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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 Vanderbilt 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12........................................................................................Vanderbilt Roster 14 ...........................................................Opponent Outlook: Vanderbilt 16 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 18 ........................................................................................Stat Comparison 20 .....................................................................................Auburn Traditions 22-24, 52, 64 ........................Meet the 2026 Homecoming Court 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: Florida 50 .................................................................................................Tiger Babies 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ....................................................................................Gameday Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 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: ........................................................................Auburn Traditions 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 .................................................................2-1 (1st Season) Career Record ..........................................................25-16 (4th Season) vs. Florida ...................................................................................................0-0 AUBURN (2-1, 0-1) Sept. 5 ............................vs. Baylor .................................................W, 17-16 Sept. 12 ..........................SOUTHERN MISS ..............................W, 43-8 Sept. 19 ..........................FLORIDA ...............................................L, 39-44 Sept. 26 .........................VANDERBILT ......................................3:15 p.m. Oct. 3 ..............................at #14 Tennessee .............................2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 ............................at #2 Georgia ..................................Afternoon Oct. 24 ...........................#10 LSU ......................................................11 a.m. Oct. 31 ............................at #4 Ole Miss ............................................Early Nov. 7 ..............................ARKANSAS .................................................Early Nov. 14 ............................at #24 Mississippi State .........................Early Nov. 21 ............................SAMFORD ..........................................2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 ...........................at #8 Alabama .............................................Flex STORY LINES n Auburn trails the all-time series against Vanderbilt, 22-23-1, but owns a 9-1 record against the Commodores at home. n Four of the last six matchups in the series have been decided by seven points or fewer. n Only one point separates the two teams in the last six matchups - Auburn 125, Vanderbilt 124. n Auburn is 87-8-4 in Homecoming games all-time. The Tigers have won a program-best 34 consecutive Homecoming contests dating back to 1992. n Auburn’s 39 points vs. Florida last Saturday were the most in a regulation SEC game since a 48-10 win at Arkansas on Nov. 11, 2023. n Byrum Brown accounted for four touchdowns against the Gators - three passing, one rushing - and has now accounted for 101 touchdowns in his career, nine more than any other active FBS player. n The contest marked the 19th of his career in which he has thrown and rushed for at least one score, the most among active FBS players. n Brown, who leads active FBS players with 10,891 career yards of total offense, is the only player in the country averaging 250+ passing yards and 60+ rushing yards per game. n He ranks third in the league with 312.0 yards of total offense per game in 2026. n Auburn is the only team in the league with multiple players with 17 or more receptions - Keshaun Singleton (17) and Chas Nimrod (17). n Singleton ranks third in the SEC with 12 receptions of 10 or more yards. Thirteen of his 17 receptions have resulted in a first down or touchdown. n Xavier Atkins registered nine tackles, including 2.0 TFL and a sack, vs. Florida. It marked his sixth career game with 2.0 or more TFL. His 21.0 TFL the last two seasons are the most in the SEC. n Elijah Melendez (19), Eric Winters (15) and Atkins (15) rank top three in the SEC in solo tackles. n Melendez turned in his second game this season with 10 or more tackles vs. Florida (11), including a career-high 3.0 TFL and a sack. He leads the SEC in tackles (29) and ranks second in TFL (6.0). n In three seasons and 27 games under defensive coordinator DJ Durkin, Auburn is allowing 21.2 points per game and 111.1 rushing yards per game. The Tigers have allowed the fifth fewest yards per carry (3.0) and sixth fewest rushing yards (3,001) in FBS during the span, both good for second in the SEC. n Auburn’s SEC opponents are a combined 24-3 overall through three weeks of the season. 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Co. & affiliates: Northbrook, IL8 SCOUTING VANDERBILT HEAD COACH Clark Lea (Vanderbilt, 2004) Vanderbilt Record ..................................................29-36 (6th Season) Career Record .........................................................29-36 (6th Season) vs. Auburn ....................................................................................................2-1 VANDERBILT (3-0, 0-0) Sept. 5 ..............................AUSTIN PEAY ........................................W, 28-9 Sept. 12 ............................DELAWARE.........................................W, 35-26 Sept. 19 ............................NC STATE ..............................................W, 35-31 Sept. 26 ...........................at Auburn ................................................3:15 p.m. Oct. 3 ................................at #2 Georgia .................................11/11:45 a.m. Oct. 10 .............................#4 OLE MISS .................................................Flex Oct. 17 ..............................ARKANSAS .....................................................Flex Oct. 24 .............................at Kentucky ..................................................Night Nov. 7 ................................at #24 Mississippi State .............................Flex Nov. 14 .............................#8 ALABAMA .............................................Early Nov. 21 ..............................at #21 Florida ................................................Early Nov. 28 ............................#14 TENNESSEE.......................................Night STORY LINES n Vanderbilt starts conference play this Saturday on the road at Auburn. The Commodores lead the all-time series over the Tigers, 23-22-1. The Dores have won two straight and four of the last six, beating the Tigers 45-38 in overtime last season at home and winning 17-7 in 2024 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. n Vanderbilt is 3-0 for the second-straight season, marking the first time since the 1946 and 1947 campaigns. Vanderbilt rallied from 17 points down to defeat NC State 35-31 with a last-second fumble recovery in the end zone last Saturday at FirstBank Stadium. The Commodores trailed the entire game until the final second when Miles Capers forced a fumble as the NC State quarterback sought to run out the clock and take a safety. Cayden Daniels recovered the loose ball for the win. n It was Vanderbilt’s largest comeback win since erasing a 17-point deficit at Ole Miss on Nov. 10, 2012. Vanderbilt has now won four straight against ACC opponents following the NC State victory, beating Virginia Tech in each of the last two seasons and also taking down Georgia Tech in the 2024 Birmingham Bowl. n With the victory, Vanderbilt has won 10 home games in a row for the first time since winning 12-straight games at then Dudley Field between 1928-30.The Commodores have won 11-straight games against nonconference teams at FirstBank Stadium, marking the program’s longest winning streak at home in such games since winning 10 straight from 2015-19. With a sellout crowd of 35,000 on Saturday, Vandy has sold out seven consecutive home games dating back to last season. n Vanderbilt ranks fourth in FBS and third in the SEC in sacks with 12.The 91 yards lost on sacks are most among FBS teams. Nick Rinaldi’s 3.5 sacks is tied for seventh in FBS and second in the SEC. Miles Capers’ five TFLs ranks 13th in FBS and fourth among SEC players. n Sedrick Alexander registered his 29th touchdown in the win over NC State. He ranks third in program history, one shy of moving into a tie for second He recorded his 23rd career rushing score in Week 2 against Delaware, putting him one away from tying Marcus Wilson for third on Vanderbilt’s all- time rushing touchdown list. The Texan carried the ball into the end zone 11 times in 2025, sixth-most in a season by a Commodore. Alexander added four receiving touchdowns last fall for 90 total points, fourth-most in a season at Vandy. The senior has totaled 1,676 yards on the ground for his career while adding 605 through the air. His 1,469 snaps entering the season were the most of any returning running back at the NCAA FBS level. n Junior Sherrill is Vanderbilt’s top returning receiver after finishing the 2025 season with career-high totals of 54 catches for 784 yards and seven touchdowns. With two touchdown catches in the win over NC State, he moved into Vandy’s top 10 for career touchdown receptions. Sherrill’s first catch in the opener against Austin Peay put him over 1,500 career receiving yards. Sherrill was tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns and ranked second in receptions and receiving yards in 2025. The wideout totaled a career-best 123 receiving yards on eight catches against Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The Nashvillian has made at least one catch in 40 straight games. Sherrill needs 110 receiving yards to move into the top 10 on Vandy’s all-time list. SCOUTING VANDERBILT AUBURNTIGERS.COM Issa OuattaraNext >