2020 Auburn Tigers football team

2020 Auburn Tigers football
Citrus Bowl, L 19–35 vs. Northwestern
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record6–5 (6–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChad Morris (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKodi Burns (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorKevin Steele (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida x   8 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 7 Georgia   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Missouri   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Tennessee*   3 – 7     3 – 7  
South Carolina   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Vanderbilt   0 – 9     0 – 9  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   10 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 4 Texas A&M   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Auburn   6 – 4     6 – 5  
LSU*   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Mississippi State   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban.
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Gus Malzahn until his dismissal at the end of the regular season. The team's spring game, originally intended to be played on April 11, 2020, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers' regular-season schedule was also impacted as all non-conference games were canceled and the SEC allowed teams to play 10 in-conference games only.

On December 13, 2020, head coach Gus Malzahn was fired after eight years.[1] After reaching the 2014 BCS National Championship Game at the end of the 2013 season, Auburn won at least 10 games under Malzahn only once more, in 2017. Kevin Steele, defensive coordinator, was designated to serve as the Tigers' interim coach for the Citrus Bowl. In December 2020, Bryan Harsin was hired as head coach.[2]

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Auburn was predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[3]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Alabama 660 (86)
2 LSU 489 (8)
3 Auburn 488
4 Texas A&M 454 (2)
T5 Ole Miss 238
T5 Mississippi State 238
7 Arkansas 121

Schedule

Auburn announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019.[4] The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral game in the regular season.

The Tigers had games scheduled against Alcorn State, North Carolina, Southern Miss, and UMass, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, the SEC announced the non-conference games would be canceled and only ten conference games would only be played.[5][6][7][8]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2611:00 a.m.No. 23 KentuckyNo. 8
SECNW 29–1317,490
October 36:30 p.m.at No. 4 GeorgiaNo. 7
ESPNL 6–2720,524
October 103:00 p.m.ArkansasNo. 13
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
ESPNW 30–2817,490
October 1711:00 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 15
ESPNL 22–3015,766
October 2411:00 a.m.at Ole Miss
SECNW 35–2815,037
October 312:30 p.m.LSU
CBSW 48–1117,490
November 216:00 p.m.TennesseeNo. 23
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 30–1717,490
November 282:30 p.m.at No. 1 AlabamaNo. 22
CBSL 13–4219,424
December 511:00 a.m.No. 5 Texas A&M
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
ESPNL 20–3117,490
December 12[a]6:30 p.m.at Mississippi State
SECNW 24–1012,986
January 1, 202112:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Northwestern*
ABCL 19–3513,039
^[a] The game between Auburn and Mississippi State was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Mississippi State team. The game was originally scheduled for November 14.
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Kentucky

See also: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Game One – No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) at No. 8 Auburn Tigers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Wildcats 7 0 6013
No. 8 Tigers 8 0 71429

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 11:03 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 5 mph W
  • Game attendance: 17,490
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –6.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 84.9% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:44) UK – Kavosiey Smoke 35 yd rush, Matt Ruffolo kick (Drive: 11 plays, 93 yds, 6:23; Kentucky 7–0)
  • (4:30) AUB – D. J. Williams 1 yd rush, John Samuel Shenker pass (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yds, 2:07; Auburn 8–7)
Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter
  • (5:42) AUB – Seth Williams 11 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yds, 4:19; Auburn 15–7)
  • (1:00) UK – Akeem Hayes 8 yd pass from Terry Wilson, Terry Wilson pass failed (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yds, 4:34; Auburn 15–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:21) AUB – Seth Williams 4 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yds, 2:13; Auburn 22–13)
  • (8:17) AUB – Eli Stove 21 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yds, 0:50; Auburn 29–13)
Statistics UK AUB
First downs 21 16
Plays–yards 78–384 57–324
Rushes–yards 40–145 30–91
Passing yards 239 233
Passing: comp–att–int 24–38–1 16–27–0
Time of possession 36:29 23:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Terry Wilson 24/37, 239 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 7 carries, 62 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Josh Ali 9 receptions, 98 yds
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 16/27, 233 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Bo Nix 5 carries, 34 yds
Receiving Seth Williams 6 receptions, 112 yds, 2 TD

At Georgia

See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Game Two – No. 7 Auburn Tigers (1–0) at No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Tigers 0 3 306
No. 4 Bulldogs 10 14 3027

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 6:38 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 5 mph E
  • Game attendance: 20,524
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Georgia –7.5 • Odds to win: Georgia 57.3% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:31) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yds, 2:56; Georgia 7–0)
  • (4:00) UGA – Jack Podlesny 21 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yds, 3:56; Georgia 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:08) UGA – George Pickens 21 yd pass from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds, 5:26; Georgia 17–0)
  • (6:26) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yds, 3:27; Georgia 24–0)
  • (1:38) AUB – Anders Carlson 20 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yds, 4:40; Georgia 24–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:09) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yds, 4:46; Georgia 24–6)
  • (5:51) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yds, 4:18; Georgia 27–6)
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics AUB UGA
First downs 15 25
Plays–yards 63–216 73–442
Rushes–yards 22–39 45–202
Passing yards 177 240
Passing: comp–att–int 21–41–1 17–28–0
Time of possession 25:56 34:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 21/41, 177 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Tank Bigsby 8 carries, 31 yds
Receiving Anthony Schwartz 8 receptions, 57 yds
Georgia Passing Stetson Bennett 17/28, 240 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Zamir White 19 carries, 88 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Kearis Jackson 9 receptions, 147 yds

Arkansas

See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Game Three – Arkansas Razorbacks (1–1) at No. 13 Auburn Tigers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 0 12 61028
No. 13 Tigers 10 10 01030

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 11 mph S
  • Game attendance: 17,490
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –13.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 88.5% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:32) AUB – Barton Lester 0 yd punt return, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yds, 0:00; Auburn 7–0)
  • (0:36) AUB – Anders Carlson 47 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yds, 2:34; Auburn 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:22) AUB – Bo Nix 15 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yds, 4:49; Auburn 17–0)
  • (6:24) ARK – Michael Woods II 4 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, PAT kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yds, 2:58; Auburn 17–6)
  • (2:15) ARK – DeVion Warren 7 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, PAT pass by Feleipe Franks failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds, 2:00; Auburn 17–12)
  • (0:38) AUB – Anders Carlson 25 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yds, 1:37; Auburn 20–12)
Third quarter
  • (4:14) ARK – Trelon Smith 5 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, PAT pass by Feleipe Franks failed (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yds, 5:30; Auburn 20–18)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:51) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 17 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yds, 4:12; Auburn 27–18)
  • (11:37) ARK – AJ Reed 23 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yds, 3:14; Auburn 27–21)
  • (5:29) ARK – DeVion Warren 30 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, AJ Reed kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yds, 4:50; Arkansas 28–27)
  • (0:07) AUB – Anders Carlson 39 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yds, 1:59; Auburn 30–28)
Statistics ARK AUB
First downs 22 24
Plays–yards 72–437 70–446
Rushes–yards 42–119 41–259
Passing yards 318 187
Passing: comp–att–int 22–30–0 17–28–0
Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing Feleipe Franks 22/30, 318 yds, 4 TD
Rushing Trelon Smith 21 carries, 81 yds
Receiving Michael Woods II 6 receptions, 81 yds, 1 TD
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 17/28, 187 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Tank Bigsby 20 carries, 146 yds
Receiving Anthony Schwartz 10 receptions, 100 yds, 1 TD

At South Carolina

See also: 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Game Four – No. 15 Auburn Tigers (2–1) at South Carolina Gamecocks (1–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Tigers 9 7 3322
Gamecocks 0 14 13330

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
  • Game time: 11:02 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,766
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –3 • Odds to win: Auburn 66.2% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:32) AUB – Anders Carlson 35 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yds, 4:57; Auburn 3–0)
  • (4:33) AUB – Eli Stove 11 yd pass from Bo Nix, Grant Loy pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds, 2:01; Auburn 9–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:49) SC – Kevin Harris 3 yd run, Parker White kick (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yds, 2:00; Auburn 9–7)
  • (10:24) AUB – Tank Bigsby 2 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds, 2:25; Auburn 16–7)
  • (0:35) SC – Collin Hill 1 yd run, Parker White kick (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yds, 4:28; Auburn 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:22) AUB – Anders Carlson 38 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yds, 4:38; Auburn 19–14)
  • (6:31) SC – Shi Smith 10 yd pass from Collin Hill, Collin Hill pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds, 3:51; South Carolina 20–19)
  • (0:54) SC – Kevin Harris 8 yd run, Parker White kick (Drive: 1 play, 8 yds, 0:05; South Carolina 27–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:13) SC – Parker White 39 yd field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yds, 4:28; South Carolina 30–19)
  • (6:39) AUB – Anders Carlson 22 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yds, 2:34; South Carolina 30–22)
Statistics AUB SC
First downs 27 20
Plays–yards 83–481 67–297
Rushes–yards 36–209 43–153
Passing yards 272 144
Passing: comp–att–int 24–47–3 15–24–1
Time of possession 28:43 31:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 24/47, 272 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Tank Bigsby 16 carries, 111 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Seth Williams 4 receptions, 74 yds
South Carolina Passing Collin Hill 15/24, 144 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kevin Harris 25 carries, 83 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Shi Smith 8 receptions, 76 yds, 1 TD

At Ole Miss

See also: 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Game Five – Auburn Tigers (2–2) at Ole Miss Rebels (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 7 71435
Rebels 0 14 7728

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 11:03 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,037
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –3.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 74.8% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:17) AUB – Tank Bigsby 4 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 14 plays, 95 yds, 5:53; Auburn 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:46) MISS – Elijah Moore 6 yd pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds, 3:31; Tied 7–7)
  • (9:11) AUB – Bo Nix 4 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yds, 4:28; Auburn 14–7)
  • (3:35) MISS – Matt Corral 5 yd run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 16 plays, 78 yds, 5:31; Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
  • (7:09) MISS – Matt Corral 10 yd run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yds, 0:34; Ole Miss 21–14)
  • (2:57) AUB – Shaun Shivers 1 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yds, 4:04; Tied 21–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:12) AUB – Tank Bigsby 18 yd run, Ben Patton rush failed (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 5:08; Auburn 27–21)
  • (5:43) MISS – Jerrion Ealy 5 yd run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yds, 4:21; Ole Miss 28–27)
  • (1:11) AUB – Seth Williams 58 yd pass from Bo Nix, pass by Seth Williams (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yds, 1:14; Auburn 35–28)
Statistics AUB MISS
First downs 26 25
Plays–yards 77–462 79–444
Rushes–yards 47–224 51–283
Passing yards 238 161
Passing: comp–att–int 23–30–0 17–28–2
Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 23/30, 238 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Tank Bigsby 24 carries, 129 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Seth Williams 8 receptions, 134 yds, 1 TD
Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 16/27, 154 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Matt Corral 10 rushes, 88 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Elijah Moore 5 receptions, 16 yds, 1 TD

LSU

See also: 2020 LSU Tigers football team
Game Six – LSU Tigers (2–2) at Auburn Tigers (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
LSU Tigers 0 3 0811
Auburn Tigers 0 21 21648

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 2:39 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 8 mph E
  • Game attendance: 17,490
  • Referee: Alex Moore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –1 • Odds to win: LSU 52.1% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • (12:13) AUB – Eli Stove 9 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 1 play, 4 yds, 0:32; Auburn 7–0)
  • (5:27) AUB – Christian Tutt 20 yd fumble return, Anders Carlson kick (Auburn 14–0)
  • (0:40) AUB – Ze'Vian Capers 9 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yds, 2:56; Auburn 21–0)
  • (0:00) LSU – Cade York 50 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yds, 0:33; Auburn 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:35) AUB – Bo Nix 5 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds, 3:25; Auburn 28–3)
  • (8:55) AUB – Tank Bigsby 2 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yds, 2:34; Auburn 35–3)
  • (1:33) AUB – Tank Bigsby 3 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yds, 5:21; Auburn 42–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:37) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 91 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 91 yds, 0:11; Auburn 48–3)
  • (8:43) LSU – Kayshon Boutte 43 yd pass from Max Johnson, Max Johnson run (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yds, 1:16; Auburn 48–11)
Statistics LSU AUB
First downs 20 23
Plays–yards 75–347 70–506
Rushes–yards 27–32 44–206
Passing yards 315 300
Passing: comp–att–int 28–48–2 18–26–0
Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics
LSU Passing Max Johnson 15/24, 172 yds, 1 TD
Rushing John Emery 9 carries, 21 yds
Receiving Arik Gilbert 6 receptions, 55 yds
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 18/24, 300 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Bo Nix 11 carries, 81 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Eli Stove 5 receptions, 64 yds, 1 TD

Tennessee

See also: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Game Seven – Tennessee Volunteers (2–4) at No. 23 Auburn Tigers (4–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Volunteers 7 3 0717
No. 23 Tigers 0 10 101030

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 6:10 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear skies • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 3 mph E
  • Game attendance: 17,490
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –10.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 85.7% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:56) TENN – Jarrett Guarantano 9 yd rush, Brent Cimaglia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 4:42; Tennessee 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:42) TENN – Brent Cimaglia 47 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yds, 3:58; Tennessee 10–0)
  • (12:06) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 54 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yds, 1:35; Tennessee 10–7)
  • (5:36) AUB – Anders Carlson 25 yd field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yds, 5:35; Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
  • (7:25) AUB – Anders Carlson 27 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yds, 7:35; Auburn 13–10)
  • (2:21) AUB – Smoke Monday 100 yd interception return, Anders Carlson kick (Auburn 20–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:14) AUB – D.J. Williams 9 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yds, 5:19; Auburn 27–10)
  • (4:07) TENN – Eric Gray 1 yd rush, Brent Cimaglia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds, 3:07; Auburn 27–17)
  • (1:27) AUB – Anders Carlson 50 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 11 yds, 2:39; Auburn 30–17)
Statistics TENN AUB
First downs 28 23
Plays–yards 74–464 64–385
Rushes–yards 41–222 38–165
Passing yards 242 220
Passing: comp–att–int 22–33–1 17–26–1
Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Jarrett Guarantano 15/23, 156 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Eric Gray 22 carries, 173 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Ty Chandler 4 receptions, 37 yds
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 17/26, 220 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing D.J. Williams 11 carries, 66 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Seth Williams 5 receptions, 52 yds

At Alabama

See also: 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Game Eight – No. 22 Auburn Tigers (5–2) at No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (7–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Tigers 0 3 3713
No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 14 14742

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
  • Game time: 2:39 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: N 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 19,424
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Alabama –24.5 • Odds to win: Alabama 92.2% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:10) ALA – DeVonta Smith 66 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yds, 1:51; Alabama 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:04) ALA – John Metchie III 7 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yds, 2:21; Alabama 14–0)
  • (8:51) AUB – Anders Carlson 47 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yds, 5:13; Alabama 14–3)
  • (6:24) ALA – Jahleel Billingsley 24 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds, 2:27; Alabama 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:36) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yds, 3:00; Alabama 21–6)
  • (9:08) ALA – DeVonta Smith 58 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yds, 1:28; Alabama 28–6)
  • (4:28) ALA – Najee Harris 39 yd run, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yds, 2:07; Alabama 35–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:27) ALA – John Metchie III 24 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yds, 5:10; Alabama 42–6)
  • (4:39) AUB – Bo Nix 1 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 96 yds, 5:59; Alabama 42–13)
Statistics AUB ALA
First downs 20 20
Plays–yards 80–347 53–445
Rushes–yards 42–120 27–143
Passing yards 227 302
Passing: comp–att–int 23–38–2 18–26–0
Time of possession 36:30 23:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 23/38, 227 yds, 2 INT
Rushing Mark-Antony Richards 14 carries, 57 yds
Receiving Eli Stove 7 receptions, 29 yds
Alabama Passing Mac Jones 18/26, 302 yds, 5 TD
Rushing Najee Harris 11 carries, 96 yds, 1 TD
Receiving DeVonta Smith 7 receptions, 171 yds, 2 TD

Texas A&M

See also: 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Game Nine – No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies (6–1) at Auburn Tigers (5–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Aggies 7 7 01731
Tigers 0 10 10020

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 11:02 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,490
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay and Allison Williams (sideline reporters)
  • Pregame line: Texas A&M –5.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 53.1% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:42) TA&M – Jalen Wydermyer 10 yd pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds, 6:18; Texas A&M 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:11) AUB – Anders Carlson 37 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yds, 4:17; Texas A&M 7–3)
  • (3:36) AUB – Bo Nix 5 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 4:33; Auburn 10–7)
  • (0:24) TA&M – Kellen Mond 1 yd rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds, 3:12; Texas A&M 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:36) AUB – Bo Nix 3 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds, 4:24; Auburn 17–14)
  • (4:16) AUB – Anders Carlson 24 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yds, 3:38; Auburn 20–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:31) TA&M – Jalen Wydermyer 20 yd pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds, 5:45; Texas A&M 21–20)
  • (8:12) TA&M – Ainias Smith 4 yd rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yds, 3:42; Texas A&M 28–20)
  • (1:09) TA&M – Seth Small 32 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yds, 5:32; Texas A&M 31–20)
Statistics TA&M AUB
First downs 29 16
Plays–yards 70–509 54–340
Rushes–yards 47–313 30–196
Passing yards 196 144
Passing: comp–att–int 18–23–0 15–23–0
Time of possession 38:00 22:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 18/23, 196 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 20 carries, 120 yds
Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 8 receptions, 89 yds, 2 TD
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 15/23, 144 yds
Rushing Tank Bigsby 9 carries, 76 yds
Receiving Eli Stove 4 receptions, 29 yds

At Mississippi State

See also: 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Game Ten – Auburn Tigers (5–4) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (2–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 3 3 31524
Bulldogs 0 3 0710

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

  • Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 6:39 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: Calm
  • Game attendance: 12,986
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Auburn –6.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 74.6% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:47) AUB – Anders Carlson 27 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 40 yds, 6:20; Auburn 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (5:27) MSU – Brandon Ruiz 41 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 37 yds, 5:13; Tied 3–3)
  • (0:00) AUB – Anders Carlson 37 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yds, 3:18; Auburn 6–3)
Third quarter
  • (4:28) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 10 yds, 2:10; Auburn 9–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:03) AUB – Seth Williams 32 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 95 yds, 4:49; Auburn 16–3)
  • (8:24) MSU – Austin Williams 8 yd pass from Will Rogers, Brandon Ruiz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yds, 1:28; Auburn 16–10)
  • (6:03) AUB – Bo Nix 3 yd run, pass by Ze'Vian Capers (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds, 2:21; Auburn 24–10)
Statistics AUB MSU
First downs 19 17
Plays–yards 68–343 67–240
Rushes–yards 36–218 16–19
Passing yards 125 221
Passing: comp–att–int 15–32–0 30–51–2
Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 15/32, 125 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Tank Bigsby 26 carries, 192 yds
Receiving Anthony Schwartz 5 receptions, 32 yds
Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 30/51, 221 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dillon Johnson 5 carries, 30 yds
Receiving Jaden Walley 8 receptions, 100 yds

Vs. Northwestern (Citrus Bowl)

See also: 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team and 2021 Citrus Bowl
Vrbo Citrus Bowl – Auburn Tigers (6–4) vs. No. 14 Northwestern Wildcats (6–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 6 7619
No. 14 Wildcats 14 0 71435

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Friday, January 1, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,039
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: Northwestern –3.5 • Odds to win: Auburn 60.1% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:32) NU – Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman 35 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Northwestern 7–0)
  • (3:14) NU – John Raine 6 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:21; Northwestern 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (6:03) AUB – Anders Carlson 50 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:36; Northwestern 14–3)
  • (0:17) AUB – Anders Carlson 27 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 3:45; Northwestern 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (8:32) AUB – Elijah Canion 57 yard pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Northwestern 14–13)
  • (1:34) NU – Peyton Ramsey 30 yard rush, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:10; Northwestern 21–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:13) NU – Cam Porter 1 yard rush, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:16; Northwestern 28–13)
  • (7:49) NU – Riley Lees 8 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:35; Northwestern 35–13)
  • (4:41) AUB – D.J. Williams 2 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Northwestern 35–19)
Statistics AUB NU
First downs 19 25
Plays–yards 69-361 86-457
Rushes–yards 26-61 51-166
Passing yards 300 291
Passing: comp–att–int 26-43-0 24-35-0
Time of possession 24:18 35:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 25/42, 292 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Bo Nix 10 carries, 32 yds
Receiving Elijah Canion 3 receptions, 80 yds, 1 TD
Northwestern Passing Peyton Ramsey 24/35, 291 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Cam Porter 33 carries, 98 yds, 1 TD
Receiving John Raine 6 receptions, 76 yds, 1 TD

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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AP1111*88 T71315RVRV24242322RV———
Coaches1111*9871314RVRV21212119RV———
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Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 91 Anthony Schwartz WR Cleveland Browns
5 146 Jamien Sherwood S New York Jets
5 176 K. J. Britt ILB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6 219 Seth Williams WR Denver Broncos

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