Auburn (4-3, 2-3 SEC) at No. 12 Ole Miss (5-2, 3-2 SEC)
11:45 a.m. CT, Saturday
TV: SEC Network
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Auburn enters the matchup with a 4-3 record following wins over Baylor, Southern Miss, Vanderbilt and Georgia before dropping games to Florida, Tennessee and LSU. The Tigers’ biggest win of the season came on Oct. 17, when Auburn defeated then-No. 1 Georgia, 27-24, on the road, earning one of the program’s signature victories of the season and handing the Bulldogs a loss at home.
Auburn is averaging 25.4 points and 376.6 yards of total offense per game, including 165.6 rushing yards and 211.0 passing yards per contest. Quarterback Byrum Brown leads Auburn through the air with 1,365 passing yards and eight touchdowns while completing 64.1 percent of his passes. Brown also leads the Tigers on the ground with 480 rushing yards and six touchdowns, while Jeremiah Cobb has added 320 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
In the passing game, Keshaun Singleton leads Auburn with 431 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Chas Nimrod has recorded 340 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions. Against Georgia, Brown played a key role in the upset, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown while completing 16 of 28 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns.
Defensively, Auburn has allowed 24.1 points and 396.9 yards of total offense per game, including 146.1 rushing yards and 250.7 passing yards per contest. The Tigers have recorded 17 sacks and eight interceptions through seven games, led by Elijah Melendez, who has totaled four sacks and nine tackles for loss, and Xavier Atkins, who has added three sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss.Â