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2024 Auburn

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Hugh Freeze.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2024, game by game: won vs. Alabama A&M 73–3; lost vs. California 14–21; won vs. New Mexico 45–19; lost vs. Arkansas 14–24; lost vs. No. 21 Oklahoma 21–27; lost at No. 5 Georgia 13–31; lost at No. 19 Missouri 17–21; won at Kentucky 24–10; lost vs. Vanderbilt 7–17; won vs. UL Monroe 48–14; won vs. No. 15 Texas A&M 43–41; lost at No. 13 Alabama 14–28+70−18Won 73–3 vs. Alabama A&M+70Alabama A&MLost 14–21 vs. California-7CaliforniaWon 45–19 vs. New Mexico+26New MexicoLost 14–24 vs. Arkansas-10ArkansasLost 21–27 vs. No. 21 Oklahoma-6No. 21 OklahomaLost 13–31 at No. 5 Georgia-18No. 5 GeorgiaLost 17–21 at No. 19 Missouri-4No. 19 MissouriWon 24–10 at Kentucky+14KentuckyLost 7–17 vs. Vanderbilt-10VanderbiltWon 48–14 vs. UL Monroe+34UL MonroeWon 43–41 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M+2No. 15 Texas A&MLost 14–28 at No. 13 Alabama-14No. 13 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsAlabama A&MW 73–⁠385%
Sep 7vsCaliforniaL 14–⁠2157%
Sep 14vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠1975%
Sep 21vsArkansasL 14–⁠2460%
Sep 28vs21OklahomaL 21–⁠2737%
Oct 5at5GeorgiaL 13–⁠3111%
Oct 19at19MissouriL 17–⁠2120%
Oct 26atKentuckyW 24–⁠1034%
Nov 2vsVanderbiltL 7–⁠1757%
Nov 16vsUL MonroeW 48–⁠1465%
Nov 23vs15Texas A&MW 43–⁠4136%
Nov 30at13AlabamaL 14–⁠2816%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠256
Coach
Hugh Freeze
Elo
1492 −12 this season
SP+ rating
9.5 No. 33 of 134; offense No. 63, defense No. 17, special teams No. 84
SRS
6.3 No. 41 of 134 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 21 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 10 roster talent No. 18 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Derrick Nix
Defensive coordinators
D.J. Durkin and Charles Kelly
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 134
  • Defense43rd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1045%1.1976th of 134
Defense0.0638%1.3343rd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.05 def		46% off
37% def		—66th off
34th 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
Offense3.4own 2817% allowed
Defense3.4own 3115% caused

CORE rating 7.1, 43rd of 134 (offense -1.2, defense -8.2).

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 yardsPayton Thorne QB2,713 yds
Passing touchdownsPayton Thorne QB21 TD
Rushing yardsJarquez Hunter RB1,201 yds
Rushing touchdownsJarquez Hunter RB8 TD
Receiving yardsKeandre Lambert WR981 yds
Receiving touchdownsCam Coleman WR8 TD
TacklesDorian Mausi Jr. LB81 tkl
SacksJalen McLeod NT8 sacks
InterceptionsJerrin Thompson S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Cam Coleman WR★★★★★No. 3
Perry Thompson WR★★★★No. 44
Amaris Williams DE★★★★No. 62
Demarcus Riddick LB★★★★No. 63
Jamonta Waller DE★★★★No. 95
Walker White QB★★★★No. 107
Joe Phillips DE★★★★No. 131
Bryce Cain WR★★★★No. 192

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.950
Receivers54.00.930
Offensive line23.50.900
Defensive line54.00.932
Linebackers23.50.927
Defensive backs43.80.896
Athletes and specialists23.00.841
Whole class213.80.913

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 4Jarquez Hunter RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 5KeAndre Lambert-Smith WRLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 6Jalen McLeod LBJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 121

The 2024 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal
Keandre Lambert WR★★★★from Penn State
Rico Walker TE★★★★from Maryland
Antonio Kite CB★★★from Alabama
Percy Lewis OT★★★from Mississippi State
Philip Blidi DL★★★from Indiana
Robert Lewis WR★★★from Georgia State
Jerrin Thompson S★★★from Texas
Dorian Mausi Jr. LB★★★from Duke
Gage Keys DL★★★from Kansas
Isaiah Raikes DL★★★from USC
Sam Jackson WR★★★from California
Deangelo Carter DL★★★from Texas

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

Donovan Kaufman S★★★to NC State
Robby Ashford QB★★★to South Carolina
Cam Riley LB★★★to Florida State
J.D. Rhym CB★★★to Houston
Ja’Varrius Johnson WR★★★to UCF
Jay Fair WR★★★to USC
Austin Ausberry S★★★to LSU
Brenton Williams DE★★★to Liberty
Colton Hood CB★★★to Colorado
Tyler Fromm TE★★★to Georgia Southern
Wesley Steiner LB★★★to Washington State
Enyce Sledge DL★★★to Illinois

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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