Texas A&M vs Auburn in Week 13: Examining Tigers' home finale by the numbers
Per Texas A&M's 12thman.com, Auburn and Texas A&M have met a total of 13 times. The first meeting being in the cotton bowl on January 1st, 1986. The Aggies hold the edge record-wise right now at 7-6 all time.
Since joining the SEC the series is all knotted up at six wins a piece. Both Auburn and Texas A&M are 2-4 when playing at home, and 4-2 when on the road.
Numbers that matter the most in Week 13's Texas A&M vs Auburn matchup
Auburn currently has the No. 14 overall defense nationally, while Texas A&M has No. 47. I think a big thing Auburn will attack is the Aggies run defense. AU has shown an ability to run the ball on tough defenses already (see UK game) and I would not be surprised to see Hugh Freeze and the Tigers attempt to establish the run early on what has been a suspect A&M rush D at times. I think the game plan for Texas A&M is similar. Auburn has a pretty stout rush defense, but running the ball has been the A&M offense's bread and butter.
Expect to see the Aggies try and use the run to set up shot passes. Auburn freshman LB Demarcus Riddick will likely be heavily involved in this week's defensive game plan. I believe he is already garnering enough attention for A&M to scheme away from him. If Auburn can force the Aggies to pass, and I think they will, this will be yet another game that comes down to the Auburn offense's ability to score.
Let's take a look at the teams' stat leaders for both teams and some key team stats.
Payton Thorne (AU) | PASSING LEADER | Marcel Reed (A&M) |
|---|---|---|
2,111 pass yds 203 rush yds (2 TD) 18-7 TD/INT / 63.7 comp% | 1,129 pass yds 375 rush yds (6 TD) 9-2 TD/INT / 59.3 comp% |
Jarquez Hunter (AU) | RUSHING LEADER | Le'Veon Moss (A&M) |
|---|---|---|
1,015 yds / 5 TD / 7.0 avg | 765 yds / 10 TD / 6.3 avg |
Keandre Lambert Smith (AU) | RECEIVING LEADER | Noah Thomas (A&M) |
|---|---|---|
761 yds / 8 TD / 40 rec | 390 yds / 4 TD / 26 rec |
Dorian Mausi (AU) | TACKLE LEADER | Taurean York (A&M) |
|---|---|---|
62 | 55 |
Keldric Faulk (AU) | SACK LEADER | Nic Scourton (A&M) |
|---|---|---|
7 | 5 |
Kayin Lee (AU) | INTERCEPTION LEADER | Marcus Ratcliffe (A&M) |
|---|---|---|
2 | 3 |
Auburn Team Stats
Scoring
• Points Per Game: 27.6
• Total Points: 276
• Total Touchdowns: 36
Offense
• Total Offensive Plays: 660
• Total Yards: 4,285 (42nd nationally)
• Yards Per Game: 428.5
Defense
• Total Yards Allowed: 3,048 (14th Nationally)
• Yards Allowed Per Play: 4.70
• Yards Allowed Per Game: 304.8
• Pass Yards Allowed Per Game: 200.3
• Rush Yards Allowed Per Game: 104.5
Time of Possession
• Average Possession Time: 27:59
Miscellaneous
• Fumbles-Lost: 14-9
• Turnover Ratio: -11
Texas A&M Team Stats
Scoring
• Total Points Per Game: 31.6
• Total Points: 316
• Total Touchdowns: 38
Offense
• Total Offensive Plays: 687
• Total Yards: 4,124 (49th nationally)
• Yards Per Game: 412.4
Defense
• Total Yards Allowed: 3448 (47th Nationally)
• Yards Allowed Per Play: 5.30
• Yards Allowed Per Game: 344.8
• Passing Yards Allowed Per Game: 220.4 (71st Nationally)
•. Rush Yards Allowed Per Game: 124.4
Time of Possession
• Average Possession Time: 31:48
Miscellaneous
• Fumbles-Lost: 6-3
• Turnover Ratio: +4