Auburn football entered the bye week on a positive note by taking No. 1 Georgia down to the wire. With seven games remaining, Auburn hopes to turn that momentum into bowl eligibility.
Ahead of the season, ESPN’s matchup predictor forecasted a 5-7 season for Auburn and a 2-6 finish within SEC play. Now that five games have passed, how much has that prediction changed? Let’s take a look.
So far, Auburn has proved ESPN wrong once. The matchup predictor projected California to defeat Auburn with 56.3% confidence, but the Tigers left Berkeley with a 14-10 victory. Auburn also hopes to prove their projected SEC start false as well. ESPN forecasted an 0-4 start to the SEC slate, and the Tigers are 0-2 so far.
How many more games can Auburn win in 2023? Here’s a look at how ESPN expects the remainder of Auburn’s season to pan out.