Auburn vs. Florida
Auburn and Florida first met in 1904 and have played 86 times; Auburn leads the series 44–40–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida 6–4, and Florida has won the last 2. Share
2028 at Florida. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Auburn wins
- 44
- Florida wins
- 40
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1904
- Longest streak
- 7 Auburn
- Current streak
- 2 Florida
- Last 10 meetings
- Florida 6–4
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 6–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 4–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 18 meetings: Auburn 8, Florida 10; 7 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 14.6 points; 32 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Auburn
- 30–11–1 Auburn’s record at home
- At Florida
- 28–13–1 Florida’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Auburn first
- Shutouts
- 20
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Auburn’s biggest win1917: Auburn 68, Florida 0by 68 points
- Florida’s biggest win1996: Florida 51, Auburn 10by 41 points
- Upset1973: Florida 12, Auburn 8Florida had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2007: Auburn 20, Florida 17Auburn had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1938: Florida 9, Auburn 7Florida had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1994: Auburn 36, Florida 33No. 6 Auburn at No. 1 Florida
- Ranked showdown1985: Florida 14, Auburn 10No. 2 Florida at No. 6 Auburn
- Ranked showdown1983: Auburn 28, Florida 21No. 5 Florida at No. 4 Auburn
Coach against coach
| Years | Auburn | Series | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–1916 | Mike Donahue | 3–0 | C.J. McCoy |
| 1930–1932 | Chet Wynne | 1–2 | Charlie Bachman |
| 1936–1939 | Jack Meagher | 2–1–1 | Josh Cody |
| 1951–1959 | Ralph Jordan | 6–3 | Bob Woodruff |
| 1960–1969 | Ralph Jordan | 7–3 | Ray Graves |
| 1970–1975 | Ralph Jordan | 3–3 | Doug Dickey |
| 1976–1978 | Doug Barfield | 1–2 | Doug Dickey |
| 1981–1983 | Pat Dye | 2–1 | Charley Pell |
| 1984–1988 | Pat Dye | 2–3 | Galen Hall |
| 1990–1992 | Pat Dye | 0–3 | Steve Spurrier |
| 1993–1998 | Terry Bowden | 2–4 | Steve Spurrier |
| 1999–2001 | Tommy Tuberville | 1–3 | Steve Spurrier |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Auburn’s side (Donahue 3–0 against McCoy). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Jayden Woods Florida | 6 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss | 2026 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Rex Grossman Florida | 2000 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers
1904 · The Montgomery advertiser, Oct 8, 1904
1912 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 14, 1912
1913 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 17, 1913
1914 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 11, 1914
1915 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 10, 1915
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game three times: 2019, 2006, 1997.
| 2026 | ESPN | 2.0 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.