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{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{NCAATeamFootballSeason
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|Mode = football
|Year=2008
|mode = football
|year=2008
|Team=Auburn Tigers
|team=Auburn Tigers
|Image=AuburnTigers.png
|image=Auburn Tigers logo.svg
|ImageSize=104
|image_size=125
|Conference=Southeastern Conference
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|Division=West
|division=Western Division
|APRank=
|APRank=
|CoachRank=
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|Record=4-3
|record=5–7
|conf_record=2–6
|ConfRecord=2-3
|ShortConference=SEC
|short_conf=SEC
|HeadCoach=[[Tommy Tuberville]]
|head_coach=[[Tommy Tuberville]]
|hc_year=10th
|OffCoach=Position Open
|off_coach=[[Tony Franklin (American football coach)|Tony Franklin]] (1st season; first six games)<br>[[Steve Ensminger]] (interim)
|DefCoach=[[Paul Rhoads]]
|off_scheme=[[Air raid offense|Air Raid]]
|OScheme=[[Offensive philosophy (American football)#Spread Offense|Spread]]
|DScheme =[[4-3]]
|def_coach=[[Paul Rhoads]]
|dc_year=1st
|StadiumArena=[[Jordan-Hare Stadium]] (87,451)
|def_scheme=[[4–3 defense|4–3]]
}}{{2008 SEC Standings}}
|stadium=[[Jordan–Hare Stadium]]
The '''2008 Auburn Tigers football team''' will represent [[Auburn University]] in the 2008-2009 [[college football]] season. Head coach [[Tommy Tuberville]] returns for his tenth season at Auburn, the second longest tenure at the same school among current [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] head coaches. He is joined by a new defensive coordinator [[Paul Rhoads]] and was previously joined by then new offensive coordinator [[Tony Franklin (coach)|Tony Franklin]], who attempted to implement his [[spread offense]] in an failed effort to correct the Tigers' 2007 offensive struggles. Franklin was fired by Tuberville six games into the season to the delight of Auburn fans.
}}
{{2008 SEC football standings}}

The '''2008 Auburn Tigers football team''' represented [[Auburn University]] during [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. [[Tommy Tuberville]] served his tenth and final season as head coach at Auburn. He was joined by a new defensive coordinator [[Paul Rhoads]] and new offensive coordinator [[Tony Franklin (coach)|Tony Franklin]], who attempted to implement Tuberville’s new without the proper players suited for the [[spread offense]] in a failed effort to correct the Tigers' offensive struggles in [[2007 Auburn Tigers football team|2007]]. Tuberville fired Franklin six games into the season.


Auburn will play a seven-game home schedule at [[Jordan-Hare Stadium]], while traveling to [[Mountaineer Field]] in [[Morgantown]], [[West Virginia]] for the Tigers' first ever meeting with the [[West Virginia Mountaineers]].<ref name="07MediaGuide"> {{cite web |title=2007 Auburn Football Media Guide - History |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mg-history |accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> The [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]] return to the Tigers' schedule for the first time since Auburn defeated Tennessee twice in AU's [[2004 Auburn Tigers football team|2004 perfect season]]. LSU, Arkansas, and Georgia round out Auburn's tough home conference schedule.
Auburn played a seven-game home schedule at [[Jordan–Hare Stadium]], while traveling to [[Mountaineer Field]] in [[Morgantown, West Virginia]] for the Tigers' first ever meeting with the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia Mountaineers]].<ref name="07MediaGuide">{{cite web|title=2007 Auburn Football Media Guide – History|publisher=Auburn Athletic Department|url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mg-history|access-date=December 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128145005/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mg-history|archive-date=November 28, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]] returned to the Tigers' schedule for the first time since Auburn defeated Tennessee twice in AU's undefeated [[2004 Auburn Tigers football team|2004 season]]. [[2008 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]], [[2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], and [[2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] rounded out Auburn's home conference schedule.


==Pre-season==


==Pre-Season==
===Rankings===
===Rankings===
The Tigers entered the season with high expectations, ranked highly by multiple polls in the preseason. The [[Associated Press]] Poll placed Auburn at #10<ref name="AP Preseason">{{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=1 |title=2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Preseason |date=[[2008-08-16]] | accessdate=2008-08-17 |publisher=AP}}</ref> while the [[USA Today]] [[Coaches' Poll]], a component of the [[Bowl Championship Series]] rankings, had Auburn at #11.<ref name="Coach Preseason">{{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=2&weekNumber=1&seasonYear=2008 | title=2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Preseason | date=[[2008-08-01]] | accessdate=2008-08-17 | publisher=USA Today}}</ref> Other rankings include:
The Tigers entered the season with high expectations, ranked highly by multiple polls in the preseason. The [[Associated Press]] Poll placed Auburn at #10<ref name="AP Preseason">{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=1|title=2008 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason|date=August 16, 2008|access-date=August 17, 2008|publisher=AP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819084950/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=1|archive-date=August 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> while the [[USA Today]] [[Coaches' Poll]], a component of the [[Bowl Championship Series]] rankings, had Auburn at #11.<ref name="Coach Preseason">{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=2&weekNumber=1&seasonYear=2008|title=2008 NCAA Football Rankings – Preseason |date=August 1, 2008|access-date=August 17, 2008|newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Other rankings include:


<nowiki>#</nowiki> 7 – Rivals.com<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=815280|title=Rivals.com 2008 Preseason Top 120 Countdown|publisher=rivals.com|access-date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913134240/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=815280|archive-date=September 13, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><br><nowiki>#</nowiki> 8 – Athlon<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/8701/preseason-top-25|title=Preseason Top 25 - AthlonSports.com|publisher=Athlon Sports|access-date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804203853/http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/8701/preseason-top-25|archive-date=August 4, 2008}}</ref><br><nowiki>#</nowiki> 9 – Sports Illustrated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/05/01/spring.rankings/index.html#?eref=T1|title=College Football Power Rankings|author=Mandel, Stewart|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=May 1, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917181541/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/05/01/spring.rankings/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><br><nowiki>#</nowiki> 9 – CollegeTop25 Consensus<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegetop25.com/?s=ranks2008-pre|title=Consensus 2008 Pre-Season Rankings|publisher=CollegeTop25.com|access-date=August 23, 2008}}</ref><br><nowiki>#</nowiki> 10 – ESPN<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3459463|title=Bulldogs back at No. 1 in updated Top 25|author=Schlabach, Mark|publisher=ESPN|date=June 25, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914131958/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3459463|archive-date=September 14, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><br><nowiki>#</nowiki> 13 – Lindy's<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lindyssports.com/content.php?id=2291|title=Bulldogs top 2008 Lindy's preseason Top 25|publisher=Lindy's Sports|date=May 30, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915221635/http://www.lindyssports.com/content.php?id=2291|archive-date=September 15, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><br><nowiki>#</nowiki> 14 – CollegeFootballNews/Scout.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/720771.html|title=CFN 2008 Pre-Preseason Rankings Top 25|publisher=CollegeFootballNews|date=January 15, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812133346/http://cfn.scout.com/2/720771.html|archive-date=August 12, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 7 - Rivals.com<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=815280 |title=Rivals.com 2008 Preseason Top 120 Countdown |publisher=rivals.com |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 8 - Athlon<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/8701/preseason-top-25 |title=Preseason Top 25 - AthlonSports.com |publisher=Athlon Sports |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 9 - Sports Illustrated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/05/01/spring.rankings/index.html#?eref=T1 |title=College Football Power Rankings |author=Mandel, Stewart |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=2008-05-01 |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 10 - ESPN<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3459463 |title=Bulldogs back at No. 1 in updated Top 25 |author=Schlabach, Mark |publisher=ESPN |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 13 - Lindy's<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lindyssports.com/content.php?id=2291 |title=Bulldogs top 2008 Lindy's preseason Top 25 |publisher=Lindy's Sports |date=2008-05-30 |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 14 - CollegeFootballNews/Scout.com<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/720771.html |title=CFN 2008 Pre-Preseason Rankings Top 25 |publisher=CollegeFootballNews |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref>


===Watchlists and honors===
===Watchlists and honors===
*[[Walter Camp Award]] watchlist – [[Sen'Derrick Marks]](DT)<ref name="Marks-CampPOY">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081808aaa.html|title=Sen'Derrick Marks Named To Walter Camp Award Watch List|publisher=Auburn Athletic Department|date=August 18, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929152217/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081808aaa.html|archive-date=September 29, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

*[[Walter Camp Award]] watchlist - [[Sen'Derrick Marks]](DT)<ref name="Marks-CampPOY">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081808aaa.html |title=Sen'Derrick Marks Named To Walter Camp Award Watch List |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |date=2008-08-18 |accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref>
*[[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]] watchlist – [[Antonio Coleman]](DE) and Sen'Derrick Marks<ref name="NagurskiWatchlist">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html|title=Antonio Coleman And Sen'Derrick Marks Named To Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List|publisher=Auburn Athletic Department|date=May 12, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929025702/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html|archive-date=September 29, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Outland Trophy]] watchlist – Sen'Derrick Marks<ref name="Marks-CampPOY"/>
*[[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]] watchlist - [[Antonio Coleman]](DE) and Sen'Derrick Marks<ref name="NagurskiWatchlist">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051208aaa.html |title=Antonio Coleman And Sen'Derrick Marks Named To Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |date=2008-05-12 |accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref>
*[[Dave Rimington Trophy]] watchlist – [[Jason Bosley]](C)<ref name="Bosley-Rimington">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050708aaa.html |title=Jason Bosley Named To Rimington Trophy Watch List |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department|date=May 7, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929152212/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050708aaa.html|archive-date=September 29, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Outland Trophy]] watchlist - Sen'Derrick Marks<ref name="Marks-CampPOY"/>
*[[Playboy]] All-American – Sen'Derrick Marks<ref name="Marks-CampPOY"/>
*[[Dave Rimington Trophy]] watchlist - [[Jason Bosley]](C)<ref name="Bosley-Rimington">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050708aaa.html |title=Jason Bosley Named To Rimington Trophy Watch List |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |date=2008-05-07 |accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref>
*[[Playboy]] All-American - Sen'Derrick Marks<ref name="Marks-CampPOY"/>


===Pre-season All-SEC Teams===
===Pre-season All-SEC Teams===
Coaches All-SEC 1st Team - DT Sen’Derrick Marks & P Ryan Shoemaker<br />
Coaches All-SEC 1st Team – DT Sen’Derrick Marks & P Ryan Shoemaker<br>Coaches All-SEC 2nd Team – RB Ben Tate, OL Tyronne Green, LB Tray Blackmon & DB [[Jerraud Powers]]<br>Coaches All-SEC 3rd Team – DE Antonio Coleman
Coaches All-SEC 2nd Team - RB Ben Tate, OL Tyronne Green, LB Tray Blackmon & DB Jerraud Powers<br />
Coaches All-SEC 3rd Team - DE Antonio Coleman


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
Auburn's schedule consisted of eight Southeastern Conference opponents (four home, four away) and four non-conference opponents. AU meets Tennessee-Martin and West Virginia for the first time. The WVU game, a mid-season inter-conference Thursday night matchup, is the first of a two-game home-and-home series between the two teams. Of the remaining ten opponents that the Tigers have previously faced, Auburn holds the all-time series lead against all but Alabama and LSU. Four opponents — #1 Georgia, LSU, West Virginia and Tennessee — were ranked in both the preseason USA Today and AP Polls. Alabama was also ranked in the AP Poll. Tennessee dropped out of the polls before playing Auburn; however, Vanderbilt would enter the polls by the time the Commodores played Auburn.


{{CFB schedule
Auburn's schedule consists of eight Southeastern Conference opponents (four home, four away) and four non-conference opponents. AU meets Tennessee-Martin and West Virginia for the first time. The WVU game, a mid-season inter-conference Thursday night matchup, is the first of a two game home-and-home series between the two teams. Of the remaining ten opponents that the Tigers have previously faced, Auburn holds the all-time series lead against all but Alabama and LSU. Four opponents — #1 Georgia, LSU, West Virginia and Tennessee — were ranked in both the preseason USA Today and AP Polls. Alabama was also ranked in the AP Poll. Tennessee dropped out of the polls before playing Auburn; however, Vanderbilt would enter the polls by the time the Commodores played Auburn.
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| timezone = Central


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| date = August 30
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
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| opponent = [[2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team|Louisiana–Monroe]]
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = [[September 6]]
| date = September 6
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| time = 11:30&nbsp;am
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| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
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| opponent = [[2008 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]
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| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| rank = 10
| tv = [[Raycom Sports|Raycom]]
| opponent = [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles|Southern Miss]]
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| score = 27–13
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{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = [[September 13]]
| date = September 13
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| time = 6:00&nbsp;pm
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| away = y
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| opponent = [[2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| away = yes
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| rank = 9
| opponent = [[2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
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| site_stadium = [[Davis Wade Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Davis Wade Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]]
| site_cityst = [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]]
| tv = [[ESPN2]]<ref name="08-ESPN-schedule">{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3514771 |title=2008 Major College Football National TV Schedule|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 1, 2008|access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref>
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| score = 3-2
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| date = [[September 20]]
| time = 6:45 p.m.
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{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = [[September 27]]
| date = September 20
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| time = 6:45&nbsp;pm
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| opponent = [[2008 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
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| gamename = [[Auburn–LSU football rivalry|Tiger Bowl]]) ([[College GameDay (football)|College GameDay]]
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| rank = 16
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| opponent = [[2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
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{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = [[October 4]]
| date = September 27
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| time = 2:30&nbsp;pm
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| w/l = w
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| rank = 15
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time = 5:00&nbsp;pm
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| site_stadium = [[Vanderbilt Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
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| date = [[October 11]]
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| rank = 20
| opponent = [[2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]
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| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
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| date = [[October 23]]
| date = October 23
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| opponent = [[2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]
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| date = [[November 1]]
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| rank =
| opponent = [[2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
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| rank =
| site_cityst = [[Oxford, Mississippi|Oxford, MS]]
| opponent = [[2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
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| tv = Raycom
| score = 7–17
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| date = [[November 8]]
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| time = 1:30 p.m.
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| rank =
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
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| gamename =
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| date = November 15
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==Game Notes==
==Game summaries==

===Louisiana-Monroe===
===Louisiana-Monroe===
{{Expand-section|date=September 2008}}
{{Expand section|date=September 2008}}
Auburn's first possession only picked up 1 first down, but the punt put UL-Monroe in bad field position. On the first play,Auburn Defensive End Antonio Coleman made a huge hit on UL-Monroe's quarterback, forcing a fumble on the UL-Monroe 9-yard line, and the Defense picked it up and took it back for the Auburn Tigers' first touchdown. A few possessions later, Auburn Receiver and Punt Returner Robert Dunn returned a UL-Monroe punt for a TD with 0:04 left in the 1st Quarter. At halftime, Auburn had a 17-0 lead after a Wes Byrum field goal. On the opening kickoff of the 3rd quarter, UL-Monroe fumbled the ball and Auburn recovered, leading to a TD run from Brad Lester. Another field goal from Byrum would make the score 27-0 going into the 4th Quarter. Kodi Burns had left the game with a cut in his leg, so Chris Todd played the rest of the game. Later in the 4th, Todd would lead Auburn down the field with a excellent and suddenly effective passing game, ending in a 3-yard Touchdown pass to Chris Slaughter to seal the victory. It was the first shutout for Auburn since a 27-0 wins over Arkansas State on November 4, 2006. It was also the first time Auburn had scored on Offense, Defense, and Special Teams since the 2003 73-7 beating of UL-Monroe. Auburn finished with 406 yards of offense, 321 Rushing yards and 85 passing yards. Auburn picked up 19 first downs while UL-Monroe picked up 12.
Auburn's first possession only picked up 1 first down, but the punt put UL-Monroe in bad field position. On the first play, Auburn Defensive End Antonio Coleman made a huge hit on UL-Monroe's quarterback, forcing a fumble on the UL-Monroe 9-yard line, and the Defense picked it up and took it back for the Auburn Tigers' first touchdown. A few possessions later, Auburn Receiver and Punt Returner Robert Dunn returned a UL-Monroe punt for a TD with 0:04 left in the 1st Quarter. At halftime, Auburn had a 17–0 lead after a Wes Byrum field goal. On the opening kickoff of the 3rd quarter, UL-Monroe fumbled the ball and Auburn recovered, leading to a TD run from Brad Lester. Another field goal from Byrum would make the score 27–0 going into the 4th Quarter. Kodi Burns had left the game with a cut in his leg, so Chris Todd played the rest of the game. Later in the 4th, Todd would lead Auburn down the field with an excellent and suddenly effective passing game, ending in a 3-yard Touchdown pass to Chris Slaughter to seal the victory. It was the first shutout for Auburn since a 27–0 wins over Arkansas State on November 4, 2006. It was also the first time Auburn had scored on Offense, Defense, and Special Teams since the 2003 73–7 beating of UL-Monroe. Auburn finished with 406 yards of offense, 321 Rushing yards and 85 passing yards. Auburn picked up 19 first downs while UL-Monroe picked up 12.
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===Southern Miss===
===Southern Miss===
Southern Miss returned to the Plains for the first time since the [[1993 Auburn Tigers football team|1993 perfect season]]. Prior to that meeting, the Tigers had lost consecutive 1-point losses to Southern Miss, then quarterbacked by [[Brett Favre]].

Despite impressive offensive numbers in their opening game where Southern Mississippi put up 633 yards (427 rushing) in a 51–21 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, [[Larry Fedora]]'s team did not have an answer for Auburn's tough defense. The Tigers won 27–13, improving their lead in the series all-time to 17–5.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/opponents_records.php?teamid=3052 |title=Auburn vs Southern Mississippi record |access-date=February 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525224932/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/opponents_records.php?teamid=3052 |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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===Mississippi State===
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===LSU===
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===Tennessee===
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===Vanderbilt===
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===Arkansas===
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===West Virginia===
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===Ole Miss===
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===Tennessee-Martin===
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===Georgia===
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===Alabama===
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==Coaching staff==
==Coaching staff==
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! Name !! Position !! Years<br />at AU* || [[Alma mater]] (Year)
! Name !! Position !! Years<br>at AU* || [[Alma mater]] (Year) || Note
|-
|-
| [[Tommy Tuberville]] || Head Coach || 9 || [[Southern Arkansas University]] (1976)
| [[Tommy Tuberville]] || Head coach || 9 || [[Southern Arkansas University]] (1976) || <small>Resigned following the season. Replaced [[Mike Leach (American football coach)|Mike Leach]] as<br/>Texas Tech head coach following 2009 season</small>
|-
|-
| Position Open || Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks || 0 ||
| [[Tony Franklin (coach)|Tony Franklin]] || Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks || 0 || [[Murray State University]] (1979; M.S., 1989) || <small>Fired after week 6 of the season</small>
|-
|-
| [[Hugh Nall]] || Offensive line || 9 || [[University of Georgia]] (1983)
| [[Hugh Nall]] || Offensive line || 9 || [[University of Georgia]] (1983) ||
|-
|-
| [[Eddie Gran]] || [[Running back]]s, Special teams || 9 || [[California Lutheran University|California Lutheran]] (1987)
| [[Eddie Gran]] || [[Running back]]s, Special teams || 9 || [[California Lutheran University|California Lutheran]] (1987) ||
|-
|-
| [[Steve Ensminger]] || [[Tight end]]s || 5 || [[Louisiana State University]] (1982)
| [[Steve Ensminger]] || [[Tight end]]s || 5 || [[Louisiana State University]] (1982) || <small>Became Offensive Coordinator after week 6 of the season</small>
|-
|-
| [[Greg Knox]] || [[Wide receiver]]s, Recruiting Coordinator || 9 || [[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]] (1986), [[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]] (1990)
| [[Greg Knox]] || [[Wide receiver]]s, Recruiting Coordinator || 9 || [[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]] (1986), [[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]] (1990) ||
|-
|-
| [[Paul Rhoads]] || Defensive coordinator, secondary || 0 || [[Missouri Western State University|Missouri Western]] (1989), [[Utah State University|Utah State]] (1991)
| [[Paul Rhoads]] || Defensive coordinator, secondary || 0 || [[Missouri Western State University|Missouri Western]] (1989), [[Utah State University|Utah State]] (1991) || <small>Became [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]] head coach following the season.</small>
|-
|-
| [[Don Dunn]] || Defensive tackles || 9 || [[East Tennessee State University|East Tennessee State]] (1976), [[Union College]] (1980)
| [[Don Dunn]] || Defensive tackles || 9 || [[East Tennessee State University|East Tennessee State]] (1976), [[Union College]] (1980) ||
|-
|-
| [[Terry Price (American football)|Terry Price]] || Defensive ends || 9 || [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] (1992)
| [[Terry Price (American football)|Terry Price]] || Defensive ends || 9 || [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] (1992) || <small>Joined Rhoads at Iowa State initially,<br/>but was hired by Ole Miss before 2009 season began.</small>
|-
|-
| [[James Willis]] || Linebackers || 2 || Auburn University (2003)
| [[James Willis (American football)|James Willis]] || Linebackers || 2 || Auburn University (2003) ||
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|}
<small><nowiki>*Entering season</nowiki></small>
<small><nowiki>*Entering season</nowiki></small>


==Rankings==
==Depth chart==
Starters and backups.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 11, 2008|title=Auburn Tigers Preview 2008 – Depth Chart|url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/745652.html|access-date=August 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320062051/http://cfn.scout.com/2/745652.html|archive-date=March 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


{{CFB Team Depth Chart
{{seealso|2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
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| KeyReserves = No
| 3Deep = Yes
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| QB_Backup = Kodi Burns
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| C_Backup = Ryan Pugh
| C_Third = Bart Eddins
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==Rankings==
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{{See also|2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}
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{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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| style="background:#FFF;" | 9
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| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10
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| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 9
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| style="background:#FFE6E6;"| 16
| coaches_9 = NR
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14
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| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 23
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==Statistics==
==Statistics==
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| Scoring || 112 || 67
| Scoring || 208 || 216
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Points per Game || 18.7 || 11.2
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Points per Game || 17.3 || 18.0
|-
|-
| First Downs || 41 || 32
| First Downs || 198 || 204
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Rushing || 21 || 7
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Rushing || 102 || 85
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Passing || 18 || 22
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Passing || 82 || 101
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Penalty || 2 || 3
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Penalty || 14 || 18
|-
|-
| Total Offense || 786 || 525
| Total Offense || 3635 || 3813
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total Plays || 148 || 145
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total Plays || 810 || 777
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Play || 5.3 || 3.6
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Play || 4.5 || 4.9
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|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Game || 393.0 || 262.5
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Game || 302.9 || 317.8
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|-
| Fumbles-Lost || 5-3 || 6-3
| Fumbles-Lost || 23–13 || 20–7
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|-
| Penalties-Yards || 13-108 || 12-96
| Penalties-Yards || 74–568 || 59–500
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Game || 54.0 || 48.0
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Game || 47.3 || 41.7
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| Punts-Yards || 12-525 || 19-752
| Punts-Yards || 78-3212 || 81-3264
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|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Punt || 43.4 || 39.3
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Avg per Punt || 41.2 || 40.3
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|-
| Time of Possession/Game || 29:36 || 30:24
| Time of Possession/Game || 30:12 || 29:48
|-
|-
| 3rd Down Conversions || 9-27 || 3-32
| 3rd Down Conversions || 65/189 || 49/171
|-
|-
| 4th Down Conversions || 1-1 || 4-6
| 4th Down Conversions || 5/12 || 8/17
|-
|-
| Touchdowns Scored || 7 || 2
| Touchdowns Scored || 25 || 27
|-
|-
| Field Goals-Attempts-Long || 4-5-52 || 0-3-0
| Field Goals-Attempts || 11–20 || 11–20
|-
|-
| PAT-Attempts || 7-7 || 1-1
| PAT-Attempts || 23–25 || 19–22
|-
|-
| Attendance || 174,902 || 0
| Attendance || 608,402 || 301,911
|-
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Games/Avg per Game || 2/87451 || 0/0
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Games/Avg per Game || 7/86,915 || 5/60,382
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====Scores by quarter====
====Scores by quarter====
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|H3=27
|H3=72
|H4=24
|H4=68
}}
}}
|}
|}


===Offense===
===Offense===

====Rushing====
====Rushing====
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
! Name !! GP-GS !! Att !! Gain !! Loss !! Net !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G
! Name !! GP-GS !! Att !! Gain !! Loss !! Net !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G
|-
|-
| Ben Tate || 2-0 || 28 || 197 || 11 || 186 || 6.6 || 1 || 49 || 93.0
| Ben Tate || 12–2 || 159 || 718 || 54 || 664 || 4.2 || 3 || 49 || 55.3
|-
|-
| Brad Lester || 2-2 || 26 || 98 || 1 || 97 || 3.7 || 1 || 10 || 48.5
| Kodi Burns || 10–7 || 98 || 532 || 121 || 411 || 4.2 || 5 || 58 || 41.1
|-
|-
| Eric Smith || 2-1 || 11 || 75 || 1 || 74 || 6.7 || 0 || 19 || 37.0
| Brad Lester || 11–8 || 80 || 314 || 25 || 289 || 3.6 || 2 || 19 || 26.3
|-
|-
| Kodi Burns || 2-1 || 8 || 70 || 2 || 68 || 8.5 || 1 || 23 || 34.0
| Mario Fannin || 12–3 || 54 || 255 || 17 || 238 || 4.4 || 1 || 35 || 19.8
|-
|-
| Mario Fannin || 2-0 || 3 || 24 || 0 || 24 || 8.0 || 0 || 19 || 12.0
| Eric Smith || 12–1 || 21 || 98 || 15 || 83 || 4.0 || 0 || 19 || 6.9
|-
|-
| Tristan Davis || 1-0 || 2 || 15 || 0 || 15 || 7.5 || 1 || 13 || 15.0
| Tristan Davis || 10–4 || 8 || 44 || 0 || 44 || 5.5 || 1 || 13 || 4.4
|-
|-
| Robert Dunn || 2-0 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 3.0 || 0 || 6 || 3.0
| Neil Caudle || 2–0 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 4.0 || 0 || 4 || 2.0
|-
|-
| TEAM || || 3 || 0 || 4 || -4 || -1.3 || 0 || 0 || -4.0
| Tim Hawthorne || 12–1 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3.0 || 0 || 3 || 0.2
|-
|-
| Chris Todd || 2-1 || 4 || 1 || 14 || -13 || -3.2 || 0 || 1 || -6.5
| Robert Dunn || 12–4 || 3 || 6 || 7 || −1 || −0.3 || 0 || 6 || −0.1
|-
|-
| '''Total''' || 2 || 87 || 486 || 33 || 453 || 5.2 || 4 || 49 || 226.5
| Montez Billings || 11–11 || 2 || 0 || 7 || −7 || −3.5 || 0 || 0 || −0.6
|-
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 2 || 57 || 180 || 59 || 121 || 2.1 || 0 || 19 || 60.5
| TEAM || 7- || 9 || 0 || 15 || −15 || −1.7 || 0 || 0 || −2.1
|-
| Chris Todd || 7–5 || 33 || 47 || 110 || −63 || −1.9 || 0 || 12 || −9.0
|-
| '''Total''' || 12 || 469 || 2021 || 371 || 1650 || 3.5 || 12 || 58 || 137.5
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 12 || 408 || 1962 || 295 || 1667 || 4.1 || 7 || 63 || 138.9
|}
|}


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! Name !! GP-GS !! Effic !! Cmp-Att-Int !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! Avg/G
! Name !! GP-GS !! Effic !! Cmp-Att-Int !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! Avg/G
|-
|-
| Chris Todd || 2-1 || 118.39 || 30-49-1 || 61.2 || 318 || 1 || 33 || 159.0
| Kodi Burns || 10–7 || 97.65 || 94–179–7 || 52.5 || 1050 || 2 || 52 || 105.0
|-
|-
| Kodi Burns || 2-1 || 27.17 || 4-12-1 || 33.3 || 15 || 0 || 7 || 7.5
| Chris Todd || 7–5 || 106.64 || 86–156–6 || 55.1 || 903 || 5 || 58 || 129.0
|-
|-
| '''Total''' || 2 || 100.45 || 34-61-2 || 55.7 || 333 || 1 || 33 || 166.5
| Neil Caudle || 2–0 || 133.76 || 4–5–0 || 80.0 || 32 || 0 || 16 || 16.0
|-
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 2 || 101.75 || 53-88-2 || 60.2 || 404 || 2 || 24 || 202.0
| TEAM || 7- || 0.00 || 0–1–0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| Robert Dunn || 12–4 || 0.00 || 0-0-0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| '''Total''' || 12 || 102.01 || 184–341–13 || 54.0 || 1985 || 7 || 58 || 165.4
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 12 || 113.81 || 199–369–11 || 53.9 || 2146 || 19 || 44 || 178.8
|}
|}


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! Name !! GP-GS !! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G
! Name !! GP-GS !! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G
|-
|-
| R. Smith || 2-0 || 6 || 78 || 13.0 || 0 || 33 || 39.0
| R. Smith || 12–9 || 30 || 332 || 11.1 || 1 || 33 || 27.7
|-
| Montez Billings || 11–11 || 24 || 277 || 11.5 || 0 || 31 || 25.2
|-
| Mario Fannin || 12–3 || 20 || 223 || 11.1 || 2 || 52 || 18.6
|-
| Tommy Trott || 11–2 || 20 || 201 || 10.1 || 0 || 33 || 18.3
|-
| Robert Dunn || 12–4 || 18 || 193 || 10.7 || 2 || 29 || 16.1
|-
| Chris Slaughter || 8–1 || 15 || 179 || 11.9 || 1 || 42 || 22.4
|-
| Ben Tate || 12–2 || 15 || 90 || 6.0 || 0 || 27 || 7.5
|-
|-
| Ben Tate || 2-0 || 4 || 56 || 14.0 || 0 || 27 || 28.0
| Tim Hawthorne || 12–1 || 8 || 203 || 25.4 || 0 || 58 || 16.9
|-
|-
| Mario Fannin || 2-0 || 4 || 22 || 5.5 || 0 || 18 || 11.0
| Brad Lester || 11–8 || 7 || 37 || 5.3 || 1 || 16 || 3.4
|-
|-
| Chris Slaughter || 1-0 || 4 || 13 || 3.2 || 1 || 8 || 13.0
| Quindarius Carr || 11–0 || 6 || 63 || 10.5 || 0 || 28 || 5.7
|-
|-
| Tommy Trott || 2-2 || 3 || 44 || 14.7 || 0 || 24 || 22.0
| Derek Winter || 8–0 || 4 || 27 || 6.8 || 0 || 11 || 3.4
|-
|-
| Montez Billings || 1-1 || 3 || 30 || 10.0 || 0 || 13 || 30.0
| Gabe McKenzie || 12–1 || 3 || 33 || 11.0 || 0 || 21 || 2.8
|-
|-
| Robert Dunn || 2-0 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 0 || 12 || 10.5
| Darvin Adams || 10–0 || 3 || 18 || 6.0 || 0 || 9 || 1.8
|-
|-
| Quindarius Carr || 2-0 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 0 || 6 || 6.0
| Tristan Davis || 10–4 || 2 || 42 || 21.0 || 0 || 22 || 4.2
|-
|-
| Brad Lester || 2-2 || 2 || 13 || 6.5 || 0 || 13 || 6.5
| Terrell Zachery || 12–0 || 2 || 24 || 12.0 || 0 || 17 || 2.0
|-
|-
| Tristan Davis || 1-0 || 1 || 20 || 20.0 || 0 || 20 || 20.0
| C. Olatunji || 2–0 || 2 || 23 || 11.5 || 0 || 16 || 11.5
|-
|-
| Terrell Zachery || 2-0 || 1 || 17 || 17.0 || 0 || 17 || 8.5
| James Swinton || 9–1 || 2 || 14 || 7.0 || 0 || 10 || 1.6
|-
|-
| James Swinton || 1-1 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 0 || 4 || 4.0
| Eric Smith || 12–1 || 2 || 3 || 1.5 || 0 || 2 || 0.2
|-
|-
| Eric Smith || 2-1 || 1 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 1 || 0.5
| John Douglas || 3–1 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 0 || 3 || 1.0
|-
|-
|'''Total''' || 2 || 34 || 333 || 9.8 || 1 || 33 || 166.5
|'''Total''' || 12 || 184 || 1985 || 10.8 || 7 || 58 || 165.4
|-
|-
|'''Opponents''' || 2 || 53 || 404 || 7.6 || 2 || 24 || 202.0
|'''Opponents''' || 12 || 199 || 2146 || 10.8 || 19 || 44 || 178.8
|}
|}


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! colspan="3" | Pass Defense
! colspan="3" | Pass Defense
! colspan="2" | Fumbles
! colspan="2" | Fumbles
! rowspan="2" | Blkd<br/>Kick
! rowspan="2" | Blkd<br>Kick
! rowspan="2" | Saf
! rowspan="2" | Saf
|-
|-
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<!-- Name || GP-GS || Solo Tackles || Ast || Total Tackes || TFL-Yds || Sacks:No.-Yds || No. Int-Yds || Pass BrUp || QBH || Fumbles:Rcv-Yds || FF || Blkd Kick || Saf -->
<!-- Name || GP-GS || Solo Tackles || Ast || Total Tackes || TFL-Yds || Sacks:No.-Yds || No. Int-Yds || Pass BrUp || QBH || Fumbles:Rcv-Yds || FF || Blkd Kick || Saf -->
|-
|-
| Jerraud Powers || 2-2 || 9 || 5 || 14 || || || 1-0 || 1 || 1 || || || ||
| [[Jerraud Powers]] || 2–2 || 9 || 5 || 14 || || || 1–0 || 1 || 1 || || || ||
|-
|-
| Antonio Coleman || 2-2 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 3.0-15 || 2.0-13 || || || 3 || || 1 || ||
| Antonio Coleman || 2–2 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 3.0–15 || 2.0–13 || || || 3 || || 1 || ||
|-
|-
| Merrill Johnson || 2-2 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 1.0-6 || 1.0-6 || || || 1 || || 1 || ||
| Merrill Johnson || 2–2 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 1.0–6 || 1.0–6 || || || 1 || || 1 || ||
|-
|-
| Neiko Thorpe || 2-0 || 6 || 2 || 8 || || || || 2 || || || 1 || ||
| Neiko Thorpe || 2–0 || 6 || 2 || 8 || || || || 2 || || || 1 || ||
|-
|-
| Zac Etheridge || 2-2 || 4 || 4 || 8 || || || 1-0 || || || || || ||
| Zac Etheridge || 2–2 || 4 || 4 || 8 || || || 1–0 || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Craig Stevens || 2-2 || 5 || 2 || 7 || || || || 1 || || 1-6 || || ||
| Craig Stevens || 2–2 || 5 || 2 || 7 || || || || 1 || || 1–6 || || ||
|-
|-
| Chris Evans || 2-0 || 3 || 4 || 7 || || || || 3 || || || || ||
| Chris Evans || 2–0 || 3 || 4 || 7 || || || || 3 || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Josh Bynes || 2-0 || 1 || 6 || 7 || || || || || || || ||
| Josh Bynes || 2–0 || 1 || 6 || 7 || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Mike McNeil || 2-2 || 2 || 4 || 6 || || || || || || || || ||
| Mike McNeil || 2–2 || 2 || 4 || 6 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| S. Marks || 2-2 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 3.5-10 || || || || 1 || || || ||
| S. Marks || 2–2 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 3.5–10 || || || || 1 || || || ||
|-
|-
| Michael Goggans || 2-2 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 1.0-2 || || || || 1 || 1-9 || || ||
| Michael Goggans || 2–2 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 1.0–2 || || || || 1 || 1–9 || || ||
|-
|-
| Tray Blackmon || 2-2 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 1.0-2 || 1.0-2 || || || 1 || || || ||
| Tray Blackmon || 2–2 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 1.0–2 || 1.0–2 || || || 1 || || || ||
|-
|-
| Courtney Harden || 2-0 || || 5 || 5 || || || || 1 || || || || ||
| Courtney Harden || 2–0 || || 5 || 5 || || || || 1 || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Walter McFadden || 2-2 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 1.0-5 || || || 1 || || || || ||
| Walter McFadden || 2–2 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 1.0–5 || || || 1 || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Mike Blanc || 2-2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0.5-0 || || || || || || || ||
| Mike Blanc || 2–2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0.5–0 || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| D'Antoine Hood || 2-0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || || || || || || || || ||
| D'Antoine Hood || 2–0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Gabe McKenzie || 2-0 || 3 || 1 || 4 || || || || || || || || ||
| Gabe McKenzie || 2–0 || 3 || 1 || 4 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Zach Clayton || 2-0 || 3 || || 3 || 3.0-10 || 1.0-6 || || || || || || ||
| Zach Clayton || 2–0 || 3 || || 3 || 3.0–10 || 1.0–6 || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Mike Slade || 2-0 || || 3 || 3 || || || || || || || || ||
| Mike Slade || 2–0 || || 3 || 3 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Tez Doolittle || 2-0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 1.0-4 || || || || || || || ||
| Tez Doolittle || 2–0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 1.0–4 || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Drew Cole || 2-0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || || || || || || || || ||
| Drew Cole || 2–0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Antoine Carter || 2-0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || || || || || 1 || || || ||
| Antoine Carter || 2–0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || || || || || 1 || || || ||
|-
|-
| Jake Ricks || 2-0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1.0-4 || || || || || || || ||
| Jake Ricks || 2–0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1.0–4 || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Darvin Adams || 2-0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || || || || || || || || ||
| Darvin Adams || 2–0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Kodi Burns || 2-1 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
| Kodi Burns || 2–1 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Spencer Pybus || 1-0 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || 1-0 || || ||
| Spencer Pybus || 1–0 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || 1–0 || || ||
|-
|-
| Eric Smith || 2-1 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
| Eric Smith || 2–1 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Robert Shiver || 2-0 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
| Robert Shiver || 2–0 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| R. Smith || 2-1 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
| R. Smith || 2–1 || 1 || || 1 || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Total''' || 2 || 80 || 60 || 140 || 16-58 || 5-27 || 2-0 || 9 || 9 || 3-15 || 3 || ||
| '''Total''' || 2 || 80 || 60 || 140 || 16–58 || 5–27 || 2–0 || 9 || 9 || 3–15 || 3 || ||
|-
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 2 || 84 || 64 || 148 || 10-31 || 2-8 || 2-17 || 5 || 13 || 3-0 || 4 || ||
| '''Opponents''' || 2 || 84 || 64 || 148 || 10–31 || 2–8 || 2–17 || 5 || 13 || 3–0 || 4 || ||
|-
|-
|}
|}
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! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TB !! OB
! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TB !! OB
|-
|-
| Clinton Durst || 12 || 525 || 43.8 || 58 || 1 || 6 || 4 || 0 || || || || ||
| Clinton Durst || 70 || 2947 || 42.1 || 58 || 4 || 22 || 18 || 1 || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Wes Byrum || || || || || || || || || 6 || 394 || 65.7 || 0 || 0
| Ryan Shoemaker || 7 || 248 || 35.4 || 51 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Morgan Hull || || || || || || || || || 7 || 464 || 66.3 || 2 || 1
| Wes Byrum || || || || || || || || || 26 || 1681 || 64.7 || 1 || 3
|-
|-
| '''Total''' || 12 || 525 || 43.8 || 58 || 1 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 858 || 66.0 || 2 || 1
| Morgan Hull || || || || || || || || || 22 || 1377 || 62.6 || 3 || 2
|-
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 19 || 725 || 39.6 || 58 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 260 || 65.0 || 1 || 0
| '''Total''' || 78 || 3212 || 41.2 || 58 || 4 || 23 || 20 || 1 || 48 || 3058 || 63.7 || 4 || 5
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 81 || 3264 || 40.3 || 59 || 7 || 24 || 25 || 0 || 50 || 3087 || 61.7 || 7 || 3
|}
|}


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! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long
! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long
|-
|-
| Robert Dunn || 7 || 171 || 24.4 || 1 || 66 || || || || ||
| Robert Dunn || 7 || 171 || 24.4 || 1 || 66 || || || || ||
|-
|-
| Marion Fannin || || || || || || 1 || 24 || 24.0 || 0 || 24
| Marion Fannin || || || || || || 1 || 24 || 24.0 || 0 || 24
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| '''Total''' || 7 || 171 || 24.4 || 1 || 66 || 3 || 56 || 18.7 || 0 || 24
| '''Total''' || 7 || 171 || 24.4 || 1 || 66 || 3 || 56 || 18.7 || 0 || 24
|-
|-
| '''Opponents''' || 4 || 17 || 4.2 || 0 || 9 || 10 || 212 || 21.2 || 0 || 30
| '''Opponents''' || 4 || 17 || 4.2 || 0 || 9 || 10 || 212 || 21.2 || 0 || 30
|}
|}


<ref name="Auburncumstats"> {{cite web |title=Auburn Cumulative Season Statistics |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html |accessdate=2008-09-07}}</ref>
<ref name="Auburncumstats">{{cite web |title=Auburn Cumulative Season Statistics|publisher=Auburn Athletic Department|url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html|access-date=September 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914024506/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html|archive-date=September 14, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Auburn Tigers]]
*[[Auburn Tigers football]]
*[[Southeastern Conference]]
*[[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]


==References==
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2008 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (1st season; first six games)
Steve Ensminger (interim)
Offensive schemeAir Raid
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 13 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Vanderbilt   4 – 4     7 – 6  
South Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Tennessee   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 14 Ole Miss   5 – 3     9 – 4  
LSU   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Arkansas   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Auburn   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Tommy Tuberville served his tenth and final season as head coach at Auburn. He was joined by a new defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads and new offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, who attempted to implement Tuberville’s new without the proper players suited for the spread offense in a failed effort to correct the Tigers' offensive struggles in 2007. Tuberville fired Franklin six games into the season.

Auburn played a seven-game home schedule at Jordan–Hare Stadium, while traveling to Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia for the Tigers' first ever meeting with the West Virginia Mountaineers.[1] The Tennessee Volunteers returned to the Tigers' schedule for the first time since Auburn defeated Tennessee twice in AU's undefeated 2004 season. LSU, Arkansas, and Georgia rounded out Auburn's home conference schedule.

Pre-season[edit]

Rankings[edit]

The Tigers entered the season with high expectations, ranked highly by multiple polls in the preseason. The Associated Press Poll placed Auburn at #10[2] while the USA Today Coaches' Poll, a component of the Bowl Championship Series rankings, had Auburn at #11.[3] Other rankings include:

# 7 – Rivals.com[4]
# 8 – Athlon[5]
# 9 – Sports Illustrated[6]
# 9 – CollegeTop25 Consensus[7]
# 10 – ESPN[8]
# 13 – Lindy's[9]
# 14 – CollegeFootballNews/Scout.com[10]

Watchlists and honors[edit]

Pre-season All-SEC Teams[edit]

Coaches All-SEC 1st Team – DT Sen’Derrick Marks & P Ryan Shoemaker
Coaches All-SEC 2nd Team – RB Ben Tate, OL Tyronne Green, LB Tray Blackmon & DB Jerraud Powers
Coaches All-SEC 3rd Team – DE Antonio Coleman

Schedule[edit]

Auburn's schedule consisted of eight Southeastern Conference opponents (four home, four away) and four non-conference opponents. AU meets Tennessee-Martin and West Virginia for the first time. The WVU game, a mid-season inter-conference Thursday night matchup, is the first of a two-game home-and-home series between the two teams. Of the remaining ten opponents that the Tigers have previously faced, Auburn holds the all-time series lead against all but Alabama and LSU. Four opponents — #1 Georgia, LSU, West Virginia and Tennessee — were ranked in both the preseason USA Today and AP Polls. Alabama was also ranked in the AP Poll. Tennessee dropped out of the polls before playing Auburn; however, Vanderbilt would enter the polls by the time the Commodores played Auburn.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*No. 10
PPVW 34–087,451
September 611:30 amSouthern Miss*No. 9
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
RaycomW 27–1387,451
September 136:00 pmat Mississippi StateNo. 9
ESPN2[14]W 3–252,911
September 206:45 pmNo. 6 LSUNo. 10
ESPN[14]L 21–2687,451
September 272:30 pmTennesseeNo. 15
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
CBSW 14–1287,451
October 45:00 pmat No. 19 VanderbiltNo. 13
ESPNL 13–1439,773
October 114:00 pmArkansasNo. 20
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVL 22–2585,782
October 236:30 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN[14]L 17–3460,765
November 111:30 amat Ole Miss
RaycomL 7–1757,324
November 81:30 pmTennessee–Martin*dagger
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 37–2085,365
November 1511:30 amNo. 13 Georgia
RaycomL 13–1787,451
November 292:30 pmat No. 1 Alabama
CBSL 0–3692,138
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

Louisiana-Monroe[edit]

Auburn's first possession only picked up 1 first down, but the punt put UL-Monroe in bad field position. On the first play, Auburn Defensive End Antonio Coleman made a huge hit on UL-Monroe's quarterback, forcing a fumble on the UL-Monroe 9-yard line, and the Defense picked it up and took it back for the Auburn Tigers' first touchdown. A few possessions later, Auburn Receiver and Punt Returner Robert Dunn returned a UL-Monroe punt for a TD with 0:04 left in the 1st Quarter. At halftime, Auburn had a 17–0 lead after a Wes Byrum field goal. On the opening kickoff of the 3rd quarter, UL-Monroe fumbled the ball and Auburn recovered, leading to a TD run from Brad Lester. Another field goal from Byrum would make the score 27–0 going into the 4th Quarter. Kodi Burns had left the game with a cut in his leg, so Chris Todd played the rest of the game. Later in the 4th, Todd would lead Auburn down the field with an excellent and suddenly effective passing game, ending in a 3-yard Touchdown pass to Chris Slaughter to seal the victory. It was the first shutout for Auburn since a 27–0 wins over Arkansas State on November 4, 2006. It was also the first time Auburn had scored on Offense, Defense, and Special Teams since the 2003 73–7 beating of UL-Monroe. Auburn finished with 406 yards of offense, 321 Rushing yards and 85 passing yards. Auburn picked up 19 first downs while UL-Monroe picked up 12.

1 2 3 4 Total
LA-Monroe 0 0 0 0 0
Auburn 14 3 10 7 34

Southern Miss[edit]

Southern Miss returned to the Plains for the first time since the 1993 perfect season. Prior to that meeting, the Tigers had lost consecutive 1-point losses to Southern Miss, then quarterbacked by Brett Favre.

Despite impressive offensive numbers in their opening game where Southern Mississippi put up 633 yards (427 rushing) in a 51–21 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, Larry Fedora's team did not have an answer for Auburn's tough defense. The Tigers won 27–13, improving their lead in the series all-time to 17–5.[15]

1 2 3 4 Total
Southern Miss 0 0 6 7 13
Auburn 0 14 10 3 27

Mississippi State[edit]

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

LSU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
LSU 3 0 14 9 26
Auburn 0 14 0 7 21

Tennessee[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee 0 6 0 6 12
Auburn 7 7 0 0 14

Vanderbilt[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 13 0 0 0 13
Vanderbilt 0 7 7 0 14

Arkansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas 3 7 6 9 25
Auburn 7 6 7 2 22

West Virginia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 3 14 0 0 17
West Virginia 0 10 10 14 34

Ole Miss[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 0 7 0 7
Ole Miss 0 10 0 7 17

Tennessee-Martin[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee-Martin 7 6 7 0 20
Auburn 13 7 7 10 37

Georgia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 0 7 3 7 17
Auburn 6 0 0 7 13

Alabama[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama 3 7 19 7 36

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Position Years
at AU*		 Alma mater (Year) Note
Tommy Tuberville Head coach 9 Southern Arkansas University (1976) Resigned following the season. Replaced Mike Leach as
Texas Tech head coach following 2009 season
Tony Franklin Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 0 Murray State University (1979; M.S., 1989) Fired after week 6 of the season
Hugh Nall Offensive line 9 University of Georgia (1983)
Eddie Gran Running backs, Special teams 9 California Lutheran (1987)
Steve Ensminger Tight ends 5 Louisiana State University (1982) Became Offensive Coordinator after week 6 of the season
Greg Knox Wide receivers, Recruiting Coordinator 9 Northeastern State (1986), Northeastern State (1990)
Paul Rhoads Defensive coordinator, secondary 0 Missouri Western (1989), Utah State (1991) Became Iowa State head coach following the season.
Don Dunn Defensive tackles 9 East Tennessee State (1976), Union College (1980)
Terry Price Defensive ends 9 Texas A&M (1992) Joined Rhoads at Iowa State initially,
but was hired by Ole Miss before 2009 season began.
James Willis Linebackers 2 Auburn University (2003)

*Entering season

Depth chart[edit]

Starters and backups.[16]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP109910151320—————————
Coaches111099161423—————————
HarrisNot released13—————————Not released
BCSNot released————————Not released

Statistics[edit]

Team[edit]

Team Opp
Scoring 208 216
  Points per Game 17.3 18.0
First Downs 198 204
  Rushing 102 85
  Passing 82 101
  Penalty 14 18
Total Offense 3635 3813
  Total Plays 810 777
  Avg per Play 4.5 4.9
  Avg per Game 302.9 317.8
Fumbles-Lost 23–13 20–7
Penalties-Yards 74–568 59–500
  Avg per Game 47.3 41.7
Team Opp
Punts-Yards 78-3212 81-3264
  Avg per Punt 41.2 40.3
Time of Possession/Game 30:12 29:48
3rd Down Conversions 65/189 49/171
4th Down Conversions 5/12 8/17
Touchdowns Scored 25 27
Field Goals-Attempts 11–20 11–20
PAT-Attempts 23–25 19–22
Attendance 608,402 301,911
  Games/Avg per Game 7/86,915 5/60,382

Scores by quarter[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 63 68 41 36 208
Opponents 16 60 72 68 216

Offense[edit]

Rushing[edit]

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Ben Tate 12–2 159 718 54 664 4.2 3 49 55.3
Kodi Burns 10–7 98 532 121 411 4.2 5 58 41.1
Brad Lester 11–8 80 314 25 289 3.6 2 19 26.3
Mario Fannin 12–3 54 255 17 238 4.4 1 35 19.8
Eric Smith 12–1 21 98 15 83 4.0 0 19 6.9
Tristan Davis 10–4 8 44 0 44 5.5 1 13 4.4
Neil Caudle 2–0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0
Tim Hawthorne 12–1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2
Robert Dunn 12–4 3 6 7 −1 −0.3 0 6 −0.1
Montez Billings 11–11 2 0 7 −7 −3.5 0 0 −0.6
TEAM 7- 9 0 15 −15 −1.7 0 0 −2.1
Chris Todd 7–5 33 47 110 −63 −1.9 0 12 −9.0
Total 12 469 2021 371 1650 3.5 12 58 137.5
Opponents 12 408 1962 295 1667 4.1 7 63 138.9

Passing[edit]

Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Kodi Burns 10–7 97.65 94–179–7 52.5 1050 2 52 105.0
Chris Todd 7–5 106.64 86–156–6 55.1 903 5 58 129.0
Neil Caudle 2–0 133.76 4–5–0 80.0 32 0 16 16.0
TEAM 7- 0.00 0–1–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Robert Dunn 12–4 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 12 102.01 184–341–13 54.0 1985 7 58 165.4
Opponents 12 113.81 199–369–11 53.9 2146 19 44 178.8

Receiving[edit]

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
R. Smith 12–9 30 332 11.1 1 33 27.7
Montez Billings 11–11 24 277 11.5 0 31 25.2
Mario Fannin 12–3 20 223 11.1 2 52 18.6
Tommy Trott 11–2 20 201 10.1 0 33 18.3
Robert Dunn 12–4 18 193 10.7 2 29 16.1
Chris Slaughter 8–1 15 179 11.9 1 42 22.4
Ben Tate 12–2 15 90 6.0 0 27 7.5
Tim Hawthorne 12–1 8 203 25.4 0 58 16.9
Brad Lester 11–8 7 37 5.3 1 16 3.4
Quindarius Carr 11–0 6 63 10.5 0 28 5.7
Derek Winter 8–0 4 27 6.8 0 11 3.4
Gabe McKenzie 12–1 3 33 11.0 0 21 2.8
Darvin Adams 10–0 3 18 6.0 0 9 1.8
Tristan Davis 10–4 2 42 21.0 0 22 4.2
Terrell Zachery 12–0 2 24 12.0 0 17 2.0
C. Olatunji 2–0 2 23 11.5 0 16 11.5
James Swinton 9–1 2 14 7.0 0 10 1.6
Eric Smith 12–1 2 3 1.5 0 2 0.2
John Douglas 3–1 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0
Total 12 184 1985 10.8 7 58 165.4
Opponents 12 199 2146 10.8 19 44 178.8

Defense[edit]

Name GP-GS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd
Kick 		Saf
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF
Jerraud Powers 2–2 9 5 14 1–0 1 1
Antonio Coleman 2–2 6 5 11 3.0–15 2.0–13 3 1
Merrill Johnson 2–2 5 4 9 1.0–6 1.0–6 1 1
Neiko Thorpe 2–0 6 2 8 2 1
Zac Etheridge 2–2 4 4 8 1–0
Craig Stevens 2–2 5 2 7 1 1–6
Chris Evans 2–0 3 4 7 3
Josh Bynes 2–0 1 6 7
Mike McNeil 2–2 2 4 6
S. Marks 2–2 5 1 6 3.5–10 1
Michael Goggans 2–2 5 1 6 1.0–2 1 1–9
Tray Blackmon 2–2 3 2 5 1.0–2 1.0–2 1
Courtney Harden 2–0 5 5 1
Walter McFadden 2–2 4 1 5 1.0–5 1
Mike Blanc 2–2 2 2 4 0.5–0
D'Antoine Hood 2–0 2 2 4
Gabe McKenzie 2–0 3 1 4
Zach Clayton 2–0 3 3 3.0–10 1.0–6
Mike Slade 2–0 3 3
Tez Doolittle 2–0 2 1 3 1.0–4
Drew Cole 2–0 1 2 3
Antoine Carter 2–0 2 1 3 1
Jake Ricks 2–0 1 1 2 1.0–4
Darvin Adams 2–0 1 1 2
Kodi Burns 2–1 1 1
Spencer Pybus 1–0 1 1 1–0
Eric Smith 2–1 1 1
Robert Shiver 2–0 1 1
R. Smith 2–1 1 1
Total 2 80 60 140 16–58 5–27 2–0 9 9 3–15 3
Opponents 2 84 64 148 10–31 2–8 2–17 5 13 3–0 4

Special teams[edit]

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Clinton Durst 70 2947 42.1 58 4 22 18 1
Ryan Shoemaker 7 248 35.4 51 0 1 2 0
Wes Byrum 26 1681 64.7 1 3
Morgan Hull 22 1377 62.6 3 2
Total 78 3212 41.2 58 4 23 20 1 48 3058 63.7 4 5
Opponents 81 3264 40.3 59 7 24 25 0 50 3087 61.7 7 3
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Robert Dunn 7 171 24.4 1 66
Marion Fannin 1 24 24.0 0 24
P. Pierre-Louis 1 18 18.0 0 18
Tristan Davis 1 14 14.0 0 14
Total 7 171 24.4 1 66 3 56 18.7 0 24
Opponents 4 17 4.2 0 9 10 212 21.2 0 30

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