Game notes: Samford at Auburn
Saturday, November 21, 3:30 p.m. ET, Jordan-Hare Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Samford (1–6, 1–3 in conference) at Auburn (4–2, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 3:30 p.m. ET, Jordan-Hare Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 31st meeting; Auburn leads the series 29–0–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 16, 2023: Auburn 45, Samford 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1903: Auburn 58, Samford 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Auburn is 21–0 at home against Samford.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Auburn 45–13 (at Auburn); 2019: Auburn 52–0 (at Auburn); 2014: Auburn 31–7 (at Auburn); 2011: Auburn 35–16 (at Auburn); 1993: Auburn 35–7 (at Auburn).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Samford
- Samford is 1–6 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–22 vs. North Alabama; L 18–22 vs. Southern Illinois; L 19–45 at Tennessee Tech; W 45–7 vs. VMI; L 14–33 at UAB; L 3–19 at Chattanooga; L 21–31 vs. Mercer.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Samford has lost three straight, since beating VMI 45–7 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Gabarri Johnson (QB): 1,159 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- LaShon Young (S): 43 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in interceptions.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Spencer Conn (LB): 59 tackles, 3 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Samford beat Mercer 47–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Auburn
- Auburn is 4–2 (2–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 17–16 vs. Baylor; W 43–8 vs. Southern Miss; L 39–44 vs. Florida; W 21–15 vs. Vanderbilt; L 14–24 at No. 17 Tennessee; W 27–24 at No. 1 Georgia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Auburn is No. 50 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Alex Golesh is 4–2 in his first season at Auburn and 27–17 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Alex Golesh faces Samford as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Byrum Brown (QB): 1,202 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keshaun Singleton (WR): 32 catches, 367 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Melendez (LB): 52 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1942, Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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