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2019 Auburn

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gus Malzahn, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2019, game by game: won vs. No. 11 Oregon 27–21; won vs. Tulane 24–6; won vs. Kent State 55–16; won at No. 17 Texas A&M 28–20; won vs. Mississippi State 56–23; lost at No. 10 Florida 13–24; won at Arkansas 51–10; lost at No. 2 LSU 20–23; won vs. Ole Miss 20–14; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 14–21; won vs. Samford 52–0; won vs. No. 5 Alabama 48–45; lost vs. No. 16 Minnesota 24–31+52−11Won 27–21 vs. No. 11 Oregon+6No. 11 OregonWon 24–6 vs. Tulane+18TulaneWon 55–16 vs. Kent State+39Kent StateWon 28–20 at No. 17 Texas A&M+8No. 17 Texas A&MWon 56–23 vs. Mississippi State+33Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–24 at No. 10 Florida-11No. 10 FloridaWon 51–10 at Arkansas+41ArkansasLost 20–23 at No. 2 LSU-3No. 2 LSUWon 20–14 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 14–21 vs. No. 5 Georgia-7No. 5 GeorgiaWon 52–0 vs. Samford+52SamfordWon 48–45 vs. No. 5 Alabama+3No. 5 AlabamaLost 24–31 vs. No. 16 Minnesota-7No. 16 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs11OregonW 27–⁠2159%
Sep 7vsTulaneW 24–⁠668%
Sep 14vsKent StateW 55–⁠1688%
Sep 21at17Texas A&MW 28–⁠2047%
Sep 28vsMississippi StateW 56–⁠2364%
Oct 5at10FloridaL 13–⁠2445%
Oct 19atArkansasW 51–⁠1081%
Oct 26at2LSUL 20–⁠2331%
Nov 2vsOle MissW 20–⁠1483%
Nov 16vs5GeorgiaL 14–⁠2148%
Nov 23vsSamfordW 52–⁠091%
Nov 30vs5AlabamaW 48–⁠4537%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16MinnesotaOutback BowlL 24–⁠3157%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 31–⁠24 in the Outback Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 11
  16. Wk 16: 9
  17. Final: 14

Consensus All-AmericanDerrick Brown, DL

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 7
Points
432–⁠254
Coach
Gus Malzahn
Elo
1670 +57 this season
SP+ rating
21.0 No. 9 of 130; offense No. 34, defense No. 5, special teams No. 7
SRS
19.2 No. 8 of 130 in FBS
Returning
42% of last season’s EPA, No. 100 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 11 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kenny Dillingham
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Steele

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 130
  • Defense22nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1245%1.0958th of 130
Defense0.0138%1.2322nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
-0.05 def		46% off
34% def		—36th off
5th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.3own 3116% allowed
Defense2.5own 2823% caused

CORE rating 18.5, 8th of 130 (offense 1.3, defense -17.2).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBo Nix QB2,542 yds
Passing touchdownsBo Nix QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJaTarvious Whitlow RB763 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaTarvious Whitlow RB10 TD
Receiving yardsSeth Williams WR830 yds
Receiving touchdownsSeth Williams WR8 TD
TacklesJeremiah Dinson DB88 tkl
SacksMarlon Davidson DE7.5 sacks
InterceptionsJavaris Davis DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Owen Pappoe OLB★★★★★No. 25
Bo Nix DUAL★★★★★No. 33
Charles Moore SDE★★★★No. 69
Mark-Antony Richards ATH★★★★No. 90
Jaren Handy SDE★★★★No. 100
Zion Puckett S★★★★No. 133
Keiondre Jones OG★★★★No. 145
Derick Hall WDE★★★★No. 149

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.986
Running backs23.00.844
Receivers33.70.887
Offensive line33.30.901
Defensive line44.00.940
Linebackers33.70.890
Defensive backs33.70.909
Athletes and specialists34.00.927
Whole class223.70.908

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1Derrick Brown DTCarolina Panthers
Rd 1Noah Igbinoghene CBMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Marlon Davidson DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Jack Driscoll OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Daniel Thomas SJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Prince Tega Wanogho OTPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 125

The 2019 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.