Florida 44, Auburn 39
The late rally could not cover up seven sacks allowed and a defense that struggled to get off the field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn 2-1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| Florida 3-0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
- Total yards
- 373–495 Auburn–them
- Yards/play
- 5.65 6.51 allowed
- Turnovers
- 0 1 taken, 1 given
- Third downs
- 6/13 7/16 allowed
- Flags–yards
- 6–65 them: 16–138
The game
Auburn scored 39 despite just 373 yards and 20:44 of possession. Florida gained 495 yards, ran for four touchdowns and converted all three fourth downs. The score reached 41–24 early in the fourth quarter; Auburn's final touchdown came with 24 seconds left. The rally mattered, but the protection and defensive breakdowns were the bigger story. Game book, Auburn recap
The table separates each team's offensive output from its defensive workload. Defensive plays = the opponent's official offensive plays, with no special-teams or nullified plays added. Opponent offensive numbers are Auburn's defensive allowances. All rates below are calculated from the official counts. Full box score
| Scoring and offense | Auburn | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 39 | 44 |
| Quarter scores: Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4 | 3 / 14 / 7 / 15 | 7 / 13 / 14 / 10 |
| Total yards | 373 | 495 |
| Offensive plays | 66 | 76 |
| Defensive plays | 76 | 66 |
| Yards per play | 5.65 | 6.51 |
| Rush attempts / net yards | 31 / 102 | 53 / 243 |
| Yards per carry | 3.29 | 4.58 |
| Rushing TDs | 2 | 4 |
| Passing completions / attempts | 20 / 35 | 16 / 23 |
| Completion percentage | 57.1% | 69.6% |
| Passing yards | 271 | 252 |
| Yards per pass attempt | 7.74 | 10.96 |
| Passing TDs / INT thrown | 3 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| First downs: rush / pass / penalty | 6 / 14 / 2 | 11 / 8 / 5 |
| Third downs | 6/13 (46.2%) | 7/16 (43.8%) |
| Fourth downs | 1/2 (50.0%) | 3/3 (100.0%) |
| Red-zone scores / trips | 4/4 (100.0%) | 5/5 (100.0%) |
| Red-zone TDs / trips | 3/4 (75.0%) | 3/5 (60.0%) |
| Possession | 20:44 | 39:16 |
NCAA net rushing includes sack losses. Auburn's 102 rushing yards include 35 yards lost on sacks. Its three red-zone touchdowns came on four trips; the 21-yard rushing TD and 35-yard passing TD were outside the red zone. Official game book, team statistics and scoring
| Defense, turnovers and discipline | Auburn | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Sacks made / yards | 2 / 7 | 7 / 35 |
| Sacks allowed / yards lost | 7 / 35 | 2 / 7 |
| Tackles for loss made, including sacks | 7 | 9 |
| Pass breakups | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles / lost | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Giveaways / takeaways | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
| Turnover margin | 0 | 0 |
| Forced fumbles / recoveries | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Penalties / yards | 6 / 65 | 16 / 138 |
Special-teams counts come from the full box score. Net punt average is calculated after return yards and touchbacks. Auburn recovered neither of its two onside kicks; those attempts are documented separately from the official kickoff-stat line. Box score, game-book play-by-play
| Special teams and returns | Auburn | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals made / attempted | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 |
| Made FG distances | 40 | 26, 28, 40 |
| PAT kicks made / attempted | 4 / 4 | 5 / 5 |
| Two-point tries made / attempted | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 |
| Punts / yards | 2 / 83 | 1 / 28 |
| Gross / calculated net punt average | 41.50 / 33.50 | 28.00 / 28.00 |
| Punts: long / inside 20 / touchbacks | 45 / 0 / 0 | 28 / 1 / 0 |
| Punts: 50+ yards / fair catches | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Official kickoffs / yards / touchbacks | 5 / 325 / 5 | 9 / 604 / 7 |
| Punt returns / yards / TDs | 0 / 0 / 0 | 1 / 16 / 0 |
| Kickoff returns / yards / TDs | 2 / 44 / 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Interception returns / yards / TDs | 1 / 8 / 0 | 1 / 0 / 0 |
Stat discrepancy: Auburn's game book prints a 46.5 net punt average, but its underlying totals produce (83 − 16) ÷ 2 = 33.5. This report uses 33.5 as a labeled calculation, not an announced official correction. The two schools' full-game punt and return counts agree. Game book, PDF page 3
Week over week
The direct comparison below is against September 12's 43–8 win over Southern Miss, Auburn's preceding played game. Changes are latest minus previous; rate changes use percentage points (pp). Better/worse describes the raw result, without adjusting for opponent strength. Workload and possession are contextual. Florida box, Southern Miss box
| Auburn metric | Florida, Sep 19 | USM, Sep 12 | Change | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points scored | 39 | 43 | −4 | Worsened |
| Offensive yards | 373 | 610 | −237 | Worsened |
| Offensive plays | 66 | 84 | −18 | Context |
| Defensive plays | 76 | 58 | +18 | Context |
| Offensive yards/play | 5.65 | 7.26 | −1.61 | Worsened |
| Rushing yards | 102 | 343 | −241 | Worsened |
| Yards/carry | 3.29 | 6.73 | −3.44 | Worsened |
| Passing yards | 271 | 267 | +4 | Improved |
| Completion rate | 57.1% | 60.6% | −3.5 pp | Worsened |
| Passing yards/attempt | 7.74 | 8.09 | −0.35 | Worsened |
| First downs | 22 | 31 | −9 | Worsened |
| Third-down rate | 46.2% | 46.7% | −0.5 pp | Worsened |
| Fourth-down rate | 50.0% | 80.0% | −30.0 pp | Worsened |
| Red-zone scoring rate | 100.0% | 60.0% | +40.0 pp | Improved |
| Red-zone TD rate | 75.0% | 60.0% | +15.0 pp | Improved |
| Giveaways | 1 | 1 | 0 | Same |
| Takeaways | 1 | 2 | −1 | Worsened |
| Turnover margin | 0 | 1 | −1 | Worsened |
| Sacks allowed | 7 | 1 | +6 | Worsened |
| Points allowed | 44 | 8 | +36 | Worsened |
| Yards allowed | 495 | 221 | +274 | Worsened |
| Defensive yards/play allowed | 6.51 | 3.81 | +2.70 | Worsened |
| Rushing yards allowed | 243 | 50 | +193 | Worsened |
| Yards/carry allowed | 4.58 | 2.00 | +2.58 | Worsened |
| Passing yards allowed | 252 | 171 | +81 | Worsened |
| Passing yards/attempt allowed | 10.96 | 5.18 | +5.77 | Worsened |
| Third-down rate allowed | 43.8% | 38.5% | +5.3 pp | Worsened |
| Fourth-down rate allowed | 100.0% | 0.0% | +100.0 pp | Worsened |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 60.0% | 100.0% | −40.0 pp | Improved |
| Sacks made | 2 | 4 | −2 | Worsened |
| Tackles for loss | 7 | 6 | +1 | Improved |
| Pass breakups | 0 | 3 | −3 | Worsened |
| Penalties | 6 | 10 | −4 | Improved |
| Penalty yards | 65 | 73 | −8 | Improved |
| Possession | 20:44 | 32:49 | −12:05 | Context |
| Calculated net punt average | 33.50 | 34.50 | −1.00 | Worsened |
Season to date
Season totals now cover three games. Each average is per game; the change compares today's three-game average with the two-game average in the September 13 report. Opponent columns combine Baylor, Southern Miss and Florida. Sources: Baylor, Southern Miss, Florida.
| Counting stat | AUB total | AUB/game | Δ avg | Opp. total | Opp./game | Δ avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 99 | 33.00 | +3.00 | 68 | 22.67 | +10.67 |
| Offensive plays | 226 | 75.33 | −4.67 | 233 | 77.67 | −0.83 |
| Defensive plays | 233 | 77.67 | −0.83 | 226 | 75.33 | −4.67 |
| Total yards | 1372 | 457.33 | −42.17 | 1152 | 384.00 | +55.50 |
| Rush attempts | 123 | 41.00 | −5.00 | 123 | 41.00 | +6.00 |
| Net rushing yards | 575 | 191.67 | −44.83 | 396 | 132.00 | +55.50 |
| Rushing TDs | 5 | 1.67 | +0.17 | 4 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
| Pass completions | 66 | 22.00 | −1.00 | 65 | 21.67 | −2.83 |
| Pass attempts | 103 | 34.33 | +0.33 | 110 | 36.67 | −6.83 |
| Passing yards | 797 | 265.67 | +2.67 | 756 | 252.00 | 0.00 |
| Passing TDs | 6 | 2.00 | +0.50 | 4 | 1.33 | −0.17 |
| First downs | 77 | 25.67 | −1.83 | 63 | 21.00 | +1.50 |
| Giveaways | 5 | 1.67 | −0.33 | 5 | 1.67 | −0.33 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 1.67 | −0.33 | 5 | 1.67 | −0.33 |
| Turnover margin | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sacks made | 7 | 2.33 | −0.17 | 13 | 4.33 | +1.33 |
| Sacks allowed | 13 | 4.33 | +1.33 | 7 | 2.33 | −0.17 |
| Sack yards lost | 60 | 20.00 | +7.50 | 32 | 10.67 | −1.83 |
| Tackles for loss | 21 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 24 | 8.00 | +0.50 |
| Pass breakups | 12 | 4.00 | −2.00 | 7 | 2.33 | −0.17 |
| Penalties | 22 | 7.33 | −0.67 | 32 | 10.67 | +2.67 |
| Penalty yards | 185 | 61.67 | +1.67 | 263 | 87.67 | +25.17 |
Possession totals: Auburn 81:01, opponents 98:59. Per game: 27:00 / 33:00, changing −3:08 / +3:08 from last week's averages (times rounded to the nearest second).
Aggregate efficiencies below use summed numerators ÷ summed denominators. Opponent rates describe what Auburn allowed; Δ is the change since last week’s report.
| Efficiency | Auburn season | Δ rate | Opponents season | Δ rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards/play | 1372/226 = 6.07 | −0.17 | 1152/233 = 4.94 | +0.76 |
| Yards/carry | 575/123 = 4.67 | −0.47 | 396/123 = 3.22 | +1.03 |
| Completion rate | 66/103 = 64.1% | −3.6 pp | 65/110 = 59.1% | +2.8 pp |
| Passing yards/attempt | 797/103 = 7.74 | 0.00 | 756/110 = 6.87 | +1.08 |
| Third downs | 23/46 = 50.0% | −1.5 pp | 19/51 = 37.3% | +3.0 pp |
| Fourth downs | 5/8 = 62.5% | −4.2 pp | 7/11 = 63.6% | +13.6 pp |
| Red-zone scoring | 9/12 = 75.0% | +12.5 pp | 9/10 = 90.0% | +10.0 pp |
| Red-zone TDs | 8/12 = 66.7% | +4.2 pp | 6/10 = 60.0% | 0.0 pp |
Season special-teams and return totals remain separate from offensive yardage and play counts.
| Season special teams / returns | Auburn | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| FG made / attempts | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| PAT made / attempts | 11/11 | 6/6 |
| Two-point tries made / attempts | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Punts / yards | 8 / 322 | 11 / 503 |
| Gross / calculated net punt avg | 40.25 / 38.62 | 45.73 / 45.73 |
| Punts inside 20 / touchbacks | 3 / 0 | 3 / 0 |
| Official kickoffs / touchbacks | 16 / 16 | 16 / 9 |
| Punt returns / yards | 3 / 0 | 2 / 13 |
| Kickoff returns / yards | 5 / 111 | 0 / 0 |
| INT returns / yards / TDs | 4 / 43 / 1 | 4 / 10 / 0 |
| Safeties | 1 | 0 |
Auburn's season FG rate is 4/5, 80.0% (+5.0 pp); PATs are 11/11, 100.0% (unchanged). Calculated net punting is 38.62, down 1.71 yards. Official kickoffs/touchbacks total 16/16; Auburn averages 5.33 of each per game, down 0.17. Punts average 2.67/game (−0.33) and inside-20 punts 1.00/game (−0.50). Kickoff returns total 5 for 111 yards, or 22.20/return (−0.13). Onside attempts are excluded from that official kickoff-stat line, so 16/16 does not describe every kick attempt.
Trends
Points, game by game
Yards per play
The game-by-game view makes the early pattern clearer. Scores are Auburn–opponent; defensive third downs are the opponent's conversions. These remain raw results across different opponents. Baylor, Southern Miss, Florida
| Game | Score | Off. plays | Def. plays | Off. Y/play | Def. Y/play | Off. 3rd | Def. 3rd | TO margin | Sacks allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 · 09-05 · Baylor | 17–16 | 76 | 99 | 5.12 | 4.40 | 10/18 (55.6%) | 7/22 (31.8%) | −1 | 5 |
| G2 · 09-12 · Southern Miss | 43–8 | 84 | 58 | 7.26 | 3.81 | 7/15 (46.7%) | 5/13 (38.5%) | +1 | 1 |
| G3 · 09-19 · Florida | 39–44 | 66 | 76 | 5.65 | 6.51 | 6/13 (46.2%) | 7/16 (43.8%) | 0 | 7 |
The first last-three-game window is now available: September 5–19, 2–1, and therefore identical to the season totals above. There is no earlier three-game window yet. The table compares the latest game with that window to show how far Florida moved the baseline; because the window includes Florida, these are overlapping samples.
| Metric | Florida game | Last 3 aggregate / avg | Latest − window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points/game | 39.0 | 33.0 | +6.0 |
| Points allowed/game | 44.0 | 22.7 | +21.3 |
| Offensive plays/game | 66.00 | 75.33 | −9.33 |
| Defensive plays/game | 76.00 | 77.67 | −1.67 |
| Offensive yards/play | 5.65 | 6.07 | −0.42 |
| Defensive yards/play allowed | 6.51 | 4.94 | +1.57 |
| Third-down rate | 46.2% | 50.0% | −3.8 pp |
| Third-down rate allowed | 43.8% | 37.3% | +6.5 pp |
| Turnover margin/game | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sacks allowed/game | 7.00 | 4.33 | +2.67 |
The breakdown
Protection is the persistent concern. Sacks allowed went 5 → 1 → 7, for 13 total. Florida sacked Brown on 7 of 42 pass attempts plus sacks (16.7%), compared with 1/34 (2.9%) against USM. The season rate is 13/116 (11.2%), up 3.1 pp. That is a sack rate, not a measured pressure rate. Seven sacks while running 18 fewer offensive plays is a hell of a regression. Baylor, USM, Florida
The defensive regression was larger than the workload increase. Defensive plays rose 58 → 76, but yards allowed per play also jumped 3.81 → 6.51. Florida had the ball 39:16 and scored on six consecutive possessions spanning late Q1 through early Q4. Auburn's extra defensive work came alongside failed stops: Florida was 3/3 on fourth down, including Baugh's 53-yard touchdown. Game book, Auburn recap
There were real gains in finishing and discipline. Auburn improved red-zone scoring from 3/5 to 4/4, and red-zone TD efficiency from 60% to 75%. Penalties fell from 10 to 6 and penalty yards from 73 to 65. But Florida committed 16 penalties for 138 yards and still won. That makes the loss harder to excuse; those advantages did not repair the protection or defensive issues. Official box score
The rushing decline was not only sack accounting. The official rushing line fell from 343 yards to 102. Adding sack losses back and removing sack attempts gives a clearly labeled supplemental comparison of 345/50 = 6.90 against USM versus 137/24 = 5.71 against Florida; kneeldowns remain included. Auburn's running backs Cobb and Washington combined for only 40 yards on 12 carries against Florida. USM box, Florida box
The individuals explain the team picture. Brown produced 271 passing yards, three passing TDs, one INT and 65 net rushing yards with a TD. Singleton and Nimrod combined for 13 catches, 194 yards and two TDs. Melendez and Atkins supplied 20 tackles, five TFLs and both Auburn sacks, while Baugh supplied Florida 162 rushing yards and three TDs. Individual production kept Auburn competitive, but did not make this a balanced performance. Official individual statistics
Three games are still a small sample. Florida was Auburn's first SEC opponent, while last week's comparison was Southern Miss; no opponent adjustment is applied here. Offensive third-down efficiency has slipped 55.6% → 46.7% → 46.2%, and the rate allowed has risen 31.8% → 38.5% → 43.8%. Those are early warning signs, not proof that the same trajectory will continue.
The fresh Baylor and Southern Miss checks found no changes in previously stored team fields. Last week's Southern Miss discrepancy remains handled consistently: the controlling full box gives Auburn 610 yards, 84 offensive plays and 267 passing yards, rather than the alternate 613/85/270 summary. No historical baseline was silently changed. Pressure counts, EPA, success rate, opponent-adjusted ratings and individual snaps are unavailable on a consistent verified basis and are omitted. Baylor box, Southern Miss box
Next scheduled game: Vanderbilt, September 26, 3:15 p.m. CDT at Jordan-Hare Stadium. It is a future game and is excluded from every total above. Official schedule