Arkansas at Auburn - 2026 Matchup Preview

Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers

Saturday, November 7th 2026 (12:00 PM EST)
Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn, AL (SEC)

Razorbacks (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Ryan Silverfield (0 - 0)
Avg Score : 33 - 34 (31 - 36 on Road)
Record Prediction: 3.8 - 8.2 (#83)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: 7) (Good: 3) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 1)

AUB is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: Auburn -12.5 (SP+ AUB -7)
Projected Score: ARK: 22 - AUB: 34 (56)
AUB Win prob: 81% | Cover: 53%
ARK Travel: 550 miles

Tigers (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Alex Golesh (0 - 0)
Avg Score : 27 - 21 (26 - 16 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 7.3 - 4.7 (#39)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: 5) (Good: 2) (Avg: 3) (Bad: 1)

Matchup
Schedules
ARK Players
AUB Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Arkansas's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Arkansas vs North Alabama	-28.5
Sat 9/12	Arkansas at Utah	+15.5
Sat 9/19	Arkansas vs Georgia	+19
Sat 9/26	Arkansas vs Tulsa	-11
Sat 10/3	Arkansas at Texas A&M	+21.5
Sat 10/10	Arkansas vs Tennessee	+11
Sat 10/17	Arkansas at Vanderbilt	+13.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/31	Arkansas vs Missouri	+11
Sat 11/7	Arkansas at Auburn	+12.5
Sat 11/14	Arkansas vs South Carolina	+1.5
Sat 11/21	Arkansas at Texas	+20
Sat 11/28	Arkansas vs LSU	+11.5

Total: Elite: 7, Good: 3, Avg 0, Bad 1, Poor 0
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 0, Bad 0, Poor 0
Future: Elite: 7, Good: 3, Avg 0, Bad 1, Poor 0
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for Arkansas's Schedule

Auburn's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Auburn vs Baylor	-13.5
Sat 9/12	Auburn vs Southern Miss	-23
Sat 9/19	Auburn vs Florida	-8
Sat 9/26	Auburn vs Vanderbilt	-1.5
Sat 10/3	Auburn at Tennessee	+6
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/17	Auburn at Georgia	+14
Sat 10/24	Auburn vs LSU	+1.5
Sat 10/31	Auburn at Ole Miss	+10
Sat 11/7	Auburn vs Arkansas	-12.5
Sat 11/14	Auburn at Mississippi State	-8.5
Sat 11/21	Auburn vs Samford	-38.5
Sat 11/28	Auburn at Alabama	+6.5

Total: Elite: 5, Good: 2, Avg 3, Bad 0, Poor 1
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 0, Bad 0, Poor 0
Future: Elite: 5, Good: 2, Avg 3, Bad 0, Poor 1
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for Auburn's Schedule

Important Stats (2025)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ARK	#11 (.31)	49% (12)	32.9	54% (1)	3.43 (6)	192	45% (38)	263	4.2 (31)	#127 (.27)	47% (127)	33.8	50% (132)	46% (117)	4.21 (119)	67	1.7	0.8
AUB	#72 (.17)	43% (56)	26.8	47% (30)	3.19 (23)	177	40% (90)	197	3.9 (51)	#19 (.07)	38% (26)	20.7	33% (5)	44% (99)	3.37 (42)	63.7	0.7	1.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ARK		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
AUB		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2025

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ARK Offense	12	32.9	31.2	48.7%	4.2	1.7	23	455	192	263	5.7	48%	51%	54%	45%	17%	.31
AUB Defense	12	20.7	16.4	38.3%	3.37	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	48%	51%	33%	44%	17%	.07

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ARK Defense	12	33.8	36.4	47.3%	4.21	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	54%	44%	50%	46%	15%	.27
AUB Offense	12	26.8	26.4	43.4%	3.9	0.7	21	374	177	197	4.7	51%	48%	47%	40%	17%	.17

Additional Stats 2025

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Arkansas	12	29:01	23.3	47%	53%	7.8	67	1.7	0.8	5.4	1.8	2	27.4
Auburn	12	29:25	20.8	39%	52%	7.8	63.7	0.7	1.4	6.6	2.6	3	26.8

Run Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ARK Offense	12	48% (78)	54% (1)	33.6	192.2	5.7	25 (30)	.3 (4)	3.43 (6)	65% (106)	10% (79)	1.08 (25)
AUB Defense	12	48% (44)	33% (5)	-	-	-	-	-.11 (2)	2.25 (4)	70% (59)	11% (20)	0.89 (29)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ARK Defense	12	54% (118)	50% (132)	-	-	-	-	.21 (125)	3.05 (100)	71% (68)	9% (89)	0.95 (61)
AUB Offense	12	51% (60)	47% (30)	37.8	176.9	4.7	23 (36)	.24 (13)	3.19 (23)	80% (17)	11% (116)	1 (54)

Pass Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ARK Offense	12	51% (55)	45% (38)	19.3	31.8	262.9	8.3	13.7	22 (8)	11 (60)	.37 (31)	1.7 (22)	31% (59)	40% (4)	.58 (5)	7% (114)	2.3 (3)
AUB Defense	12	51% (97)	44% (99)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (75)	.27 (80)	1.6 (81)	32% (54)	31% (90)	.3 (70)	5% (90)	2 (59)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ARK Defense	12	44% (15)	46% (117)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (75)	.44 (132)	1.7 (122)	31% (84)	36% (132)	.44 (129)	6% (52)	2.1 (107)
AUB Offense	12	48% (78)	40% (90)	18.4	30.2	197.1	6.5	10.7	11 (121)	4 (3)	.13 (120)	1.3 (134)	31% (61)	27% (106)	.21 (105)	6% (51)	2 (87)

Arkansas's Power Ratings
Arkansas's Power Rating: 4.78 #57
Arkansas's Offense Rating: 17.15 #34
Arkansas's Defense Rating: 17.37 #80
2026 Talent Rating: 856.00 #47
Blue Chip Ratio: 11% #36
Arkansas's 2026 Expected Record: 3.8 - 8.2
Arkansas's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 5.1 #53
Arkansas's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.8 #16
Arkansas's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.4 #99

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 996.13
Average Power Five Talent: 910.69
Average FBS Talent: 728.9

Power Ratings Matchup
Arkansas: 4.78 Auburn: 17.6

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Arkansas: 5.1 Auburn: 11.6

Auburn's Power Ratings
Auburn's Power Rating: 17.6 #19
Auburn's Offense Rating: 19.13 #27
Auburn's Defense Rating: 5.53 #16
2026 Talent Rating: 982.00 #17
Blue Chip Ratio: 30 #19
Auburn's 2026 Expected Record: 7.3 - 4.7
Auburn's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 11.6 #29
Auburn's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #59
Auburn's Defense SP+ Rating: 17.4 #16

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 996.13
Average Power Five Talent: 910.69
Average FBS Talent: 728.9

Arkansas Scoring
Offense: 32.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 31.2
Defense: 33.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 36.4

Arkansas's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Auburn 34
Arkansas 22

Projected Total Points: 56

Auburn Scoring
Offense: 26.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 26.4
Defense: 20.7 PPG
Defense at Home: 16.4

Auburn's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record at home: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	10/25	Arkansas	24	Auburn	33	Arkansas -2.5	Auburn	55.5	Over
2024	09/21	Auburn	14	Arkansas	24	Auburn -2.5	Arkansas	53.5	Under
2023	11/11	Arkansas	10	Auburn	48	Arkansas -2.5	Auburn	46.5	Over
2022	10/29	Auburn	27	Arkansas	41	Arkansas -4	Arkansas	60.0	Over
2021	10/16	Arkansas	23	Auburn	38	Arkansas -4.5	Auburn	54.0	Over
2020	10/10	Auburn	30	Arkansas	28	Auburn -13.5	Arkansas	46.0	Over
2019	10/19	Arkansas	10	Auburn	51	Auburn -20.5	Auburn	56.0	Over
2018	09/22	Auburn	34	Arkansas	3	Auburn -30	Auburn	57.5	Under
2017	10/21	Arkansas	20	Auburn	52	Auburn -17	Auburn	51.0	Over
2016	10/22	Auburn	56	Arkansas	3	Auburn -17	Auburn	53.0	Over
2015	10/24	Arkansas	54	Auburn	46	Arkansas -4	Arkansas	55.0	Over
2014	08/30	Auburn	45	Arkansas	21	Auburn -21	Auburn	0
2013	11/02	Arkansas	17	Auburn	35	Auburn -8	Auburn	0
2012	10/06	Auburn	7	Arkansas	24
2011	10/08	Arkansas	38	Auburn	14
2010	10/16	Auburn	65	Arkansas	43
2009	10/10	Arkansas	44	Auburn	23
2008	10/11	Auburn	22	Arkansas	25
2007	10/13	Arkansas	7	Auburn	9
2006	10/07	Auburn	10	Arkansas	27
2005	10/15	Arkansas	17	Auburn	34
2004	10/16	Auburn	38	Arkansas	20
2003	10/11	Arkansas	3	Auburn	10
2002	10/12	Auburn	17	Arkansas	38
2001	10/27	Arkansas	42	Auburn	17
2000	10/27	Auburn	21	Arkansas	19

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Auburn	16	9	9 Overs
Arkansas	10	4	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	11 - 15	4 - 9	4 - 5	0 - 4
Road Teams	15 - 11	9 - 4	4 - 0	5 - 4

(#57) ARK at (#19) AUB

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	ARK	AUB
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	#57	#19
SP+SP+	#53	#29
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#47	#17
Blue ChipsBC%	#36	#19

Arkansas Notes(2/17) Vibes: Skeptical, seem uneasy of Silverfield hire
(2/10) QB1 AJ Hill (Memphis, big croot) or KJ Jackson.
(2/2) New staff & new roster, 40 portals in/42 out
(2/2) RB Smith (Mem) decent but small. Some depth
(2/2) WR has 4 exp'd options. Should be good unit
(2/2) OL looks good. 5 proven starters (3 are portals)
(2/2) DL is very light on exp. 5 portals must hit
(2/2) LBs a lot of avg portals but have good exp
(2/2) DBs took 11 portals. Should patch OK unit here
Arkansas Injury Report

Auburn Notes(2/16) Vibes: Excited for Golesh era & new Offense
(2/26) WRs top 5 were big time weapons at USF
(2/16) RBs extremely deep w Cobb + 3 portal starters
(2/6) OL allowed pressure on 50% of drop backs LY
(1/29) New staff under Golesh. DC Durkin remains
(1/29) 60 new on roster after 41 portals out, 39 in
(1/29) QB Brown dynamic under OC Gordon at USF
(1/29) OL 8 portals. 2 FT starters, 3 PT. Lots of G5 guys
(1/29) DL a mix of 5 portals + talented depth. Big ?
(1/29) DBs 7 portals. CBs look OK, S looks avg.
Auburn Injury Report

Arkansas on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 48%
CategoryCat	ARK Off	AUB Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#12	#26
ExplosiveExp	#17	#89
PPAPPA	#11	#19
PowerPwr	#34	#16
SP+SP+	#16	#16
Pts POPPO	#31	#42
HavocHav	#102	#50

Arkansas Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 48%
CategoryCat	ARK Off	AUB Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#1	#5
Run ExplRExp	#25	#29
PPAExp	#4	#2
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#6	#4
Stuff RateStuff	#93	#5
TackleTak	-	NR

Arkansas Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 51%, Run: 48%
CategoryCat	ARK Off	AUB Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#38	#99
Pass ExplPExl	#22	#81
PPAExp	#31	#80
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#79	#20
DB HavocDB	#114	#90

Auburn on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 51%
CategoryCat	AUB Off	ARK Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#56	#127
ExplosiveExp	#131	#76
PPAPPA	#72	#127
PowerPwr	#27	#80
SP+SP+	#59	#99
Pts POPPO	#51	#119
HavocHav	#99	#74

Auburn Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 51%
CategoryCat	AUB Off	ARK Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#30	#132
Run ExplRExp	#54	#61
PPAExp	#13	#125
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#23	#100
Stuff RateStuff	#20	#63
TackleTak	-	NR

Auburn Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 51%
CategoryCat	AUB Off	ARK Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#90	#117
Pass ExplPExl	#134	#122
PPAExp	#120	#132
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#116	#89
DB HavocDB	#51	#52

Program Comparison
AUB 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average P4
'26 Profile: Remains Average P4

ARK 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'26 Profile: Remains Below Avg P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Jordan-Hare Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Previous Matchups
Auburn beat Arkansas last year (33-24)
Arkansas beat Auburn in 2024 (24-14)
Auburn beat Arkansas in 2023 (48-10)

ARK's OC Tim Cramsey (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
KJ Jackson	33	54	61%	441	3	0	8.2
AJ Hill (Tr)	19	32	59%	223	1	1	7.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Sutton Smith (Tr)	102	669	7	6.6	84
Braylen Russell	55	286	5	5.2	23
Jasper Parker (Tr)	25	93	2	3.7	11
KJ Jackson	11	52	2	4.7	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Donovan Faupel (Tr)	61	661	7	10.8	55
Jamari Hawkins (Tr)	38	623	2	16.4	57
Chris Marshall (Tr)	30	574	2	19.1	46
CJ Brown	28	319	3	11.4	26

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ARK's DC Ron Roberts (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Khmori House (Tr)	73	3	1	6	1
Christian Harrison (Tr)	55	3	0	0	7
Miguel Mitchell	52	1	1	0	1
Bradley Shaw	50	5	2	1	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Quincy Rhodes Jr.	43	16	8	6	0
Steven Soles Jr. (Tr)	11	5	4	3	2
Ben Bogle (Tr)	37	5	3	1	0
Bradley Shaw	50	5	2	1	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Jaheim Johnson	38	1	0	9
Christian Harrison (Tr)	55	3	0	7
Carter Stoutmire (Tr)	33	0	1	5

AUB's OC Joel Gordon (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Byrum Brown (Tr)	226	341	66%	3158	28	7	9.3
Tristan Ti'a (Tr)	37	53	70%	385	3	2	7.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Byrum Brown (Tr)	175	1008	14	5.8	60
Jeremiah Cobb	175	969	5	5.5	46
Bryson Washington (Tr)	154	788	6	5.1	41
Tae Meadows (Tr)	159	695	6	4.4	47

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Keshaun Singleton (Tr)	50	877	8	17.5	66
Jeremiah Koger (Tr)	38	597	8	15.7	63
Chas Nimrod (Tr)	23	466	3	20.3	55
Christian Neptune (Tr)	38	335	1	8.8	43

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AUB's DC D. J. Durkin (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Xavier Atkins	84	17	9	7	1
Fred Gaskin (Tr)	53	3	1	1	2
Kaleb Harris	50	2	1	0	1
Cody Sigler (Tr)	34	7	5	6	6

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Xavier Atkins	84	17	9	7	1
Cody Sigler (Tr)	34	7	5	6	6
Jared Smith	5	4	2	1	0
Da'Shawn Womack (Tr)	27	5	2	7	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Andre Jordan	19	0	0	0	10
Cody Sigler (Tr)	34	7	5	6	6
Sylvester Smith	28	2	0	0	3