SEC Network predicts every Auburn game in 2016
The Auburn Tigers are entering a pivotal year under head coach Gus Malzahn.
Many aren’t expecting much out of the Tigers this season, and in fact, several are starting to wonder just how safe Malzahn’s job really is. But the beautiful thing about college football is it can all change in a heartbeat, and Malzahn and the Tigers are certainly hoping that happens in 2016.
However, SEC Network analysts Greg McElroy and Clint Stoerner don’t think that’s the case, and they predicted the Tigers to finish 6-6 this season, barely making a bowl game.
The projected wins came against Arkansas State, Texas A&M, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Alabama A&M. The losses are projected to come from Clemson, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Georgia and Alabama.
The biggest swing game for the Tigers, according to the analysts, is the Texas A&M game, and Dari Noka picked the Tigers, pushing them into bowl eligibility.
Here are the game-by-game predictions as seen on the SEC Network Tuesday night:
Sep. 3 vs. Clemson: Loss
Sep. 10 vs. Arkansas State: Win
Sep. 17 vs. Texas A&M: Win
Sep. 24 vs. LSU: Loss
Oct. 1 vs. Louisiana-Monroe: Win
Oct. 8 at Mississippi State: Win
Oct. 22 vs. Arkansas: Loss
Oct. 29 vs. at Ole Miss: Loss
Nov. 5 Vanderbilt: Win
Nov. 12 at Georgia: Loss
Nov. 19 vs. Alabama A&M: Win
Nov. 26 at Alabama: Loss
Maybe, but I’m thinking we get revenge against Arky and UGA this year. May be some other surprises, too.
Let’s just play football and quit guessing!
I agree with that! But the guessing is what brings us here to start with…
A&M, Miss St and Vandy are toss ups. Auburn will be lucky to win 2 of them. 4-5 wins max.
Auburn and Vandy should be pretty similar. Good defense with little to no offense.
Lawson when healthy is very good. Auburn had no heart on defense last year. That was evident when Ford and Matthews were either scared to hit Fournette or just quit. Either way, this it’s a Defense with no heart and that’s tough to fix.
Clemson: Loss
Arkansas State: Win
Texas A&M: Toss up
LSU: Loss
Louisiana-Monroe: Win
State: Loss
Arkansas: Toss up
Ole Miss: Loss
Vanderbilt: Win
Georgia: Loss
Alabama A&M: Win
Alabama: Loss
ATM and Arkansas are both toss ups, but Miss State is in the loss column?
Just out of curiosity, who do you list as losses for Miss State?
We’ve had Auburn’s number two years in a row and I like us at home. I don’t think it’s a stretch to call it a State win.
Right now I’ve got us losing to LSU, Bama, Ole Miss, and splitting Arkansas and A&M (I think it’s more likely we beat Arky) but dropping both wouldn’t be a huge surprise. I’d say we’ll have a 7-5 or 8-4 season depending on offensive output. I think it’s pretty reasonable.
To all of my Auburn friends, the Gus Bus is going to crash in 2016 because this isn’t 2013 anymore. You guys are going to be horrible in 2016