2023 Auburn Tigers football team

2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 2023
	As of May 16, 2023; Rankings from AP Poll

2023 Auburn Tigers football
2023 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Ron Roberts (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (capacity: 87,451)

The 2023 Auburn Tigers football team represent Auburn University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach Hugh Freeze.[1] And compete as members of the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will play their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022 season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in sixth place in the West division. On October 31, 2022, the school fired head coach Bryan Harsin, who was in his second season as head coach.[2] Running backs coach Carnell "Cadillac" Williams assumed interim head coaching duties after the dismissal of Harsin.[3] On November 28, the school named Liberty coach Hugh Freeze the team's new head coach.[4]

Offseason

2023 NFL draft

Transfers

Outgoing

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	N/A
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	N/A
Powell Gordon	#31	LB	6'2	222	Freshman	Auburn, AL	N/A
Craig McDonald	#24	S	6'2	190	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota
Tobechi Okoli	#58	DL	6'5	255	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO	N/A
Dylan Brooks	#39	DL	6'5	250	Freshman	Roanoke, AL	N/A
Landen King	#14	WR	6'5	220	Sophomore	Humble, TX	N/A
Colby Smith	#69	IOL	6'7	318	Sophomore	Reidsville, NC	N/A
T.J. Finley	#1	QB	6'6	250	Junior	Ponchatoula, LA	N/A

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Gunner Britton	OL	6'6	305	Senior	Conway, SC	Western Kentucky
Avery Jones	OL	6'4	288	Senior	Havelock, NC	ECU
Rivaldo Fairweather	TE	6'5	245	Junior	Lauderhill, FL	FIU
Nick Mardner	WR	6'6	215	Senior	Mississauga, Ontario	Cincinnati
Elijah McCallister	DL	6'6	265	Junior	Rumson, NJ	Vanderbilt
Dillon Wade	OL	6'4	290	Junior	Houston, TX	Tulsa
Lawrence Johnson	DL	6'3	310	Senior	Fort Wayne, IN	Purdue
Mosiah Nasili-Kite	DL	6'2	310	Senior	Pittsburgh, CA	Maryland
Justin Rogers	DL	6'3	333	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Kentucky
DeMario Tolan	LB	6'2	222	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	LSU
Austin Keys	LB	6'2	245	Junior	Collins, MS	Ole Miss
Brian Battie	RB	5'8	165	Senior	Sarasota, FL	USF
Jaden Muskrat	OL	6'4	275	Sophomore	Centerton, AR	Tulsa
Caleb Burton	WR	5'10	155	Freshman	Del Valle, TX	Ohio State
Jalen McLeod	LB	6'2	220	Sophomore	Washington D.C.	App State
Payton Thorne	QB	6'2	187	Junior	Naperville, IL	Michigan State

Personnel

Coaching staff

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:[5]

Schedule

Auburn and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022.[6][7] The 2023 Tigers' schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. Auburn will host four SEC conference opponents Alabama (Iron Bowl), Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry), Mississippi State and Ole Miss (rivalry) at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, Arkansas, LSU (rivalry), Texas A&M and Vanderbilt to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Auburn is not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee in the 2023 regular season. The Tigers' bye week comes during week 6 (on October 7, 2023).

Auburn out of conference opponents represent the CUSA, Pac-12, SoCon conferences and one FBS independent school. The Tigers will host three of the four non–conference games which are against New Mexico State from CUSA, UMass an FBS independent program and Samford from the SoCon. The Tigers will travel to California from the Pac-12.

Date	Opponent	Site
September 2	UMass*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
September 9	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 16	Samford*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
September 23	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX
September 30	Georgia	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
October 14	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
October 21	Ole Miss	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)
October 28	Mississippi State	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 4	at Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
November 11	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
November 18	New Mexico State*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 25	Alabama	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)
*Non-conference game Homecoming

[8] [9]

References

"Hugh Freeze named head football coach at Auburn". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
Shames, Jacob; Durando, Bennett (October 31, 2022). "Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin fired as new AD steps in". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
Silva, Richard (October 31, 2022). "Cadillac Williams named interim coach for Auburn football". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
The Athletic Staff. "Auburn hires Freeze as HC; Cadillac Williams to stay on staff". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
"Football Coaches". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
Sallee, Barrett (September 20, 2022). "2023 SEC football schedule by team..." CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
Green, Tom (September 20, 2022). "2023 Auburn football schedule released". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
"2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
"2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved May 16, 2023.

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[1] "Hugh Freeze named head football coach at Auburn". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[2] Shames, Jacob; Durando, Bennett (October 31, 2022). "Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin fired as new AD steps in". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[3] Silva, Richard (October 31, 2022). "Cadillac Williams named interim coach for Auburn football". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[4] The Athletic Staff. "Auburn hires Freeze as HC; Cadillac Williams to stay on staff". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[5] "Football Coaches". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

[6] Sallee, Barrett (September 20, 2022). "2023 SEC football schedule by team..." CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[7] Green, Tom (September 20, 2022). "2023 Auburn football schedule released". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[8] "2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[9] "2023 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved May 16, 2023.

Auburn Tigers football
Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan-Hare Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Ole Miss Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Florida		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0		0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0		0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0		0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0		0	–	0
West Division
Alabama		0	–	0		0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0		0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0		0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0		0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 2023
As of May 16, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll