Table of Contents 2006 QUICK FACTS 2007 AUBURN AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC MEDIA GUIDE RESULTS 10-2 Overall, 6-2 Home, 4-0 Away, 6-2 SEC

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1 2007 AUBURN AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents, Quick Facts...1 Media Information...2 Noting the Tigers Noting the Tigers Career and Single-Season Record Updates Tigers Alphabetical/Numerical Roster Depth Chart...26 Bios Coaching Staff Tommy Tuberville Assistant Coaches Support Staff Season in Review Game Reviews Final Statistics Team Game-By-Game Statistics Individual Game-By-Game Statistics Superlatives Coach Tuberville Superlatives Last Time The Southeastern Conference SEC Final Standings SEC Team Statistics SEC Individual Statistics Auburn Bowl History Auburn Bowl History Auburn Bowl Records Auburn Bowl Recaps Auburn University Auburn University Dr. Ed Richardson Jay Jacobs Staff Directory Bowl Schedule Table of Contents 2006 QUICK FACTS General Information Location...Auburn, AL Founded Enrollment...23,547 President...Dr. Ed Richardson Athletic Director...Jay Jacobs Faculty Representative...Marcia Boosinger Nickname...Tigers Colors...Burnt Orange and Navy Blue (PMS 158 and 289) Stadium...Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Playing Surface...Natural Grass Conference...Southeastern (Western Division) First Year of Football Football Staff Head Coach...Tommy Tuberville Offensive Coordinator/QBs...Al Borges Defensive Coordinator/Secondary...Will Muschamp Offensive Line...Hugh Nall Tight Ends...Steve Ensminger Running Backs/Special Teams...Eddie Gran Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator...Greg Knox Linebackers...James Willis Defensive Ends...Terry Price Defensive Line...Don Dunn 2006 RESULTS 10-2 Overall, 6-2 Home, 4-0 Away, 6-2 SEC Sept. 2 WASHINGTON STATE...W, Sept. 9 at Mississippi State...W, 34-0 Sept. 16 #6/7 LSU...W, 7-3 Sept. 23 BUFFALO...W, 38-7 Sept. 28 at South Carolina...W, Oct. 7 ARKANSAS...L, Oct. 14 #2/3 FLORIDA...W, Oct. 21 TULANE...W, Oct. 28 at Ole Miss...W, Nov. 4 ARKANSAS STATE...W, 27-0 Nov. 11 GEORGIA...L, Nov. 18 at Alabama...W, AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC GUIDE Credits The 2007 Auburn Bowl Guide is published by the Auburn Media Relations Office, a division of the Auburn Athletic Department. The guide was edited and produced by Kirk Sampson, Brad Gust and Hank Hager. Photography was provided by Todd Van Emst, Emily McClain and John Reed. Cover artwork was provided by Pamela Welch. The guide was printed by Craftmaster Printers, Auburn, Ala. 1

2 Media Information MEDIA INFORMATION Kirk Sampson Brad Gust Hank Hager Auburn Media Relations at the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Kirk Sampson, Brad Gust and Hank Hager will arrive in Dallas on Dec. 26. They will stay at the team hotel, the Hyatt Regency Dallas. The phone number is (214) Auburn Team Headquarters Hyatt Regency Dallas 300 Reunion Boulevard Dallas, TX (214) Chuck Gallina Todd Van Emst Steve Sain Auburn Media Relations Kirk Sampson, Asst. AD/Media Chuck Gallina, Sports Information Brad Gust, Associate Hank Hager, Assistant Todd Van Emst, Staff Steve Sain, Video Kathy Harker, Administrative Media Headquarters Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas 221 East Las Colinas Boulevard Irving, TX (972) AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS (334) BOWL ITINERARY (all times Central) (Please Note: All Auburn practices, morning TBA. First 15 minutes at Gerald J. Ford Stadium at SMU open to media) December 27, 2006 Media Headquarters opens - 8:30 a.m. Media SMU s Ford Stadium Players and assistant coaches Time - TBA Tommy Tuberville News Conference to follow at a time TBA December 28, 2006 Media Headquarters open - 8:30 a.m. Credential Pickup Formal Press Omni Mandalay Nebraska - Offensive Coordinator and selected players - 1 p.m. Auburn - Defensive Coordinator and selected players- 2 p.m. December 29, 2006 Formal Press Omni Mandalay Nebraska - Defensive Coordinator and selected players - 1 p.m. Auburn - Offensive Coordinator and selected players - 2 p.m. December 30, 2006 Formal Press Omni Mandalay Auburn Head Coach Tommy Tuberville Nebraska Head Coach Bill Callahan Time - 9 a.m. January 1, 2007 AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC - 10:40 a.m. 2

3 Noting The Auburn Tigers

4 AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC #10 Auburn (10-2, 6-1 SEC) VS. #22 Nebraska (9-4, 5-3 Big 12) January 1, :40 a.m. CT Cotton Bowl (72,262) Dallas, TX Quick Facts COACHES: Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, 1976) Auburn Record (8th year) vs. Nebraska...First meeting Overall Record (12th year) vs. Nebraska...First meeting Bill Callahan (Illinois Benedictine, 1978) Nebraska Record (3rd year) vs. Auburn...First meeting Overall Record (3rd year) vs. Auburn...First meeting SERIES: Nebraska leads, 3-0 at Auburn...NU leads, 1-0 at Lincoln...NU leads, 1-0 Neutral sites...nu leads, 1-0 at Miami, FL...NU leads, 1-0 Last Meeting...NU 41, AU 7 Oct. 2, 1982 in Auburn RANKINGS: Auburn...10/10/10/9 Nebraska...22/22/22/23 Associated Press/USA Today/Harris Interactive/BCS TELEVISION: FOX (Live) Play-by-play...Pat Summerall Analyst...Brian Baldinger Analyst...Krista Voda RADIO: The Auburn Network provides radio coverage to more than 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 TBA LOCALLY...WKKR-FM (97.7) INTERNET: Live audio & stats Bowl Notes THE GAME Auburn makes its seventh straight bowl appearance and 33rd overall when the Tigers meet Nebraska in the 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. It will be the second trip to the Dallasbased bowl for Auburn and will mark the Tigers third-straight January bowl game. Auburn has not been to a bowl game in Texas since the Tigers only other trip to the Cotton Bowl in IN THE COTTON BOWL Auburn has made just one previous appearance in the Cotton Bowl. On Jan. 1, 1986, the Tigers were beaten by Texas A&M, 36-16, in the 50th edition of the game. Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson had 129 yards rushing and 73 yards receiving while scoring both Auburn touchdowns in the game. AUBURN S BOWL HISTORY This season s bowl appearance marks the 33rd time that the Tigers have played in a bowl game. Auburn has a record in its previous 32 bowl games and has played in a bowl game in 19 of the last 25 years. The Tigers are appearing in a bowl game for the seventh straight year, which is tied for the second-longest streak in school history. Auburn had a streak of nine straight bowl appearances from and seven straight from Since the 1974 Gator Bowl, Auburn is in bowl games, winning four consecutive from ( 74 Gator, 82 Tangerine, 83 Sugar, 84 Liberty) and three straight from ( 03 Capital One, 03 Music City, 05 Sugar). TUBERVILLE IN BOWL GAMES Tommy Tuberville is 4-3 all-time in bowl games as a head coach, including a 3-3 mark at Auburn. Tuberville guided the Tigers to three consecutive bowl wins, defeating Virginia Tech, 16-13, in the 2005 NOKIA Sugar Bowl, Wisconsin, 28-14, in the 2003 Gaylord Hotels AUBURN (10-2, 6-2 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] L, Oct. 14 #2/3 FLORIDA [ESPN] W, Oct. 21 TULANE (HC) W, Oct. 28 at Ole Miss [LFS] W, Nov. 4 ARKANSAS STATE W, 27-0 Nov. 11 GEORGIA [LFS] L, Nov. 19 at Alabama [CBS] W, Jan. 1 vs. Nebraska [FOX] 10:40 a.m. Music City Bowl, and Penn State, 13-9, in the 2003 Capital One Bowl. Tuberville also guided the Tigers to the 2006 Capital One Bowl (24-10 loss to Wisconsin), 2001 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (16-10 loss to North Carolina) and 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (31-28 loss to Michigan). As a head coach at Ole Miss, Tuberville led the Rebels to a win in the 1997 Motor City Bowl. As both a head coach and an assistant coach, Tuberville is 9-6 in bowl games. While an assistant at Miami, Tuberville was 5-3 in bowl games, including five straight wins from 1988 to 1992 and three national championships. TIGERS BOWL NOTABLES The Tigers are 16th in the NCAA all-time in bowl appearances (33) and tied for 15th alltime in bowl victories (17)... This will be Auburn s fifth bowl game played in the state of Texas (1968 Sun, 1969 Astro-Bluebonnet, 1973 Sun, 1986 Cotton), with the Tigers owning a 1-3 record in the previous four games... The Tigers are in bowl games when scoring first... Auburn is 12-2 in bowl games when scoring 20 or more points... Auburn has been held to fewer than 20 points in four of its last five bowl games, but is 2-2 in those four contests... Auburn has never been shut out in a bowl game. AU-NU HISTORY The Cotton Bowl Classic will mark just the fourth meeting in history between Auburn and Nebraska, and the first since The Huskers have won each of the three previous encounters. The first time the two schools met was at the 1964 Orange Bowl in Miami, and No. 6 Nebraska earned a 13-7 victory over the fifthranked Tigers. The teams met again in 1981 in Lincoln, with the Huskers winning by a 17-3 score. The next year in Auburn, eighth-ranked Nebraska rolled to a 41-7 victory over the No. 20 Tigers. NEBRASKA (9-4, 6-2 BIG 12) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 2 LOUISIANA TECH [FSN] W, Sept. 9 NICHOLLS STATE W, 56-7 Sept. 16 at USC [ABC] L, Sept. 23 TROY [FSN] W, 56-0 Sept. 30 KANSAS [FSN] W, (OT) Oct. 7 at Iowa State [ABC] W, Oct. 14 at Kansas State [FSN] W, 21-3 Oct. 21 TEXAS [ABC] L, Oct. 28 at Oklahoma State [ABC] L, Nov. 4 MISSOURI [ABC] W, Nov. 11 at Texas A&M [ABC] W, Nov. 24 COLORADO [ABC] W, Dec. 2 vs. Oklahoma [ABC] L, 7-21 Jan. 1 vs. Auburn [FOX] 10:40 a.m. 4

5 NEBRASKA QUICK HITTERS Nebraska won the Big 12 North Division before falling to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game... The Huskers have won five national championships and 43 conference championships in their history... Nebraska is ranked ninth in the nation in total offense (428.8), 13th in scoring offense (31.9) and 18th in passing offense (253.2)... Quarterback Zac Taylor has 25 touchdown passes this season, breaking the NU single-season record of 20 set by Vince Ferragamo in 1976, and broke his own school record with 3,071 passing yards... Taylor s 44 career TD passes are also a Nebraska record... Brandon Jackson ranks third in the Big 12 in rushing (73.2) and allpurpose yards (109.8)... Wideout Terrence Nunn has 100 career receptions, becoming just the second receiver in NU history to reach the century mark in catches... Nebraska has scored at least 20 points in 11 of its 13 games this season... The Huskers have blocked four kicks this season. AGAINST THE BIG 12 Auburn is all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference, with bowl games accounting for eight of those 25 games (3-5 record in those eight bowl games). However, Auburn has not played a Big 12 school since 1991, when the No. 13 Tigers earned a win at Texas. Bowl Games vs. Big 12 Conference Schools 1954 Gator Texas Tech L, Gator Baylor W, Orange Nebraska L, Sugar Oklahoma L, Gator Colorado W, Sun Missouri L, Gator Texas W, Cotton Texas A&M L, TUBERVILLE VS. THE BIG 12 The Cotton Bowl match-up against Nebraska will mark Tommy Tuberville s first game against a Big 12 opponent as a head coach. However, during Tuberville s stint as an assistant coach at Miami, the Hurricanes played in four bowl games against Big 12 schools, winning all four. Miami beat Oklahoma in the 1988 Orange Bowl (20-14), Nebraska in the 1989 (23-3) and 1992 (22-0) Orange Bowls and Texas in the 1991 Cotton Bowl (46-3). 100TH GAME AT AUBURN Auburn s appearance in the Cotton Bowl will mark Tommy Tuberville s 100th game as Auburn head coach. Tuberville, who owns a record in his first 99 games heading the Tigers, will become just the fourth coach in Auburn history to coach 100 games. Ralph Shug Jordan has coached the most games at Auburn, leading the Tigers for 265 games over 25 seasons from while compiling a record. Pat Dye ( ) was the Bowl Notes head coach for 142 games, posting a mark of , while Mike Donahue ( , ) headed the squad for 139 games, recording a ledger of ASSISTANTS IN BOWLS Auburn s post-season appearance will mark a return visit to a bowl for several Tiger assistant coaches. Quarterbacks coach Steve Ensminger will be going to his 12th bowl game, while offensive line coach Hugh Nall and defensive line coach Terry Price will be going to their 11th bowl. Ensminger played in three bowls at LSU as did Price while at Texas A&M. Nall and defensive coordinator Will Muschamp both played in two bowl games while at Georgia. Auburn Assistants Bowl Appearances Coach Appearances Steve Ensminger (Tight Ends) 12th Hugh Nall (Offensive Line) 11th Terry Price (Defensive Ends) 11th Don Dunn (Defensive Tackles) 10th Eddie Gran (Running Backs/Special Teams) 10th Will Muschamp (Def. Coordinator/Secondary) 9th Greg Knox (Wide Receivers) 8th Al Borges (Offensive Coordinator) 7th James Willis (Linebackers) 2nd ON THIS DATE Auburn is all-time in games played on Jan. 1. The Tigers last Jan. 1 bowl game was the 2003 Capital One Bowl, when Auburn beat Penn State Auburn s last four Jan. 1 games have all been played in Florida since a tie against Syracuse in the 1987 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Tigers first Jan. 1 game came in 1937 when Auburn played Villanova to a 7-7 tie in the Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba. VS. TEAMS RANKED 22ND Surprisingly, Auburn has never before played a team ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. FINAL GAME FOR TIGER SENIORS The Cotton Bowl will mark the final game for Auburn s senior class. The Tigers group of 21 seniors is the largest class at Auburn during the Tommy Tuberville era. The group has posted a record over the past four seasons, winning more games than any previous class in Auburn history, and won the 2004 SEC Championship and the 2005 SEC Western Division Co-Championship. 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. STATISTICAL COMPARISON AUBURN VS. NEBRASKA AU NU Points Scored First Downs Total Offense Rushing Yards Passing Yards Time of Possession 30:24 32:39 3rd Down Pct. 41% 46% Points Allowed Yards Allowed Rushing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Allowed STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING YARDS AUBURN NEBRASKA Kenny Irons Brandon Jackson Brad Lester Marlon Lucky Ben Tate Cody Glenn PASSING YARDS AUBURN NEBRASKA Brandon Cox Zac Taylor Blake Field...47 Joe Ganz RECEPTIONS AUBURN NEBRASKA Courtney Taylor...48 Terrence Nunn...41 Rodgeriqus Smith...26 Maurice Purify...33 Prechae Rodriguez...13 Brandon Jackson...31 Two tied with...12 Marlon Lucky...26 POINTS SCORED AUBURN NEBRASKA John Vaughn...89 Jordan Congdon...68 Brad Lester...60 Brandon Jackson...54 Rodgeriqus Smith...24 Cody Glenn...48 Kenny Irons...24 Maurice Purify...42 INTERCEPTIONS AUBURN NEBRASKA Will Herring...2 Andrew Shanle...4 Eric Brock...2 Bo Ruud...2 David Irons...2 TACKLES AUBURN NEBRASKA Will Herring...65 Andre Jones...69 Karibi Dede...56 Stewart Bradley...69 Aairon Savage...48 Corey McKeon...64 Eric Brock...45 Two tied with

6 Bowl Notes 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 DID YOU KNOW? Auburn is the only team in the country to have defeated two teams ranked in the top five of the final regular season Associated Press top 25 poll, as well as the only team to beat two teams playing in BCS bowl games. Auburn beat current No. 2 Florida (27-17), headed to the BCS national championship game, on Oct. 14, and beat current No. 4 LSU (7-3), slated for the Sugar Bowl, on Sept. 16. THREE-YEAR DOMINATION Auburn has posted a record of 32-5 (.865) since the start of the 2004 season, tying the Tigers for the third-best record in the NCAA over the past three seasons. Only USC (35-3,.921) and Texas (33-4,.892) have better winning percentages than Auburn during that span, while Boise State has an identical 32-5 mark. ANOTHER WINNING SEASON With 10 victories this year, Auburn will finish with another winning season. It marks the seventh consecutive winning season for Auburn, and the 76th in school history. Auburn, which has now had just three losing seasons in the last 25 years, has won at least 10 games 11 times in its history. WINNING THE CLOSE ONES Auburn has had a knack for winning close ball games since Tommy Tuberville arrived as the Tigers head coach. In his seven seasons at the helm, Auburn is in games decided by seven points or less and has won 11 of its last 13, including all four games this season. Counting his four seasons at Ole Miss, Tuberville has a record as a head coach in games decided by seven points or less. SENIORS BREAK FOUR-YEAR MARK Auburn has broken the mark for most victories over a four-year period in Auburn history with 40, and has also broken the three-year mark with 32 wins. Last year s class had set the four-year mark with 39 victories, the three-year mark (30) and the two-year record (22). SECOND-HALF STALWARTS Auburn has shown ability to make necessary adjustments at the half, as evidenced by the Tigers rallying from halftime deficits to beat both LSU (trailed 3-0, won 7-3) and Florida (trailed 17-11, won 27-17) this season, and breaking a 7-7 halftime tie to beat Ole Miss. Auburn has outscored its opponents in the third quarter this year, and in the fourth period, for a total advantage of in the second half. Auburn has also held its opponents to 11-of-34 third-down conversions in the third quarter (32.4 percent), while converting 52.6 percent (20-of-38) of its own third down chances in the third period. TWO THOUSAND TIMES TWO For the first time in school history, Auburn has both a career 2,000-yard rusher and career 2,000-yard receiver on the same team. Courtney Taylor surpassed the 2,000-yard mark in receiving during Auburn s victory over Arkansas State Nov. 4, and the following Saturday against Georgia, Kenny Irons went over the 2,000-yard mark in rushing. Irons, who now has 2,114 career rushing yards, became the 12th Auburn player to pass the 2,000-yard mark in rushing, but Taylor, who has 2,028 career receiving yards, is one of just four Tigers to reach 2,000 yards receiving. TAYLOR TAKING OVER Courtney Taylor has stepped up his production this season, posting a career-best 48 catches while grabbing at least three passes in nine games this year. Taylor is tied for the SEC s third-leading active receiver with 147 career catches and ranks fourth with 2,028 career receiving yards. He ranks second in Auburn history in receptions, needing four to set a new school record, and fourth in receiving yardage. Of his 147 catches, 99 have resulted in first downs (67.3 percent). TIGERS UNDER TUBERVILLE Below is a statistical comparison of Auburn s Tommy Tuberville coached teams Record * Points Scored * 25.7 First Downs * 17.3 Total Offense * Rushing Yards * Passing Yards * Time of Possession 29:46 32:19* 30:36 30:17 30:59 31:51 30:48 30:24 3rd Down Conversion Pct *.410 Points Allowed * Yards Allowed * Rushing Yards Allowed * Passing Yards Allowed * * Indicates best statistically under Tuberville 6

7 JUST FOR KICKS John Vaughn is having an All-American senior season, and was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award. Vaughn leads the SEC and is tied for seventh nationally with 19 field goals made (in 23 attempts) and ranks third in the SEC in scoring (7.4). Vaughn, whose field goal percentage of.826 is tied for fourth in the nation among kickers with at least 20 attempts, has twice made four field goals in a game this season (Sept. 2 vs. Washington State and Oct. 14 vs. Florida). He has two field goals this year of over 50 yards and broke Auburn s career scoring record, now with 307 points, which ranks 13th in SEC history. Vaughn s 19 field goals this season is the second-highest single-season total in school history. He is three shy of the record of 22 set by Scott Etheridge in NO RETURN POLICY Auburn has allowed the fewest kickoff return yards in the nation this season, and by a wide margin. The Tigers have surrendered just 197 kickoff return yards, while the next lowest total is 276 by Arizona, despite the fact that the Wildcats kicked off 13 fewer times than Auburn this season. And the team that has surrendered the third-fewest return yards, Colorado, has allowed almost twice as many yards as Auburn (392). The second-lowest total in the SEC belongs to Ole Miss with 583 yards, and the Rebels kicked off 18 fewer times than Auburn. Most of the credit goes to senior kicker Matt Clark, who leads the SEC with 49 touchbacks on 62 kickoffs this season (79.0 percent), and has had streaks of 16 in a row and 13 in a row this year. 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. DAVIS DOING DAMAGE Tristan Davis leads the SEC and ranks 15th in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 26.4 yards per return while setting a new Auburn record for kickoff return yardage in a single season. Davis, who has had a return of at least 30 yards in nine of his 11 games played, has accumulated 713 kickoff return yards, and his yard average would rank fourth best in school history. IRONS IN THE FIRE Kenny Irons, who currently ranks No. 3 in the SEC averaging 82.1 yards rushing per game, has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark 11 times in his two seasons playing for Auburn. During his past 20 games, Irons has totaled yards rushing (104.1 yards per game). Although he is only in his second season at Auburn, Irons already ranks 10th in Auburn history with 2,114 career yards rushing. Bowl Notes LETHAL WEAPONS True freshman Ben Tate has a pair of 100- yard rushing games (156 vs. Tulane, 114 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 11 career 100-yard games including a high of 218 last year at LSU. Sophomore Tristan Davis, who is now playing safety, rushed for 162 yards last season at Kentucky, while Tate s 156-yard effort is third best among current Tigers. Senior Tre Smith had a career-best 126-yard effort as a freshman in 2002 at Alabama. Sophomore Brad Lester had a career-high 94-yard performance Oct. 14 vs. Florida, while junior Carl Stewart had 91 yards rushing in 2004 vs. the Citadel. RUNNING BACK U. Auburn has more running backs on NFL rosters than any other college, according to data distributed by the NFL. There are six former Tigers currently playing running back in the NFL, including: Ronnie Brown (Dolphins), Stephen Davis (Rams), Heath Evans (Patriots), Rudi Johnson (Bengals), Tony Richardson (Vikings) and Carnell Williams (Buccaneers). NO SHUTOUTS ALLOWED Auburn has scored in 49 consecutive games, which is the third-longest streak in school history. The Tigers have not been shut out since a 23-0 loss to USC to open the 2003 season. The second-longest streak without being shutout is 58 games, but it would be quite a while before Auburn could challenge the school record. The Tigers scored in 149 straight games from Oct. 4, 1980 through Nov. 14, FRESH MEAT A number of true and redshirt freshmen have been contributing for Auburn this season. Redshirt freshmen DL Sen Derrick Marks, S Aairon Savage, LB Tray Blackmon and TEs Tommy Trott and Gabe McKenzie have all started games this season. Savage ranks third on the team with 48 tackles, Marks has 33 tackles and ranks second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, McKenzie is tied for fourth on the team with 12 catches for 125 yards and a touchdown and Trott is fifth with 10 catches for 94 yards including two scores. In addition, true freshman RB Ben Tate rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown Oct. 21 vs. Tulane and 114 yards and two scores Sept. 23 vs. Buffalo. Redshirt freshman DB Jerraud Powers has 25 tackles, redshirt freshman DE Antonio Coleman has 15 stops and redshirt freshman LB Patrick Trahan has 11 tackles. AUBURN IN THE SEC/NCAA STATS TEAM SEC Net Punting (39.0)...1st Kickoff Returns (25.8)...1st Kickoff Coverage (45.5)...1st Field Goals (.826)...1st Red Zone Offense (85.7)...2nd Red Zone Defense (62.5)...2nd Time Of Possession (30:24)...2nd Scoring Defense (13.9)...3rd Turnover Margin (0.42)...3rd Pass Defense (171.7)...4th Rushing Offense (155.0)...4th Total Defense (297.5)...5th Pass Def. Efficiency (117.18)...5th Sacks By (2.3)...5th Tackles For Loss (5.9)...5th Penalities (45.8)...5th Opponent First Downs (202)...5th Pass Efficiency (139.15)...6th Scoring Offense (25.4)...6th Third-Down Conversions (41.0)...6th Rushing Defense (125.8)...7th Opponent 3rd-Down Conv. (38.8)...8th Total Offense (332.8)...9th Sacks Allowed (2.4)...9th Pass Offense (177.8)...10th First Downs (207)...10th Punt Returns (6.0)...11th Opponent Penalties (35.6)...12th NCAA 4th 6th 7th 32nd 20th 43rd 25th 38th 49th T51st 34th 49th 48th 68th T85th 87th 100th INDIVIDUAL SEC NCAA J. Vaughn, Field Goals (1.58)...1st T7th T. Davis, Kickoff Returns (26.4)...1st 15th Q. Groves, Sacks (0.79)...2nd 16th J. Vaughn, Scoring (7.4)...3rd T31st K. Irons, Rushing (82.1)...3rd 37th D. Irons, Passes Defended (1.08)...T4th B. Lester, Scoring (TDs) (5.0)...T6th B. Cox, Pass Efficiency (141.28)...6th 30th B. Cox, Passing Average (173.9)...6th Q. Groves, Tackles for Loss (1.00)...7th T77th B. Cox, Total Offense (161.8)...7th 78th R. Dunn, Punt Returns (5.5)...9th 74th K. Irons, All-Purpose (89.7)...10th 97th 7

8 Bowl Notes SEC SUCCESS Auburn has won 22 of its last 25 Southeastern Conference games and 23 of its last 26 games against SEC schools, including the 2004 SEC Championship game victory over Tennessee. Auburn s success against conference schools dates back to more than just the past three seasons, 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 Florida LSU Georgia Tennessee Arkansas South Carolina Alabama Ole Miss Kentucky Mississippi State 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 (.739) 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 Boise State Texas Miami (Fla.) Ohio State USC LSU Louisville Georgia Virginia Tech Michigan TCU Auburn Florida Tennessee Toledo Boston College Florida State Oregon Nebraska OL HAS EXPERIENCE Although they hadn t started a game as a group prior to the season opener vs. Washington State, Auburn has five offensive linemen who have a wealth of experience, combining for 183 games played and 105 starts. Senior guard Ben Grubbs has played in 49 games, starting the last 37, while his counterpart at guard, senior Tim Duckworth, has played in 31 games on the offensive side, making 21 starts. Senior center Joe Cope has started 19 of his 22 career games played, while senior tackle Jonathan Palmer (45 games, 15 starts) and junior tackle King Dunlap (36 games played, 13 starts) are new to the starting lineup this year but have seen extensive action. KEEPING IT UNDER 20 Auburn, which ranks eighth in the NCAA in scoring defense at 13.9 points per game, has allowed 20 or more points in a game just twice this season, and has held its opponents to less than 20 points 28 times in its last 37 games (75.7 percent). Only Georgia (37 points) and Arkansas (27) have reached the 20-point mark against Auburn this season. The chart below illustrates the number of times Auburn s opponents have scored 20+ points since Tommy Tuberville s arrival in Year 20+ Games GROVES IN A GROOVE Junior defensive end Quentin Groves, who ranks second in the SEC with 9.5 sacks this season, has twice earned SEC weekly honors this 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.: 85.7 (36-42) Auburn Points Scored: 200 Opponents Scoring Pct.: 62.5 (20-32) Opponents Points Scored: 106 year. Groves had three sacks in the second half of Auburn s victory over Florida Oct. 14, which earned him SEC Defensive Player of the week honors. He had two sacks that both resulted in fumbles recovered by Auburn and eventually to Auburn touchdowns in the Tigers win at Alabama Nov. 18, earning him SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week accolades. Groves is tied for second in Auburn history with 23 career sacks, and shares the school record for sacks in a game, with four in a 2004 game vs. Kentucky. 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 tied for fifth on the team with 39 tackles (22 solo, 17 assists) this season, including a teamhigh 10 stops during Auburn s victory at South Carolina Sept. 28. Irons is tied for fourth in the SEC with 13 passes defended this season (two interceptions, 11 pass break-ups). SMOOTH TRANSITION 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 65 tackles this season, including 7.5 for losses, and shares the team lead with two interceptions plus two forced fumbles. 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. IMMEDIATE IMPACT Although he has played just six career games, redshirt freshman linebacker Tray Blackmon, who made his debut vs. Florida Oct. 14, has a nose for the ball, leading Auburn with three fumble recoveries this season. Blackmon has 18 tackles this season including 2.5 tackles for loss. 8

9 Bowl Notes SENIOR STEPS UP Karibi Dede, the only returning starting linebacker for Auburn this season, has stepped up during his senior season. Dede ranks second on the team with 56 tackles, including 29 solo stops. He also has recovered two fumbles, giving him seven for his career. Dede has started 30 games for Auburn during his career, although he had a streak of 15 straight starts snapped when he sat out the Buffalo game Sept. 23. D-LINE IS DELIGHTFUL Auburn replaced three starters on the defensive line this season, but the results have been favorable. Through the end of the regular season, ends Quentin Groves, Marquies Gunn and Christopher Browder and interior linemen Pat Sims, Sen Derrick Marks and Josh Thompson have combined for 173 tackles, 40 tackles for loss and 21 sacks. Groves has team highs of 12.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks, while Thompson leads all defensive linemen with 38 tackles. HEAVENLY BLISS Senior Kody Bliss is averaging 46.1 yards per kick, which would rank third in the nation if he had enough punts to qualify. Seventeen of Bliss 41 punts have traveled more than 50 yards, including four over 60, and he has placed 12 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-yard-line. He had a 69-yard punt at South Carolina Sept. 28 and a career-long 71- yard boot Oct. 21 vs. Tulane. EXTRA POINTS John Vaughn has made 105 consecutive PATs dating back to the 2004 season, and is 160- of-161 for his career. Prior to his only miss, Auburn had made an SEC record 209 consecutive PATs from Auburn has now made 314 of its last 315 PATs. WHEN SCORING 20+ POINTS Under Tommy Tuberville, Auburn is 62-4 when scoring 20 or more points in a game, including a 60-3 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 41-0 when scoring 30 or more points in a game. Auburn has won 46 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. IRON MEN Of Auburn s 21 seniors, 11 have seen time in more than 40 games during their careers, including three who have played in more than 50. Tre Smith and Will Herring, who both have redshirted during seasons in which they saw limited action, have played in 53 and 52 games, respectively, to lead the group. Kody Bliss joins Smith and Herring as players who have played in all 50 games over the past four seasons. Karibi Dede, Courtney Taylor and Ben Grubbs have played in 49 games, followed by John Vaughn (47), Marquies Gunn (46), Jonathan Palmer (45), Tim Duckworth (42) and Kevin Sears (41). STARTS STREAK Will Herring set a new school record for consecutive starts at Alabama Nov. 18, marking his 48th consecutive start. He broke the record of 47 set by OL Jeno James ( ). Herring s streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation. Herring passed former QB Stan White (45 games from ) for the secondlongest starting streak in Auburn history Nov. 4 vs. Arkansas State. Senior offensive guard Ben Grubbs has the second-longest active streak, having started 37 straight games. LESTER S TOUCHES TURN TO GOLD Sophomore RB Brad Lester has a knack for getting into the end zone, as evidenced by his 17 career touchdowns on just 188 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 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 (.798) at Jordan-Hare Stadium, including a 41-8 (.837) mark in the last seven years. AU went 7-0 at home in both 2000 and 2004, and posted a 6-1 mark last season. Auburn has won 12 of its last 14 games at home and 20 of its last 23 games at Jordan-Hare Stadium. TIGERS TOUGH ON TOP TEN Auburn has won eight of its last nine games against teams ranked in the Associated Press top 10, including a 7-3 victory over then-no. 6 LSU on Sept. 16 and a win against then-no. 2 Florida Oct. 14. The Tigers have won six straight home games against Top-10 squads. Last year, Auburn posted victories at No. 9 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 14 of its last 19 games dating back to a upset of No. 1-ranked Florida Oct. 13, Dating back to the 2002 season, Auburn has played 18 games against top 10 teams in its last 56 games (32.1 percent). TIGER PROS Auburn has demonstrated a proficiency for placing players in the National Football League. Auburn had 27 players listed on opening day NFL rosters, which was 11th most of any college in the nation. The Washington Redskins have the most former Tigers, with five former Auburn players on the roster. 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 (second-longest active streak) behind Phillip Fulmer of Tennessee and Steve Spurrier of South Carolina, who are each coaching 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 seven straight bowl appearances. Tuberville is fourth all-time at Auburn in wins, and is the fifth-longest tenured coach in school history. 9

10 CAREER STATS IN BOWL GAMES PASSING Player Comp-Att-Int TD Yds Brandon Cox RUSHING Player No Yds Avg. TD Kenny Irons Brad Lester Tre Smith Brandon Cox RECEIVING Player No Yds Avg. TD Courtney Taylor Kenny Irons Brad Lester Tre Smith DEFENSIVE Player UA+A Tot Misc. David Irons 9+2 = 11 PBU Will Herring 7+4 = 11 INT Karibi Dede 4+2 = 6 Jonathan Wilhite 5+0 = 5 Kevin Sears 2+3 = TFL Eric Brock 2+0 = 2 Courtney Taylor 2+0 = 2 Marquies Gunn 1+0 = 1 PBU Quentin Groves 1+0 = 1 Steve Gandy 1+0 = 1 PBU Pete Compton 1+0 = 1 Tre Smith 1+0 = 1 Bowl Notes 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. 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 averaged between 66.2 and 68.3 plays per game, but this year is down to 58.4 plays per game. Auburn games 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 TIGER GRADS Auburn begins the season with 11 graduates on the roster, which is the most of any Division I-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 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 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 five-year 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. 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. 10

11 AP Poll Final Regular Season Poll Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prv. 1. Ohio State (65) Florida Michigan LSU Louisville Wisconsin Oklahoma USC Boise State Auburn Notre Dame Arkansas West Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Rutgers Tennessee Texas BYU California Texas A&M Nebraska Boston College Oregon State NR 25. TCU NR OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Georgia 57, Georgia Tech 53, Hawaii 25, Houston 21, Penn State 9, Maryland 6, South Florida 6, Navy 4, South Carolina 3, UCLA 2. Bowl Notes USA Today Poll Final Regular Season Poll Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prv. 1. Ohio State (62) Florida Michigan LSU Wisconsin Louisville USC Oklahoma Boise State Auburn Notre Dame West Virginia Arkansas Virginia Tech Wake Forest Texas Rutgers Tennessee California BYU Texas A&M Nebraska Boston College TCU NR 25. Oregon State NR 25. Georgia Tech OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Houston 40, Hawaii 22, Georgia 12, Clemson 11, Penn State 10, South Carolina 2, Navy 2, Maryland 1. Harris Poll Final Regular Season Poll Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prv. 1. Ohio State (112) Florida (1) Michigan LSU Louisville Wisconsin USC Oklahoma Boise State Auburn Notre Dame West Virginia Arkansas Wake Forest Virginia Tech Rutgers Texas Tennessee BYU California Texas A&M Nebraska Boston College TCU NR 25. Georgia Tech OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Oregon State 125, Hawaii 72, Houston 31, Penn State 28, Georgia 28, Clemson 17, Navy 11, UCLA 10, Central Michigan 5, Missouri 4, South Florida 2, Rice 1. BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS Final Standings Harris Poll Coaches Poll Computer BCS Team Rank Pts. Rank Pts. Pts. Avg. Prev. 1. Ohio State Florida Michigan LSU USC Louisville Wisconsin Boise State Auburn T Oklahoma Notre Dame T Arkansas West Virginia Wake Forest Virginia Tech

12 Noting Tommy Tuberville Tuberville Era Records Jordan-Hare Stadium Away Neutral SEC West East Non-conference Natural grass Artificial turf Overtime games Day games Night games August September October November December/January TV Games ABC CBS ESPN ESPN Lincoln Financial Sports (JP) AU scores first Opponent scores 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 Totalling less than 300 yds yds. of total offense 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 AU outrushes opponent AU is outrushed AU outpasses opponent AU is outpassed Equal passing vs. AP Top vs. AP Top vs. AP Top Has directed Auburn to 70 overall wins, good for fourth in school history. Auburn has won 71 percent of its games under Tuberville, ranking him eighth in school history. Directed Auburn to an SEC-best mark in the league since Has won 22 of last 25 SEC games and 23 of last 26 against SEC opponents. Guided his last six teams to bowl games, including New Year s Day bowls in three of the last four years. Led Auburn to its best season ever in 2004 as the Tigers won a school-record 13 games and captured the Southeastern Conference and NOKIA Sugar Bowl titles. Named the 2004 AFCA, Associated Press, Paul Bear Bryant, Walter Camp and SEC Coach of the Year. Was also named the 1997 Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year. Guided Auburn to the 2004 Southeastern Conference Championship. Tuberville has led Auburn to at least a share of the Western Division title in five of his seven seasons. Directed Auburn to 14 wins over AP Top 10 teams since the start of the 2002 season. Led Auburn to 39 wins in last 48 games (81 percent) and 34 of the last 39 (87 percent), which included 15 straight from Auburn s 15-game win streak from marked Tuberville s longest winning streak as a head coach. Directed the Tigers to seven SEC road wins of Longest Tenure As SEC Head Coach Coach Yrs. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 14 Steve Spurrier, South Carolina/Florida 14 Tommy Tuberville, Auburn/Ole Miss 12 Houston Nutt, Arkansas 9 Mark Richt, Georgia 6 Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt 5 Rich Brooks, Kentucky 4 Mike Shula, Alabama 4 Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State 3 Urban Meyer, Florida 2 Les Miles, LSU 2 Ed Orgeron, Ole Miss 2 20-plus points in the last four years, including three in In 21 years coaching at the Division I level, has been part of 19 winning seasons, including three national championships. Coached 52 players that have been drafted in the National Football League, including 23 at Auburn. Coached 13 first-round NFL Draft picks, including the 1991 first overall pick, Russell Maryland, and four 2004 first-round draft picks (Ronnie Brown, Carnell Williams, Carlos Rogers and Jason Campbell). Seven former players have played in the NFL Pro Bowl, including Jessie Armstead, Jerome Brown, Rudi Johnson, Ray Lewis, Russell Maryland, Warren Sapp and Marcus Washington. Is 14-4 in his career in games decided by three points or less and in games decided by seven points or less. Has won 67 of last 70 regular-season games when scoring 20 points or more. Is 31-2 as a head coach in non-conference home games. First Auburn coach to win five consecutive games over Alabama since Ralph Shug Jordan from Only coach ever to win four consecutive games at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Was part owner of a catfish restaurant, Tubby s, in Tullahoma, Tenn. The restaurant featured his special fried catfish and hushpuppy recipe. One of the top dishes was the Tubby s Pond Platter which included fried catfish filets, chicken strips, frog legs and a glass of pond water (punch). Tuberville s Head Coaching Record Year School W-L SEC Notes 1995 Ole Miss (5th W) 1996 Ole Miss (5th W) 1997 Ole Miss (3rd W) Music City Bowl 1998 Ole Miss (4th W) Independence Bowl 1999 Auburn (5th W) 2000 Auburn (1st W) SEC West Champs; Citrus Bowl 2001 Auburn (t1st W) SEC West Co-Champs; Peach Bowl 2002 Auburn (t1st W) SEC West Co-Champs; Capital One Bowl 2003 Auburn (3rd W) Music City Bowl 2004 Auburn (1st W) SEC Champions; NOKIA Sugar Bowl 2005 Auburn (t1st W) SEC West-Co-Champs; Capital One Bowl 2006 Auburn (2nd W) AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Totals 12 Years Auburn Ole Miss