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2025 Auburn

5–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Hugh Freeze, then D.J. Durkin (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2025, game by game: won at Baylor 38–24; won vs. Ball State 42–3; won vs. South Alabama 31–15; lost at No. 11 Oklahoma 17–24; lost at No. 9 Texas A&M 10–16; lost vs. No. 10 Georgia 10–20; lost vs. No. 16 Missouri 17–23; won at Arkansas 33–24; lost vs. Kentucky 3–10; lost at No. 15 Vanderbilt 38–45; won vs. Mercer 62–17; lost vs. No. 10 Alabama 20–27+45−10Won 38–24 at Baylor+14BaylorWon 42–3 vs. Ball State+39Ball StateWon 31–15 vs. South Alabama+16South AlabamaLost 17–24 at No. 11 Oklahoma-7No. 11 OklahomaLost 10–16 at No. 9 Texas A&M-6No. 9 Texas A&MLost 10–20 vs. No. 10 Georgia-10No. 10 GeorgiaLost 17–23 vs. No. 16 Missouri-6No. 16 MissouriWon 33–24 at Arkansas+9ArkansasLost 3–10 vs. Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 38–45 at No. 15 Vanderbilt-7No. 15 VanderbiltWon 62–17 vs. Mercer+45MercerLost 20–27 vs. No. 10 Alabama-7No. 10 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atBaylorW 38–⁠2433%
Sep 6vsBall StateW 42–⁠378%
Sep 13vsSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠1560%
Sep 20at11OklahomaL 17–⁠2436%
Sep 27at9Texas A&ML 10–⁠1635%
Oct 11vs10GeorgiaL 10–⁠2033%
Oct 18vs16MissouriL 17–⁠2339%
Oct 25atArkansasW 33–⁠2442%
Nov 1vsKentuckyL 3–⁠1071%
Nov 8at15VanderbiltL 38–⁠4526%
Nov 22vsMercerW 62–⁠1756%
Nov 29vs10AlabamaL 20–⁠2730%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 24
  2. Wk 4: 22
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
321–⁠248
Coach
Hugh Freeze, then D.J. Durkin (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1519 +25 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 29 of 136; offense No. 59, defense No. 16, special teams No. 48
SRS
8.3 No. 35 of 136 in FBS
Returning
22% of last season’s EPA, No. 94 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 8 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Derrick Nix
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Durkin
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 136
  • Defense29th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1043%1.0964th of 136
Defense0.0238%1.2729th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
-0.01 def		45% off
36% def		—50th off
21st def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense45%8.7 yds11%3.4012%
Defense46%9.5 yds18%2.4023%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.9own 2717% allowed
Defense3.4own 2917% caused

CORE rating 11.3, 33rd of 136 (offense 0.5, defense -10.7).

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 yardsJackson Arnold QB1,309 yds
Passing touchdownsJackson Arnold QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJeremiah Cobb RB969 yds
Rushing touchdownsJackson Arnold QB8 TD
Receiving yardsCam Coleman WR725 yds
Receiving touchdownsCam Coleman WR5 TD
TacklesXavier Atkins LB84 tkl
SacksXavier Atkins LB9 sacks
InterceptionsElijah Melendez LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Deuce Knight QB★★★★★No. 28
Jared Smith DE★★★★No. 47
Malik Autry DL★★★★No. 48
AnQuon Fegans S★★★★No. 63
Eric Winters S★★★★No. 83
Duke Smith ATH★★★★No. 108
Blake Woodby CB★★★★No. 116
J.J. Faulk LB★★★★No. 153

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.986
Running backs23.50.901
Receivers43.50.884
Offensive line43.50.894
Defensive line53.80.939
Linebackers33.70.918
Defensive backs54.00.939
Athletes and specialists23.50.884
Whole class263.70.916

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Keldric Faulk DETennessee Titans
Rd 3Keyron Crawford DELas Vegas Raiders
Rd 4Connor Lew CCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Jeremiah Wright OGNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Bobby Jamison-Travis DTNew York Giants

Roster 116

The 2025 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 21

The 2025 portal
Eric Singleton Jr. WR★★★★from Georgia Tech
Horatio Fields WR★★★★from Wake Forest
Xavier Chaplin OT★★★★from Virginia Tech
Mason Murphy OT★★★★from USC
Jackson Arnold QB★★★★from Oklahoma
Raion Strader CB★★★★from Miami (OH)
Caleb Wheatland LB★★★from Maryland
Durell Robinson RB★★★from UConn
Jacoby Mathews S★★★from Texas A&M
James Ash DL★★★from Florida A&M
Rayshawn Pleasant CB★★★from Tulane
Ashton Daniels QB★★★from Stanford

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 27

Walker White QB★★★★to Baylor
Percy Lewis OT★★★to Ole Miss
Micah Riley-Ducker TE★★★to Texas A&M
Bradyn Joiner OL★★★to Purdue
J.C. Hart CB★★★to Utah
Caleb Wooden S★★★to Arkansas
Darron Reed Jr. DL★★★to Mississippi State
T.J. Lindsey DL★★★to Purdue
Tyler Scott CB★★★to Georgia State
Antonio Kite CB★★★to Ole Miss
Gage Keys DL★★★to Kansas
Hank Brown QB★★★to Iowa

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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