No. 21 Auburn (5-2, 5-2 SEC) defeated Tennessee (2-5, 2-5 SEC) Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The contest places Pruitt, either as a head coach or defensive coordinator, with a 5-2 record all-time against Gus Malzahn.
As a defensive coordinator, Pruitt faced Malzahn’s offense from 2013-17 while at Alabama, Georgia and Florida State. He defeated Malzahn and Auburn as Tennessee’s head coach in 2018, while also losing Saturday to the Tigers.
Here are the results of how Malzahn’s offenses performed against Pruitt’s defenses as a coordinator or head coach.
Understanding Gus Malzahn’s Hurry-Up, No-Huddle offense
Understanding Jeremy Pruitt’s split safety coverage
2020 No. 21 Auburn 30 Tennessee 17
Auburn total yards: 385
Passing yards: 220 yards
Rushing yards: 165 yards
Turnovers: 1
Tennessee sacks: 2