Auburn’s offense has had a rough go of things in September, to put it lightly.
Auburn’s 3.29 yards per play against Missouri were the program’s fewest in a winning effort since the Cotton Bowl against Nebraska at the end of the 2006 season . Oddly enough, that game also had a 17-14 final score.Saturday’s innocuous offensive performance only further underscored Auburn’s offensive deficiencies this season, as Harsin’s program boasts one of the worst all-around offenses in the country through the season’s first four weeks.
The Tigers have been an average rushing offense, ranking 57th nationally while averaging 174 yards per game; they’re 73rd in yards per carry . And that has been the strength of the offense to this point of the year. Auburn ranks 100th or worse in passing offense , passing efficiency , scoring offense , sacks allowed and third-down efficiency . The Tigers are either 12th or 13th in the SEC in each of those categories. Auburn is also 89th nationally in total offense, averaging 376.8 yards per game, while the team’s 5.73 yards per play is 79th among FBS programs.
It has been far from inspiring for Harsin and Kiesau’s offense, and Auburn still has some of its most daunting defensive matchups ahead of it on the schedule: LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Alabama — all of which currently rank in the top-16 nationally in scoring defense. Here’s a closer look at those offensive numbers, as well as where Auburn ranks in various other statistical categories -- both in the SEC and nationally -- through four weeks of action.
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