# 2024 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2024 [Auburn Tigers football](https://www.edgepedia.org/auburn-tigers-football) team represented [Auburn University](https://www.edgepedia.org/auburn-university) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the [Southeastern Conference](https://www.edgepedia.org/southeastern-conference) (SEC). Under second-year head coach Hugh Freeze, the Tigers finished 5-7 overall and 2-6 in SEC play, missed a bowl game, and extended the program's streak of losing seasons to four.[1](https://auburntigers.com/football-year-by-year-results) • [2](https://boomblat.com/cfb/teams/auburn-tigers/seasons/2024) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/b4f43daa625fcd896f6daeeb9c3288bf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Overall record | 5-7 (.417), 2-6 in SEC play (.250)[1](https://auburntigers.com/football-year-by-year-results) |
| Head coach | Hugh Freeze, in his second season at Auburn[4](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2024/staff/hugh-freeze) |
| Home / away | 4-4 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, 1-3 on the road[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Signature win | 43-41 in four overtimes over No. 15 Texas A&M on November 23, the program's first four-overtime victory[6](https://rolltide.com/documents/download/2024/11/25/Auburn_Notes.pdf) |
| Postseason | No bowl game; the 5-7 record left the team short of eligibility[2](https://boomblat.com/cfb/teams/auburn-tigers/seasons/2024) |
| Scoring | 27.8 points per game scored, 21.3 allowed across 12 games[7](https://www.statmuse.com/cfb/ask/each-sec-teams-regular-season-record-in-2024) |
| Recruiting | Sixth in the 247Sports Composite team rankings on signing day despite the fourth consecutive losing season[3](https://apnews.com/article/b4f43daa625fcd896f6daeeb9c3288bf) |
## Season summary
Auburn opened the season with a five-game homestand at [Jordan-Hare Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/jordan-hare-stadium), a schedule the SEC announced in December 2023 that concluded with Oklahoma's first conference visit to Auburn.[8](https://auburntigers.com/news/2023/12/14/sec-releases-2024-auburn-football-schedule) The Tigers won their opener 73-3 over Alabama A&M, then lost to California 14-21, and entered SEC play at 2-2 after a 45-19 [Homecoming](https://www.edgepedia.org/homecoming) win over [New Mexico](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-mexico).[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024)
The conference season began with three straight losses: 14-24 to Arkansas, 21-27 to No. 21 Oklahoma, and 13-31 at No. 5 Georgia in Athens. A 17-21 loss at No. 19 Missouri dropped Auburn to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the SEC, a mark that placed the team at the bottom of the conference standings at the halfway point.[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) • [9](https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2024/10/statistical-status-an-analysis-of-auburn-footballs-early-season-performance-in-2024)
**The late-season recovery fell one win short.** Auburn won at Kentucky 24-10, then lost at home to Vanderbilt 7-17 before beating ULM 48-14. The upset of No. 15 Texas A&M, 43-41 in four overtimes on November 23, was the longest game involving an FBS team that season and the Tigers' first four-overtime win in program history.[6](https://rolltide.com/documents/download/2024/11/25/Auburn_Notes.pdf) A 14-28 loss to No. 13 Alabama in the [Iron Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/iron-bowl) at Tuscaloosa closed the season at 5-7, one win short of bowl eligibility.[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) • [2](https://boomblat.com/cfb/teams/auburn-tigers/seasons/2024)
## Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent (rank at time) | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Alabama A&M | Jordan-Hare Stadium | W 73-3[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Sep 7 | California | Jordan-Hare Stadium | L 14-21[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Sep 14 | New Mexico (Homecoming) | Jordan-Hare Stadium | W 45-19[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Sep 21 | Arkansas | Jordan-Hare Stadium | L 14-24[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Sep 28 | No. 21 Oklahoma | Jordan-Hare Stadium | L 21-27[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Oct 5 | No. 5 Georgia | Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA | L 13-31[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Oct 19 | No. 19 Missouri | Columbia, MO | L 17-21[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Oct 26 | Kentucky | Kroger Field, Lexington, KY | W 24-10[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Nov 2 | Vanderbilt | Jordan-Hare Stadium | L 7-17[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Nov 16 | ULM (Military Appreciation Game) | Jordan-Hare Stadium | W 48-14[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Nov 23 | No. 15 Texas A&M | Jordan-Hare Stadium | W 43-41 (4OT)[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
| Nov 30 | No. 13 Alabama (Iron Bowl) | Tuscaloosa, AL | L 14-28[5](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024) |
## Coaching context
[Hugh Freeze](https://www.edgepedia.org/hugh-freeze) was named the 31st head coach in Auburn's history on November 28, 2022, and 2024 was his second season leading the program.[4](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2024/staff/hugh-freeze) His record at Auburn stood at 11-14 after the 2023 and 2024 seasons combined, following a 6-7 first season that ended with a Music City Bowl loss.[10](https://www.profootballnetwork.com/cfb-hq/teams/auburn-tigers/history) • [11](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/index.html) The 2024 result repeated the losing pattern of the preceding years; Auburn had not won more than six games in a season since 2019.[1](https://auburntigers.com/football-year-by-year-results)
Attendance remained strong despite the results: every home game was sold out for the second consecutive season.[4](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2024/staff/hugh-freeze)
## Recruiting and aftermath
The on-field decline did not carry into recruiting. On signing day in December 2024, Auburn ranked sixth in the 247Sports Composite team rankings, after posting a fourth consecutive losing season. Freeze said he had been clear since his arrival that he believed it would take three top-10 classes to overhaul the roster to the level of the country's elite programs, and the program had garnered top-10 classes for the 2024 and 2025 campaigns.[3](https://apnews.com/article/b4f43daa625fcd896f6daeeb9c3288bf) • [4](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2024/staff/hugh-freeze)
## References
1. [Football - Year-by-Year Results, Auburn Tigers Official Athletics Website](https://auburntigers.com/football-year-by-year-results)
2. [Auburn Tigers · 2024 Season, BOOMBLÄT](https://boomblat.com/cfb/teams/auburn-tigers/seasons/2024)
3. [SEC and Big Ten powers lead the way on signing day, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/b4f43daa625fcd896f6daeeb9c3288bf)
4. [Hugh Freeze - Auburn Tigers Official Athletics Website](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2024/staff/hugh-freeze)
5. [Football 2024 Schedule, Auburn Tigers Official Athletics Website](https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2024)
6. [2024 Auburn Football game notes, rolltide.com](https://rolltide.com/documents/download/2024/11/25/Auburn_Notes.pdf)
7. [Each SEC Team's Regular Season Record in 2024, StatMuse](https://www.statmuse.com/cfb/ask/each-sec-teams-regular-season-record-in-2024)
8. [SEC releases 2024 Auburn football schedule, Auburn Tigers Official Athletics Website](https://auburntigers.com/news/2023/12/14/sec-releases-2024-auburn-football-schedule)
9. [Statistical Status: An analysis of Auburn football's early-season performance in 2024, The Auburn Plainsman](https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2024/10/statistical-status-an-analysis-of-auburn-footballs-early-season-performance-in-2024)
10. [Auburn Tigers Record by Year, CFB HQ / Pro Football Network](https://www.profootballnetwork.com/cfb-hq/teams/auburn-tigers/history)
11. [Auburn Tigers College Football History, Stats, Records, Sports-Reference](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/index.html)
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