Inside the numbers: What trends you should know about Auburn entering Week 1 game

Gus Malzahn takes the No. 9 Tigers into a huge Week 1 game Saturday. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
Gus Malzahn takes the No. 9 Tigers into a huge Week 1 game Saturday. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
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Auburn was unable to get it done to close last season against UCF in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

September and dome history

The Auburn football team is 44-14 in its last 58 September games.

Overall, the Tigers are 169-57-5 in September, a winning percentage of 74.2 percent.

Auburn has been especially good at home during the month (105-21-1), but this game isn’t at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Away from the Plains, Auburn is 64-36-4 (63.2 percent wins).

A few more details:

  • Auburn is 13-6 in September under Malzahn.
  • On Sept. 1, Auburn is 2-1 with wins against Ball State (2001), Kansas State (2007) and a loss to Clemson (2012).

If you’re wondering about how Auburn performs in domes, we have that info for you, too.

The Tigers are 10-10-1 all-time in domes and 2-3 under Malzahn. It’s well-documented that Auburn lost its last two games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to close last season, accounting for its 0-2 record there. Auburn went 7-4 at the Georgia Dome, 2-2-1 at the Superdome in New Orleans and 1-0 at the University of Phoenix Stadium, accounting for each of its 10 dome victories.

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