They might have printed bumper stickers after the Iron Bowl had Auburn hung on to upset third-ranked Alabama. That’s how effective Auburn’s pass-rush was during the team’s quadruple-overtime heartbreaker Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Auburn racked up seven sacks as the defense put together a near-legendary effort against Alabama. It was the most sacks for the Tigers in any game since the 2005 Iron Bowl, when they brought down Tide quarterback Brodie Croyle a whopping 11 times. That performance was the inspiration for bumper stickers that read “Honk if you sacked Brodie Croyle.”
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Auburn’s seven sacks of Heisman contender Bryce Young wasn’t quite that program-record of 11 from 16 years ago, but it was an inspired effort from Auburn’s defense. Derick Hall finished with three sacks, while T.D. Moultry, Colby Wooden, Marcus Harris and Smoke Monday each recorded one of their own.
Auburn now has 35 sacks on the season, with a bowl game still to be played, and is averaging a firm 2.92 per game this year. That’s good enough to rank top-25 among FBS programs this season, and it’s the Tigers’ most in a single season since 2018, when they finished with 38 (including a bowl game) and also averaged 2.92 sacks per game, as the team’s pass-rushing numbers have rebounded nicely after a couple of down years. The 35 regular-season sacks are tied with that 2018 team for the most in a single season on the Plains since at least 2005.
That resurgence has been spurred by Hall, who finished the regular season with nine sacks. That is tied for 21st-most nationally and ranks third in the SEC behind Alabama’ Will Anderson (14.5) and Ole Miss’ Sam Williams (12.5).
Here’s a look at those sack numbers, as well as a full statistical breakdown of Auburn’s 2021 regular season, including where the Tigers rank in the SEC and nationally in various categories:
RUSHING OFFENSE (SEC rank, FBS rank)
2013: 328.3 (1st, 1st)
2014: 255.5 (2nd, 13th)
2015: 196.4 (5th, 35th)
2016: 271.3 (1st, 6th)
2017: 218.3 (4th, 26th)
2018: 167.5 (10th, 68th)
2019: 199.1 (4th, 33rd)
2020: 162.5 (7th, 67th)
After Akron: 316.0 (3rd, 11th)
After Alabama State: 340.0 (2nd, 3rd)
After Penn State: 287.3 (3rd, 7th)
After Georgia State: 257.0 (4th, 9th)
After LSU: 238.2 (4th, 12th)
After Georgia: 206.2 (6th, 32nd)
After Arkansas: 196.0 (5th, 36th)
After bye week: 196.0 (5th, 36th)
After Ole Miss: 197.5 (5th, 35th)
After Texas A&M: 183.9 (7th, 47th)
After Mississippi State: 176.1 (9th, 55th)
After South Carolina: 177.5 (8th, 52nd)
After Alabama: 164.5 (9th, 65th)
Why: Auburn rushed for 22 yards against Alabama, when accounting for yardage lost on sacks.
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PASSING OFFENSE
2013: 173.0 (11th, 106th)
2014: 229.5 (7th, 66th)
2015: 173.6 (12th, 110th)
2016: 169.5 (14th, 112th)
2017: 233.4 (5th, 65th)
2018: 222.5 (9th, 74th)
2019: 207.5 (9th, 87th)
2020: 220.3 (10th, 71st)
After Akron: 297.0 (6th, 29th)
After Alabama State: 235.0 (10th, 65th)
After Penn State: 218.3 (9th, 77th)
After Georgia State: 227.0 (9th, 72nd)
After LSU: 239.6 (6th, 58th)
After Georgia: 245.0 (6th, 57th)
After Arkansas: 251.7 (6th, 49th)
After bye week: 251.7 (6th, 49th)
After Ole Miss: 254.8 (6th, 56th)
After Texas A&M: 243.4 (6th, 55th)
After Mississippi State: 256.8 (5th, 42nd)
After South Carolina: 250.5 (7th, 51st)
After Alabama: 241.1 (7th, 59th)
Why: T.J. Finley threw for 137 yards in the Iron Bowl.
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PASS EFFICIENCY OFFENSE
2013: 149.63 (6th, 24th)
2014: 156.79 (1st, 8th)
2015: 124.47 (10th, 79th)
2016: 135.17 (6th, 54th)
2017: 153.59 (5th, 13th)
2018: 140.11 (8th, 51st)
2019: 128.35 (9th, 89th)
2020: 122.96 (11th, 89th)
After Akron: 210.55 (1st, 9th)
After Alabama State: 200.61 (1st, 4th)
After Penn State: 151.55 (7th, 41st)
After Georgia State: 137.01 (12th, 77th)
After LSU: 129.00 (12th, 90th)
After Georgia: 124.15 (12th, 96th)
After Arkansas: 131.43 (12, 87th)
After bye week: 131.43 (12th, 92nd)
After Ole Miss: 134.24 (11th, 82nd)
After Texas A&M: 126.61 (12th, 95th)
After Mississippi State: 129.61 (12th, 89th)
After South Carolina: 128.24 (12th, 94th)
After Alabama: 128.18 (12th, 91st)
Why: Finley was 17-of-26 passing for 137 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
TOTAL OFFENSE
2013: 501.3 (2nd, 11th)
2014: 485.0 (2nd, 16th)
2015: 370.0 (10th, 94th)
2016: 440.8 (6th, 43rd)
2017: 451.6 (3rd, 26th)
2018: 389.9 (11th, 78th)
2019: 406.5 (6th, 64th)
2020: 382.8 (9th, 77th)
After Akron: 613.0 (1st, 1st)
After Alabama State: 575.0 (3rd, 7th)
After Penn State: 505.7 (4th, 18th)
After Georgia State: 484.0 (3rd, 18th)
After LSU: 477.8 (3rd, 17th)
After Georgia: 451.2 (7th, 31st)
After Arkansas: 447.7 (6th, 30th)
After bye week: 447.7 (6th, 30th)
After Ole Miss: 452.1 (7th, 25th)
After Texas A&M: 427.3 (9th, 48th)
After Mississippi State: 432.9 (9th, 46th)
After South Carolina: 428.0 (8th, 47th)
After Alabama: 405.6 (10th, 64th)
Why: Auburn had 159 yards of offense against Alabama.
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SCORING OFFENSE
2013: 39.5 (2nd, 12th)
2014: 35.5 (4th, 35th)
2015: 27.5 (8th, 75th)
2016: 31.2 (6th, 49th)
2017: 33.9 (4th, 27th)
2018: 30.9 (8th, 47th)
2019: 33.2 (3rd, 28th)
2020: 25.1 (9th, 89th)
After Akron: 60.0 (1st, 3rd)
After Alabama State: 61.0 (1st, 1st)
After Penn State: 45.3 (2nd, 7th)
After Georgia State: 42.5 (3rd, 11th)
After LSU: 38.8 (5th, 14th)
After Georgia: 34.0 (6th, 36th)
After Arkansas: 34.6 (5th, 26th)
After bye week: 34.6 (5th, 24th)
After Ole Miss: 34.1 (6th, 30th)
After Texas A&M: 30.7 (7th, 49th)
After Mississippi State: 31.0 (7th, 50th)
After South Carolina: 29.7 (11th, 61st)
After Alabama: 29.1 (11th, 62nd)
Why: Auburn scored 22 points against Alabama.
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SACKS ALLOWED
2013: 18 sacks, 1.29 per game (3rd, 22nd)
2014: 15 sacks, 1.15 per game (3rd, 15th)
2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (4th, 33rd)
2016: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (3rd, 27th)
2017: 36 sacks, 2.57 per game (10th, 100th)
2018: 23 sacks, 1.77 per game (6th, 39th)
2019: 18, 1.38 per game (4th, 18th)
2020: 20, 1.82 per game (6th, 41st)
After Akron: 0, 0.00 per game (1st, 1st)
After Alabama State: 1, 0.50 per game (1st, 5th)
After Penn State: 1, 0.33 per game (1st, 3rd)
After Georgia State: 3, 0.75 per game (2nd, 7th)
After LSU: 3, 0.60 per game (2nd, 6th)
After Georgia: 7, 1.17 per game (4th, 16th)
After Arkansas: 7, 1.00 per game (3rd, 10th)
After bye week: 7, 1.00 per game (3rd, 10th)
After Ole Miss: 9, 1.12 per game (4th, 13th)
After Texas A&M: 13, 1.44 per game (4th, 24th)
After Mississippi State: 15, 1.50 per game (5th, 31st)
After South Carolina: 16, 1.46 per game (5th, 25th)
After Alabama: 22, 1.83 per game (6th, 42nd)
Why: Auburn allowed six sacks against Alabama.
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THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS
2013: 46.5 percent (4th, 24th)
2014: 52.5 percent (1st, 2nd)
2015: 41.3 percent (6th, 49th)
2016: 41.8 percent (4th, 53rd)
2017: 45.5 percent (3rd, 15th)
2018: 36.9 percent (11th, 90th)
2019: 40.5 percent (6th, 60th)
2020: 44.9 percent (6th, 32nd)
After Akron: 66.7 percent (2nd, 2nd)
After Alabama State: 58.8 percent (2nd, 8th)
After Penn State: 58.8 percent (1st, 3rd)
After Georgia State: 53.7 percent (5th, 11th)
After LSU: 51.4 percent (3rd, 11th)
After Georgia: 46.6 percent (5th, 24th)
After Arkansas: 45.9 percent (5th, 28th)
After bye week: 45.9 percent (6th, 26th)
After Ole Miss: 45.0 percent (7th, 34th)
After Texas A&M: 42.4 percent (7th, 48th)
After Mississippi State: 43.1 percent (8th, 41st)
After South Carolina: 43.0 percent (7th, 42nd)
After Alabama: 41.4 percent (8th, 55th)
Why: Auburn converted 5-of-17 third downs against Alabama.
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RED ZONE OFFENSE
2013: 88.5 percent (2nd, 21st)
2014: 87.9 percent (4th, 31st)
2015: 90.2 percent (2nd, 13th)
2016: 85.5 percent (5th, 52nd)
2017: 88.1 percent (6th, 36th)
2018: 81.1 percent (11th, 88th)
2019: 90.4 percent (3rd, 21st)
2020: 85.0 percent (6th, 50th)
After Akron: 100.0 percent (1st, 2nd)
After Alabama State: 100.0 percent (1st, 1st)
After Penn State: 90.9 percent (7th, 45th)
After Georgia State: 92.9 (4th, 23rd)
After LSU: 93.8 percent (3rd, 22nd)
After Georgia: 89.5 percent (5th, 39th)
After Arkansas: 90.9 percent (4th, 24th)
After bye week: 90.9 percent (4th, 23rd)
After Ole Miss: 92.6 percent (4th, 13th)
After Texas A&M: 89.7 percent (4th, 28th)
After Mississippi State: 88.2 percent (4th, 37th)
After South Carolina: 86.8 percent (8th, 45th)
After Alabama: 85.7 percent (6th, 50th)
Why: Auburn was 3-of-4 in the red zone, with two touchdowns and a field goal.
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RUSHING DEFENSE
2013: 162.1 (10th, 62nd)
2014: 168.8 (10th, 67th)
2015: 182.7 (11th, 81st)
2016: 132.8 (3rd, 27th)
2017: 137.0 (5th, 35th)
2018: 135.9 (6th, 32nd)
2019: 123.2 (4th, 25th)
2020: 163.4 (8th, 62nd)
After Akron: -3.0 (1st, 2nd)
After Alabama State: 21.5 (1st, 1st)
After Penn State: 45.7 (1st, 3rd)
After Georgia State: 98.5 (4th, 27th)
After LSU: 85.4 (2nd, 8th)
After Georgia: 104.7 (3rd, 23rd)
After Arkansas: 122.9 (5th, 35th)
After bye week: 122.9 (5th, 32nd)
After Ole Miss: 127.1 (5th, 36th)
After Texas A&M: 137.1 (6th, 48th)
After Mississippi State: 130.6 (5th, 37th)
After South Carolina: 132.3 (5th, 36th)
After Alabama: 127.2 (5th, 32nd)
Why: Auburn held Alabama to 71 yards rushing, when including sack yardage.
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PASSING DEFENSE
2013: 258.6 (13th, 100th)
2014: 230.1 (12th, 68th)
2015: 222.5 (11th, 63rd)
2016: 229.2 (9th, 67th)
2017: 182.4 (5th, 18th)
2018: 219.5 (7th, 58th)
2019: 213.8 (8th, 47th)
2020: 242.6 (4th, 79th)
After Akron: 191.0 (8th, 53rd)
After Alabama State: 160.5 (4th, 28th)
After Penn State: 207.7 (10th, 65th)
After Georgia State: 185.0 (8th, 34th)
After LSU: 213.0 (9th, 55th)
After Georgia: 216.0 (9th, 52nd)
After Arkansas: 217.7 (9th, 56th)
After bye week: 217.7 (8th, 53rd)
After Ole Miss: 228.9 (10th, 69th)
After Texas A&M: 224.8 (9th, 58th)
After Mississippi State: 243.8 (12th, 87th)
After South Carolina: 235.9 (11th, 78th)
After Alabama: 242.7 (11th, 91st)
Why: Auburn allowed 317 yards passing against Alabama.
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
2013: 126.88 (9th, 63rd)
2014: 124.19 (10th, 52nd)
2015: 116.99 (8th, 31st)
2016: 116.83 (4th, 22nd)
2017: 113.84 (4th, 19th)
2018: 118.12 (6th, 31st)
2019: 120.71 (9th, 32nd)
2020: 139.34 (7th, 75th)
After Akron: 153.13 (13th, 98th)
After Alabama State: 123.69 (10th, 68th)
After Penn State: 144.08 (13th, 100th)
After Georgia State: 136.87 (12th, 84th)
After LSU: 131.61 (11th, 71st)
After Georgia: 138.48 (10th, 79th)
After Arkansas: 137.68 (9th, 83rd)
After bye week: 137.68 (9th, 81st)
After Ole Miss: 134.55 (8th, 70th)
After Texas A&M: 131.79 (8th, 65th)
After Mississippi State: 139.06 (10th, 85th)
After South Carolina: 141.93 (13th, 95th)
After Alabama: 137.63 (9th, 80th)
Why: Alabama’s Bryce Young completed 25-of-51 passes for 317 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
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TOTAL DEFENSE
2013: 420.7 (12th, 86th)
2014: 398.8 (9th, 64th)
2015: 405.2 (13th, 71st)
2016: 361.9 (5th, 28th)
2017: 319.4 (5th, 14th)
2018: 355.4 (8th, 38th)
2019: 337.0 (7th, 28th)
2020: 406.0 (6th, 63rd)
After Akron: 188.0 (4th, 10th)
After Alabama State: 182.0 (2nd, 3rd)
After Penn State: 253.3 (3rd, 13th)
After Georgia State: 283.5 (4th, 19th)
After LSU: 298.4 (5th, 22nd)
After Georgia: 320.7 (6th, 32nd)
After Arkansas: 340.6 (6th, 39th)
After bye week: 340.6 (8th, 40th)
After Ole Miss: 356.0 (9th, 51st)
After Texas A&M: 361.9 (9th, 53rd)
After Mississippi State: 374.4 (9th, 61st)
After South Carolina: 368.2 (8th, 57th)
After Alabama: 369.8 (8th, 56th)
Why: Auburn gave up 388 yards of offense to Alabama.
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SCORING DEFENSE
2013: 24.7 (9th, 48th)
2014: 26.7 (10th, 62nd)
2015: 26.0 (11th, 54th)
2016: 17.1 (4th, 7th)
2017: 18.5 (3rd, 12th)
2018: 19.2 (4th, 14th)
2019: 19.5 (6th, 17th)
2020: 24.7 (4th, 38th)
After Akron: 10.0 (4th, 21st)
After Alabama State: 5.0 (1st, 1st)
After Penn State: 12.7 (3rd, 13th)
After Georgia State: 15.5 (4th, 17th)
After LSU: 16.2 (3rd, 16th)
After Georgia: 19.2 (5th, 26th)
After Arkansas: 19.7 (4th, 32nd)
After bye week: 19.7 (4th, 29th)
After Ole Miss: 19.8 (3rd, 24th)
After Texas A&M: 19.8 (3rd, 24th)
After Mississippi State: 22.1 (4th, 37th)
After South Carolina: 22.0 (4th, 37th)
After Alabama: 22.2 (5th, 33rd)
Why: Auburn gave up 24 points to Alabama.
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SACKS
2013: 32 sacks, 2.29 per game (4th, 46th)
2014: 21 sacks, 1.62 per game (11th, 95th)
2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (13th, 104th)
2016: 25 sacks, 1.92 per game (8th, 75th)
2017: 37 sacks, 2.64 per game (5th, 25th)
2018: 38, 2.92 per game (3rd, 16th)
2019: 28 sacks, 2.15 per game (9th, 64th)
2020: 26 sacks, 2.36 per game (6th, 53rd)
After Akron: 7 sacks, 7.00 per game (2nd, 3rd)
After Alabama State: 9 sacks, 4.50 per game (4th, 9th)
After Penn State: 9 sacks, 3.00 per game (5th, 22nd)
After Georgia State: 12 sacks, 3.00 per game (5th, 32nd)
After LSU: 15, 3.00 per game (4th, 24th)
After Georgia: 16, 2.67 per game (6th, 36th)
After Arkansas: 19, 2.71 per game (6th, 29th)
After bye week: 19, 2.71 per game (7th, 31st)
After Ole Miss: 22, 2.75 per game (5th, 26th)
After Texas A&M: 22, 2.44 per game (8th, 45th)
After Mississippi State: 24, 2.40 per game (9th, 50th)
After South Carolina: 28, 2.55 per game (8th, 45th)
After Alabama: 35, 2.92 per game (6th, 25th)
Why: Auburn had seven sacks against Alabama.
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THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE
2013: 33.0 percent (1st, 13th)
2014: 36.0 percent (4th, 29th)
2015: 44.9 percent (13th, 109th)
2016: 34.8 percent (4th, 25th)
2017: 32.9 percent (3rd, 20th)
2018: 34.7 percent (6th, 30th)
2019: 29.9 percent (2nd, 8th)
2020: 50.3 percent (14th, 121st)
After Akron: 21.4 percent (3rd, 14th)
After Alabama State: 24.1 percent (3rd, 12th)
After Penn State: 30.8 percent (5th, 28th)
After Georgia State: 34.5 percent (8th, 51st)
After LSU: 34.7 percent (8th, 45th)
After Georgia: 35.3 percent (7th, 47th)
After Arkansas: 38.5 percent (8th, 66th)
After bye week: 38.5 percent (7th, 58th)
After Ole Miss: 38.7 percent (8th, 61st)
After Texas A&M: 37.1 percent (6th, 50th)
After Mississippi State: 36.6 percent (5th, 44th)
After South Carolina: 35.1 percent (5th, 32nd)
After Alabama: 35.3 percent (5th, 30th)
Why: Alabama was 8-of-22 on third-down tries.
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RED ZONE DEFENSE
2013: 73.1 percent (2nd, 10th)
2014: 74.1 percent (4th, 13th)
2015: 75.5 percent (5th, 15th)
2016: 74.4 percent (3rd, 11th)
2017: 83.3 percent (6th, 64th)
2018: 82.9 percent (9th, 64th)
2019: 71.8 percent (2nd, 8th)
2020: 76.3 percent (3rd, 27th)
After Akron: 100.0 percent (7th, 62nd)
After Alabama State: 66.7 percent (3rd, 26th)
After Penn State: 85.7 percent (8th, 79th)
After Georgia State: 90.0 percent (9th, 97th)
After LSU: 92.9 percent (12th, 112th)
After Georgia: 94.7 percent (14th, 123rd)
After Arkansas: 90.9 percent (10th, 106th)
After bye week: 90.9 percent (10th, 109th)
After Ole Miss: 80.0 percent (4th, 44th)
After Texas A&M: 81.8 percent (6th, 60th)
After Mississippi State: 82.9 percent (7th, 69th)
After South Carolina: 81.8 percent (6th, 59th)
After Alabama: 81.2 percent (6th, 53rd)
Why: Alabama was 3-of-4 in the red zone, with one touchdown and a pair of field goals.
NET PUNTING
2013: 40.54 (2nd, 9th)
2014: 37.44 (12th, 67th)
2015: 37.58 (7th, 54th)
2016: 39.90 (5th, 21st)
2017: 35.61 (14th, 115th)
2018: 41.91 (2nd, 5th)
2019: 38.50 (9th, 63rd)
2020: 38.70 (9th, 64th)
After Akron: 31.0 (11th, 114th)
After Alabama State: 36.33 (11th, 99th)
After Penn State: 41.00 (6th, 47th)
After Georgia State: 43.25 (3rd, 15th)
After LSU: 42.53 (4th, 20th)
After Georgia: 43.48 (3rd, 15th)
After Arkansas: 43.20 (2nd, 13th)
After bye week: 43.20 (2nd, 12th)
After Ole Miss: 43.86 (1st, 6th)
After Texas A&M: 44.09 (1st, 5th)
After Mississippi State: 44.16 (1st, 6th)
After South Carolina: 43.68 (1st, 9th)
After Alabama: 42.59 (1st, 15th)
Why: Auburn averaged 39.1 net yards per punt against Alabama.
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KICK RETURNS
2013: 23.40 (5th, 27th)
2014: 20.03 (11th, 82nd)
2015: 27.94 (2nd, 4th)
2016: 19.04 (12th, 100th)
2017: 23.22 (3rd, 25th)
2018: 21.52 (6th, 48th)
2019: 20.50 (7th, 67th)
2020: 21.96 (6th, 43rd)
After Akron: 20.33 (6th, 42nd)
After Alabama State: 20.33 (8th, 61st)
After Penn State: 20.33 (7th, 63rd)
After Georgia State: 28.25 (3rd, 16th)
After LSU: 27.22 (4th, 20th)
After Georgia: 25.00 (5th, 27th)
After Arkansas: 25.00 (5th, 29th)
After bye week: 25.00 (5th, 28th)
After Ole Miss: 24.69 (5th, 29th)
After Texas A&M: 24.69 (5th, 28th)
After Mississippi State: 24.55 (5th, 30th)
After South Carolina: 24.17 (6th, 29th)
After Alabama: 24.12 (5th, 28th)
Why: Auburn had one kick return for 23 yards against Alabama.
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KICK RETURN DEFENSE
2013: 25.79 (14th, 121st)
2014: 21.73 (9th, 84th)
2015: 21.17 (12th, 61st)
2016: 18.00 (1st, 13th)
2017: 27.20 (14th, 129th)
2018: 19.44 (3rd, 39th)
2019: 22.30 (11th, 96th)
2020: 26.67 (13th, 121st)
After Akron: 15.33 (4th, 48th)
After Alabama State: 14.25 (3rd, 22nd)
After Penn State: 14.83 (3rd, 24th)
After Georgia State: 14.83 (2nd, 14th)
After LSU: 15.14 (2nd, 13th)
After Georgia: 17.25 (2nd, 21st)
After Arkansas: 18.78 (7th, 44th)
After bye week: 18.78 (6th, 37th)
After Ole Miss: 19.09 (6th, 39th)
After Texas A&M: 18.33 (2nd, 25th)
After Mississippi State: 18.36 (4th, 27th)
After South Carolina: 18.65 (4th, 30th)
After Alabama: 18.33 (4th, 25th)
Why: Auburn allowed one kick return of 13 yards in the Iron Bowl.
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PUNT RETURNS
2013: 11.78 (2nd, 22nd)
2014: 17.82 yards per return (1st, 4th)
2015: 11.93 yards per return (7th, 28th)
2016: 10.69 (5th, 24th)
2017: 8.52 (8th, 51st)
2018: 10.75 (6th, 39th)
2019: 12.83 (4th, 18th)
2020: 9.11 (6th, 44th)
After Akron: 15.0 (2nd, 16th)
After Alabama State: 15.50 (2nd, 25th)
After Penn State: 14.33 (1st, 24th)
After Georgia State: 14.00 (1st, 29th)
After LSU: 14.00 (1st, 21st)
After Georgia: 12.44 (2nd, 27th)
After Arkansas: 12.00 (1st, 26th)
After bye week: 12.00 (2nd, 28th)
After Ole Miss: 9.46 (6th, 50th)
After Texas A&M: 9.12 (6th, 56th)
After Mississippi State: 9.12 (7th, 55th)
After South Carolina: 8.11 (10th, 70th)
After Alabama: 8.30 (9th, 64th)
Why: Auburn averaged 10 yards on a pair of punt returns.
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PUNT RETURN DEFENSE
2013: 7.0 (8th, 51st)
2014: 7.79 (10th, 72nd)
2015: 12.43 (11th, 110th)
2016: 3.17 (1st, 8th)
2017: 11.43 (14th, 108th)
2018: 3.36 (3rd, 9th)
2019: 17.29 (14th, 130th)
2020: 2.75 (3rd, 17th)
After Akron: 1.0 (10th, 66th)
After Alabama State: 1.0 (4th, 40th)
After Penn State: 8.5 (8th, 89th)
After Georgia State: 8.5 (9th, 83rd)
After LSU: 8.5 (9th, 85th)
After Georgia: 6.0 (7th, 53rd)
After Arkansas: 5.5 (6th, 48th)
After bye week: 5.5 (5th, 44th)
After Ole Miss: 5.5 (5th, 40th)
After Texas A&M: 3.86 (2nd, 17th)
After Mississippi State: 3.86 (2nd, 19th)
After South Carolina: 3.86 (3rd, 20th)
After Alabama: 4.12 (3rd, 25th)
Why: Auburn allowed one 6-yard punt return against Alabama.
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TURNOVER MARGIN
2013: even, 0.0 per game (9th, 61st)
2014: plus-seven, 0.54 per game (4th, 27th)
2015: plus-two, 0.15 per game (8th, 51st)
2016: plus-three, plus-0.23 per game (6th, 42nd)
2017: minus-one, 0.07 per game (7th, 71st)
2018: plus-nine, 0.69 (3rd, 16th)
2019: plus-six, 0.46 per game (3rd, 27th)
2020: plus-four, 0.36 per game (6th, 38th)
After Akron: zero, 0.0 per game (7th, 60th)
After Alabama State: plus-one, 0.50 per game (6th, 43rd)
After Penn State: plus-one, 0.33 per game (6th, 52nd)
After Georgia State: plus-one, 0.25 per game (8th, 58th)
After LSU: plus-two, 0.40 per game (6th, 47th)
After Georgia: plus-one, 0.17 per game (10th, 64th)
After Arkansas: plus-one, 0.14 per game (9th, 66th)
After bye week: plus-one, 0.14 per game (8th, 55th)
After Ole Miss: plus-one, 0.12 per game (8th, 59th)
After Texas A&M: zero, 0.00 per game (10th, 73rd)
After Mississippi State: minus-one, minus-0.10 per game (10th, 78th)
After South Carolina: minus-one, minus-0.09 per game (9th, 73rd)
After Alabama: zero, 0.00 per game (9th, 69th)
Why: Auburn has committed 10 turnovers this season and also had 10 takeaways.
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PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
2013: 40.64 (7th 30th)
2014: 68.92 (14th, 112th)
2015: 46.38 (7th, 34th)
2016: 36.54 (1st, 6th)
2017: 38.36 (2nd, 13th)
2018: 56.69 (9th, 75th)
2019: 55.23 (10th, 74th)
2020: 49.82 (7th, 56th)
After Akron: 25.0 (3rd, 15th)
After Alabama State: 46.00 (3rd, 41st)
After Penn State: 45.67 (2nd, 31st)
After Georgia State: 50.50 (4th, 47th)
After LSU: 49.40 (3rd, 51st)
After Georgia: 46.83 (4th, 38th)
After Arkansas: 47.14 (4th, 41st)
After bye week: 47.14 (5th, 39th)
After Ole Miss: 46.25 (5th, 39th)
After Texas A&M: 45.00 (4th, 32nd)
After Mississippi State: 49.10 (5th, 48th)
After South Carolina: 46.91 (5th, 42nd)
After Alabama: 47.33 (5th, 42nd)
Why: Auburn committed seven penalties totaling 52 yards against Alabama.
Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.
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