Auburn fired head football coach Gus Malzahn at the beginning of last week. Head football coach Malzahn was at the helm of the Auburn Tigers football program since 2013. So here is a look at the Auburn University Tigers football program since 2008 (the first year that I collected all the variables needed for the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model). This time period spans head coach Tommy Tuberville last season with the Tigers (2008), Gene Chizik (2009-2012), and the eight seasons under Gus Malzahn (2013-2020).
After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Auburn Tigers football program during head coach Malzahn's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Gus Malzahn [2013-2020*] {original contract} {third amended contract}
2013 [SEC Champion]
Auburn finished the regular season at 11-1, and won the SEC championship game over #13 ranked Missouri by a score of (59-42). The Tigers then won their bowl game over #1 ranked Florida State (31-24) to finish 13-1 overall. The Tiger played against a
“tougher” strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that Auburn's SOS was between one
and two standard deviations lower than the "league's" average SOS. Auburn's best
regular
season victory
was against in state rival #7 ranked Alabama by a score of (34-28) and their ONLY
loss was to #11 ranked LSU by a score of (21-35). Auburn was the #30 ranked team overall, with the #10 ranked
offense and the #93 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2015
Auburn finished the regular season at 6-6, and were again bowl eligible, where they defeated #46 ranked Memphis (31-10) to finish the season at 7-6. The Tigers played against a
“tougher” strength
of schedule (SOS). Auburn's best
regular
season victory
was again against #39 ranked Louisville by a score of (31-24) and their
worst
loss was to #32 ranked Mississippi State by a score of (9-17). Auburn was the #57 ranked team overall, with the #76 ranked
offense and the #40 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2016
Auburn finished the regular season at 8-4, and were defeated by #15 ranked Oklahoma (19-35) to finish 8-5 overall. The Tigers played against a
“tougher” strength
of schedule (SOS). Auburn's best
regular
season victory
was again against #29 ranked Arkansas State by a score of (34-20) and their
worst
loss was to #47 ranked Texas A&M by a score of (16-29). Auburn was the #14 ranked team overall, with the #38 ranked
offense and the #7 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2018
Auburn finished the regular season at 7-5, and were again bowl eligible, where they defeated #88 ranked Purdue (63-14) to finish 8-5 overall. The Tigers played against a
“tougher” strength
of schedule (SOS). Auburn's best
regular
season victory
was again against #81 ranked Minnesota by a score of (55-31) and their
worst
loss was to #12 ranked Washington by a score of (21-16). Auburn was the #29 ranked team overall, with the #52 ranked
offense and the #22 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2020
Auburn is currently 6-4 with their best win was over currently #65 ranked Arkansas and their worst loss of the season
was to currently ranked #116 South Carolina. The Tigers are currently the
#40 ranked offense, the #88 ranked defense and
the #57 ranked team in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
2020 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes