Statistically speaking: Auburn’s "D" continues climb

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Statistically speaking: Auburn’s defense continues to climb entering Iron Bowl

Posted Nov 24, 2019

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Auburn’s defense posted its first shutout of the season in Week 13, blanking Samford in a 52-0 win ahead of next weekend’s Iron Bowl to close out the regular season.

It was a statistically dominating performance from Auburn’s defense against a vastly overmatched FCS opponent, but it also boosted the Tigers’ overall (already strong) defensive numbers heading into their rivalry meeting with Alabama on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Auburn already ranked in the top-20 nationally in third-down defense and scoring defense, but it moved into the top-10 in each of those categories after Week 13. Auburn is now 10th nationally in scoring defense (16.2 points per game and eighth in third-down defense (28.9 percent conversion rate; first in the SEC).

The defense also cracked the top-20 nationally in rushing defense (109.6 yards per game; 18th in FBS), pass efficiency defense (112.54 rating; 18th nationally), total defense (306.5 yards per game; 14th nationally) and red-zone defense (73.3 percent; 18th nationally).

Here’s a look at how Auburn stacks up statistically, both in the SEC and nationally, in various categories entering the Iron Bowl:

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RUSHING OFFENSE

2013: 328.3 (1st, 1st)

2014: 255.5 (2nd, 13th)

2015: 196.4 (5th, 35th)

2016: 271.3 (1st, 6th)

2017: 218.3 (4th, 26th)

2018: 167.5 (10th, 68th)

After Oregon: 206.0 (4th, 43rd)

After Tulane: 189.0 (6th, 51st)

After Kent State: 281.7 (2nd, 11th)

After Texas A&M: 259.5 (1st, 16th)

After Mississippi State: 251.0 (2nd, 14th)

After Florida: 229.8 (3rd, 19th)

After bye week: 229.8 (3rd, 20th)

After Arkansas: 239.6 (1st, 11th)

After LSU: 225.9 (3rd, 20th)

After Ole Miss: 219.3 (3rd, 21st)

After 2nd bye week: 219.3 (2nd, 20th)

After Georgia: 205.8 (5th, 26th)

2019: 213.7 (4th, 26th)

Why: Auburn rushed for 293 yards against Samford.

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PASSING OFFENSE

2013: 173.0 (11th, 106th)

2014: 229.5 (7th, 66th)

2015: 173.6 (12th, 110th)

2016: 169.5 (14th, 112th)

2017: 233.4 (5th, 65th)

2018: 222.5 (9th, 74th)

After Oregon: 177.0 (10th, 95th)

After Tulane: 192.0 (13th, 95th)

After Kent State: 183.3 (14th, 192nd)

After Texas A&M: 164.0 (14th, 116th)

After Mississippi State: 203.4 (13th, 100th)

After Florida: 193.7 (13th, 105th)

After bye week: 193.7 (12th, 101st)

After Arkansas: 193.6 (12th, 103rd)

After LSU: 189.0 (13th, 107th)

After Ole Miss: 205.8 (10th, 91st)

After 2nd bye week: 205.8 (9th, 90th)

After Georgia: 209.7 (9th, 88th)

2019: 213.5 (9th, 83rd)

Why: Auburn threw for 251 yards against Samford.

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PASS EFFICIENCY OFFENSE

2013: 149.63 (6th, 24th)

2014: 156.79 (1st, 8th)

2015: 124.47 (10th, 79th)

2016: 135.17 (6th, 54th)

2017: 153.59 (5th, 13th)

2018: 140.11 (8th, 51st)

After Oregon: 95.21 (10th, 108th)

After Tulane: 101.68 (14th, 118th)

After Kent State: 116.74 (14th, 109th)

After Texas A&M: 120.47 (12th, 101st)

After Mississippi State: 140.33 (6th, 64th)

After Florida: 129.31 (9th, 83rd)

After bye week: 129.31 (10th, 85th)

After Arkansas: 139.39 (6th, 59th)

After LSU: 129.68 (9th, 84th)

After Ole Miss: 130.26 (9th, 84th)

After 2nd bye week: 130.26 (9th, 85th)

After Georgia: 126.60 (9th, 93rd)

2019: 130.27 (8th, 83rd)

Why: Auburn completed 22-of-32 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns vs. Samford.

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TOTAL OFFENSE

2013: 501.3 (2nd, 11th)

2014: 485.0 (2nd, 16th)

2015: 370.0 (10th, 94th)

2016: 440.8 (6th, 43rd)

2017: 451.6 (3rd, 26th)

2018: 389.9 (11th, 78th)

After Oregon: 383.0 (10th, 80th)

After Tulane: 381.0 (11th, 83rd)

After Kent State: 465.0 (7th, 39th)

After Texas A&M: 316.8 (6th, 35th)

After Mississippi State: 454.4 (5th, 36th)

After Florida: 423.5 (10th, 64th)

After bye week: 423.5 (7th, 55th)

After Arkansas: 433.1 (6th, 50th)

After LSU: 414.9 (7th, 57th)

After Ole Miss: 425.1 (5th, 49th)

After 2nd bye week: 425.1 (5th, 51st)

After Georgia: 415.5 (7th, 64th)

2019: 427.2 (4th, 55th)

Why: Auburn had 544 total yards of offense against Samford.

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SCORING OFFENSE

2013: 39.5 (2nd, 12th)

2014: 35.5 (4th, 35th)

2015: 27.5 (8th, 75th)

2016: 31.2 (6th, 49th)

2017: 33.9 (4th, 27th)

2018: 30.9 (8th, 47th)

After Oregon: 27.0 (9th, 80th)

After Tulane: 25.5 (10th, 79th)

After Kent State: 35.3 (7th, 42nd)

After Texas A&M: 33.5 (5th, 48th)

After Mississippi State: 38.0 (5th, 24th)

After Florida: 33.8 (5th, 38th)

After bye week: 33.8 (5th, 40th)

After Arkansas: 36.3 (3rd, 23rd)

After LSU: 34.3 (4th, 34th)

After Ole Miss: 32.7 (5th, 48th)

After 2nd bye week: 32.7 (6th, 45th)

After Georgia: 30.8 (6th, 57th)

2019: 32.7 (3rd, 41st)

Why: Auburn scored 52 points against Samford.

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SACKS ALLOWED

2013: 18 sacks, 1.29 per game (3rd, 22nd)

2014: 15 sacks, 1.15 per game (3rd, 15th)

2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (4th, 33rd)

2016: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (3rd, 27th)

2017: 36 sacks, 2.57 per game (10th, 100th)

2018: 23 sacks, 1.77 per game (6th, 39th)

After Oregon: 1 sack, 1.0 per game (4th, 29th)

After Tulane: 1 sack, 0.50 per game (1st, 7th)

After Kent State: 3 sacks, 1.0 per game (2nd, 22nd)

After Texas A&M: 4 sacks, 1.0 per game (2nd, 16th)

After Mississippi State: 6 sacks, 1.20 per game (2nd, 21st)

After Florida: 8 sacks, 1.33 per game (3rd, 26th)

After bye week: 8 sacks, 1.33 per game (3rd, 25th)

After Arkansas: 10 sacks, 1.43 per game (3rd, 30th)

After LSU: 13, 1.63 per game (3rd, 41st)

After Ole Miss: 14, 1.56 per game (3rd, 38th)

After 2nd bye week: 14, 1.56 per game (3rd, 38th)

After Georgia: 16, 1.60 per game (4th, 37th)

2019: 16, 1.45 per game (3rd, 27th)

Why: Auburn did not allow a sack against Samford.

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THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS

2013: 46.5 percent (4th, 24th)

2014: 52.5 percent (1st, 2nd)

2015: 41.3 percent (6th, 49th)

2016: 41.8 percent (4th, 53rd)

2017: 45.5 percent (3rd, 15th)

2018: 36.9 percent (11th, 90th)

After Oregon: 41.2 percent (6th, 71st)

After Tulane: 47.2 percent (6th, 41st)

After Kent State: 51.0 percent (2nd, 22nd)

After Texas A&M: 47.5 percent (3rd, 28th)

After Mississippi State: 49.3 percent (4th, 21st)

After Florida: 43.5 percent (5th, 34th)

After bye week: 43.5 percent (6th, 34th)

After Arkansas: 44.9 percent (3rd, 27th)

After LSU: 42.2 percent (6th, 46th)

After Ole Miss: 44.5 percent (4th, 31st)

After 2nd bye week: 44.5 percent (4th, 31st)

After Georgia: 42.6 percent (5th, 43rd)

2019: 41.6 percent (6th, 50th)

Why: Auburn was 3-of-11 on third downs against Samford.

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RED ZONE OFFENSE

2013: 88.5 percent (2nd, 21st)

2014: 87.9 percent (4th, 31st)

2015: 90.2 percent (2nd, 13th)

2016: 85.5 percent (5th, 52nd)

2017: 88.1 percent (6th, 36th)

2018: 81.1 percent (11th, 88th)

After Oregon: 60.0 percent (12th, 103rd)

After Tulane: 66.7 percent (11th, 107th)

After Kent State: 81.3 percent (10th, 81st)

After Texas A&M: 84.2 percent (9th, 66th)

After Mississippi State: 87.5 percent (6th, 47th)

After Florida: 84.0 percent (8th, 70th)

After bye week: 84.0 percent (6th, 61st)

After Arkansas: 83.3 (6th, 64th)

After LSU: 85.3 percent (4th, 56th)

After Ole Miss: 86.8 percent (4th, 46th)

After 2nd bye week: 86.8 percent (5th, 46th)

After Georgia: 87.5 percent (5th, 43rd)

2019: 89.4 percent (4th, 31st)

Why: Auburn scored on all seven of its red-zone opportunities, with six touchdowns.

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RUSHING DEFENSE

2013: 162.1 (10th, 62nd)

2014: 168.8 (10th, 67th)

2015: 182.7 (11th, 81st)

2016: 132.8 (3rd, 27th)

2017: 137.0 (5th, 35th)

2018: 135.9 (6th, 32nd)

After Oregon: 90.0 (5th, 42nd)

After Tulane: 105.0 (6th, 38th)

After Kent State: 100.7 (5th, 35th)

After Texas A&M: 89.5 (2nd, 20th)

After Mississippi State: 95.2 (3rd, 20th)

After Florida: 101.3 (6th, 25th)

After bye week: 101.3 (3rd, 20th)

After Arkansas: 94.3 (3rd, 12th)

After LSU: 105.9 (3rd, 16th)

After Ole Miss: 112.7 (3rd, 19th)

After 2nd bye week: 112.7 (3rd, 21st)

After Georgia: 115.5 (3rd, 22nd)

2019: 109.6 (2nd, 18th)

Why: Auburn held Samford to 51 yards rushing.

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PASSING DEFENSE

2013: 258.6 (13th, 100th)

2014: 230.1 (12th, 68th)

2015: 222.5 (11th, 63rd)

2016: 229.2 (9th, 67th)

2017: 182.4 (5th, 18th)

2018: 219.5 (7th, 58th)

After Oregon: 242.0 (12th, 85th)

After Tulane: 172.5 (3rd, 36th)

After Kent State: 191.3 (5th, 45th)

After Texas A&M: 227.3 (9th, 67th)

After Mississippi State: 225.0 (9th, 72nd)

After Florida: 235.3 (9th, 75th)

After bye week: 235.3 (11th, 79th)

After Arkansas: 224.7 (9th, 68th)

After LSU: 236.8 (10th, 81st)

After Ole Miss: 221.4 (9th, 63rd)

After 2nd bye week: 221.4 (9th, 59th)

After Georgia: 210.3 (8th, 46th)

2019: 196.9 (7th, 28th)

Why: Auburn held Samford to 63 passing yards.

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PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE

2013: 126.88 (9th, 63rd)

2014: 124.19 (10th, 52nd)

2015: 116.99 (8th, 31st)

2016: 116.83 (4th, 22nd)

2017: 113.84 (4th, 19th)

2018: 118.12 (6th, 31st)

After Oregon: 139.54 (13th, 89th)

After Tulane: 96.17 (3rd, 17th)

After Kent State: 104.78 (6th, 19th)

After Texas A&M: 114.01 (6th, 31st)

After Mississippi State: 118.46 (7th, 35th)

After Florida: 122.76 (7th, 46th)

After bye week: 122.76 (8th, 46th)

After Arkansas: 116.14 (7th, 29th)

After LSU: 119.93 (8th, 35th)

After Ole Miss: 116.28 (7th, 26th)

After 2nd bye week: 116.28 (4th, 23rd)

After Georgia: 116.16 (7th, 25th)

2019: 112.54 (5th, 18th)

Why: Samford completed 15-of-26 passes for 63 yards and an interception.

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TOTAL DEFENSE

2013: 420.7 (12th, 86th)

2014: 398.8 (9th, 64th)

2015: 405.2 (13th, 71st)

2016: 361.9 (5th, 28th)

2017: 319.4 (5th, 14th)

2018: 355.4 (8th, 38th)

After Oregon: 332.0 (7th, 64th)

After Tulane: 277.5 (4th, 30th)

After Kent State: 292.0 (4th, 31st)

After Texas A&M: 316.8 (6th, 35th)

After Mississippi State: 320.2 (6th, 33rd)

After Florida: 336.7 (7th, 40th)

After bye week: 336.7 (7th, 37th)

After Arkansas: 319.0 (3rd, 23rd)

After LSU: 342.6 (6th, 36th)

After Ole Miss: 334.1 (6th, 28th)

After 2nd bye week: 334.1 (4th, 28th)

After Georgia: 325.8 (4th, 24th)

2019: 306.5 (3rd, 14th)

Why: Auburn held Samford to 114 yards of total offense.

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SCORING DEFENSE

2013: 24.7 (9th, 48th)

2014: 26.7 (10th, 62nd)

2015: 26.0 (11th, 54th)

2016: 17.1 (4th, 7th)

2017: 18.5 (3rd, 12th)

2018: 19.2 (4th, 14th)

After Oregon: 21.0 (8th, 56th)

After Tulane: 13.5 (4th, 24th)

After Kent State: 14.3 (5th, 22nd)

After Texas A&M: 15.8 (6th, 23rd)

After Mississippi State: 17.2 (5th, 22nd)

After Florida: 18.3 (6th, 22nd)

After bye week: 18.3 (5th, 18th)

After Arkansas: 17.1 (5th, 16th)

After LSU: 17.9 (4th, 14th)

After Ole Miss: 17.4 (4th, 13th)

After 2nd bye week: 17.4 (3rd, 13th)

After Georgia: 17.8 (4th, 13th)

2019: 16.2 (3rd, 10th)

Why: Auburn shut out Samford.

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SACKS

2013: 32 sacks, 2.29 per game (4th, 46th)

2014: 21 sacks, 1.62 per game (11th, 95th)

2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (13th, 104th)

2016: 25 sacks, 1.92 per game (8th, 75th)

2017: 37 sacks, 2.64 per game (5th, 25th)

2018: 38, 2.92 per game (3rd, 16th)

After Oregon: 3, 3.00 per game (4th, 29th)

After Tulane: 3, 1.50 per game (11th, 88th)

After Kent State: 8, 2.67 per game (4th, 41st)

After Texas A&M: 11, 2.75 per game (4th, 32nd)

After Mississippi State: 13, 2.60 per game (6th, 39th)

After Florida: 17 sacks, 2.83 per game (4th, 28th)

After bye week: 17 sacks, 2.83 per game (2nd, 27th)

After Arkansas: 20 sacks, 2.86 per game (2nd, 27th)

After LSU: 23 sacks, 2.88 per game (2nd, 26th)

After Ole Miss: 23 sacks, 2.56 per game (2nd, 37th)

After 2nd bye week: 23 sacks, 2.56 per game (4th, 37th)

After Georgia: 24 sacks, 2.40 per game (5th, 43rd)

2019: 26 sacks, 2.36 per game (5th, 49th)

Why: Auburn had two sacks against Samford.

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THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE

2013: 33.0 percent (1st, 13th)

2014: 36.0 percent (4th, 29th)

2015: 44.9 percent (13th, 109th)

2016: 34.8 percent (4th, 25th)

2017: 32.9 percent (3rd, 20th)

2018: 34.7 percent (6th, 30th)

After Oregon: 28.6 percent (7th, 40th)

After Tulane: 20.7 percent (1st, 7th)

After Kent State: 31.9 (5th, 40th)

After Texas A&M: 32.8 percent (6th, 44th)

After Mississippi State: 31.5 percent (5th, 20th)

After Florida: 30.7 percent (4th, 22nd)

After bye week: 30.7 percent (1st, 17th)

After Arkansas: 29.8 percent (1st, 11th)

After LSU: 32.5 percent (4th, 25th)

After Ole Miss: 31.2 percent (3rd, 20th)

After 2nd bye week: 31.2 percent (2nd, 19th)

After Georgia: 30.1 percent (2nd, 11th)

2019: 28.9 percent (1st, 8th)

Why: Auburn held Samford to 2-of-13 on third downs.

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RED ZONE DEFENSE

2013: 73.1 percent (2nd, 10th)

2014: 74.1 percent (4th, 13th)

2015: 75.5 percent (5th, 15th)

2016: 74.4 percent (3rd, 11th)

2017: 83.3 percent (6th, 64th)

2018: 82.9 percent (9th, 64th)

After Oregon: 60.0 percent (6th, 42nd)

After Tulane: 66.7 percent (4th, 25th)

After Kent State: 66.7 percent (5th, 16th)

After Texas A&M: 75.0 percent (8th, 36th)

After Mississippi State: 75.0 percent (6th, 28th)

After Florida: 68.4 percent (5th, 11th)

After bye week: 68.4 percent (5th, 12th)

After Arkansas: 70.0 percent (5th, 13th)

After LSU: 72.0 percent (4th, 13th)

After Ole Miss: 74.1 percent (5th, 21st)

After 2nd bye week: 74.1 percent (3rd, 19th)

After Georgia: 75.9 percent (4th, 22nd)

2019: 73.3 percent (3rdm 18th)

Why: Samford was 0-for-1 on red-zone trips against Auburn.

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NET PUNTING

2013: 40.54 (2nd, 9th)

2014: 37.44 (12th, 67th)

2015: 37.58 (7th, 54th)

2016: 39.90 (5th, 21st)

2017: 35.61 (14th, 115th)

2018: 41.91 (2nd, 5th)

After Oregon: 23.17 (14th, 120th)

After Tulane: 29.5 (14th, 127th)

After Kent State: 30.43 (14th, 127th)

After Texas A&M: 35.27 (13th, 114th)

After Mississippi State: 35.61 (12th, 108th)

After Florida: 36.94 (10th, 85th)

After bye week: 36.94 (11th, 89th)

After Arkansas: 37.55 (9th, 80th)

After LSU: 39.40 (6th, 40th)

After Ole Miss: 38.11 (11th, 74th)

After 2nd bye week: 38.11 (9th, 70th)

After Georgia: 39.04 (6th, 48th)

2019: 38.39 (8th, 56th)

Why: Auburn averaged 27 net yards per punt against Samford.

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KICK RETURNS

2013: 23.40 (5th, 27th)

2014: 20.03 (11th, 82nd)

2015: 27.94 (2nd, 4th)

2016: 19.04 (12th, 100th)

2017: 23.22 (3rd, 25th)

2018: 21.52 (6th, 48th)

After Oregon: 20.00 (8th, 60th)

After Tulane: 18.00 (10th, 88th)

After Kent State: 11.50 (13th, 123rd)

After Texas A&M: 15.40 (12th, 120th)

After Mississippi State: 16.33 (11th, 111th)

After Florida: 17.14 (11th, 11th)

After bye week: 17.14 (11th, 112th)

After Arkansas: 16.80 (12th, 121st)

After LSU: 18.92 (8th, 92nd)

After Ole Miss: 21.00 (4th, 62nd)

After 2nd bye week: 21.00 (4th, 60th)

After Georgia: 21.00 (3rd, 55th)

2019: 20.36 (5th, 70th)

Why: Auburn had one 12-yard kick return against Samford.

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KICK RETURN DEFENSE

2013: 25.79 (14th, 121st)

2014: 21.73 (9th, 84th)

2015: 21.17 (12th, 61st)

2016: 18.00 (1st, 13th)

2017: 27.20 (14th, 129th)

2018: 19.44 (3rd, 39th)

After Oregon: 28.50 (12th, 116th)

After Tulane: 28.50 (12th, 118th)

After Kent State: 21.33 (8th, 79th)

After Texas A&M: 21.00 (7th, 68th)

After Mississippi State: 20.00 (6th, 53rd)

After Florida: 20.00 (7th, 58th)

After bye week: 20.00 (7th, 51st)

After Arkansas: 19.38 (4th, 40th)

After LSU: 19.38 (6th, 43rd)

After Ole Miss: 20.27 (10th, 58th)

After 2nd bye week: 20.27 (9th, 59th)

After Georgia: 20.25 (8th, 55th)

2019: 20.69 (9th, 63rd)

Why: Auburn gave up one 26-yard kick return against Samford.

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PUNT RETURNS

2013: 11.78 (2nd, 22nd)

2014: 17.82 yards per return (1st, 4th)

2015: 11.93 yards per return (7th, 28th)

2016: 10.69 (5th, 24th)

2017: 8.52 (8th, 51st)

2018: 10.75 (6th, 39th)

After Oregon: 12.8 (7th, 26th)

After Tulane: 14.25 (5th, 24th)

After Kent State: 14.25 (7th, 25th)

After Texas A&M: 16.60 (5th, 19th)

After Mississippi State: 15.38 (4th, 20th)

After Florida: 13.93 (7th, 26th)

After bye week: 13.93 (7th, 19th)

After Arkansas: 13.93 (4th, 15th)

After LSU: 13.20 (6th, 21st)

After Ole Miss: 12.44 (7th, 42nd)

After 2nd bye week: 12.44 (5th, 18th)

After Georgia: 12.74 (5th, 17th)

2019: 12.85 (4th, 17th)

Why: Auburn had one 15-yard punt return against Samford.

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PUNT RETURN DEFENSE

2013: 7.0 (8th, 51st)

2014: 7.79 (10th, 72nd)

2015: 12.43 (11th, 110th)

2016: 3.17 (1st, 8th)

2017: 11.43 (14th, 108th)

2018: 3.36 (3rd, 9th)

After Oregon: 43.67 (14th, 127th)

After Tulane: 35.80 (14th, 130th)

After Kent State: 35.80 (14th, 130th)

After Texas A&M: 22.38 (14th, 127th)

After Mississippi State: 22.38 (14th, 127th)

After Florida: 22.38 (14th, 126th)

After bye week: 22.38 (14th, 126th)

After Arkansas: 22.38 (14th, 127th)

After LSU: 18.60 (14th, 127th)

After Ole Miss: 21.91 (14th, 129th)

After 2nd bye week: 21.91 (14th, 130th)

After Georgia: 18.54 (14th, 129th)

2019: 18.54 (14th, 130th)

Why: Auburn did not allow any punt returns against Samford.

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TURNOVER MARGIN

2013: even, 0.0 per game (9th, 61st)

2014: plus-seven, 0.54 per game (4th, 27th)

2015: plus-two, 0.15 per game (8th, 51st)

2016: plus-three, plus-0.23 per game (6th, 42nd)

2017: minus-one, 0.07 per game (7th, 71st)

2018: plus-nine, 0.69 (3rd, 16th)

After Oregon: minus-one, -1.00 per game (10th, 77th)

After Tulane: minus-one, -0.50 per game (12th, 97th)

After Kent State: minus-one, -0.67 per game (13th, 95th)

After Texas A&M: minus-one, -0.25 per game (12th, 82nd)

After Mississippi State: minus-two, -0.40 per game (12th, 90th)

After Florida: minus-two, -0.33 per game (12th, 86th)

After bye week: minus-two, -0.33 per game (12th, 87th)

After Arkansas: plus-one, 0.14 per game (7th, 54th)

After LSU: plus-two, 0.25 per game (6th, 48th)

After Ole Miss: plus-two, 0.22 per game (7th, 50th)

After 2nd bye week: plus-two, 0.22 per game (5th, 50th)

After Georgia: plus-one, 0.10 per game (8th, 58th)

2019: plus-five, 0.45 per game (2nd, 28th)

Why: Auburn forced four turnovers against Samford, with two fumbles recoveries and two interceptions.

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PENALTY YARDS PER GAME

2013: 40.64 (7th 30th)

2014: 68.92 (14th, 112th)

2015: 46.38 (7th, 34th)

2016: 36.54 (1st, 6th)

2017: 38.36 (2nd, 13th)

2018: 56.69 (9th, 75th)

After Oregon: 60.00 (6th, 71st)

After Tulane: 55.5 (5th, 69th)

After Kent State: 56.67 (6th, 73rd)

After Texas A&M: 61.00 (9th, 83rd)

After Mississippi State: 56.20 (7th, 69th)

After Florida: 58.50 (10th, 76th)

After bye week: 58.50 (11th, 78th)

After Arkansas: 56.57 (7th, 69th)

After LSU: 61.75 (10th, 89th)

After Ole Miss: 59.78 (10th, 82nd)

After 2nd bye week: 59.78 (11th, 82nd)

After Georgia: 57.30 (11th, 79th)

2019: 58.00 (11th, 81st)

Why: Auburn was flagged nine times for 65 yards against Samford.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.