The 2023 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach

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, and compete as members of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at

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Offseason

2023 NFL draft

Transfers

Outgoing Incoming

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Auburn and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022. The 2023 Tigers' schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. Auburn will host four SEC conference opponents:

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and Ole Miss (

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). The Tigers will travel to four SEC opponents:

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and Vanderbilt. The Tigers' bye week comes during week 6 (on October 7, 2023). Auburn out of conference opponents represented the CUSA,

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, and

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conferences and one FBS independent school. The Tigers hosted three of the four non–conference games, against

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from CUSA, UMass, and Samford. The Tigers traveled to

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from the Pac-12.

Game summaries

UMass

California

No. 18 (FCS) Samford

Texas A&M

No. 1 Georgia

No. 22 LSU

No. 13 Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Vanderbilt

Arkansas

New Mexico State

Alabama

Maryland

Rankings

References

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Auburn Tigers football seasons

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