A blocked-punt touchdown and two Byrum Brown scores gave Auburn its first SEC home win since November 2024 and Alex Golesh his first conference victory. Read More
Category: Auburn Football
Auburn Puts a 34-Game Homecoming Streak on the Line Against Unbeaten Vanderbilt Saturday
Auburn (2-1, 0-1 SEC) hosts undefeated Vanderbilt (3-0) in its Homecoming game Saturday at 3:15 p.m. CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game is on the SEC Network and the Auburn Sports Network. The Tigers have won 34 straight Homecoming games, a program record going back to 1992, and are 87-8-4 all-time on Homecoming. Vanderbilt comes in after one of the wildest finishes of the season. Trailing NC State 17-0 in the first half and 24-7… Read More
Golesh Says Auburn Was ‘So Amped’ in Its Florida Loss; Vanderbilt Visits Saturday at 3:15
Auburn's diagnosis of its 44-39 SEC-opening loss to Florida had less to do with schemes than with adrenaline, coach Alex Golesh said at his Monday news conference. "We were so amped," Golesh said. "You end up coming out way more emotional than you want to. At least to me, you gotta be able to just settle and play, play, to play, to play. And we didn't do a good enough job." The numbers behind the… Read More
Florida Spoils Auburnβs SEC Opener 44-39 at a Sold-Out Jordan-Hare
September 20, 2026 β Auburn, AL Auburn dug out of an early double-digit hole and rallied late, but Florida running back Jadan Baugh ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns to carry the Gators to a 44-39 win Saturday night in the SEC opener for both teams and both first-year head coaches. Florida piled up 495 yards of offense. Quarterback Aaron Philo completed 58% of his passes for 204 yards and a touchdown. The Gators… Read More
Behind Auburn’s Pregame Eagle Flight: ‘We Consider Them Professional Athletes’
AUBURN β Before the eagle circles Jordan-Hare on a fall Saturday, there are months of training flights. The Auburn University Raptor Center opened a media day on Thursday, Sept. 10, featuring Independence β "Indy" β a bald eagle and one of the center's raptor ambassadors. Raptor Center specialist Andrea McCravy told reporters the birds are prepared much like the football team. "We consider them professional athletes, just like our football players," she said. "They also… Read More
Auburn Calls a ‘Power Stripe Out’ for Saturday’s Florida Game: Check Your Section Color
AUBURN β Jordan-Hare Stadium will be striped orange, blue and white on Saturday, Sept. 19, when Auburn opens SEC play against Florida at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN. Auburn Athletics has designated the game a "Power Stripe Out," the return of a 2026 promotion that asks fans to wear the color assigned to their seating section rather than a single stadium-wide color. Fans can look up their section on the orange, blue and white guide… Read More
Auburn Opens SEC Play Saturday Against Florida: 6 p.m. Kickoff, ESPN, and a Friendship on Pause
AUBURN β Auburn's SEC schedule starts Saturday, Sept. 19, when Florida visits Jordan-Hare Stadium for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff televised on ESPN. The Tigers are 2-0 under first-year head coach Alex Golesh after a 17-16 win over Baylor in Atlanta and a 43-8 home debut against Southern Miss. It is the first meeting between the programs in seven years, and it pairs two coaches who came to the SEC from the American Athletic Conference… Read More
Auburn Rolls Past Southern Miss 43-8 in Jordan-Hare Home Opener
Auburn opened at home with a pick-six on Southern Miss' first drive, a 17-0 first quarter and 610 total yards in a 43-8 win Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers are 2-0. Read More
Auburn’s Home Opener Saturday: 6:45 Kickoff, New Traffic Patterns and Free Rides From Tiger Town
Auburn hosts Southern Miss Saturday at 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network in the first of six home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium this season β and fans should plan for a different gameday than last year. With construction underway on the Jordan-Hare North Project, the north end zone parking lot is gone. Auburn Athletics warns that the loss pushes congestion to the south side of the stadium, particularly around Gate 9, and visiting team buses… Read More
Auburn Safety Eric Winters Named National Player of the Week for Goal-Line Stop
Auburn sophomore safety Eric Winters has been named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Player of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America, and also picked up Lott IMPACT Trophy player of the week honors, for the tackle that decided the Tigers' season opener. With under 10 seconds left and Baylor going for two to tie, Winters stopped Bears tight end Matthew Klopfenstein inches short of the goal line to preserve a 17-16 Auburn… Read More
Auburn Moves Tiger Walk Earlier, Adds Tiger Walk Plaza for 2026 Home Games
Auburn Athletics announced a set of gameday changes Wednesday, two days before the Tigers' home opener, headlined by a new pregame gathering spot called Tiger Walk Plaza. The plaza, located near the Plainsman Park entrance, will feature a mobile video board, live music from regional acts and a new home for the Tiger Tailgate Show. Auburn is billing it as the season's central gameday destination. Tiger Walk itself moves to two and a half hours… Read More