2022 Auburn Tigers football team explained

Year:2022
Team:Auburn Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Western Division
Short Conf:SEC
Record:5–7
Conf Record:2–6
Head Coach:Bryan Harsin
Hc Year:2nd
Hc Games:first 8 games
Head Coach2:Cadillac Williams
Hc Games2:interim, final 4 games
Off Coach:Eric Kiesau (1st season, first 8 games), Ike Hilliard (final 4 games)
Off Scheme:Pro-style, I formation
Def Coach:Jeff Schmedding
Dc Year:1st

The 2022 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Bryan Harsin until his firing on October 31. Later that day, former Auburn running backs coach Cadillac Williams was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Auburn compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth placed in the SEC Western Division. The team played home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Schedule

Auburn and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[1] [2]

Game summaries

No. 23 (FCS) Mercer

See also: 2022 Mercer Bears football team.

San Jose State

See also: 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team.

No. 22 Penn State

See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Missouri

See also: 2022 Missouri Tigers football team.

LSU

See also: 2022 LSU Tigers football team and Tiger Bowl.

At No. 2 Georgia

See also: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.

At No. 9 Ole Miss

See also: 2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

Arkansas

See also: 2022 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.

At Mississippi State

See also: 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

Texas A&M

Western Kentucky

See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

At No. 7 Alabama

See also: 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Iron Bowl.

Coaching staff

Bryan HarsinHead coach2nd
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks2nd
2nd
Tight ends coach 2nd
Wide receivers coach1st
Offensive line coach 2nd
Running backs coach / interim head coach (after Brian Harsin was fired) 4th
Jimmy BrumbaughDefensive line coach 1st
Christian RobinsonLinebackers coach/run game coordinator 1st
Special team/outside linebackers coach 2nd
Zac EtheridgeDefensive backs coach/associate head coach 2nd

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL draft.

2 37 OLB Seattle Seahawks
3 88 RB Jacksonville Jaguars
4 116 DT Green Bay Packers
5 168 LB Arizona Cardinals
6 207 K Green Bay Packers

Notes and References

  1. News: Tom Green. Auburn's 2022 SEC schedule announced. The Birmingham News. September 21, 2021. December 7, 2021.
  2. News: Bennett Durando. Breaking down Auburn football's 2022 schedule. Montgomery Advertiser. September 21, 2021. December 7, 2021.