2023 Auburn Tigers football team

2023 Auburn Tigers football
2023 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West Division
Record	3–4 (0–4 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Ron Roberts (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (capacity: 88,043)

The 2023 Auburn Tigers football team represent Auburn University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach Hugh Freeze,[1] and compete as members of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will play their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

2023 Southeastern Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Georgia	4	–	0	7	–	0
No. 16 Missouri	3	–	1	7	–	1
Florida	3	–	1	5	–	2
No. 21 Tennessee	2	–	2	5	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	5	–	2
South Carolina	1	–	4	2	–	5
Vanderbilt	0	–	4	2	–	6
West Division
No. 9 Alabama	5	–	0	7	–	1
No. 15 LSU	4	–	1	6	–	2
No. 12 Ole Miss	3	–	1	6	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	2	4	–	3
Mississippi State	1	–	3	4	–	3
Auburn	0	–	4	3	–	4
Arkansas	0	–	5	2	–	6
Championship: December 2, 2023
As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

2023 NFL draft

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Armani Diamons	#10	CB	5'11	170	Freshman	Mobile, AL	UAB
Ze'Vian Capers	#80	WR	6'4	195	Junior	Alpharetta, GA	Western Kentucky
J.J. Evans	#81	WR	6'2	224	Sophomore	Montevallo, AL	North Alabama
Zach Calzada	#10	QB	6'4	208	Junior	Sugar Hill, GA	Incarnate Word
Keiondre Jones	#58	IOL	6'4	340	Junior	LaGrange, GA	Florida State
Dazalin Worsham	#8	WR	6'1	177	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	UAB
Joko Willis	#33	LB	6'3	212	Sophomore	LaGrange, GA	Nebraska-Kearney
Jordon Ingram	#24	RB	6'1	209	Sophomore	Mobile, AL	Troy
Tar'Varish Dawson	#3	WR	5'11	165	Sophomore	Fort Myers, FL	Colorado
Jeffrey M'Ba	#5	DL	6'6	313	Junior	Libreville, Gabon	Purdue
Desmond Tisdol	#30	LB	6'0	215	Senior	Rochelle, GA	Florida Atlantic
Craig McDonald	#24	S	6'2	190	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota
Tobechi Okoli	#58	DL	6'5	255	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO	Iowa State
Dylan Brooks	#39	DL	6'5	250	Freshman	Roanoke, AL	Kansas
Landen King	#14	WR	6'5	220	Sophomore	Humble, TX	Utah
Colby Smith	#69	IOL	6'7	318	Sophomore	Reidsville, NC	Troy
T.J. Finley	#1	QB	6'6	250	Junior	Ponchatoula, LA	Texas State

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Gunner Britton	#53	OL	6'6	305	Senior	Conway, SC	Western Kentucky
Avery Jones	#66	OL	6'4	288	Senior	Havelock, NC	ECU
Rivaldo Fairweather	#13	TE	6'5	245	Junior	Lauderhill, FL	FIU
Nick Mardner	#8	WR	6'6	215	Senior	Mississauga, Ontario	Cincinnati
Elijah McAllister	#11	DL	6'6	265	Junior	Rumson, NJ	Vanderbilt
Dillon Wade	#52	OL	6'4	290	Junior	Houston, TX	Tulsa
Lawrence Johnson	#92	DL	6'3	310	Senior	Fort Wayne, IN	Purdue
Mosiah Nasili-Kite	#33	DL	6'2	310	Senior	Pittsburgh, CA	Maryland
Justin Rogers	#52	DL	6'3	333	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Kentucky
DeMario Tolan		LB	6'2	222	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	LSU
Austin Keys	#12	LB	6'2	245	Junior	Collins, MS	Ole Miss
Brian Battie	#21	RB	5'8	165	Senior	Sarasota, FL	USF
Jaden Muskrat	#63	OL	6'4	275	Sophomore	Centerton, AR	Tulsa
Caleb Burton III	#10	WR	5'10	155	Freshman	Del Valle, TX	Ohio State
Jalen McLeod	#35	LB	6'2	220	Sophomore	Washington D.C.	App State
Payton Thorne	#1	QB	6'2	187	Junior	Naperville, IL	Michigan State
Jyaire Shorter	#14	TE	6'2	215	Senior	Killeen, TX	North Texas
Larry Nixon III	#30	LB	6'2	205	Senior	North Richland Hills, TX	North Texas
Stephen Sings V	#18	EDGE	6'3	225	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Liberty
Shane Hooks	#11	WR	6'5	190	Senior	Orlando, FL	Jackson State

Personnel

Coaching staff

Auburn Tigers coaches

Hugh Freeze	Head coach	1st
Carnell "Cadillac" Williams	Associate head coach/ Running backs	5th
Philip Montgomery	Offensive coordinator	1st
Ron Roberts	Defensive coordinator	1st
Ben Aigamaua	Tight ends coach	1st
Josh Aldridge	Linebackers coach	1st
Marcus Davis	Wide receivers coach	1st
Zac Etheridge	Secondary coach/ Safeties	3rd
Jeremy Garrett	Defensive line coach	1st
Wesley McGriff	Secondary coach/ Cornerbacks	1st
Jake Thornton	Offensive line coach	1st
Reference:[2]

Schedule

Auburn and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022.[3][4] The 2023 Tigers' schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. Auburn will host four SEC conference opponents: Alabama (Iron Bowl), Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry), Mississippi State and Ole Miss (rivalry). The Tigers will travel to four SEC opponents: Arkansas, LSU (rivalry), Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. The Tigers' bye week comes during week 6 (on October 7, 2023).

Auburn out of conference opponents represent the CUSA, Pac-12, and SoCon conferences and one FBS independent school. The Tigers will host three of the four non–conference games which are against New Mexico State from CUSA, UMass an FBS independent program and Samford from the SoCon. The Tigers will travel to California from the Pac-12.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	UMass*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 59–14	88,043
September 9	9:30 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 14–10	44,141
September 16	6:00 p.m.	No. 18 (FCS) Samford*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN+/SECN+	W 45–13	88,043
September 23	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 10–27	102,530
September 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 20–27	88,043
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 18–48	102,321
October 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Ole Miss	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–28	88,043
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN
November 4	3:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN
November 11		at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
November 18		New Mexico State*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 25		Alabama	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

[5] [6]

Game summaries

UMass

Game One – UMass Minutemen (1–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	0	0	7	14
Tigers	10	21	21	7	59

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)

Statistics	MASS	AUB
First downs	11	27
Plays–yards	51–301	69–492
Rushes–yards	27–140	44–289
Passing yards	161	203
Passing: comp–att–int	14–24–1	14–25–0
Time of possession	28:25	28:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	8/16, 55 yds, INT
	Rushing	Kay'ron Adams	14 rushes, 101 yds
	Receiving	Anthony Simpson	4 receptions, 89 yds, TD
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	10/17, 141 yds, TD
	Rushing	Sean Jackson	5 rushes, 64 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jay Fair	5 receptions, 56 yds, TD

California

Game Two – Auburn Tigers (1–0) at California Golden Bears (1–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Bears	3	7	0	0	10

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Game time: 9:40 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 8 mph
Game attendance: 44,141
Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline reporter)

Statistics	AUB	CAL
First downs	12	19
Plays–yards	55–230	78–273
Rushes–yards	38–136	40–113
Passing yards	94	160
Passing: comp–att–int	10–17–1	21–38–2
Time of possession	25:12	34:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	9/14, 94 yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	11 carries, 53 yds
	Receiving	Rivaldo Fairweather	3 receptions, 39 yds, TD
California	Passing	Sam Jackson V	14/27, 126 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	20 carries, 78 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 35 yds

No. 18 (FCS) Samford

Game Three – No. 18 (FCS) Samford Bulldogs (1–1) at Auburn Tigers (2–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 (FCS) Bulldogs	0	0	13	0	13
Tigers	0	17	14	14	45

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Game time: 6:02 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (ESPN+/SEC Network+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst)

Statistics	SAM	AUB
First downs	12	26
Plays–yards	61–218	79–562
Rushes–yards	28–74	43–222
Passing yards	144	340
Passing: comp–att–int	19–33–2	27–36–2
Time of possession	26:32	33:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Michael Heirs	18/31, 141 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Damonta Witherspoon	5 carries, 30 yds
	Receiving	Ty King	5 receptions, 24 yds
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	24/32, 282 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Payton Thorne	11 carries, 123 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jay Fair	7 receptions, 93 yds

Texas A&M

Game Four – Auburn Tigers (3–0) at Texas A&M Aggies (2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	7	10
Aggies	6	0	14	7	27

at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: S 13 mph
Game attendance: 102,530
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Statistics	AUB	TXAM
First downs	14	16
Total yards	64–200	58–402
Rushing yards	41–144	33–209
Passing yards	56	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–23–0	15–25–0
Time of possession	32:10	27:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	6/12, 44 yards
	Rushing	Brian Battie	8 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Brian Battie	2 receptions, 23 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Max Johnson	7/11, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	15 carries, 97 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	5 receptions, 78 yards

No. 1 Georgia

Game Five – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (4–0) at Auburn Tigers (3-1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bulldogs	0	10	7	10	27
Tigers	10	0	7	3	20

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Game time: 2:39 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: E 6 mph
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Statistics	UGA	AUB
First downs	19	17
Total yards	63–420	63–307
Rushing yards	30–107	43–219
Passing yards	313	88
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–33–1	11–20–1
Time of possession	29:51	30:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Carson Beck	23/33, 313 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Daijun Edwards	19 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brock Bowers	8 receptions, 157 yards, TD
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	10/19, 82 yards, INT
	Rushing	Payton Thorne	12 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Rivaldo Fairweather	4 receptions, 44 yards

No. 22 LSU

Game Six – Auburn Tigers (3–2) at No. 22 LSU Tigers (4–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn Tigers	0	7	3	8	18
No. 22 LSU Tigers	17	3	14	14	48

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW 9 mph
Game attendance: 102,321
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)

Statistics	AUB	LSU
First downs	18	25
Plays–yards	61–293	66–563
Rushes–yards	34–139	39–238
Passing yards	154	325
Passing: comp–att–int	15–27–0	20–27–1
Time of possession	25:47	34:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	12/23, 102 yards
	Rushing	Jeremiah Cobb	10 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Frazier	3 receptions, 52 yards, TD
LSU	Passing	Jayden Daniels	20/27, 325 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Logan Diggs	18 carries, 97 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malik Nabers	6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

No. 13 Ole Miss

Game Seven – No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels (5–1) at Auburn Tigers (3–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Rebels	14	0	7	7	28
Tigers	7	7	0	7	21

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)

Statistics	MISS	AUB
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mississippi State

Game Eight – Mississippi State Bulldogs (4–3) at Auburn Tigers (3–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi State	0	0	0	0	0
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: -
Game attendance: -
Referee: -
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Statistics	MSST	AUB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Vanderbilt

Game Nine – Auburn Tigers at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

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

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: -
Game attendance: -
Referee: -
TV announcers (SEC Network): TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	AUB	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Arkansas

Game Ten – Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Razorbacks	-	-	-	-	0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Statistics	AUB	ARK
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

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

New Mexico State

Game Eleven – New Mexico State Aggies at Auburn Tigers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Statistics	NMSU	AUB
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

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

Alabama

Game Twelve – Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson Tide	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Statistics	ALA	AUB
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	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	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

"Hugh Freeze named head football coach at Auburn". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
"Football Coaches". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
Sallee, Barrett (September 20, 2022). "2023 SEC football schedule by team..." CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
Green, Tom (September 20, 2022). "2023 Auburn football schedule released". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
"2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
"2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved May 16, 2023.

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[1] "Hugh Freeze named head football coach at Auburn". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[2] "Football Coaches". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[3] Sallee, Barrett (September 20, 2022). "2023 SEC football schedule by team..." CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[4] Green, Tom (September 20, 2022). "2023 Auburn football schedule released". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[5] "2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[6] "2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved May 16, 2023.

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