Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Auburn Fires Head Football Coach Bryan Harsin

Auburn has fired head football coach Bryan Harsin earlier this week.  The Auburn Tigers were 9-12 during Harsin's time at the helm of the program.  Here is a look at the Auburn football program since 2008 (the first year that of complete data I have).  This time period only covers the last season of head football coach Tommy Tuberville (2008), Gene Chizik (2009-2012), Gus Malzahn (2013-2020) and Bryan Harsin (2021-2022*).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Auburn Tigers football program during head coach Harsin'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).

Bryan Harsin [2021-2022*]

2021
The Tigers finished the regular season at 6-6, and were defeated by #11 ranked Houston in their post-season bowl game to finish the season at 6-7.  Auburn played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  Auburn's best win was against #20 ranked Arkansas by a score of (38-23) and their worst loss was to #92 ranked South Carolina by a score of (17-21).  Auburn was the #51 ranked team overall, with the #51 ranked offense and the #43 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022*
After the Tigers started at 3-5, Harsin was fired.  Auburn currently has played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  Auburn's best win so far was against currently ranked #43 San Jose State by a score of (24-16) and their current worst loss was to currently ranked #72 Arkansas by a score of (27-41). Auburn is currently the #107 ranked team overall, with the #106 ranked offense and the #103 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 

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