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2026 Auburn

4–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Alex Golesh. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠2, over five games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2026, game by game: won vs. Baylor 17–16; won vs. Southern Miss 43–8; lost vs. Florida 39–44; won vs. Vanderbilt 21–15; lost at No. 17 Tennessee 14–24; won at No. 1 Georgia 27–24+35−10Won 17–16 vs. Baylor+1BaylorWon 43–8 vs. Southern Miss+35Southern MissLost 39–44 vs. Florida-5FloridaWon 21–15 vs. Vanderbilt+6VanderbiltLost 14–24 at No. 17 Tennessee-10No. 17 TennesseeWon 27–24 at No. 1 Georgia+3No. 1 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsBaylorW 17–⁠1653%
Sep 12vsSouthern MissW 43–⁠866%
Sep 19vsFloridaL 39–⁠4458%
Sep 26vsVanderbiltW 21–⁠1540%
Oct 3at17TennesseeL 14–⁠2432%
Oct 17at1GeorgiaW 27–⁠2415%
Oct 24vsLSUPreview45%
Oct 31atOle MissPreview21%
Nov 7vsArkansasPreview68%
Nov 14atMississippi StatePreview47%
Nov 21vsSamfordPreview94%
Nov 28atAlabamaPreview25%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
161–⁠131
Coach
Alex Golesh
Elo
1558 +45 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 31 of 138; offense No. 62, defense No. 16, special teams No. 29
SRS
6.5 No. 44 of 138 in FBS
Returning
14% of last season’s EPA, No. 110 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 31 roster talent No. 18 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Joel Gordon and Kodi Burns
Defensive coordinators
D.J. Durkin and Tim Banks
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense77th of 138
  • Defense33rd of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted31st of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1041%1.2777th of 138
Defense0.0240%1.1633rd of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.04 def		40% off
40% def		—95th off
31st def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense44%8.5 yds11%3.5012%
Defense45%8.6 yds16%2.8016%
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
Offense3.7own 2716% allowed
Defense3.4own 2816% caused

CORE rating 0.1, 65th of 138 (offense -4.4, defense -4.4).

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 yardsByrum Brown QB1,202 yds
Passing touchdownsByrum Brown QB8 TD
Rushing yardsByrum Brown QB459 yds
Rushing touchdownsByrum Brown QB5 TD
Receiving yardsKeshaun Singleton WR367 yds
Receiving touchdownsChas Nimrod WR3 TD
TacklesElijah Melendez LB52 tkl
SacksElijah Melendez LB4 sacks
InterceptionsAndre Jordan CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Jaquez Wilkes LB★★★★No. 116
Brady Marchese WR★★★★No. 142
Shadarius Toodle LB★★★★No. 282
Corey Wells DL★★★★No. 284
Wilson Zierer OT★★★★No. 326
Adam Balogoun-Ali LB★★★★No. 359

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.862
Receivers43.30.890
Offensive line53.20.880
Defensive line23.50.897
Linebackers43.80.902
Defensive backs23.00.872
Athletes and specialists23.00.808
Whole class203.30.879

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.

Roster 112

The 2026 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 48 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 39

The 2026 portal
Byrum Brown QB★★★★from South Florida
Bryson Washington RB★★★★from Baylor
Da’Shawn Womack DE★★★★from Ole Miss
Walter Mathis Jr. DL★★★★from LSU
Cole Best OL★★★from South Florida
Jeremiah Koger WR★★★from South Florida
Cole Skinner OL★★★from South Florida
Jacob Strand OT★★★from Oregon State
Joseph Simmons OT★★★from James Madison
Nate Johnson DE★★★from Missouri
Stanton Ramil OT★★★from Michigan State
Andre Jordan CB★★★from UCLA

And 27 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 39

Cam Coleman WR★★★★★to Texas
Amaris Williams DE★★★★to Georgia
Deuce Knight QB★★★★to Ole Miss
Eric Singleton Jr. WR★★★★to Florida
Jay Crawford CB★★★★to Ole Miss
Xavier Chaplin OT★★★★to Florida State
Malcolm Simmons WR★★★★to Texas Tech
Horatio Fields WR★★★★to Ole Miss
Perry Thompson WR★★★★to Minnesota
Malik Blocton DL★★★to LSU
Robert Woodyard Jr. LB★★★to Missouri
Kayin Lee CB★★★to Tennessee

And 27 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠16–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠15–⁠1
Florida3–⁠25–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠2
LSU2–⁠25–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠25–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠24–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠24–⁠2
Texas1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma1–⁠23–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠34–⁠3
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠33–⁠4
Vanderbilt0–⁠43–⁠4

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