Auburn meets Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Here is a first look at the Tigers-Crimson Tide matchup.
Auburn Season so far
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | Washington [Atlanta] | W 21-16 |
| Sept. 8 | Alabama State | W 63-9 |
| Sept. 15 | LSU | L 22-21 |
| Sept. 22 | Arkansas | W 34-3 |
| Sept. 29 | Southern Miss | W 24-13 |
| Oct. 6 | at Mississippi State | L 23-9 |
| Oct. 13 | Tennessee | L 30-24 |
| Oct. 20 | at Ole Miss | W 31-16 |
| Nov. 3 | Texas A&M | W 28-24 |
| Nov. 10 | at Georgia | L 27-10 |
| Nov. 17 | Liberty | W 53-0 |
Alabama Season so far
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | Louisville [Orlando] | W 51-14 |
| Sept. 8 | Arkansas State | W 57-7 |
| Sept. 15 | at Ole Miss | W 62-7 |
| Sept. 22 | Texas A&M | W 45-23 |
| Sept. 29 | Louisiana | W 56-14 |
| Oct. 6 | at Arkansas | W 65-31 |
| Oct. 13 | Missouri | W 39-10 |
| Oct. 20 | at Tennessee | W 58-21 |
| Nov. 3 | at LSU | W 29-0 |
| Nov. 10 | Mississippi State | W 24-0 |
| Nov. 17 | The Citadel | W 50-17 |
Stat Comparison
| Stat | Auburn | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing Offense | 167.2 (69) | 213.5 (30) |
| Rushing Offense | 214.6 (81) | 328.0 (7) |
| Total Offense | 381.8 (84) | 541.5 (3) |
| Scoring Offense | 28.9 (66) | 48.7 (3) |
| Rushing Defense | 142.3 (43) | 112.5 (17) |
| Passing Defense | 208.4 (46) | 169.5 (10) |
| Total Defense | 350.6 (36) | 282.1 (7) |
| Scoring Defense | 16.6 (10) | 13.1 (3) |
| Interceptions | 12 (22) | 13 (17) |
| Sacks | 3.09 (13) | 3.36 (7) |
| Tackles for loss | 7.9 (10) | 7.9 (10) |
| Turnover margin | 0.73 (14) | 0.82 (11) |
FBS Rank ( )
& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.
Auburn Injuries and Suspensions
| DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/18 | OL | Calvin Ashley | Medical | is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
| 11/18/18 | DL | Nick Coe | Wrist | is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
| 11/18/18 | LB | Richard McBryde | Neck | is "?" Saturday vs Alabama |
| 10/06/18 | WR | Will Hastings | Knee | is out for season |
| 09/20/18 | TE | Jalen Harris | Transferred | has left team |
| 09/20/18 | WR | Nate Craig-Myers | Transferred | has left team |
| 09/11/18 | P | Aidan Marshall | Left Team | is out for season |
Alabama Injuries and Suspensions
| DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/20/18 | RB | Damien Harris | Concussion | left last game – is "?" Saturday vs Auburn |
| 11/20/18 | DB | Deionte Thompson | Knee | is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Auburn |
| 11/19/18 | OL | Deonte Brown | Toe | is probable Saturday vs Auburn |
| 11/18/18 | OL | Alex Leatherwood | Ankle | left last game – is "?" Saturday vs Auburn |
| 10/08/18 | TE | Kedrick James | Ankle | is out indefinitely |
| 10/08/18 | DB | Trevon Diggs | Foot | is out indefinitely |
| 10/05/18 | DB | Daniel Wright | Shoulder | is out for season |
| 08/18/18 | LB | Christopher Allen | Knee | is out indefinitely |
| 07/10/18 | LB | Terrell Lewis | ACL | is out for season |
Source: DonBest.com
Challenges for Auburn
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 135-19 (.877) in home games during his college head coaching career. Sophomore Tua Tagovailoa is the highest rated passer in the nation. He leads all quarterbacks in ESPN’s Total QBR metric at 94.6 (out of 100) and his 145.8 NFL passer rating ranks first among all FBS quarterbacks with at least 230 attempts.
Challenges for Alabama
Auburn senior Ryan Davis, with 169 career catches, is now the Auburn career receptions leader. The Auburn defense has allowed a TD on just 29.0 percent (9-31) of its opponents’ trips
into the red zone, second best in the nation.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 2:30 pm CT and can be seen on CBS.
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