Auburn falls to No. 31 in ESPN FPI following loss to New Mexico State

Auburn’s terrible loss drops them six spots in this week’s FPI.

The Auburn Tigers are coming off one of the worst losses in program history on Saturday.

[autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag]’s squad got blown out at home against New Mexico State, whom they were hoping would be a nice warm-up game before the impending Iron Bowl.

Auburn’s offense was non-existent in the loss. The running game only tallied 69 yards on the ground, while [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag] and the passing attack weren’t able to surpass 200 yards once again.

The defense wasn’t great either, as New Mexico State quarterback [autotag]Diego Pavia [/autotag] eclipsed 230 total yards and 3 touchdowns.

The loss un-shockingly shot the Tigers down the rankings in ESPN’s Football Power Index.

The FPI ranks each college football team by a variety of factors; Strength of record, strength of schedule, offensive efficiency, defensive efficiency, and overall efficiency.

Here is where Auburn ranks in each category ahead of the Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare.