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Tigers · SEC

Head coach Alex Golesh Year 2 with Auburn

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs SP+ expected · n=47

Season Projection · 2026 W0

10,000 sims
6.5
Expected wins
6-6
Proj record
3 to 10
Win range (90%)
#34 (15–59)
Final rank (90%)
2%
Make playoff
1%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Tap a win or a loss on each pivotal game to see how the playoff probability shifts. Leave any game unset to average across both outcomes.

Make the playoff

2%

Baseline projection.

  • at Alabama
    Away · Nov 28
  • at Tennessee
    Away · Oct 3
  • vs Vanderbilt
    Home · Sep 26
  • at Mississippi State
    Away · Nov 14
  • vs LSU
    Home · Oct 24

Pivotal games are the 5 with the largest playoff-probability swing, ranked by the model. Math: chained Bayesian log-odds update from the conditional simulation set; gets the directionally right answer but won't perfectly capture cross-game correlations until the full Monte Carlo pipeline lands.

Returning production · 2025

43 PCI
  • Quarterback 17% (1/6 players)
  • Offensive line 67% (12/18 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 48% (16/33 players)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 46% (13/28 players)
  • Secondary 48% (13/27 players)
  • Special teams 56% (5/9 players)

PCI weights returning production by position group (QB/OL heaviest). 70%+ is healthy continuity; 45-70% is a normal rebuild; below 45% is a meaningful turnover.

If QB1 is out (Jackson Arnold)

GIE projects a -4.0 rating drop and a -15.8pp shift in playoff probability if Auburn loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=2 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 38.1% 59th — average
  • Red-zone TD rate 11.6% 24th — bottom tier
  • 4th-down aggression 40.9% 70th — strong
  • Late & close 3.3 yds/play 17th — bottom tier

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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