Auburn TIGERS AUBURN (5-0, 3-0 SEC)

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1 Auburn TIGERS 2006 FOOTBALL GAME 6 QUICK FACTS COACHES: Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, 1976) Auburn Record (8th year) vs. Arkansas Overall Record (12th year) vs. Arkansas Houston Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1981) Arkansas Record (9th year) vs. Auburn Overall Record (14th year) vs. Auburn SERIES: AU leads, at Auburn...AU leads, at Fayetteville...AU leads, 4-3 Neutral sites...tied, 1-1 at Memphis, TN...AU leads, 1-0 at Little Rock, AR...UA leads, 1-0 Last Meeting...AU 44, UA 17 Oct. 15, 2005 in Fayetteville, AR Current Streak...Auburn won last three RANKINGS: Auburn...2nd AP/3rd USA Today/3rd Harris Arkansas...RV AP/RV USA Today/RV Harris TELEVISION: CBS (Live) Play-by-play...Craig Bolerjack Analyst...Steve Buerlein RADIO: The Auburn Network provides radio coverage to over 50 stations that cover the Southeast. Rod Bramblett (play-by-play), Stan White (color), Quentin Riggins (sideline), Paul Ellen (studio) and Andy Burcham (locker room) provide gameday analysis. SATELITTE RADIO...SIRIUS 146 LOCALLY...WKKR-FM (97.7) INTERNET: Live audio & stats #2/3 AUBURN (5-0, 3-0 SEC) vs. ARKANSAS (3-1, 2-0 SEC) JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (87,451) AUBURN, AL OCTOBER 7, :00 AM CT TV: CBS THE GAME Auburn and Arkansas meet for the 16th time in a battle between two SEC Western Division teams that are undefeated in conference play. Auburn is coming off a victory at South Carolina last Thursday, while Arkansas had a bye. The Razorbacks earned a overtime victory over Alabama in Arkansas last contest Sept. 23. The game will be nationally televised by CBS. AUBURN HEADLINES Auburn is 3-0 in the SEC for the sixth time in the last seven seasons and fourth year in a row. Auburn has started 4-0 three times during the previous six seasons. Auburn has won 19 of its last 20 SEC regular-season games, and 20 of its last 21 games against SEC opponents counting the 2004 SEC Championship game. Since the start of the 2000 season, Auburn has the best record among all SEC teams in regular-season league games with a mark of Auburn is one of just two teams nationally that has not allowed a rushing touchdown this season. Auburn ranks third nationally in scoring defense, allowing 8.2 points per game. Auburn has held 23 of its last 30 opponents, including all five this season, to fewer than 20 points. Auburn leads the SEC in red zone defense (33.3 percent) and ranks second in red zone offense (89.5 percent). Auburn is tied for 12th nationally and second in the SEC in quarterback sacks with 17, and is on pace to challenge the school single-season record of 45 set in Auburn is 7-of-7 on fourth-down conversions this season. Auburn has posted a 27-3 record since the start of the 2004 season, which is the third-best record in NCAA Division I-A during that span. Kenny Irons leads the SEC in rushing averaging yards per game, and is averaging yards per game over his last 14 games dating back to last season. Despite missing one game this season, Kenny Irons has 120 more yards rushing through five team games this season than he had last season after five games. John Vaughn needs just two points to set a new Auburn career record for points scored kicking, and he is just 17 points shy of becoming Auburn s all-time leading scorer. AUBURN (5-0, 3-0 SEC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 2 WASHINGTON ST. [ESPN2] W, Sept. 9 at Mississippi State [LFS] W, 34-0 Sept. 16 #6/7 LSU [CBS] W, 7-3 Sept. 23 BUFFALO W, 38-7 Sept. 28 at South Carolina [ESPN] W, Oct. 7 ARKANSAS [CBS] 11 a.m. Oct. 14 FLORIDA [ESPN] 6:45 p.m. Oct. 21 TULANE (HC) 1:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Ole Miss TBA Nov. 4 ARKANSAS STATE 1:30 p.m. Nov. 11 GEORGIA TBA Nov. 19 at Alabama TBA All times Central ARKANSAS (3-1, 2-0 SEC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 2 #6/3 USC [ESPN] L, Sept. 9 UTAH STATE W, 20-0 Sept. 16 at Vanderbilt [LFS] W, Sept. 23 #NR/22 ALABAMA [CBS] W, (2OT) Oct. 7 at #2/3 Auburn [CBS] 11 a.m. Oct. 14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST. 1 p.m. Oct. 21 OLE MISS 1 p.m. Oct. 28 LOUISIANA-MONROE TBA Nov. 4 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 11 TENNESSEE TBA Nov. 18 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 24 LSU [CBS] 1:30 p.m. All times Central

2 STATISTICAL COMPARISON AUBURN VS. ARKANSAS AU UA Points Scored Total Offense First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Time of Possession 30:52 24:26 3rd Down Pct. 40% 38% Points Allowed Yards Allowed Rushing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Allowed STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING YARDS AUBURN ARKANSAS Kenny Irons Darren McFadden..409 Brad Lester Felix Jones Ben Tate Michael Smith...92 PASSING YARDS AUBURN ARKANSAS Brandon Cox Mitch Mustain Blake Field...47 Robert Johnson Casey Dick...59 RECEPTIONS AUBURN ARKANSAS Courtney Taylor...20 Marcus Monk...14 Rodgeriqus Smith...8 Damian Williams...10 Gabe McKenzie...7 Peyton Hillis...6 Two tied with...5 Two tied with...5 POINTS SCORED AUBURN ARKANSAS John Vaughn...41 Darren McFadden...20 Brad Lester...36 Ben Cleveland...12 Kenny Irons...18 Marcus Monk...12 INTERCEPTIONS AUBURN ARKANSAS Will Herring David Irons...1 TACKLES AUBURN ARKANSAS Will Herring...27 Sam Olajubutu...37 David Irons...23 Antwain Robinson...26 Merrill Johnson...23 Randy Kelly...25 Karibi Dede...20 Marcus Harrison Auburn Football ARKANSAS QUICK HITTERS Arkansas is 2-0 in the SEC for the first time since Arkansas is 6-1 all-time in overtime games after a double OT victory over Alabama Sept Arkansas has tied a school record by scoring in its last 125 games dating back to a 28-0 loss to LSU in Arkansas leads the SEC averaging rushing yards per game... Sophomore running back Darren McFadden has seven career 100-yard rushing games, including two this season... Junior wide receiver Marcus Monk has a 26-game reception streak... Sophomore defensive end Antwain Robinson leads the SEC averaging 1.12 quarterback sacks per game... The Razorbacks have committed 10 turnovers and forced just one, and their turnover margin of per game is last in the NCAA. AU-ARK SERIES NOTES Auburn won five of the first seven (5-1-1) meetings in the series, before Arkansas won four of the next five contests... The winning team has scored 21 or more points in every game of the series except Eight winning scores in the series have been 30 or more points... Seven of the 15 games between the two schools have been decided by seven points or less... Auburn s come-from-behind victory last season was the first time the team trailing at the half rallied to win since Auburn quarterbacks have thrown six touchdowns in the last two meetings, after connecting on only three scoring passes in the previous five games. AU-ARK CONNECTIONS Arkansas defensive line coach Tracy Rocker, in his fourth year with the Razorbacks, was an All-American defensive tackle at Auburn. Rocker made history in 1988, becoming the first player in the SEC to win the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Trophy in the same year. A two-time All- American, Rocker recorded 354 career tackles, including 48 behind the line of scrimmage. Rocker was also a three-time All-SEC selection. Arkansas defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Reggie Herring was linebackers coach at Auburn from Herring was the defensive coordinator at Clemson when Auburn tight ends coach Steve Ensminger was the offensive coordinator for the Tigers from Razorback wide receivers/specialists coach James Shibest coached former Auburn players Rudi Johnson (RB) and Daniel Cobb (QB) at Butler County CC. Shibest was a receiver at Arkansas from and had five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Auburn in the 1984 Liberty Bowl. ARKANSAS TIGER Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville is the lone Tiger coach or player who hails from the state of Arkansas. A native of Camden, Ark., Tuberville graduated from Harmony Grove High School, and went on to play free safety at Southern Arkansas University. After graduating from SAU in 1976, Tuberville was an assistant coach at Hermitage High School for two seasons before serving as its head coach from From , Tuberville was a defensive ends and linebackers coach at Arkansas State University. ALABAMA RAZORBACKS Four members of the Arkansas squad are from the state of Alabama. Freshman flanker London Crawford is from Mobile, sophomore guard Cody Green is from Oneonta, freshman linebacker Ryan Powers is from Athens and senior offensive tackle Zac Tubbs is from Cullman. SEC DOMINATION Auburn has won 19 of its last 20 regular-season games against SEC teams, and the Tigers are just three points (one overtime) away from being undefeated against SEC opponents since During the 20-game run, Auburn is vs. SEC teams ranked in Top vs. ranked SEC teams Auburn has scored or more points in 11-of or more points in four of those games Auburn has held opponents to or fewer points in 9-of or fewer points in 15-of-20 Auburn has won by or more points in 14-of or more points in 11-of or more points in 9-of-20 At halftime, Auburn has... Led in 15-of-20 Led by 10 or more in 10-of-20 Led by 20 or more in 5-of-20 Held an average lead of 11.1 points Biggest halftime deficit has been 6 points (twice) In the first half, Auburn has held opponents to or fewer points in 19-of-20 under 10 points in 17-of-20 no first half points in 7-of-20 Most points allowed by Auburn in a first half is 13 (2005 at Georgia)

3 ON THIS DATE Auburn owns a 10-5 record all-time in games played on Oct. 7. Auburn has won five of its last seven games played on this date, but fell to Mississippi State, 17-10, in 2000 the last time the Tigers played on Oct. 7. Auburn has never played Arkansas on Oct. 7. IN OCTOBER Auburn is (.658) all-time in the month of October, including a mark under Tommy Tuberville. The Tigers are 17-5 in their last 22 games in October. ANOTHER 3-0 START Auburn s 3-0 start in Southeastern Conference play should come as no surprise, as it marks the sixth time in the last seven seasons, and the fourth in a row, that Auburn has won its first three conference games. The only time since 1999 that Auburn has not started 3-0 in the SEC was in 2002, when Auburn was 2-0 before falling to Arkansas in the third conference game. In three of the previous five seasons with 3-0 starts, Auburn went on to with its fourth game as well. TIGERS TOUGH IN THE RED ZONE Auburn has excelled in the red zone both offensively and defensively this season. The Tigers lead the SEC in red zone defense, allowing just three scores in nine opponents trips (33.3 percent). In wins against both LSU and South Carolina, Auburn held the opposition out of the end zone in the closing seconds to preserve victories. Offensively, Auburn ranks second in the SEC, scoring on 17-of-19 trips (89.5 percent). The Tigers have scored 13 touchdowns and kicked four field goals when entering the red zone this season, and have not turned the ball over, missing two field goals for their only unsuccessful trips. FOURTH DOWN FIREWORKS Through five games this season, Auburn has attempted seven fourth-down conversions, and the Tigers have been successful on all seven. Three of the fourth-down conversions have been 1-yard touchdown rushes. In addition, Auburn converted a fake punt on a 4th-and-14 play in the opener vs. Washington State, a 4thand-6 in the third quarter at South Carolina and has had a pair of quarterback sneaks on 4thand-1 that have picked up first downs. NO ROOM TO RUN Auburn is one of just two schools to not allow a rushing touchdown this season, joining Michigan as teams that haven t given up a score on the ground. Auburn s five opponents have scored 34 rushing touchdowns in their other contests Auburn Football In addition, since the start of the 2004 season, Auburn has held 15 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing, including three of the last four. Over the Tigers last four games, opponents have averaged just 79.3 yards per game and 2.46 yards per carry. MUSCHAMP ERA STARTS STRONG Auburn s new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp is continuing a tradition of strong Auburn defenses, in particular during the past three seasons. Since the start of the 2004 season, the Tigers have held 23 of their 30 opponents to fewer than 20 points. Auburn opponents are averaging just 12.5 points per game during that span. This season, Auburn is ranked third nationally in scoring defense (8.2 ppg) and 17th in total defense (258.6). THE SACK MAN Auburn currently ranks tied for 12th in the NCAA in sacks, totaling 17 through the first five games for an average of 3.4 per game. That news isn t surprising when one learns that high sack totals seem to follow defensive coordinator Will Muschamp wherever he goes. LSU set its team single-season sacks record with 44 in 2003 when Muschamp was the Tigers defensive coordinator. During Muschamp s only season with the Miami Dolphins, Miami tied its single-season sacks record with 49. At its current pace, Auburn has a shot to surpass its single-season sacks record of 45 set in QUARTER BY QUARTER Auburn holds a decisive scoring edge in all four quarters this season, and has only allowed one score in both the first and fourth quarters this year. Auburn has outscored its opponents 27-7 in the first quarter, in the second quarter, in the third quarter and 38-7 in the fourth quarter. FRESH MEAT A number of true and redshirt freshmen have been contributing for Auburn already this season. Redshirt freshmen DL Sen Derrick Marks, S Aairon Savage and TE Tommy Trott have earned starting spots, with Marks posting a team-best 3.5 sacks, Savage totaling 16 tackles and Trott hauling in four passes including a touchdown so far this season. Redshirt freshman TE Gabe McKenzie has caught seven passes for 84 yards including a touchdown, while true freshman RB Ben Tate rushed for 114 yards and two scores Sept. 23 vs. Buffalo. Redshirt freshman DB Jerraud Powers has 11 tackles while true freshman LB Craig Stevens has six stops. In addition, DE Antonio Coleman (six tackles) and LB Patrick Trahan (three tackles) have contributed on defense. SEC SUCCESS Auburn has won 19 of its last 20 Southeastern Conference games and 20 of its last 21 games against SEC schools, including the 2004 SEC Championship game victory over Tennessee. Auburn s success against conference schools dates back to more than last year s championship run, as since the start of the 2000 season, the Tigers have the best record among the 12 league schools in regular season conference games. The following are the combined conference records of the 12 SEC schools from W-L Pct. Auburn Georgia Florida LSU Tennessee Alabama South Carolina Arkansas Ole Miss Mississippi State Kentucky Vanderbilt Tigers Terrific Since 2000 Since the start of the 2000 season, Auburn has one of the best records in all of Division I-A football. The Tigers record of (.741) ranks 12th among all 119 programs. The list of the top 20 programs since 2000 in terms of winning percentage follows: W-L Pct. 1. Oklahoma Texas Miami (Fla.) Boise State Georgia USC Ohio State LSU Louisville Virginia Tech Michigan Auburn TCU Toledo Florida Florida State Oregon Tennessee Nebraska Fresno State

4 AUBURN IN 2006 BY THE NUMBERS CATEGORY 2006 Record SEC West East Non-Conference Home Away Neutral Day Night (5 p.m. or later) TV Games CBS ESPN ESPN Lincoln Financial Scoring First Opponent Scoring First Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half Leading after Third Trailing after Third Tied after Third Overtime Games Scoring less than 20 pts Scoring 20+ points Scoring 30+ points Allowing less than 20 pts Allowing 20+ points Allowing 30+ points Rushing for less than 100 yds Rushing for over 100 yds Rushing for 200+ yds Passing for 200+ yds Passing for 300+ yds Totaling less than 300 yds yds. of total offense yds. of total offense Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing Allowing less than 300 yds. total off Allowing 300+ yds. total offense Having 100-yd. rusher Opp. have 100-yd. rusher No turnovers Less than 3 turnovers or more turnovers No takeaways or more takeaways More than 30:00 of possession Less than 30:00 of possession Auburn Football LONG THIRD QUARTER Auburn accomplished a rare feat during the third quarter of its game at South Carolina Sept. 28, controlling the ball for all 15 minutes of the period. Auburn took the kickoff to open the second half, and marched 85 yards on 17 plays, taking 8:38 off the clock before settling for a 24-yard John Vaughn field goal that gave the Tigers a lead. Following the score, Auburn recovered an onsides kick at its own 48-yard-line, then ran 12 more plays, reaching the South Carolina 1- yard-line when the third quarter expired. Kenny Irons scored on the first play of the fourth quarter, which was Auburn s 30th play of the half before South Carolina ran its first play. OFFENSE PILES ON POINTS Auburn s offensive continues to thrive since the arrival of offensive coordinator Al Borges prior to the 2004 season. Under Borges, the Tigers have reached the 30-point mark 18 times in 30 games, and have scored at least 40 points seven times. The Tigers are 18-0 when scoring 30 points since Borges arrival. NO RETURN POLICY Auburn s kickoff coverage unit has not been getting much action, as senior kicker Matt Clark leads the SEC with 23 touchbacks this season, and had a streak of 16 in a row snapped when kicking off into a stiff wind Sept. 28 at South Carolina. Clark, who also successfully converted an onsides kick in the third quarter at South Carolina, was named SEC Special teams Player of the Week Sept. 25. He has 23 touchbacks in 28 attempts (82.1 percent) this season, and had 26 touchbacks last year after taking over the kickoff duties three games into the season. IRONS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR S PACE Despite missing a Sept. 23 game against Buffalo, Kenny Irons is still ahead of the pace he set last season when he led the SEC in rushing with 1,293 yards. Irons leads the SEC in rushing with an average of yards per game, and his 439 yards rushing through five team games is 120 more than he had after five games last season. In fact, Irons had more yards rushing on Auburn s first offensive play from scrimmage this season (a 42-yard burst), then he had in the first two games combined last season, when he had just 34 yards rushing through two contests. SEC RUSHING LEADER RETURNS The SEC s leading rusher in rushing last season with 1,293 yards (107.8 ypg) and 13 touchdowns, senior Kenny Irons is bidding to become the first player to lead the SEC in rushing in consecutive years since LSU s Kevin Faulk in Irons would become just the second back to accomplish the feat in the last 20 years. In the last 30 years, Auburn has had three players prior to Irons who returned after leading the SEC in rushing. Although none repeated as SEC rushing champ, all three posted 1,000-yard seasons the following year. Joe Cribbs had an SEC-best 1,205 yards rushing in 1978, then ran for 1,120 yards and 14 TDs as a senior in However, teammate James Brooks ran for 1,208 yards as a junior that season to claim the league rushing crown. Brooks totaled 1,314 yards and nine scores as a senior in Stephen Davis was the SEC rushing king in 1994 with 1,263 yards, before totaling 1,068 yards and 14 touchdowns in LETHAL WEAPONS True freshman Ben Tate rushed for 114 yards Sept. 23 vs. Buffalo, becoming the latest Tiger to post a big rushing total. In fact, Auburn has six different players on the roster who have rushed for at least 90 yards in a single game, including four that have topped the century mark. Kenny Irons leads the list with 10 career 100-yard games including a high of 218 last year at LSU. Sophomore Tristan Davis, who is now playing free safety, rushed for 162 yards last season at Kentucky. Senior Tre Smith had a career-best 126-yard effort as a freshman in 2002 at Alabama, while Tate s 114-yard effort is fourth best among current Tigers. Sophomore Brad Lester had a 93-yard performance last season vs. Ball State, while junior Carl Stewart had 91 yards rushing in 2004 vs. the Citadel. THE 100-YARD MAN Kenny Irons has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in 10 of his last 14 games. During the past 14 games, Irons has totaled 1,699 yards rushing (121.4 yards per game). Although he is only in his second season, Irons is already ranked 16th in Auburn history with 1,732 career yards, and needs just 268 more yards to become the 12th player in Auburn history to rush for 2,000 yards during a career. MORE THAN ONE IRONS EXCELLING Senior cornerback David Irons was granted a sixth-year of eligibility prior to this season, and the extra year has paid dividends. Irons is second on the team with 23 tackles (15 solo, eight assists) this season, including a team-high 10 stops during Auburn s victory at South Carolina Sept. 28. Irons has two tackles for nine yards in losses this year, and has an interception, three pass break-ups and a forced fumble.

5 TAYLOR S TIME Although Auburn lost three wideouts to the NFL following last season, the Tigers are not without a talented returner at that position. In fact, senior Courtney Taylor has more career receptions (119) than any other active player in the SEC. His 1,661 career receiving yards already ranks seventh in Auburn history, and his 119 career catches are fifth best. Of his 119 catches, 83 have resulted in first downs (69.7 percent). Taylor had a career-best nine receptions for 103 yards Sept. 9 at Mississippi State. His nine catches tied for the ninth-best single-game performance in Auburn history. SEC ACTIVE LEADERS Courtney Taylor is not the only Auburn player who leads all active SEC players in a particular statistical category. Tre Smith is the conference s active leader in both career punt return yards (621 on 72 returns) and total kick return yards (922 yards/621 punts and 301 kickoffs). John Vaughn, with 145 career PAT kicks made, is the conference s active leader and ranks sixth in SEC history. OL HAS EXPERIENCE Although they hadn t started a game as a group prior to the season opener vs. Washington State, Auburn s starting offensive linemen have a wealth of experience, combining for 153 games played and 75 starts. Senior guard Ben Grubbs has played in 42 games, starting the last 30, while his counterpart at guard, senior Tim Duckworth, has played in 25 games on the offensive side, making 15 starts. Senior center Joe Cope has started 16 of his 19 career games played, while senior tackle Jonathan Palmer (38 games, eight starts) and junior tackle King Dunlap (29 games played, six starts) are new to the starting lineup this year but have seen extensive action. HEAVENLY BLISS Senior Kody Bliss is averaging 49.5 yards per kick, which would lead the nation if Auburn s potent offense hadn t kept Bliss from being one punt shy of qualifying nationally. Ten of Bliss 17 punts have traveled at least 50 yards, including three over 60, and he has placed five punts inside the opponents 20. Bliss was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week Sept. 18 following Auburn s 7-3 victory over LSU after averaging 48.2 yards on six punts. He had kicks of 62, 61, 51 and 50 yards, as well as punts of 34 and 31 yards that both pinned LSU inside its own 20-yardline. He had a career-long 69 yard punt at South Carolina Sept Auburn Football JUST FOR KICKS John Vaughn started his senior season with a bang, connecting on a career high four field goals during Auburn s opener vs. Washington State and hitting twice more Sept. 9 at Mississippi State. Vaughn has booted a career-long field goal three times already this season, including a pair from over 50 yards. Vaughn drilled a career-best 44-yarder in the first quarter against Washington State, then topped that mark with a 52-yard boot early in the second quarter. He finished with a careerhigh 16 points scored against the Cougars. In the SEC opener in Starkville, Vaughn nailed a 55-yarder just before the end of the first half, which tied for fourth longest in school history. Vaughn currently ranks fourth in Auburn history in career points scored with just 17 shy of the school record held by Carnell Williams. SPECIAL TEAMS HAVE BEEN JUST THAT Auburn has excelled in several aspects of special teams this season. The kickers have been superb, as All-SEC punter Kody Bliss averages a 49.5 yards per punt, kicker John Vaughn has made 8-of-10 field goals, including two from beyond 50 yards, and kickoff specialist Matt Clark has had 23 of his 28 kickoffs result in touchbacks while also converting an onsides kick. In addition, Tristan Davis has averaged an SEC-best 29.2 yards on six kickoff returns, and Marquies Gunn blocked a field goal attempt at Mississippi State. HERRING TRANSITION SUCCESSFUL One of the more notable changes to the Auburn defense was the move of Will Herring, a three-year starter at free safety, to linebacker. The results have been good, as Herring leads the team with 27 tackles this season, including 3.5 for losses, and has a team-high two interceptions. He also took a direct snap on a fake punt in the season opener against Washington State and rushed 42 yards in the third quarter vs. Washington State. SENIOR STEPS UP Karibi Dede, the only returning starting linebacker for Auburn this season, has stepped up during his senior season. Dede ranks fourth on the team with 20 tackles, including 14 solo stops. He also recovered a fumble Sept. 9 at Mississippi State - the sixth fumble recovery of his career. Dede has started 23 games for Auburn, but had a streak of 15 straight starts snapped when he sat out the Buffalo game Sept. 23. AROUND THE SEC SEC STANDINGS Eastern Division SEC Overall W L W L Florida Georgia Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Western Division SEC Overall W L W L Auburn Arkansas LSU Alabama Ole Miss Mississippi State LAST WEEK S RESULTS Thursday, Sept. 28 Auburn 24, South Carolina 17 Saturday, Sept. 30 Tennessee 41, MEMPHIS 7 LSU 48, Mississippi State 17 FLORIDA 28, Alabama 13 KENTUCKY 45, Central Michigan 36 VANDERBILT 43, Temple 14 Georgia 14, OLE MISS 9 Home team in CAPS THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Saturday, Oct. 7 Arkansas at Auburn, 11 a.m. CT [CBS] Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 1 p.m. CT West Virginia at Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m. CT LSU at Florida, 3:30 p.m. ET [CBS] Duke at Alabama, 6 p.m. CT South Carolina at Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET [ESPN2] Tennessee at Georgia, 7:45 p.m. ET [ESPN]

6 2006 Auburn Football AUBURN IN THE SEC/NCAA STATS (through games played 9/30) TEAM SEC Kickoff Coverage (44.7)...1st Red Zone Defense (33.3)...1st Net Punting (40.35)...2nd Sacks By (3.4)...2nd Tackles For Loss (7.6)...2nd Rushing Offense (172.8)...2nd Time Of Possession (30:51)...2nd Red Zone Offense (89.5)...2nd Scoring Defense (8.2)...3rd Kickoff Returns (24.9)...3rd Rushing Defense (88.2)...3rd Opponent 3rd-Down Conv. (30.4)...3rd Total Defense (258.6)...4th Field Goals (.800)...4th Pass Efficiency (146.83)...5th Pass Def. Efficiency (106.49)...5th Pass Defense (170.4)...5th Scoring Offense (28.6)...5th Total Offense (355.0)...5th First Downs (89)...5th Third-Down Conversions (40.4)...5th Penalities (41.4)...6th Turnover Margin (0.20)...T6th Pass Offense (182.2)...7th Opponent First Downs (82)...T7th Punt Returns (6.9)...8th Sacks Allowed (2.6)...8th Opponent Penalties (32.8)...12th NCAA 9th 12th 12th 30th 3rd 22nd 23rd 17th 29th 32nd 30th 42nd 57th T52nd 80th 82nd 85th INDIVIDUAL SEC NCAA T. Davis, Kickoff Returns (29.2)...1st 10th K. Irons, Rushing (109.8)...1st 15th J. Vaughn, Field Goals (1.6)...2nd 7th J. Vaughn, Scoring (8.2)...2nd 31st S. Marks, Sacks (0.7)...T6th T22nd K. Irons, All-Purpose Yards (119.3)...4th 34th B. Lester, Scoring (7.2)...T5th T59th B. Cox, Pass Efficiency (149.76)...6th 26th B. Cox, Passing Average (172.8)...6th W. Herring, Interceptions (0.8)...T6th T47th R. Dunn, Punt Returns (6.9)...7th 67th B. Cox, Total Offense (165.8)...7th 79th D-LINE IS DELIGHTFUL Auburn replaced three starters on the defensive line this season, but the results so far have been favorable. Through the first four games of the season, ends Quentin Groves, Marquies Gunn and Christopher Browder and interior linemen Pat Sims, Sen Derrick Marks and Josh Thompson have combined for 77 tackles, 21 tackles for losses and 14.5 sacks. Marks has team-bests of five tackles for losses and 3.5 sacks, while Gunn and Groves have three sacks each. THE TIME HAS COME Prior to this season, new timing rules were put into effect to reduce the length of college football games. For Auburn, there have indeed been fewer plays this season. In the previous five seasons, Auburn has averaged between 66.2 and 68.3 plays per game, but this year is down to 58.6 plays per game. Auburn games have averaged between and total plays per game over the past five seasons, but this year, Tiger games are averaging plays per contest. The following chart shows the average plays run in games this season compared to the averages from the previous five seasons. Year Auburn Opponent Total THREE-YEAR DOMINATION Auburn has posted a record of 27-3 (.900) since the start of the 2004 season, giving the Tigers the third-best record in the NCAA over the past three seasons. Only USC (28-1,.966) and Texas (27-2,.931) have better winning percentages than Auburn during that span. IN THE RED ZONE Times Times Rush Pass Made FGs Opponent In RZ Scored TD TD TD FG Missed Downs Int. Fum. Half Washington State Mississippi State LSU Buffalo South Carolina Arkansas Florida Tulane Ole Miss Arkansas State Georgia Alabama Total Auburn Scoring Pct.: 89.5 (17-19) Auburn Points Scored: 103 Opponents Scoring Pct.: 33.3 (3-9) Opponents Points Scored: 21 JORDAN-HARE STADIUM Now in its 67th year as home to the Auburn football team, Jordan-Hare Stadium is the nation s ninth-largest on-campus stadium, with a capacity of 87,451 fans. The Tigers are (.801) at Jordan-Hare Stadium, including a 38-6 (.864) mark in the last six years. AU went 7-0 at home in both 2000 and 2004, and posted a 6-1 mark last season. Auburn is currently riding a nine-game home winning streak and has won 17 of its last 18 games at Jordan-Hare Stadium. SENIORS GO FOR NEW MARK Auburn not only established a new school record for victories in a two-year period by winning 22 games over the past two seasons, but the Tigers also set a new three-year mark (30 wins) while tying the four-year record (39). Auburn s senior class entered the 2006 season needing nine victories to tie last year s senior group as the winningest senior class in school history, and 10 wins to become the winningest senior class in Auburn history. WHEN SCORING 20+ POINTS Under Tommy Tuberville, Auburn is 57-4 when scoring 20 or more points in a game, including a 55-3 mark in the regular season. Dating back to 1995, Auburn is when scoring 20 or more points in a game. 30+ POINTS EQUALS VICTORY Under Tommy Tuberville, Auburn is 40-0 when scoring 30 or more points in a game. Auburn has won 45 consecutive games when scoring 30 or more points. The last time the Tigers lost when registering at least 30 points was a 56-49, four overtime loss to Georgia in In the last 22 years, Auburn is when scoring 30 points.

7 BIGGEST SENIOR CLASS Head Coach Tommy Tuberville has a senior class that includes 21 players at Auburn in The Tigers group of 21 seniors is the most during the Tuberville era, surpassing the 2004 group that had 18. During Tuberville s tenure, Auburn s other senior classes have consisted of: 15 in 2005, 13 in 2003, 15 in 2002, 10 in 2001, 14 in 2000 and 14 in The 2006 seniors include: TE Cole Bennett, P Kody Bliss, DL Christopher Browder, K Matt Clark, C Joe Cope, LB Karibi Dede, OT Tim Duckworth, OG Ben Grubbs, WR Lee Guess, DE Marquies Gunn, SS Brant Haynie, LB Will Herring, CB David Irons, RB Kenny Irons, P Patrick Martyn, OL Jonathan Palmer, FS Pete Ruzicka, LB Kevin Sears, RB Tre Smith, WR Courtney Taylor and K John Vaughn. IRON MEN Of Auburn s 21 seniors, 12 have seen time in at least 35 games during their careers. Tre Smith and Will Herring, who both have redshirted during seasons in which they saw limited action, have played in 46 and 45 games, respectively, to lead the group. Kody Bliss joins Smith and Herring as players who have played in all 43 games over the past four seasons. Karibi Dede, Courtney Taylor and Ben Grubbs have played in 42 games, followed by John Vaughn (40), Cole Bennett (39), Marquies Gunn (39), Jonathan Palmer (38), Kevin Sears (36) and Tim Duckworth (36). STARTS STREAK Will Herring has a chance to set the Auburn record for consecutive starts this season. Herring has started 41 consecutive games, which is six shy of the school record of 47 held by OL Jeno James ( ). Former QB Stan White (45 games from ) has the secondlongest starting streak in Auburn history. Senior offensive guard Ben Grubbs has the second-longest active streak, having started 30 straight games Auburn Football IN THE POLLS Auburn, which is currently ranked second in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and third in the USA Today Coaches poll and the Harris Interactive poll, was nationally ranked at the start of the season for the fourth consecutive year. The Tigers were fourth in the Associated Press preseason poll, and sixth in the preseason USA Today coaches poll. This season marks the first time under head coach Tommy Tuberville and first time since the seasons that Auburn was ranked at the start of four consecutive seasons. LOFTY BEGINNINGS Auburn s preseason ranking of No. 4 in the Associated Press preseason poll is the highest preseason ranking for the Tigers since the 1990 squad was ranked third to open the season. It marks the 15th season that Auburn started the year ranked in the AP top 10. Year Preseason Rank Final Rank 2003 No. 6 NR 1995 No. 6 No No. 3 No No. 8 No No. 7 No No. 5 No No. 2 NR 1984 No. 1 No No. 4 No No. 7 NR 1971 No. 7 No No. 8 NR 1959 No. 3 No. T No. 3 No. 4 TIGERS TOUGH ON TOP TEN Auburn has won seven of its last eight games against teams ranked in the Associated Press top 10, following a 7-3 victory over No. 6 LSU on Sept. 16. The Tigers have won five straight home games against Top-10 squads. Last year, Auburn posted victories at No. 9 LESTER S TOUCHES TURN TO GOLD Sophomore RB Brad Lester has a knack for getting into the end zone, as evidenced by his 13 career touchdowns on just 107 career touches. Lester s rate of touches per touchdown thus far during his career is far better than even the best touchdown scorers in Auburn history. The chart below shows touches per touchdown for Lester compared to five of Auburn s top TD scorers in its history. Punt Kickoff Total TD Name TDs Rushes Receptions Returns Returns Touches Rate* Carnell Williams Bo Jackson Joe Cribbs Stephen Davis Ronnie Brown Brad Lester * TD Rate = Total Touches divided by Touchdowns Georgia (31-30) and against No. 8 Alabama (28-18). In 2004, the Tigers defeated No. 5 LSU (10-9), No. 10 Tennessee (34-10), No. 8 Georgia (24-6) and No. 9 Virginia Tech (16-13) in the NOKIA Sugar Bowl. During the Tommy Tuberville era, Auburn is in games played against top 10 teams, and has won 13 of its last 18 games dating back to a upset of No. 1-ranked Florida Oct. 13, Dating back to the 2002 season, Auburn has played 17 games against a top 10 team in its last 46 games (37 percent). TUBERVILLE IN EIGHTH SEASON Tommy Tuberville is in his eighth season at Auburn in 2006 and his 12th as a head coach in the Southeastern Conference. Tuberville has the third-longest tenure in the SEC (secondlongest active streak) behind Phillip Fulmer of Tennessee and Steve Spurrier of South Carolina, who will each coach his 14th season in the league this year. Tuberville has amassed a record of in eight seasons at Auburn and an overall mark of He has led the Tigers to six straight bowl appearances. Tuberville is fourth all-time at Auburn in wins, and is the fifth-longest tenured coach in school history. 12 AND COUNTING In his 12th year as a head coach, Tommy Tuberville has five assistant coaches who have been with him all 12 years. The group includes: defensive tackles/ noseguard coach Don Dunn, running backs/special teams coach Eddie Gran, wide receivers coach Greg Knox, offensive line coach Hugh Nall and defensive ends coach Terry Price. POSITION CHANGES Several players have changed positions since the 2006 season. The most notable change is that Will Herring, a three-year starter at free safety, has moved to linebacker this year. Anthony Campbell has moved from defensive back to wide receiver, while Tristan Davis, who spent time at running back last year, is back in the defensive backfield in Alonzo Horton has switched from defensive end to linebacker, while Steve Gandy moved from safety to linebacker. Andrew McCain switched from defensive tackle to offensive tackle, while Danny Perry moved from tight end to fullback.

8 TIGER GRADS Auburn begins the season with 11 graduates on the roster, which is the most of any Division 1-A football team. The Tiger graduates include: TE Cole Bennett (business administration), P Kody Bliss (business marketing), C Joe Cope (economics), LB Karibi Dede (rehab special education), OG Ben Grubbs (public administration), WR Lee Guess (business marketing), LB Will Herring (exercise science), CB David Irons (Sociology), P Patrick Martyn (business), RB Tre Smith (business) and RB Carl Stewart (political science). Listed are the top 10 programs in terms of number of players who have completed their bachelor s degrees prior to the start of the 2006 season. 1. Auburn Notre Dame...9 Miami (Fla.) Texas Tech Boston College...7 Louisiana Tech...7 Penn State Baylor...6 West Virginia Kentucky...5 Memphis...5 Nebraska...5 Virginia...5 AUBURN BY THE NUMBERS The Tigers return 58 lettermen from last season, including 26 on offense, 25 on defense and seven specialists. Auburn returns five starters on offense and six on defense. Auburn s roster of 118 players includes 21 seniors, 21 juniors, 26 sophomores, 20 redshirt freshmen and 30 freshmen. The underclassmen (76) represent 64.4 percent of the Tigers roster. A number of walk-ons joined the program after the first day of classes on August 16. FATHERS AND SONS Auburn tight ends coach Steve Ensminger is the father of Auburn freshman quarterback Steven Ensminger, while junior fullback Danny Perry is the son of Director of Football Operations Jimmy Perry. The younger Ensminger is the first Tiger to have his father on the coaching staff since Joe Whitt, Jr., played wide receiver from while Joe Whitt, Sr., who coached at Auburn from , was a linebackers coach. Previously, Gene Lorendo, an assistant coach from , saw his son Mac letter at offensive tackle from , earning All-SEC honors as a senior, and Paul Davis, an assistant coach from and , watched his son Rhett letter at split end from Auburn Football JORDAN-HARE ADDITIONS Jordan-Hare Stadium underwent a $30.5 million facelift since last season as Phase Three of the Jordan-Hare Renovation Project. The most noticeable change is the addition of a courtyard on the west side of the stadium. To improve the lack of space in the interior concourse of the stadium, 115,000 square feet was added as the West concourse expanded out toward Donahue Drive. The surface of the concourses in the stadium were upgraded as well. Also, the southwest ramp leading to the upper deck has been extended, creating a new entrance gate at the bottom of that ramp. The number of lighting fixtures has increased and the quality of those fixtures has improved. There are also more concession stands and women s restrooms in the stadium. Inside the stadium, two ProAd displays have been placed on the East and West upper deck fascias, and the North end zone scoreboard was replaced. In conjunction with the new scoreboard, all of the timing devices throughout the stadium have been retrofitted so that they will now all be communicating with one another. TIGERS SWITCH TO UNDER ARMOUR The Auburn football uniforms may look the same in 2006 to the casual observer, but the Tigers have made one key change to the uniforms. The uniforms are now made by Under Armour Performance Apparel as part of a fiveyear contract signed in December of 2005 that makes Under Armour the official outfitter of all of Auburn s athletic teams. The contract, worth $10.6 million in sponsorship, product and additional benefits, will see Auburn s athletic teams wearing Under Armour uniforms, cleats, apparel and accessories beginning in the academic year. TUBERVILLE GOES HOLLYWOOD Head coach Tommy Tuberville appeared in a new Under Armour commercial that debuted during Auburn s season-opening game vs. Washington State. The 30-second spot, which promotes Under Armour's new line of football cleats and apparel, will air nationally throughout the college football season. TIGER PROS Auburn has demonstrated a proficiency for placing players in the National Football League. As of Aug. 21, 37 former Auburn Tigers were listed on NFL rosters. The Washington Redskins have the most former Tigers, with five former Auburn players on the roster, while the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants have four each. TIGERS ON CSS Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) will broadcast encore presentations of Auburn football every Sunday at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT. Games broadcast by an ESPN network or Lincoln Financial Sports will feature replays of the original broadcast. For non-televised games and games broadcast by CBS, Andy Burcham will handle play-by-play duties and Cole Cubelic will do color commentary on the replay. CSS will also air the Auburn Football Preview every Friday at 4 p.m. CT. CSS is a 24-hour regional sports network serving approximately 4.5 million households across 11 Southeastern states. DID YOU KNOW? Cole Bennett started his freshman year at Auburn already having accumulated 27 credit hours Kody Bliss is one of five boys in his family, all of whom have names that start with K Bliss and Brant Haynie were married during the summer of Joe Cope ran his own grass-cutting business in high school... Tim Duckworth is engaged to former Auburn track and field athlete Ronda Gullatte... Oscar Gonzales is originally from Cuba and is bilingual... Will Herring is a self-professed Chess Geek Brad Lester was a high school teammates of the Atlanta Braves Jeff Francoeur... Carl Stewart plays the violin... Courtney Taylor s last name should be Walker, but an error on his birth certificate resulted in him getting his mother s maiden name for a last name... John Vaughn has broken his left wrist three times and his right wrist once, broken his left ankle twice, knocked teeth out and had to have stitches six times.

9 KODY BLISS SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 16) Ray Guy Award Watch List Rivals.com Preseason Second-Team All- American Lindy s Preseason Second-Team All-American Lindy s Preseason First-Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All- American Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-SEC Scout.com Preseason All-SEC Team Preseason First-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC COLE BENNETT Preseason Third-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC MATT CLARK SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 23) JOE COPE Preseason Third-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches Second-Team All-SEC BRANDON COX Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List Davey O Brien Award Preseason Watch List Manning Award Preseason Watch List Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All-SEC Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches Second-Team All-SEC KARIBI DEDE Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches Third-Team All-SEC TIM DUCKWORTH Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List Rivals.com Preseason Second-Team All- American Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-SEC Lindy s Preseason First-Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All- American Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC Scout.com Preseason All-SEC Team Preseason First-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC QUENTIN GROVES Hendricks Award Preseason Watch List Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List Lindy s Preseason First-Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC BEN GRUBBS SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 9) Rivals.com Preseason First-Team All- American Lindy s Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches Second-Team All-SEC 2006 Auburn Honors and Awards MARQUIES GUNN Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All- American Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC Scout.com Preseason All-SEC Team Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches Third-Team All-SEC WILL HERRING Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List Lott Trophy Preseason Watch List Athlon Sports Preseason Third-Team All-SEC Preseason First-Team All-SEC Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC DAVID IRONS Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List Rivals.com Preseason Second-Team All- American Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-SEC Lindy s Preseason Second-Team All-American Lindy s Preseason First-Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC Scout.com Preseason All-SEC Team Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC Preseason First-Team All-SEC KENNY IRONS SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 2) Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List Doak Walker Award Candidate Rivals.com Preseason Second-Team All- American Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook's SEC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-SEC Lindy s Preseason Second-Team All-American Lindy s Preseason First-Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All- American Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-SEC Scout.com Preseason All-SEC Team Preseason Coaches First-Team All-SEC Preseason First-Team All-SEC JONATHAN PALMER Preseason Coaches Second-Team All-SEC COURTNEY TAYLOR Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Scout.com Preseason All-SEC Team Preseason Second-Team All-SEC JOHN VAUGHN Preseason Coaches Third-Team All-SEC COACHES AWARDS WASHINGTON STATE Offense...Kenny Irons Defense...Will Herring Special Teams...Matt Clark Scout Team Offense... Danny Perry...Mario Fannin Scout Team Defense...Brandon Haley MISSISSIPPI STATE Offense...Courtney Taylor Defense...Karibi Dede...Pat Sims Special Teams...John Vaughn Scout Team Offense... Nathan Farrow Scout Team Defense...Bart Eddins LSU Offense...Carl Stewart Defense...Aairon Savage...Marquies Gunn Special Teams...Kody Bliss Scout Team Offense... Steven Gowland Scout Team Defense...Jacob Shirey BUFFALO Offense...Ben Grubbs Defense...David Irons Special Teams...Matt Clark Scout Team Offense... Jonathan Vickers Scout Team Defense...Zach Clayton SOUTH CAROLINA Offense...Joe Cope Defense...Marquies Gunn Special Teams...Patrick Trahan Scout Team Offense... Terrell Zachery Scout Team Defense...Blake Shrader

10 2006 Auburn Football CAREER STATS VS. ARKANSAS THE LAST MEETING PASSING Player C-A-I TD Yds Yds/Gm Brandon Cox RUSHING Player No. Yds Avg. TD Kenny Irons Carl Stewart Brad Lester Tre Smith Courtney Taylor Brandon Cox RECEIVING Player No Yds Avg. TD Courtney Taylor Cole Bennett Tre Smith Kenny Irons DEFENSIVE Player UA+A = Total Misc. Will Herring 8+9 = 17 PBU, BLK Karibi Dede 9+5 = TFL, FR, INT, PBU Kevin Sears 8+3 = 11 1 TFL, QH Eric Brock 6+1 = 7 Jonathan Wilhite 5+1 = 6 PBU David Irons 3+0 = 3 Marquies Gunn 1+3 = 3 QH Carl Stewart 2+0 = 2 Christopher Browder 1+1 = 2 Steve Gandy 0+2 = 2 Josh Thompson 0+2 = 2 QH King Dunlap 1+0 = 1 Tre Smith 0+1 = 1 Tristan Davis 0+1 = 1 Josh Hebert 0+1 = 1 AUBURN 34 ARKANSAS 17 October 15, 2005 Razorback Stadium (71,673) Fayetteville, Ark. For the first time in the 2005 season, Auburn found itself on the road and passed the test behind a 182-yard rushing performance by Kenny Irons as the Tigers defeated Arkansas at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The victory improved Auburn s consecutive win streak over SEC teams to 13 and its SEC road win streak to five games. Irons career-high 182 yards on 33 carries gave him the top single-game performance in the Southeastern Conference to date in Auburn continued its domination in the red zone as it scored on all six chances. For the first time since the season-opener against Georgia Tech, the Tigers found themselves down as Arkansas jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the first half. SCORING SUMMARY Auburn Auburn UA Balserio 19 field goal, 9:26, 1st AU Vaughn 22 field goal, 11:58, 2nd UA McFadden 5 run (Balserio kick), 2:20, 2nd AU Vaughn 38 field goal, 0:34, 2nd AU Aromashodu 17 pass from Cox (Vaughn kick), 12:04, 3rd AU T. Smith 5 pass from Cox (Vaughn kick), 1:24, 3rd AU Wallace 9 pass from Cox (Vaughn kick), 12:08, 4th UA McFadden 17 run (Balserio kick), 9:34, 4th AU T. Smith 7 run (Vaughn kick), 3:37, 4th TEAM STATISTICS AU UA First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Yards Punts-Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties-Yards rd Down Conv. 8-of-13 3-of-11 Time of Possession 36:50 23:10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (AU) Irons , Lester 7-32, Smith 5-22 (TD), Obomanu 1-13, Stewart 3-6, Cox 3-(-22); (UA) McFadden (2TD), Jones 6-20, Johnson 6-14, Hillis 4-8. PASSING: (AU) Cox , 203 (3TD); (UA) Johnson , 174. RECEIVING: (AU) Aromashodu 6-98 (TD), obomanu 3-49, Wallace 3-36, Mix 2-11, Bennett 1-9, Smith 1-5 (TD), Irons 1-(- 5); (UA) Hillis 7-81, Washington 3-58, McFadden 3-1, Monk 1-18, Hicks 1-7, Kennedy 1-6, Jones 1-3. Auburn and quarterback Brandon Cox, responded with three second half touchdowns in the air and a rushing TD from Tre Smith. Cox ended the game completing 17-of-26 for 203 yards and three touchdowns. In the second half, Auburn dominated from the line of scrimmage, outscoring the Razorbacks 28-7, while accumulating 253 yards of total offense in the final 30 minutes. In the air, Devin Aromashodu, Cooper Wallace and Smith connected with Cox for touchdowns, the second time this season the Tigers have had three touchdown receptions. John Vaughn contributed two field goals on the night (22 and 38 yards). The Auburn defense held the nation s third ranked rushing team to 138 yards below its average as Arkansas managed just 148 yards on the ground. In the third quarter, the Tigers held Arkansas to just 25 total yards while Auburn totaled 158. Linebacker Karibi Dede had an interception, a fumble recovery and six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Aromashodu had six receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown.