Statistically speaking: MSU edition

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Statistically speaking: The damage Mississippi State dealt to Auburn’s defense

By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com

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Auburn’s all-around collapse against Mississippi State was nothing short of disastrous for the Tigers.

Auburn squandered a 25-point first-half lead, and while the offense failed to do much in the second half, the team’s defense was a much larger concern during the 43-34 loss to Mississippi State. Derek Mason’s unit gave up 40 unanswered points and was torched by Mike Leach’s Air Raid attack, with Bulldogs quarterback Will Rogers completing 44-of-55 passes for 415 yards and six touchdowns.

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The aftermath of Saturday’s defensive breakdown leaves Auburn searching for answers on the side of the ball, as the unit faltered in atypical fashion at Jordan-Hare Stadium, surrendering its most points at home against an unranked opponent in 25 years.

Rogers tied former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray for the seventh-most passing yards ever allowed by an Auburn defense, while his 81 percent completion rate marked the third time this season the Tigers have allowed an opposing quarterback to complete at least 80 percent of his passes. Rogers’ six passing touchdowns are the most by a single player against Auburn since Tua Tagovailoa threw for five scores in the 2018 Iron Bowl.

The damage dealt by Rogers and the Air Raid dropped Auburn’s pass efficiency defense to 10th in the SEC and 85th nationally at 139.06 -- on pace to finish a tick ahead of last year’s unit that finished the season ranked 75th. Auburn’s overall passing defense now ranks 12th in the SEC and 87th among FBS teams, allowing 243.8 yards through the air per game. Opponents are completing 66.7 percent of their passes against Auburn, as the Tigers’ defense ranks 117th nationally and second-to-last in the SEC in that regard.

The Tigers are also surrendering 12 yards per pass completion, which is ninth in the conference and 77th nationally.

Here’s a look at those stats, as well as various other categories and where Auburn ranks, both in the SEC and among FBS teams, through Week 11:

RUSHING OFFENSE (SEC rank, FBS rank)

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)

2019: 199.1 (4th, 33rd)

2020: 162.5 (7th, 67th)

After Akron: 316.0 (3rd, 11th)

After Alabama State: 340.0 (2nd, 3rd)

After Penn State: 287.3 (3rd, 7th)

After Georgia State: 257.0 (4th, 9th)

After LSU: 238.2 (4th, 12th)

After Georgia: 206.2 (6th, 32nd)

After Arkansas: 196.0 (5th, 36th)

After bye week: 196.0 (5th, 36th)

After Ole Miss: 197.5 (5th, 35th)

After Texas A&M: 183.9 (7th, 47th)

After Mississippi State: 176.1 (9th, 55th)

Why: Auburn rushed for 106 yards against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 207.5 (9th, 87th)

2020: 220.3 (10th, 71st)

After Akron: 297.0 (6th, 29th)

After Alabama State: 235.0 (10th, 65th)

After Penn State: 218.3 (9th, 77th)

After Georgia State: 227.0 (9th, 72nd)

After LSU: 239.6 (6th, 58th)

After Georgia: 245.0 (6th, 57th)

After Arkansas: 251.7 (6th, 49th)

After bye week: 251.7 (6th, 49th)

After Ole Miss: 254.8 (6th, 56th)

After Texas A&M: 243.4 (6th, 55th)

After Mississippi State: 256.8 (5th, 42nd)

Why: Bo Nix had a career-high 377 passing yards.

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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)

2019: 128.35 (9th, 89th)

2020: 122.96 (11th, 89th)

After Akron: 210.55 (1st, 9th)

After Alabama State: 200.61 (1st, 4th)

After Penn State: 151.55 (7th, 41st)

After Georgia State: 137.01 (12th, 77th)

After LSU: 129.00 (12th, 90th)

After Georgia: 124.15 (12th, 96th)

After Arkansas: 131.43 (12, 87th)

After bye week: 131.43 (12th, 92nd)

After Ole Miss: 134.24 (11th, 82nd)

After Texas A&M: 126.61 (12th, 95th)

After Mississippi State: 129.61 (12th, 89th)

Why: Auburn was 27-of-43 passing for 377 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

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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)

2019: 406.5 (6th, 64th)

2020: 382.8 (9th, 77th)

After Akron: 613.0 (1st, 1st)

After Alabama State: 575.0 (3rd, 7th)

After Penn State: 505.7 (4th, 18th)

After Georgia State: 484.0 (3rd, 18th)

After LSU: 477.8 (3rd, 17th)

After Georgia: 451.2 (7th, 31st)

After Arkansas: 447.7 (6th, 30th)

After bye week: 447.7 (6th, 30th)

After Ole Miss: 452.1 (7th, 25th)

After Texas A&M: 427.3 (9th, 48th)

After Mississippi State: 432.9 (9th, 46th)

Why: Auburn had 483 yards of offense against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 33.2 (3rd, 28th)

2020: 25.1 (9th, 89th)

After Akron: 60.0 (1st, 3rd)

After Alabama State: 61.0 (1st, 1st)

After Penn State: 45.3 (2nd, 7th)

After Georgia State: 42.5 (3rd, 11th)

After LSU: 38.8 (5th, 14th)

After Georgia: 34.0 (6th, 36th)

After Arkansas: 34.6 (5th, 26th)

After bye week: 34.6 (5th, 24th)

After Ole Miss: 34.1 (6th, 30th)

After Texas A&M: 30.7 (7th, 49th)

After Mississippi State: 31.0 (7th, 50th)

Why: Auburn scored 34 points against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 18, 1.38 per game (4th, 18th)

2020: 20, 1.82 per game (6th, 41st)

After Akron: 0, 0.00 per game (1st, 1st)

After Alabama State: 1, 0.50 per game (1st, 5th)

After Penn State: 1, 0.33 per game (1st, 3rd)

After Georgia State: 3, 0.75 per game (2nd, 7th)

After LSU: 3, 0.60 per game (2nd, 6th)

After Georgia: 7, 1.17 per game (4th, 16th)

After Arkansas: 7, 1.00 per game (3rd, 10th)

After bye week: 7, 1.00 per game (3rd, 10th)

After Ole Miss: 9, 1.12 per game (4th, 13th)

After Texas A&M: 13, 1.44 per game (4th, 24th)

After Mississippi State: 15, 1.50 per game (5th, 31st)

Why: Auburn allowed two sacks against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 40.5 percent (6th, 60th)

2020: 44.9 percent (6th, 32nd)

After Akron: 66.7 percent (2nd, 2nd)

After Alabama State: 58.8 percent (2nd, 8th)

After Penn State: 58.8 percent (1st, 3rd)

After Georgia State: 53.7 percent (5th, 11th)

After LSU: 51.4 percent (3rd, 11th)

After Georgia: 46.6 percent (5th, 24th)

After Arkansas: 45.9 percent (5th, 28th)

After bye week: 45.9 percent (6th, 26th)

After Ole Miss: 45.0 percent (7th, 34th)

After Texas A&M: 42.4 percent (7th, 48th)

After Mississippi State: 43.1 percent (8th, 41st)

Why: Auburn converted 6-of-12 third downs against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 90.4 percent (3rd, 21st)

2020: 85.0 percent (6th, 50th)

After Akron: 100.0 percent (1st, 2nd)

After Alabama State: 100.0 percent (1st, 1st)

After Penn State: 90.9 percent (7th, 45th)

After Georgia State: 92.9 (4th, 23rd)

After LSU: 93.8 percent (3rd, 22nd)

After Georgia: 89.5 percent (5th, 39th)

After Arkansas: 90.9 percent (4th, 24th)

After bye week: 90.9 percent (4th, 23rd)

After Ole Miss: 92.6 percent (4th, 13th)

After Texas A&M: 89.7 percent (4th, 28th)

After Mississippi State: 88.2 (4th, 37th)

Why: Auburn was 4-of-5 in the red zone, with four touchdowns and a missed field goal.

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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)

2019: 123.2 (4th, 25th)

2020: 163.4 (8th, 62nd)

After Akron: -3.0 (1st, 2nd)

After Alabama State: 21.5 (1st, 1st)

After Penn State: 45.7 (1st, 3rd)

After Georgia State: 98.5 (4th, 27th)

After LSU: 85.4 (2nd, 8th)

After Georgia: 104.7 (3rd, 23rd)

After Arkansas: 122.9 (5th, 35th)

After bye week: 122.9 (5th, 32nd)

After Ole Miss: 127.1 (5th, 36th)

After Texas A&M: 137.1 (6th, 48th)

After Mississippi State: 130.6 (5th, 37th)

Why: Auburn allowed 72 yards rushing against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 213.8 (8th, 47th)

2020: 242.6 (4th, 79th)

After Akron: 191.0 (8th, 53rd)

After Alabama State: 160.5 (4th, 28th)

After Penn State: 207.7 (10th, 65th)

After Georgia State: 185.0 (8th, 34th)

After LSU: 213.0 (9th, 55th)

After Georgia: 216.0 (9th, 52nd)

After Arkansas: 217.7 (9th, 56th)

After bye week: 217.7 (8th, 53rd)

After Ole Miss: 228.9 (10th, 69th)

After Texas A&M: 224.8 (9th, 58th)

After Mississippi State: 243.8 (12th, 87th)

Why: Auburn allowed 415 yards passing against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 120.71 (9th, 32nd)

2020: 139.34 (7th, 75th)

After Akron: 153.13 (13th, 98th)

After Alabama State: 123.69 (10th, 68th)

After Penn State: 144.08 (13th, 100th)

After Georgia State: 136.87 (12th, 84th)

After LSU: 131.61 (11th, 71st)

After Georgia: 138.48 (10th, 79th)

After Arkansas: 137.68 (9th, 83rd)

After bye week: 137.68 (9th, 81st)

After Ole Miss: 134.55 (8th, 70th)

After Texas A&M: 131.79 (8th, 65th)

After Mississippi State: 139.06 (10th, 85th)

Why: Mississippi State’s Will Rogers completed 44-of-55 passes for 415 yards and six touchdowns.

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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)

2019: 337.0 (7th, 28th)

2020: 406.0 (6th, 63rd)

After Akron: 188.0 (4th, 10th)

After Alabama State: 182.0 (2nd, 3rd)

After Penn State: 253.3 (3rd, 13th)

After Georgia State: 283.5 (4th, 19th)

After LSU: 298.4 (5th, 22nd)

After Georgia: 320.7 (6th, 32nd)

After Arkansas: 340.6 (6th, 39th)

After bye week: 340.6 (8th, 40th)

After Ole Miss: 356.0 (9th, 51st)

After Texas A&M: 361.9 (9th, 53rd)

After Mississippi State: 374.4 (9th, 61st)

Why: Auburn gave up 487 yards of offense to Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 19.5 (6th, 17th)

2020: 24.7 (4th, 38th)

After Akron: 10.0 (4th, 21st)

After Alabama State: 5.0 (1st, 1st)

After Penn State: 12.7 (3rd, 13th)

After Georgia State: 15.5 (4th, 17th)

After LSU: 16.2 (3rd, 16th)

After Georgia: 19.2 (5th, 26th)

After Arkansas: 19.7 (4th, 32nd)

After bye week: 19.7 (4th, 29th)

After Ole Miss: 19.8 (3rd, 24th)

After Texas A&M: 19.8 (3rd, 24th)

After Mississippi State: 22.1 (4th, 37th)

Why: Auburn gave up 43 points to Mississippi State, including 40 unanswered at one point.

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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)

2019: 28 sacks, 2.15 per game (9th, 64th)

2020: 26 sacks, 2.36 per game (6th, 53rd)

After Akron: 7 sacks, 7.00 per game (2nd, 3rd)

After Alabama State: 9 sacks, 4.50 per game (4th, 9th)

After Penn State: 9 sacks, 3.00 per game (5th, 22nd)

After Georgia State: 12 sacks, 3.00 per game (5th, 32nd)

After LSU: 15, 3.00 per game (4th, 24th)

After Georgia: 16, 2.67 per game (6th, 36th)

After Arkansas: 19, 2.71 per game (6th, 29th)

After bye week: 19, 2.71 per game (7th, 31st)

After Ole Miss: 22, 2.75 per game (5th, 26th)

After Texas A&M: 22, 2.44 per game (8th, 45th)

After Mississippi State: 24, 2.40 per game (9th, 50th)

Why: Auburn had two sacks against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 29.9 percent (2nd, 8th)

2020: 50.3 percent (14th, 121st)

After Akron: 21.4 percent (3rd, 14th)

After Alabama State: 24.1 percent (3rd, 12th)

After Penn State: 30.8 percent (5th, 28th)

After Georgia State: 34.5 percent (8th, 51st)

After LSU: 34.7 percent (8th, 45th)

After Georgia: 35.3 percent (7th, 47th)

After Arkansas: 38.5 percent (8th, 66th)

After bye week: 38.5 percent (7th, 58th)

After Ole Miss: 38.7 percent (8th, 61st)

After Texas A&M: 37.1 percent (6th, 50th)

After Mississippi State: 36.6 percent (5th, 44th)

Why: Mississippi State was 3-of-10 on third downs against Auburn.

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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)

2019: 71.8 percent (2nd, 8th)

2020: 76.3 percent (3rd, 27th)

After Akron: 100.0 percent (7th, 62nd)

After Alabama State: 66.7 percent (3rd, 26th)

After Penn State: 85.7 percent (8th, 79th)

After Georgia State: 90.0 percent (9th, 97th)

After LSU: 92.9 percent (12th, 112th)

After Georgia: 94.7 percent (14th, 123rd)

After Arkansas: 90.9 percent (10th, 106th)

After bye week: 90.9 percent (10th, 109th)

After Ole Miss: 80.0 percent (4th, 44th)

After Texas A&M: 81.8 percent (6th, 60th)

After Mississippi State: 82.9 percent (7th, 69th)

Why: Mississippi State scored on seven of its eight red-zone trips, with six touchdowns and a field goal.

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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)

2019: 38.50 (9th, 63rd)

2020: 38.70 (9th, 64th)

After Akron: 31.0 (11th, 114th)

After Alabama State: 36.33 (11th, 99th)

After Penn State: 41.00 (6th, 47th)

After Georgia State: 43.25 (3rd, 15th)

After LSU: 42.53 (4th, 20th)

After Georgia: 43.48 (3rd, 15th)

After Arkansas: 43.20 (2nd, 13th)

After bye week: 43.20 (2nd, 12th)

After Ole Miss: 43.86 (1st, 6th)

After Texas A&M: 44.09 (1st, 5th)

After Mississippi State: 44.16 (1st, 6th)

Why: Auburn averaged 45.5 net yards per punt against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 20.50 (7th, 67th)

2020: 21.96 (6th, 43rd)

After Akron: 20.33 (6th, 42nd)

After Alabama State: 20.33 (8th, 61st)

After Penn State: 20.33 (7th, 63rd)

After Georgia State: 28.25 (3rd, 16th)

After LSU: 27.22 (4th, 20th)

After Georgia: 25.00 (5th, 27th)

After Arkansas: 25.00 (5th, 29th)

After bye week: 25.00 (5th, 28th)

After Ole Miss: 24.69 (5th, 29th)

After Texas A&M: 24.69 (5th, 28th)

After Mississippi State: 24.55 (5th, 30th)

Why: Auburn averaged 24 yards on four kick returns.

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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)

2019: 22.30 (11th, 96th)

2020: 26.67 (13th, 121st)

After Akron: 15.33 (4th, 48th)

After Alabama State: 14.25 (3rd, 22nd)

After Penn State: 14.83 (3rd, 24th)

After Georgia State: 14.83 (2nd, 14th)

After LSU: 15.14 (2nd, 13th)

After Georgia: 17.25 (2nd, 21st)

After Arkansas: 18.78 (7th, 44th)

After bye week: 18.78 (6th, 37th)

After Ole Miss: 19.09 (6th, 39th)

After Texas A&M: 18.33 (2nd, 25th)

After Mississippi State: 18.36 (4th, 27th)

Why: Auburn allowed two kick returns for an average of 18.5 yards.

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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)

2019: 12.83 (4th, 18th)

2020: 9.11 (6th, 44th)

After Akron: 15.0 (2nd, 16th)

After Alabama State: 15.50 (2nd, 25th)

After Penn State: 14.33 (1st, 24th)

After Georgia State: 14.00 (1st, 29th)

After LSU: 14.00 (1st, 21st)

After Georgia: 12.44 (2nd, 27th)

After Arkansas: 12.00 (1st, 26th)

After bye week: 12.00 (2nd, 28th)

After Ole Miss: 9.46 (6th, 50th)

After Texas A&M: 9.12 (6th, 56th)

After Mississippi State: 9.12 (7th, 55th)

Why: Auburn did not return a punt against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 17.29 (14th, 130th)

2020: 2.75 (3rd, 17th)

After Akron: 1.0 (10th, 66th)

After Alabama State: 1.0 (4th, 40th)

After Penn State: 8.5 (8th, 89th)

After Georgia State: 8.5 (9th, 83rd)

After LSU: 8.5 (9th, 85th)

After Georgia: 6.0 (7th, 53rd)

After Arkansas: 5.5 (6th, 48th)

After bye week: 5.5 (5th, 44th)

After Ole Miss: 5.5 (5th, 40th)

After Texas A&M: 3.86 (2nd, 17th)

After Mississippi State: 3.86 (2nd, 19th)

Why: Auburn did not allow a punt return against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: plus-six, 0.46 per game (3rd, 27th)

2020: plus-four, 0.36 per game (6th, 38th)

After Akron: zero, 0.0 per game (7th, 60th)

After Alabama State: plus-one, 0.50 per game (6th, 43rd)

After Penn State: plus-one, 0.33 per game (6th, 52nd)

After Georgia State: plus-one, 0.25 per game (8th, 58th)

After LSU: plus-two, 0.40 per game (6th, 47th)

After Georgia: plus-one, 0.17 per game (10th, 64th)

After Arkansas: plus-one, 0.14 per game (9th, 66th)

After bye week: plus-one, 0.14 per game (8th, 55th)

After Ole Miss: plus-one, 0.12 per game (8th, 59th)

After Texas A&M: zero, 0.00 per game (10th, 73rd)

After Mississippi State: minus-one, minus-0.10 per game (10th, 78th)

Why: Auburn lost a fumble and did not force a turnover against Mississippi State.

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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)

2019: 55.23 (10th, 74th)

2020: 49.82 (7th, 56th)

After Akron: 25.0 (3rd, 15th)

After Alabama State: 46.00 (3rd, 41st)

After Penn State: 45.67 (2nd, 31st)

After Georgia State: 50.50 (4th, 47th)

After LSU: 49.40 (3rd, 51st)

After Georgia: 46.83 (4th, 38th)

After Arkansas: 47.14 (4th, 41st)

After bye week: 47.14 (5th, 39th)

After Ole Miss: 46.25 (5th, 39th)

After Texas A&M: 45.00 (4th, 32nd)

After Mississippi State: 49.10 (5th, 48th)

Why: Auburn committed nine penalties totaling 86 yards against Mississippi State.

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

[Guest MustardSeed]

8 minutes ago, aubiefifty said:

while his 81 percent completion rate marked the third time this season the Tigers have allowed an opposing quarterback to complete at least 80 percent of his passes

Really nothing more needs to be said. 

[Hank2020 3,356]

1 minute ago, MustardSeed said:

Really nothing more needs to be said. 

I think you are correct. This is a telling stat for the defense.