Auburn by the Numbers (It's Not Pretty)

 

Realistically, one can't expect any college team to win every game year after year; however, when coaches are paid a veritable king's ransom each of those years, one does expect more than Auburn has produced the past few seasons.

An Auburn alumnus sent us these very interesting stats:

Gus Malzahn: By The Numbers 

As of Saturday, November 28th, 2020, Gus Malzahn is: 

3-5 (38%) vs. Alabama [1] 

2-7 (22%) vs. Georgia [2, 6] 

3-5 (38%) vs. LSU [3, 4, 8] 

2-5 (29%) in bowl games 

1-4 (20%) in bowl games vs. major conference teams 0-12 (0%) in Baton Rouge, Athens and Tuscaloosa 

39-27 (59%) vs. SEC opponents 

15-17 (47%) vs. SEC opponents on the road 

7-6 (54%) vs. non-conference Power 5 teams 

20-26 (43%) when playing ranked teams 

8-16 (33%) when playing top 10 teams 

2 NY6 bowl appearances, and is 0-2 (0%) in them [5, 7] 

6 straight seasons (and counting) with at least four losses 

1st loss to a non-major conference team in 27 years [7]  

1st loss to Tennessee in 19 years (20 years at home) [10] 

1st loss to South Carolina in 87 years (1933) [14, 15] 

0 playoff appearances 

0 National titles 

2 first-round NFL draft picks since 2014, both in 2020 

Went 5 seasons without a single first-round pick [13]

Perhaps Tommy can get Gus a gig in D.C.?