American college football season
The 2022 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Bryan Harsin until his firing on October 31. Later that day, former Auburn running backs coach Cadillac Williams was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Auburn compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth placed in the SEC Western Division. The team played home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama .
The Tigers finished with their worst record since 2012 , their first time failing to qualify for a bowl game since that same year, and their first time finishing with consecutive losing records since 1998 and 1999 .[ 1]
Auburn and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[ 2] [ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS ) Mercer * ESPN+ /SECN+ W 42–1684,562 September 10 6:30 p.m. San Jose State * Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPNU W 24–1683,340 September 17 2:30 p.m. No. 22 Penn State * CBS L 12–4187,451 September 24 11:00 a.m. Missouri Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPN W 17–14 OT 85,750 October 1 6:00 p.m. LSU Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) ESPN L 17–2187,451 October 8 2:30 p.m. at No. 2 Georgia CBS L 10–4292,746 October 15 11:00 a.m. at No. 9 Ole Miss ESPN L 34–4865,243 October 29 11:00 a.m. Arkansas Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECN L 27–4183,792 November 5 6:30 p.m. at Mississippi State ESPN2 L 33–39 OT 57,769 November 12 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECN W 13–1087,451 November 19 3:00 p.m. Western Kentucky * Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECN W 41–1781,824 November 26 2:30 p.m. at No. 7 Alabama CBS L 27–49100,077
No. 23 (FCS) Mercer[ edit ] Statistics MER AUB First downs 14 22 Plays–yards 67–271 62–497 Rushes–yards 31–74 41–285 Passing yards 197 212 Passing: comp –att –int 21–36–0 13–21–2 Time of possession 32:20 27:40
Team Category Player Statistics Mercer Passing Fred Payton 21/36, 197 yds, 2 TD Rushing Austin Douglas 9 carries, 40 yds Receiving Devron Harper 5 receptions, 45 yds, 2 TD Auburn Passing T. J. Finley 9/14, 112 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tank Bigsby 16 carries, 147 yds, 2 TD Receiving Ja'Varrius Johnson 4 receptions, 117 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Mercer Auburn 1 9:32 11 68 5:28 AUB Jarquez Hunter 19-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 0 7 1 3:43 4 93 2:02 AUB John Samuel Shenker 2-yard touchdown reception from T. J. Finley, Anders Carlson kick good 0 14 2 10:17 5 38 1:53 AUB Jarquez Hunter 2-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 0 21 2 5:04 8 53 3:44 AUB Tank Bigsby 2-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 0 28 2 0:20 9 29 1:09 MER Devron Harper 5-yard touchdown reception from Fred Payton, Devin Folser kick good 7 28 3 4:47 7 80 2:13 AUB Jarquez Hunter 1-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 7 35 3 1:33 2 62 0:44 AUB Tank Bigsby 39-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 7 42 4 7:49 17 59 8:32 MER 33-yard field goal by Devin Folser 10 42 4 0:25 9 65 3:25 MER Devron Harper 8-yard touchdown reception from Fred Payton, Devin Folser kick failed 16 42 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 42
Statistics SJSU AUB First downs 21 18 Plays–yards 69–329 61–378 Rushes–yards 29–54 14–168 Passing yards 275 168 Passing: comp –att –int 24–40–0 14–23–2 Time of possession 33:21 26:39
Team Category Player Statistics San Jose State Passing Chevan Cordeiro 24/40, 275 yds Rushing Kairee Robinson 11 carries, 24 yds, 1 TD Receiving Charles Ross 5 receptions, 89 yds Auburn Passing T. J. Finley 13/20, 167 yds, 1 INT Rushing Robby Ashford 7 carries, 61 yds Receiving Tank Bigsby 4 receptions, 29 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP San Jose State Auburn 2 11:18 7 12 3:42 SJSU 33-yard field goal by Taren Schive 3 0 2 6:31 9 75 4:47 AUB Jarquez Hunter 7-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 3 7 2 0:58 12 75 5:33 SJSU Kairee Robinson 1-yard touchdown run, Taren Schive kick good 10 7 3 11:45 9 69 3:10 AUB Tank Bigsby 1-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 10 14 3 4:48 8 30 4:21 AUB 45-yard field goal by Anders Carlson 10 17 4 14:49 12 65 4:59 SJSU 27-yard field goal by Taren Schive 13 17 4 12:45 4 74 2:04 AUB Tank Bigsby 4-yard touchdown run, Anders Carlson kick good 13 24 4 2:11 9 76 3:03 SJSU 37-yard field goal by Taren Schive 16 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 24
Statistics PSU AUB First downs 18 23 Plays–yards 62–477 74–415 Rushes–yards 39–245 36–119 Passing yards 296 232 Passing: comp –att –int 17–23–0 21–38–2 Time of possession 30:22 29:38
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 14/19, 178 yards Rushing Nicholas Singleton 10 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brenton Strange 6 receptions, 80 yards Auburn Passing T. J. Finley 11/19, 152 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tank Bigsby 9 carries, 39 yards Receiving Shedrick Jackson 4 receptions, 76 yards
Statistics MU AUB First downs 13 15 Plays–yards 63–312 66–217 Rushes–yards 39–133 45–82 Passing yards 179 135 Passing: comp –att –int 14–24–1 14–21–0 Time of possession 27:18 32:42
Team Category Player Statistics Missouri Passing Brady Cook 14/24, 179 yds, 1 INT Rushing Nathaniel Peat 20 carries, 110 yds Receiving Dominic Lovett 5 receptions, 102 yds Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 12/18, 127 yds Rushing Robby Ashford 15 carries, 46 yds Receiving Koy Moore 4 receptions, 74 yds
Statistics LSU AUB First downs 19 20 Plays–yards 75–270 70–438 Rushes–yards 49–185 31–101 Passing yards 85 337 Passing: comp –att –int 10–26–0 19–39–2 Time of possession 29:07 30:53
Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Jayden Daniels 8/20, 80 yards Rushing Josh Williams 17 carries, 68 yards Receiving John Emery Jr. 1 reception, 39 yards Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 19/38, 337 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tank Bigsby 12 carries, 45 yards Receiving Ja'Varrius Johnson 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU Auburn 1 12:57 6 69 2:03 AUB Ja'Varrius Johnson 53-yard pass from Robby Anderson, Anders Carlson kick good 0 7 2 14:04 6 99 2:56 AUB Camden Brown 52-yard pass from Robby Anderson, Anders Carlson kick good 0 14 2 9:38 7 48 2:32 AUB 29-yard field goal by Anders Carlson 0 17 2 6:33 LSU Jay Ward 23-yard fumble return, Damian Ramos kick good 7 17 2 0:15 11 77 1:41 LSU Jayden Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 14 17 3 3:32 7 63 3:34 LSU John Emery Jr. 20-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 21 17 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 21 17
Game Six – Auburn Tigers (3–2) at No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (5–0)
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
Date : Saturday, October 8, 2022Game time : 2:38 p.m. CDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind : N 3 mphGame attendance : 92,746Referee : James CarterTV announcers (CBS) : Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Rick Neuheisel (analyst), Sheree Burruss (sideline reporter)
Statistics AUB UGA First downs 10 22 Plays–yards 63–258 71–500 Rushes–yards 25–93 39–292 Passing yards 165 208 Passing: comp –att –int 13–38–0 22–32–0 Time of possession 24:31 35:29
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 13/38, 165 yards, 1 TD Rushing Robby Ashford 9 carries, 52 yards Receiving Jarquez Hunter 3 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD Georgia Passing Stetson Bennett 22/32, 208 yards Rushing Branson Robinson 12 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ladd McConkey 5 receptions, 47 yards
Statistics AUB MISS First downs 18 29 Plays–yards 65-441 88-578 Rushes–yards 48-301 69-448 Passing yards 140 130 Passing: comp –att –int 8-17 9-19 Time of possession 30:27 29:33
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 8/17, 140 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tank Bigsby 20 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD Receiving Koy Moore 1 reception, 46 yards Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 9/19, 130 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 25 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dayton Wade 2 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD
Statistics ARK AUB First downs 23 20 Plays–yards 72-520 71-468 Rushes–yards 47-276 38-183 Passing yards 244 285 Passing: comp –att –int 17-25 24-33 Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 16/24, 234 yards, 1 TD Rushing Raheim Sanders 16 carries, 171 yards Receiving Matt Landers 4 receptions, 115 yards Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 24/33, 285 yards, 1 TD Rushing Robby Ashford 19 carries, 87 yards Receiving Camden Brown 4 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
At Mississippi State [ edit ] Statistics AUB MSU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp –att –int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 7/22, 75 yards Rushing Robby Ashford 18 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ja'Varrius Johnson 1 reception, 29 yards Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 42/59, 357 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 7 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD Receiving RaRa Thomas 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD
Game Ten – Texas A&M Aggies (3–6) at Auburn Tigers (3–6)
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, November 12, 2022Game time : 6:39 p.m. CST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind : 11 mph NWGame attendance : 87,451Referee : David SmithTV announcers (SEC Network) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rogers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
Statistics TA&M AUB First downs 12 18 Plays–yards 215 330 Rushes–yards 94 270 Passing yards 121 60 Passing: comp –att –int 1 3 Time of possession 23:34 36:26
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Conner Weigman 14/36, 121 yards, 1 TD Rushing Amari Daniels 11 carries, 83 yards Receiving Jalen Preston 3 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 6/13, 60 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tank Bigsby 23 carries, 121 yards Receiving Tank Bigsby 2 receptions, 20 yards
Game Eleven – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7−4) at Auburn Tigers (4−6)
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, November 19, 2022Game time : 3:01 p.m. CST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind : 6 mph NWGame attendance : 81,824Referee : Scott WalkerTV announcers (SEC Network) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), Andraya Carter (sideline reporter)
Statistics WKU AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp –att –int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Western Kentucky Passing Austin Reed 26/55, 289 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Markese Stepp 7 carries, 33 yards Receiving Malachi Corley 12 receptions, 99 yards Auburn Passing Jarquez Hunter 1/1, 20 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tank Bigsby 18 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving Koy Moore 2 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD
Game Twelve – Auburn Tigers (5–6) at No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide (9–2)
at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date : Saturday, November 26, 2022Game time : 2:39 p.m. CST Game attendance : 100,077Referee : Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Statistics AUB ALA First downs 21 26 Plays–yards 395 516 Rushes–yards 318 173 Passing yards 77 343 Passing: comp –att –int 2 1 Time of possession 31:10 28:50
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Robby Ashford 11/23, 77 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jarquez Hunter 11 carries, 134 yards Receiving Shedrick Jackson 2 receptions, 26 yards Alabama Passing Bryce Young 20/30, 343 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 17 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jermaine Burton 3 receptions, 87 yards
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AUB ALA 1st 11:11 6 80 3:10 AUB Robby Ashford (#9) 24-yard touchdown run, Alex McPherson (#38) kick good 7 0 1st 6:25 5 62 2:06 ALA Bryce Young (#9) 5-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 7 1st 1:37 8 65 2:52 ALA Jase McClellan (#2) 10-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 14 2nd 14:56 4 48 1:00 ALA Roydell Williams (#5) 5-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 21 2nd 9:34 10 75 5:22 AUB Ja'Varrius Johnson (#6) 20-yard touchdown reception from Robby Ashford, Alex McPherson (#38) kick good 14 21 2nd 5:39 8 93 3:55 ALA Ja'Corey Brooks (#7) 33-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 14 28 2nd 0:54 4 37 1:53 ALA Traeshon Holden (#11) 27-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 14 35 3rd 9:57 9 72 5:03 ALA Jase McClellan (#2) 2-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 14 42 3rd 6:39 7 75 3:19 AUB Robby Ashford (#9) 14-yard touchdown run, Alex McPherson (#38) kick good 21 42 4th 12:18 15 64 7:02 AUB 32-yard field goal by Alex McPherson (#38) 24 42 4th 2:08 10 60 4:28 AUB 39-yard field goal by Alex McPherson (#38) 27 42 4th 1:48 2 27 0:20 ALA Jahymr Gibbs (#1) 23-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 27 49 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . AUB 27 ALA 49
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] Auburn had five players selected in the 2023 NFL draft.[ 4]
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