions Bank.8 SCOUTING VANDERBILT HEAD COACH Clark Lea (Vanderbilt, 2004) Vanderbilt Record ...................................................14-30 (4th Season) Career Record ..........................................................14-30 (4th Season) vs. Auburn ....................................................................................................0-1 VANDERBILT (5-3, 2-2) Aug. 31 .............................VIRGINIA TECH ......................W, 34-27 [OT] Sept. 7 ..............................ALCORN STATE ..................................W, 55-0 Sept. 14 ............................at Georgia State ...................................L, 36-32 Sept. 21 ............................at #7 Missouri...........................L, 30-27 [2OT] Oct. 5 ...............................#1 ALABAMA .....................................W, 40-35 Oct. 12 ..............................at Kentucky ...........................................W, 20-13 Oct. 19 ..............................BALL STATE ..........................................W, 24-14 Oct. 26 .............................#5 TEXAS ................................................L, 24-27 Nov. 2 ...............................at Auburn ..............................................11:45 a.m. Nov. 9 ...............................SOUTH CAROLINA ..........................3:15 p.m. Nov. 23 .............................at #16 LSU ....................................................Night Nov. 30 ............................#7 TENNESSEE ..........................................Early NEXT UP n Vanderbilt heads to The Plains to face Auburn in what will be the 45th meeting all-time between the two schools since 1893. n The Commodores have won three of their last four games after coming up short in a comeback attempt against #5 Texas on Saturday. Vanderbilt lost by a field goal to the Longhorns after rattling off wins over top-ranked Alabama, Kentucky and Ball State. n Vandy and Auburn split the previous four meetings. The Commodores beat the Tigers in 2008 and 2012 and Auburn won the 2016 and 2023 contests. n Nine current Commodore players and coaches were part of the New Mexico State program that upset Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium last season (Diego Pavia, Eli Stowers, Blaze Berlowitz, Moni Jones, Jerry Kill, Tim Beck, Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford, Melvin Rice, Garrett Altman). n A win for Vanderbilt would make the Dores bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. LAST TIME OUT n Vanderbilt pushed #5 Texas to the final seconds on Saturday, ultimately falling 27-24 at FirstBank Stadium. n Vandy’s three losses this season have come by a combined 10 points. n Vanderbilt scored a touchdown on its opening drive for the fourth straight game, with three of those scores resulting in seven points. n The Commodore defense has picked off three opponent’s opening drives this season (Virginia Tech, Alabama, Texas). Vandy has picked off its opponent in every game this year but two. n The defensive unit tallied a season-high nine tackles for loss for a season-best 41 yards. The defense also posted a season- high six pass breakups. n Junior Sherrill had a personal-best five catches for 62 yards and a receiving touchdown. n Brock Taylor became the first Commodore to make five field goals of 50-plus yards in a career. All five makes have come this season. n Linebacker Nick Rinaldi posted his fourth straight game with a sack. Bryan Longwell led the defense for the third time this season after totaling 11 tackles, his second contest this fall with 10-plus takedowns. That total included a tackle for loss, giving him at least one in every game this year but one. DOMINANT DIEGO n Diego Pavia has been one of the most electric signal callers in college football this season. He ranks 23rd among FBS quarterbacks in passing efficiency (155.1), third-best in the SEC. n Pavia ranks sixth in the SEC with 537 rushing yards, most among quarterbacks. n His performance in the win over top-ranked Alabama on Oct. 5 landed him SEC Offensive Player of the Week. He was also named the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week and the Maxwell Award Player of the Week. n In the opening win versus Virginia Tech, Pavia completed 75 percent of his passes with a passing efficiency of 216.0. n He was credited with eight missed tackles forced by PFF in Week 1, tied for the lead in FBS among non-running backs with Taylen Green (Arkansas) and Matthew Sluka (UNLV). n Pavia’s 104 net rushing yards against the Hokies were the second most among non-running backs during Week 1, trailing only new New Mexico’s Devon Dampier who ran for 130 yards at Arizona. n Diego Pavia piloted a deadly efficient offense in 2023 while leading New Mexico State to 10 wins. Pavia ranked among the top-35 in FBS in passing touchdowns, points, passing yards per attempt and passing efficiency last season. In addition, Pavia ranked fifth among FBS quarterbacks in Pro Football Focus’ Elusive Rating. WHERE THE DORES RANK n Vandy ranks ninth in FBS and leads the SEC in third down conversion percentage (49.1). n The Dores are tied for first among Power 4 programs with three interceptions thrown this season. Vandy leads the SEC in turnovers lost (5) and ranks third in turnover margin (0.63). n Vanderbilt boasts the SEC’s second best red zone offense (96.9), fifth best in FBS. n With an average time of possession of 32:29, the Dores lead the SEC and are 12th in FBS. SCOUTING VANDERBILT AUBURNTIGERS.COM Eli StowersOfficial First Aid Provider of the Auburn Tigers // www.eastalabamahealth.orgNext >