CFB TEAM RESEARCH · SEC

Auburn

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

3-2Record
26.8PPG
21.4PPG Allowed
2-1Home
0-1Away
1-0Neutral
1-2Conference
5Games
1-4-0ATS · W-L-P
1-4-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · SEC. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #84; PPG allowed #54. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 3-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHAlex GoleshSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#31National recruiting class rank
225.99Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.07FBS #104 of 138
PPA per play0.02FBS #50 of 138
Success rate41.6%FBS #95 of 138
Success rate38.8%FBS #50 of 138
Explosiveness1.27FBS #60 of 138
Explosiveness1.19FBS #54 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.77FBS #75 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.24FBS #58 of 138
Power success rate83.3%FBS #14 of 138
Power success rate73.3%FBS #83 of 138
Stuff rate15.5%FBS #55 of 138
Stuff rate17.6%FBS #87 of 138
Line yards per rush3.28FBS #47 of 138
Line yards per rush2.75FBS #48 of 138
Second-level yards1.26FBS #30 of 138
Second-level yards0.71FBS #15 of 138
Open-field yards1.60FBS #38 of 138
Open-field yards0.82FBS #50 of 138
Passing success rate39.7%FBS #96 of 138
Passing success rate40.0%FBS #64 of 138
Passing PPA0.03FBS #116 of 138
Passing PPA0.09FBS #51 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.45FBS #102 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.50FBS #61 of 138
Rushing success rate44.5%FBS #72 of 138
Rushing success rate38.8%FBS #48 of 138
Rushing PPA0.17FBS #49 of 138
Rushing PPA0.05FBS #64 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.09FBS #27 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.91FBS #63 of 138
Standard downs success rate45.2%FBS #110 of 138
Standard downs success rate43.9%FBS #44 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.01FBS #107 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.03FBS #49 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.96FBS #103 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.92FBS #34 of 138
Passing downs success rate34.8%FBS #50 of 138
Passing downs success rate26.2%FBS #47 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.22FBS #84 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.15FBS #56 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.01FBS #69 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.30FBS #119 of 138
Havoc allowed16.2%FBS #102 of 138
Havoc rate16.6%FBS #62 of 138
Total yards per game399.20FBS #63 of 138
Total yards per game357.20FBS #72 of 138
Passing yards per game219.20FBS #82 of 138
Passing yards per game208.20FBS #67 of 138
Rushing yards per game180FBS #46 of 138
Rushing yards per game149FBS #82 of 138
Turnovers9FBS #118 of 138
Turnovers forced8FBS #21 of 138
3rd-down conversions35FBS #13 of 138
3rd-down conversions26FBS #82 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate47.3%FBS #32 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate32.1%FBS #31 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Byrum Brown

FBS #56 · 1,052 season total

103CMP158ATT1,052Yards7TD7INT65.19%CMP%126.88NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Byrum Brown

FBS #57 · 344 season total

81Carries344Yards4TD4.25Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Keshaun Singleton

FBS #65 · 322 season total

29REC322Yards1TD11.10Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Elijah Melendez

FBS #21 · 43 season total

43Total28Solo15Assists8TFL3Sacks

Sacks Leader

Elijah Melendez

FBS #44 · 3 season total

3Sacks8TFL3QB hurries43Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Andre Jordan

FBS #14 · 2 season total

2INT2Passes defended1Defensive TDs29Return yards9Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05NBaylorW17–16-6.5L58.5U
22026-09-12HSouthern MissW43–8-32.5W56.5U
32026-09-19HFloridaL39–44+2.5L53.5O
42026-09-26HVanderbiltW21–15-10L54.5U
52026-10-03ATennesseeL14–24+6L54.5U
72026-10-17AGeorgia——+16.5—54.5—
82026-10-24HLSU——————
92026-10-31AOle Miss——————
102026-11-07HArkansas——————
112026-11-14AMississippi State——————
122026-11-21HSamford——————
132026-11-28AAlabama——+10—52.5—

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.