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2023 Auburn Tigers football
2023 Auburn Tigers football
Music City Bowl, L 13–31 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 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
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season

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

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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

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

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]

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	W 27–13	88,043
November 4	3:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 31–15	28,500
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	W 48–10	72,033
November 18	3:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 10–31	88,043
November 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Alabama	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl, SEC Nation)	CBS	L 24–27	88,043
December 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. Maryland*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ABC	L 13–31	50,088
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

2023_Auburn_Tigers_football_team

2023 Auburn Tigers football team

Offseason

2023 NFL draft

Transfers

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game summaries

UMass

California

No. 18 (FCS) Samford

Texas A&M

No. 1 Georgia

No. 22 LSU

No. 13 Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Vanderbilt

Arkansas

New Mexico State

Alabama

Maryland

Rankings

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 4 Georgia xy	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 8 Missouri	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	4	9	–	4
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	5	–	7
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 9 Ole Miss	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 12 LSU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Auburn	3	–	5	6	–	7
Mississippi State	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

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 Hiers	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

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

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Crimson Tide	7	10	3	7	27
Tigers	7	7	7	3	24

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

Statistics	MISS	AUB
First downs	20	10
Plays–yards	74–425	56–275
Rushes–yards	56–223	39–153
Passing yards	202	122
Passing: comp–att–int	10–18–2	12–17–2
Time of possession	34:14	25:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Jaxson Dart	10/17, 202 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Quinshon Judkins	21 carries, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tre Harris	4 receptions, 102 yards
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	9/13, 100 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	15 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rivaldo Fairweather	5 receptions, 31 yards, TD

Statistics	MSST	AUB
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	67–345	62–416
Rushes–yards	35–184	36–186
Passing yards	161	230
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	20–26–0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Mike Wright	16/32, 161 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Mike Wright	14 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Zavion Thomas	9 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	20/26, 230 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	17 carries, 144 yards
	Receiving	Rivaldo Fairweather	4 receptions, 31 yards

Statistics	AUB	VAN
First downs	14	12
Plays–yards	64–424	62–266
Rushes–yards	37–230	30–100
Passing yards	194	166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–27–1	17–32–1
Time of possession	26:39	33:21

Statistics	AUB	ARK
First downs	32	10
Plays–yards	76–517	52–255
Rushes–yards	55–354	32–120
Passing yards	163	135
Passing: comp–att–int	12–21–2	12–20–0
Time of possession	38:15	21:45

Statistics	NMSU	AUB
First downs	22	11
Plays–yards	65–414	45–213
Rushes–yards	37–213	26–65
Passing yards	201	148
Passing: comp–att–int	19–28–0	15–19–0
Time of possession	38:50	21:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Diego Pavia	19/28, 201 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Star Thomas	7 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Kordell David	4 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	15/19, 148 yards, TD
	Rushing	Payton Thorne	17 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Caleb Burton	4 receptions, 33 yards

Statistics	ALA	AUB
First downs	21	18
Plays–yards	68–451	59–337
Rushes–yards	44–192	42–244
Passing yards	259	93
Passing: comp–att–int	16–24–0	6–17–2
Time of possession	32:43	27:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Jalen Milroe	16/24, 259 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Milroe	18 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Jermaine Burton	4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	5/16, 91 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	14 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	Ja'varrius Johnson	4 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Statistics	AUB	UMD
First downs	20	15
Plays–yards	77–300	59–310
Rushes–yards	35–76	32–102
Passing yards	224	208
Passing: comp–att–int	21–42–2	10–26–1
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Hank Brown	7/9, 132 YDS
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	13 Car, 44 YDS
	Receiving	Caleb Burton III	5 Rec, 78 YDS
Maryland	Passing	Billy Edwards Jr.	6/20, 126 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Billy Edwards Jr.	13 Car, 50 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roman Hemby	1 Rec, 61 YDS

	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