2024 Auburn Tigers football team

2024 Auburn Tigers football
2024 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Derrick Nix (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Durkin (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
South Carolina	1	–	0	2	–	0
No. 4 Alabama	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 1 Georgia	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 6 Missouri	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 15 Oklahoma	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 2 Texas	0	–	0	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	0	1	–	1
Auburn	0	–	0	1	–	1
Florida	0	–	0	1	–	1
No. 16 LSU	0	–	0	1	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	0	1	–	1
Texas A&M	0	–	0	1	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	1	1	–	1
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of September 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by second-year head coach Hugh Freeze, and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium located in Auburn, Alabama.

Offseason

2024 NFL Draft

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Robby Ashford	#9	QB	6'4	219	Sophomore	Hoover, AL	South Carolina
Austin Ausberry	#8	S	6'0	196	Freshman	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU
Wilky Denaud	#40	DL	6'4	250	Freshman	Stuart, FL	Mississippi State
Marquise Gilbert	#14	S	6'2	180	Junior	Daytona Beach, FL	TBD
Malcolm Johnson Jr.	#16	WR	6'0.5	180	Junior	Bryans Road, MD	Bowling Green
Stephen Johnson	#56	DL	6'4	310	Freshman	Fayetteville, GA	TBD
Stephen Sings V	#18	EDGE	6'3	225	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte
Ja'Varrius Johnson	#6	WR	5'9	165	Senior	Trussville, AL	UCF
Enyce Sledge	#90	DL	6'3	313	Freshman	Monroe, LA	Illinois
Tyler Fromm	#85	TE	6'5	225	Senior	Warner Robins, GA	Georgia Southern
Omari Kelly	#19	WR	5'11.5	174	Sophomore	Trussville, AL	Middle Tennessee
Jyaire Shorter	#14	WR	6'2	215	Senior	Killeen, TX	Memphis
Tony Hunley Jr.	#26	CB	5'9	171	Sophomore	Anniston, AL	TBD

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Dorian Mausi	#8	LB	6'2	233	Senior	Detroit, MI	Duke
Robert Lewis	#1	WR	5'11	175	Junior	Covington, GA	Georgia State
Gage Keys	#2	DL	6'5	280	Sophomore	Hilliard, OH	Kansas
Sam Jackson V	#5	QB	5'11	170	Sophomore	Naperville, IL	California
Percy Lewis	#75	OT	6'8	345	Senior	Sallis, MS	Mississippi State
Trill Carter	#98	DL	6'2	300	Senior	Leesburg, GA	Texas
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	#1	WR	6'1	188	Junior	Norfolk, VA	Penn State

Personnel

Coaching staff

Auburn Tigers coaches

Hugh Freeze	Head coach	2nd
Derrick Nix	Offensive coordinator/running backs	1st
DJ Durkin	Defensive coordinator/Linebackers	1st
Kent Austin	Quarterbacks coach	2nd overall; 1st as QB Coach
Ben Aigamaua	Tight ends coach	2nd
Josh Aldridge	Edges	2nd overall; 1st as Edge Coach
Marcus Davis	Wide receivers coach	2nd
Charles Kelly	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary coach/Safeties	1st
Vontrell King-Williams	Defensive line coach	2nd overall; 1st as DL Coach
Wesley McGriff	Secondary coach/Cornerbacks	4th overall; 2nd consecutive
Jake Thornton	Offensive line coach	2nd
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Auburn and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023.^[2]^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN+/SECN+	W 73–3	88,043
September 7	2:30 p.m.	California*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 14–21	88,043
September 14	6:30 p.m.	New Mexico*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2
September 21		Arkansas	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
September 28		Oklahoma	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
October 5		at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
October 19		at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO
October 26		at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
November 2		Vanderbilt	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 16	11:45 a.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN
November 23		Texas A&M	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 30		at Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

vs. Alabama A&M

Pregame line	Over/under
Auburn –48.5	57.5

Game One – Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama A&M	0	3	0	0	3
Auburn	28	24	14	7	73

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 6:32 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (ESPN+/SEC Network+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

AUB – Jarquez Hunter 34-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 14:13. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:47.
AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 67-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 12:47. Auburn 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:12.
AUB – Cam Coleman 44-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 11:39. Auburn 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:07.
AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 4-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 2:00. Auburn 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

AUB – Towns McGough 32–yard field goal, 13:48. Auburn 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:59.
AUB – Perry Thompson 70-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 10:10. Auburn 38–0. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:34.
AA&M – Austin McCready 43–yard field goal, 6:00. Auburn 38–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:03.
AUB – Payton Thorne 4-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 3:22. Auburn 45–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:31.
AUB – Damari Alston 2-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 0:51. Auburn 52–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:05.

Third quarter

AUB – Malcolm Simmons blocked punt recovery (Towns McGough kick), 8:25. Auburn 59–3.
AUB – Malcolm Simmons 57–yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 1:40. Auburn 66–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.

Fourth quarter

AUB – Sam Jackson V 37–yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 9:09. Auburn 73–3. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:51.

Statistics	Alabama A&M	Auburn
First downs	13	18
Plays–yards	70–242	46–628
Rushes–yards	36–38	18–177
Passing yards	204	451
Passing: comp–att–int	16–34–0	18–28–0
Time of possession	41:33	18:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama A&M	Passing	Cornelious Brown	13/27, 182 yds
	Rushing	Ryan Morrow	5 rushes, 18 yds
	Receiving	Duke Miller	6 receptions, 92 yds
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	13/21, 322 yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	4 rushes, 53 yds, TD
	Receiving	Malcolm Simmons	3 receptions, 91 yds, TD

vs California

Pregame line	Over/under
Auburn –11.5	52.5

California Golden Bears (1–0) vs Auburn Tigers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
California	7	7	0	7	21
Auburn	7	0	0	7	14

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NW 4 mph
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 15-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 11:42. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
CAL – Nyziah Hunter 19-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Ryan Coe kick), 7:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.

Second quarter

CAL – Nyziah Hunter 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Ryan Coe kick), 10:39. California 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

CAL – Jaivian Thomas 32-yard run (Ryan Coe kick), 11:27. California 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:49.
AUB – Payton Thorne 2-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 6:06. California 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.

Statistics	California	Auburn
First downs	18	15
Plays–yards	70–332	57–286
Rushes–yards	34–99	30–121
Passing yards	233	165
Passing: comp–att–int	25–36–0	14–27–4
Time of possession	35:16	24:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	25/36, 233 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaivian Thomas	8 rushes, 53 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Brady	4 receptions, 63 yds
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	14/27, 165 yds, TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	12 rushes, 68 yds
	Receiving	Jarquez Hunter	3 receptions, 11 yds

vs. New Mexico

Pregame line	Over/under

Game Three – New Mexico Lobos (0–2) vs Auburn Tigers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNM	AUB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arkansas

Pregame line	Over/under

Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) vs Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: September 21, 2024

Statistics	Arkansas	Auburn
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Oklahoma

Pregame line	Over/under

Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) vs Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: September 28, 2024

Statistics	Oklahoma	Auburn
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia

Pregame line	Over/under

Auburn Tigers (0–0) at Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	0	0	0	0	0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: October 5, 2024

Statistics	Auburn	Georgia
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri

Pregame line	Over/under

Auburn Tigers (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

Date: October 19, 2024

Statistics	Auburn	Missouri
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kentucky

Pregame line	Over/under

Auburn Tigers (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: October 26, 2024

Statistics	Auburn	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Vanderbilt

Pregame line	Over/under

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) vs Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: November 2, 2024

Statistics	Vanderbilt	Auburn
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Louisiana–Monroe

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) vs Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana–Monroe	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: 11:45 a.m. CST
TV: SEC Network

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Texas A&M

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) vs Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: November 23, 2024

Statistics	Texas A&M	Auburn
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Alabama

Pregame line	Over/under

Auburn Tigers (0–0) at Alabama Crimson Tide (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama	0	0	0	0	0

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Date: November 30, 2024

Statistics	Auburn	Alabama
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "Football Coaches". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ Silva, Richard. "Auburn football schedule 2024: Dates announced for Tigers' games next season". Montgomery Advisor. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ "2024 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ "2024 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[1] "Football Coaches". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[2] "2024 Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[3] Silva, Richard. "Auburn football schedule 2024: Dates announced for Tigers' games next season". Montgomery Advisor. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[4] "2024 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[5] "2024 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved December 24, 2023.

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