2025 Auburn Tigers football team

2025 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDerrick Nix (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Durkin (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
2025 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Alabama y^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 3 Georgia y$^   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 6 Ole Miss ^   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 7 Texas A&M ^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Texas   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 8 Oklahoma ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 14 Vanderbilt   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 4  
LSU   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
South Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Auburn   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Mississippi State   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Georgia 28, Alabama 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium located in Auburn, Alabama.

The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Hugh Freeze for the first nine games of the season. Freeze was fired on November 2 following a loss to Kentucky, finishing his tenure at Auburn with an overall record of 15–19.[1] Defensive coordinator D. J. Durkin was named interim coach for the rest of the season.[2] On November 30, South Florida head coach Alex Golesh was hired as the Tigers' new head coach.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at Baylor*
FOXW 38–2445,233
September 66:30 p.m.Ball State*
ESPNUW 42–388,043
September 1311:45 a.m.South Alabama*No. 24
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
SECNW 31–1588,043
September 202:30 p.m.at No. 11 OklahomaNo. 22
ABCL 17–2483,639
September 272:30 p.m.at No. 9 Texas A&M
ESPNL 10–16108,449
October 116:30 p.m.No. 10 Georgia
ABCL 10–2088,043
October 186:45 p.m.No. 16 Missouri
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
SECNL 17–23 2OT87,798
October 2511:45 a.m.at Arkansas
SECNW 33–2468,922
November 16:30 p.m.Kentucky
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
SECNL 3–1088,043
November 83:00 p.m.at No. 16 Vanderbilt
SECNL 38–45 OT35,000
November 221:00 p.m.No. 7 (FCS) Mercer*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
SECN+/ESPN+W 62–1788,043
November 296:30 p.m.No. 10 Alabama
ABC/SECNL 20–2788,043

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Game summaries

at Baylor

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team
Auburn Tigers (0–0) at Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 10 14738
Bears 3 7 7724

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 45,233
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Alexa Landestoy (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BAY – Connor Hawkins 36-yard field goal, 10:36. Baylor 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 4:24.
  • AUB – Jackson Arnold 24-yard rush (Alex McPherson kick), 0:34. Auburn 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 5:53.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB BAY
First downs 25 23
Plays–yards 69–415 72–483
Rushes–yards 52–307 24–64
Passing yards 108 419
Passing: comp–att–int 11–17–0 27–48–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 33:03 26:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 11/17, 108 yards
Rushing Jackson Arnold 16 rushes, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 3 receptions, 20 yards
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 27/48, 419 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bryson Washington 14 rushes, 54 yards
Receiving Kole Wilson 8 receptions, 134 yards

vs Ball State

See also: 2025 Ball State Cardinals football team
Ball State Cardinals (0–1) at Auburn Tigers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 303
Tigers 14 7 71442

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:35 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • AUB – Jeremiah Cobb 45-yard rush (Alex McPherson kick), 7:32. Auburn 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:40.
  • BSU – Carson Holmer 22-yard field goal, 1:04. Auburn 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:50.
Fourth quarter
Statistics BSU AUB
First downs 6 27
Plays–yards 49–68 67–495
Rushes–yards 33–-3 34–224
Passing yards 71 271
Passing: comp–att–int 10–16–0 26–33–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kiael Kelly 10/16, 71 yards
Rushing Qua Ashley 12 rushes, 10 yards
Receiving Eric Weatherly 5 receptions, 42 yards
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 24/28, 251 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 11 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cam Coleman 7 receptions, 77 yards

vs South Alabama

See also: 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team
South Alabama Jaguars (1–1) at No. 24 Auburn Tigers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 6 6015
No. 24 Tigers 7 21 3031

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 11:47 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • AUB – Cam Coleman 32-yard pass from Jackson Arnold (Alex McPherson kick), 9:09. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:51.
  • USA – Hamilton DiBoyan 29-yard field goal, 3:43. Auburn 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • USA – Devin Voisin 12-yard pass from Bishop Davenport (Hamilton DiBoyan kick failed), 9:55. Auburn 28–15. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05.
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 34-yard field goal, 1:15. Auburn 31–15. Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 8:34.
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics USA AUB
First downs 21 19
Plays–yards 68–310 63–337
Rushes–yards 42–140 39–195
Passing yards 170 142
Passing: comp–att–int 18–26–1 13–24–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 31:27 28:33
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Bishop Davenport 18/26, 170 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kentrel Bullock 16 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Anthony Eager 8 receptions, 55 yards
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 13/24, 142 yards, TD
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 19 rushes, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 6 receptions, 65 yards

at No. 11 Oklahoma

See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team
No. 22 Auburn Tigers (3–0) at No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Tigers 3 7 0717
No. 11 Sooners 3 7 31124

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 2:45 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 83,639
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • OKLA – Tate Sandell 49-yard field goal, 8:32. Oklahoma 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 4:29.
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 24-yard field goal, 3:56. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:31.
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • OKLA – Tate Sandell 32-yard field goal, 8:36. Oklahoma 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:21.
Fourth quarter
  • OKLA – Tate Sandell 28-yard field goal, 14:56. Oklahoma 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:09.
  • AUB – Malcolm Simmons 4-yard rush (Alex McPherson kick), 7:08. Auburn 17–16. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:48.
  • OKLA – John Mateer 9-yard rush (2-pt conversion failed), 4:54. Oklahoma 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.
  • OKLA – R Mason Thomas safety, 1:06. Oklahoma 24–17.
Statistics AUB OU
First downs 18 16
Plays–yards 69–287 62–303
Rushes–yards 36–67 26–32
Passing yards 220 271
Passing: comp–att–int 21–33–0 24–36–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 35:34 24:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 21/32, 220 yards, TD
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 6 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 9 receptions, 60 yards
Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 24/36, 271 yards, TD
Rushing John Mateer 10 rushes, 29 yards, TD
Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 9 receptions, 127 yards, TD

at No. 9 Texas A&M

See also: 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Auburn Tigers (3–1) at No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 3 0710
No. 9 Aggies 7 6 0316

at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 108,449
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 4-yard rush (Randy Bond kick), 12:14. Texas A&M 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:41.
Second quarter
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 32-yard field goal, 10:50. Texas A&M 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:38.
  • TA&M – Randy Bond 33-yard field goal, 6:49. Texas A&M 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:01.
  • TA&M – Randy Bond 49-yard field goal, 1:45. Texas A&M 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 2:53.
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • AUB – Jackson Arnold 2-yard rush (Alex McPherson kick), 10:20. Texas A&M 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:17.
  • TA&M – Randy Bond 44-yard field goal, 2:42. Texas A&M 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:28.
Statistics AUB TA&M
First downs 9 21
Plays–yards 57–177 69–414
Rushes–yards 24–52 47–207
Passing yards 125 207
Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–0 15–22–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:54 34:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 18/33, 125 yards
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 6 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 5 receptions, 56 yards
Texas A&M Passing Marcel Reed 15/22, 207 yards, INT
Rushing Le'Veon Moss 21 rushes, 139 yards, TD
Receiving KC Concepcion 7 receptions, 113 yards

vs No. 10 Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)

See also: 2025 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs (4–1) at Auburn Tigers (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Bulldogs 0 3 10720
Tigers 7 3 0010

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:44 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 25-yard field goal, 13:41. Auburn 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:32.
  • UGA – Peyton Woodring 29-yard field goal, 0:13. Auburn 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 1:19.
Third quarter
  • UGA – Chauncey Bowens 2-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 7:23. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:47.
  • UGA – Peyton Woodring 53-yard field goal, 1:22. Georgia 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 4:21.
Fourth quarter
  • UGA – Gunner Stockton 10-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 1:53. Georgia 20–10. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 8:45.
Statistics UGA AUB
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 69–296 67–277
Rushes–yards 31–79 36–140
Passing yards 217 137
Passing: comp–att–int 24–38–0 19–3–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:12 29:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing Gunner Stockton 24/37, 217 yards
Rushing Gunner Stockton 9 rushes, 26 yards, TD
Receiving Zachariah Branch 9 receptions, 57 yards
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 19/31, 137 yards
Rushing Jackson Arnold 13 rushes, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Cam Coleman 7 receptions, 50 yards

vs No. 16 Missouri

See also: 2025 Missouri Tigers football team
No. 16 Missouri Tigers (5–1) at Auburn Tigers (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 16 Missouri Tigers 3 7 070623
Auburn Tigers 7 0 730017

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:55 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • AUB – Jackson Arnold 1-yard run (Alex McPherson kick), 9:54. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.
  • MIZ – Robert Meyer 24–yard field goal, 1:44. Auburn 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 5:05.
Second quarter
  • MIZ – Ahmad Hardy 2-yard run (Robert Meyer kick), 10:21. Missouri 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:48.
Third quarter
  • AUB – Omar Mabson II 1-yard run (Alex McPherson kick), 0:35. Auburn 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 4:58.
Fourth quarter
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 22-yard field goal, 10:31. Auburn 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:52.
  • MIZ - Ahmad Hardy 3-yard run, (Robert Meyer kick), 5:07. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:09.
First overtime

No scoring

Second overtime
Statistics MIZ AUB
First downs 26 19
Plays–yards 84–343 71–347
Rushes–yards 44–91 41–150
Passing yards 252 207
Passing: comp–att–int 23–40–2 18–30–1
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:47 27:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri Passing Beau Pribula 23/40, 252 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ahmad Hardy 24 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Donovan Olugbode 5 receptions, 69 yards
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 18/30, 207 yards, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 19 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Cam Coleman 6 receptions, 108 yards

at Arkansas

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Auburn Tigers (3–4) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 3 61733
Razorbacks 0 21 3024

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 11:47 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: W 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 68,922
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter)
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 36-yard field goal, 12:05. Auburn 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 7:46.
  • ARK – Raylen Sharpe 58-yard pass from Taylen Green (Scott Starzyk kick), 8:36. Auburn 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 3:22.
  • ARK – Braylen Russell 2-yard run (Scott Starzyk kick), 5:24. Arkansas 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 2:09.
  • ARK – Kani Walker 89-yard interception return (Scott Starzyk kick), 0:48. Arkansas 21–10.
Third quarter
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 23-yard field goal, 10:21. Arkansas 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:30.
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 43-yard field goal, 5:05. Arkansas 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:50.
  • ARK – Scott Starzyk 27-yard field goal, 0:57. Arkansas 24–16. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:08.
Fourth quarter
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 26-yard field goal, 12:03. Arkansas 24–19. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:49.
  • AUB – Rayshawn Pleasant 49-yard interception return (Ashton Daniels run), 9:15. Auburn 27–24.
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 47-yard field goal, 6:23. Auburn 30–24. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:10.
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 37-yard field goal, 1:06. Auburn 33–24. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:21.
Statistics AUB ARK
First downs 21 14
Plays–yards 70–380 45–331
Rushes–yards 50–230 23–63
Passing yards 150 268
Passing: comp–att–int 13–20–1 14–22–3
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 37:40 22:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Jackson Arnold 7/12, 73 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 28 rushes, 153 yards
Receiving Malcolm Simmons 3 receptions, 17 yards
Arkansas Passing Taylen Green 14/22, 268 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Mike Washington Jr. 12 rushes, 41 yards
Receiving O'Mega Blake 6 receptions, 61 yards

vs Kentucky

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Kentucky Wildcats (2–5) at Auburn Tigers (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 7010
Tigers 0 3 003

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 6:40 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • UK – Jacob Kauwe 48-yard field goal, 11:40. Kentucky 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:10.
  • AUB – Alex McPherson 27-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
  • UK – Kendrick Law 13 yard pass from Cutter Boley (Jacob Kauwe kick), 9:27. Kentucky 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:33.
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics UK AUB
First downs 16 17
Plays–yards 61–240 71–241
Rushes–yards 32–79 40–118
Passing yards 161 123
Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–2 15–31–1
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:46 28:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Cutter Boley 18/29, 161 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Seth McGowan 21 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Kendrick Law 6 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Auburn Passing Ashton Daniels 13/28, 108 yards, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 20 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Cam Coleman 5 receptions, 34 yards

at No. 16 Vanderbilt

See also: 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Auburn Tigers (4–5) at No. 16 Vanderbilt Commodores (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Tigers 7 13 108038
No. 16 Commodores 0 10 1414745

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB VAN
First downs 34 30
Plays–yards 82-563 69-544
Rushes–yards 36-210 36-167
Passing yards 353 377
Passing: comp–att–int 31-46-0 25-33-0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Ashton Daniels 31/44, 353 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 16 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Cam Coleman 10 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 25/33, 377 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 18 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tre Richardson 3 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 7 (FCS) Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team
No. 7 (FCS) Mercer Bears (9–1) at Auburn Tigers (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 (FCS) Bears 14 3 0017
Tigers 14 21 141362

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:02 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: W 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MER AUB
First downs 19 21
Plays–yards 77–338 56–547
Rushes–yards 41–115 31–277
Passing yards 223 270
Passing: comp–att–int 21–36–2 18–25–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 37:20 22:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing Braden Atkinson 20/33, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing CJ Miller 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD
Receiving Adjatay Dabbs 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Auburn Passing Deuce Knight 15/20, 239 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Deuce Knight 9 rushes, 162 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Malcolm Simmons 5 receptions, 149 yards, TD

vs No. 10 Alabama (Iron Bowl)

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Iron Bowl
No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide (9–2) at Auburn Tigers (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Crimson Tide 10 7 3727
Tigers 0 6 7720

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 6:49 p.m. CST
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 88,043
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • ALA - Conor Talty 45-yard field goal, 7:29. Crimson Tide, 3-0. Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 4:19.
  • ALA - Isaiah Horton 6-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 1:14. Crimson Tide, 10-0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:42.
Second quarter
  • ALA - Isaiah Horton 3-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 11:28. Crimson Tide, 17-0. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:03.
  • AUB - Alex McPherson 26-yard field goal, 4:06. Crimson Tide 17-3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:19.
  • AUB - Alex McPherson 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Crimson Tide 17-6. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 2:40.
Third quarter
  • AUB - Malcolm Simmons 64-yard pass from Ashton Daniels (Alex McPherson kick), 14:00. Crimson Tide 17-13. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:52.
  • ALA - Conor Talty 29-yard field goal, 7:31. Crimson Tide 20-13. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:29.
Fourth quarter
  • AUB - Jeremiah Cobb 2-yard run (Alex McPherson kick), 11:43. Tied 20-20. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:31.
  • ALA - Isaiah Horton 6-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 3:50. Crimson Tide 27-20. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:53.
Statistics ALA AUB
First downs 18 20
Plays–yards 75-280 77-259
Rushes–yards 38-158 36-152
Passing yards 122 259
Passing: comp–att–int 19-35-0 18-39-1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 34:29 25:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing Ty Simpson 19/35, 122 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jam Miller 15 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Isaiah Horton 5 receptions, 35 yards, 3 TD
Auburn Passing Ashton Daniels 18/39, 259 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ashton Daniels 23 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Malcolm Simmons 3 receptions, 143 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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References

  1. ^ Eli Lederman, Max Olson and Adam Rittenberg (November 2, 2025). "Hugh Freeze out at Auburn: Top candidates, transfers and recruits". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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