New 247Sports bowl projections have Auburn still playing on New Year’s Day

Despite losing two games in a row Auburn is still slotted in a New Year’s Day bowl by 247Sports

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Auburn’s two-game losing streak hasn’t really cost the Tigers in any way when it comes to bowl projections.

247Sports released their latest projections after Week 13 of the college football season and still have Gus Malzahn’s team heading to Orlando to play in the Citrus Bowl. The only difference is that this week it is Northwestern that the Tigers are slotted to meet.

This could be a Top 15 team vs. unranked matchup in Orlando, a location Auburn is familiar with during bowl season. The Tigers have underperformed this fall relative to expectations while the Wildcats are an upset loss away from being unbeaten and likely ranked inside the Top 10.

Auburn and Northwestern have met once before, that coming in the 2010 Outback Bowl. The Tigers pulled out a 38-35 victory in what was a wild game.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for SEC teams:

Liberty Bowl

Projected matchup: West Virginia vs. South Carolina

Gasparilla Bowl

Projected matchup: Boston College vs. Kentucky

Birmingham Bowl

Projected matchup: Memphis vs. Tennessee

Texas Bowl

Projected matchup: Texas vs. Mississippi State

Music City Bowl

Projected matchup: Iowa vs. Arkansas

Armed Forces Bowl

Projected matchup: Ole Miss vs. Colorado

Outback Bowl

Projected matchup: Wisconsin vs. LSU

Gator Bowl

Projected matchup: North Carolina vs. Missouri

Cotton Bowl

Projected matchup: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Peach Bowl

Projected matchup: Georgia vs. Cincinnati

Orange Bowl

Projected matchup: Texas A&M vs. Miami

Sugar Bowl (CFP semi-final)

Projected matchup: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Projected matchup: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Clemson

Updated bowl projections from Sporting News has Auburn vs. Big Ten team

Auburn and Indiana have only met once in the two programs history with it coming in the 1990 Peach Bowl, a 27-23 Auburn victory.

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There are not many things you can count on in the year 2020 but one of them is that Auburn will probably play its bowl game in Florida and the Tigers will probably play a team from the Big Ten.

Over at Sporting News, Bill Bender has released his latest bowl projections and has Auburn facing Indiana in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl in Orlando on New Year’s Day.

The Hoosiers are currently 5-1 with their only loss coming at Ohio State, 42-35. They will be without star quarterback Michael Penix for the rest of the season after he tore his ACL in Saturday’s victory over Maryland this past Saturday.

The two programs have met just once before, that coming in the 1990 Peach Bowl. Auburn pulled out a 27-23 victory in the old Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.

Here are the rest of the SEC bowl projections from Sporting News:

Music City Bowl

Kentucky vs. Iowa

Liberty Bowl

Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State

Texas Bowl

LSU vs. Texas

Gator Bowl

Missouri vs. North Carolina

Outback Bowl

Georgia vs. Wisconsin

Cotton Bowl

Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

Orange Bowl

Florida vs. Miami

Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal)

Alabama vs. Clemson

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Alabama vs. Ohio State

Updated bowl projections from College Football News

The latest bowl projections from College Football News has Auburn playing Indiana in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day.

Auburn took it on the chin this past Saturday in a 42-13 loss to rival Alabama. The Tigers look to rebound when they host No. 5/6 Texas A&M on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

A win against the Aggies would likely improve the Tigers bowl projections but, as of right now, Gus Malzahn’s team is projected to play upstart Indiana from the Big Ten in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl in Orlando on January 1 by College Football News.

The Hoosiers’ only loss of the season came against No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus, a close 42-35 defeat to the Buckeyes. Tom Allen’s team will be without starting quarterback Michael Penix the rest of the year after he tore his ACL in the win over Maryland this past Saturday.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:

Union Home Mortgage Gasparillia Bowl

Projection: Wake Forest vs South Carolina

Music City Bowl

Projection: Tennessee vs. Northwestern

‘Liberty Bowl

Projection: Arkansas vs. West Virginia

Texas Bowl

Projection: Kentucky vs. Oklahoma State

Birmingham Bowl

Projection: Memphis vs. Mississippi State

Gator Bowl

Projection: NC State vs. Ole Miss

Outback Bowl

Projection: LSU vs. Wisconsin

Las Vegas Bowl

Projection: Missouri vs. Colorado

Cotton Bowl

Projection: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

Peach Bowl

Projection: Georgia vs. Cincinnati

Orange Bowl

Projection: Florida vs. Miami

Sugar Bowl (CFP semi-final)

Projection: Alabama vs. Notre Dame’

College Football Playoff National Championship

Projection: Alabama vs. Clemson

Updated bowl projection for Auburn from 247Sports

The Tigers are 4-2 and head into Starkville to take on Mississippi State on Saturday.

Auburn enjoyed its bye week this weekend as the Tigers prepare for the final four-game stretch of their 2020 season. Gus Malzahn’s team travels to Starkville to take on Mississippi State, 24-14 winners over Vanderbilt on Saturday, at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Over at 247Sports, they have updated their bowl projections and have the Tigers facing Northwestern in the Outback Bowl. The two programs have met just once in their history, a 38-35 Auburn victory in the 2010 Outback Bowl.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:

Music City Bowl

Projection: Indiana vs. Arkansas

Liberty Bowl

Projection: Kansas State vs. Kentucky

Texas Bowl

Projection: Texas vs. Mizzou

Birmingham Bowl

Projection: Marshall vs. Tennessee

Citrus Bowl

Projection: Wisconsin vs. Georgia

Gator Bowl

Projection: Boston College vs. LSU

Las Vegas Bowl

Projection: Utah vs. Ole Miss

Cotton Bowl

Projection: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Orange Bowl

Projection: Clemson vs. Texas A&M

Sugar Bowl (Playoff semifinal)

Projection: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oregon

ESPN updates bowl projections after Week 8

The Tigers are coming off 35-28 victory over Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford.

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Auburn pulled off a 35-28 victory on Saturday against Ole Miss in Oxford as Bo Nix hit Seth Williams for a 58-yard touchdown to go ahead with just more than a minute left.

The Tigers were rewarded in ESPN’s latest bowl projections by one writer, Kyle Bonagura. The scribe has the Tigers going to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando to face the Big Ten’s Michigan. Auburn has played the Wolverines twice in the two program’s histories with the Tigers winning the 1984 Sugar Bowl 9-7 on three Al Del Greco field goals while Michigan defeated Auburn 31-28 in the 2001 Citrus Bowl.

His colleague, Mark Schlabach, didn’t give the Tigers much credit for the victory. He has Auburn traveling to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl to face Virginia Tech. The Tigers and Hokies have met once before, that coming in the 2005 Sugar Bowl with Auburn holding on for a 16-13 victory to complete an undefeated season.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:

Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Bonagura: Louisville vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Florida State vs. South Carolina

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Bonagura: Mississippi State vs. Memphis
Schlabach: Ole Miss vs. Memphis

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Bonagura: Texas vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Tennessee

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Bonagura: Penn State vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. Kentucky

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Texas vs. Arkansas

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Bonagura: Utah vs. Missouri
Schlabach: California vs. Missouri

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Schlabach: Virginia Tech vs. Auburn

Outback Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Indiana vs. LSU
Schlabach: Indiana vs. LSU

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Auburn
Schlabach: Penn State vs. Florida

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Bonagura: Cincinnati vs. Florida
Schlabach: Cincinnati vs. Georgia

Goodyear Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Bonagura: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Georgia
Schlabach: Alabama vs. Notre Dame

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Ohio State

College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan. 11, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Alabama

Updated 247Sports SEC bowl projections after Week 4

The updated 247Sports bowl projections have Auburn facing a familiar opponent.

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It was not the best of days for Auburn on the football field on Saturday as the Tigers were upset 30-22 by South Carolina in Columbia.

The great people over at 247Sports took notice but held the Tigers in the bowl pecking order to face someone Gus Malzahn might not want to see: P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

MUSIC CITY BOWL

The pick: Auburn vs. Minnesota

We first projected Gus Malzahn’s Tigers here last week despite a national ranking inside the Top 15 as a contender in the SEC West. Why? Auburn hadn’t shown much consistency on offense. That on again, off again attack showed up again over the weekend during a loss to South Carolina. From the Big Ten, Minnesota looks to challenge Wisconsin this fall on its side of the conference, but has a tough opener next weekend vs. Michigan.

If you don’t remember, Auburn and Minnesota met in this year’s Outback Bowl and the Big Ten team got the best of the Tigers in a 31-24 victory.

Here is where 247Sports has the rest of the SEC playing in bowl games.

LIBERTY BOWL

Ole Miss vs. Kansas State

INDEPENDENCE BOWL

Arkansas vs. Pitt

BIRMINGHAM BOWL

Tennessee vs. UCF

TEXAS BOWL

LSU vs. Iowa State

OUTBACK BOWL

Kentucky vs. Iowa

GATOR BOWL

South Carolina vs. Michigan

CITRUS BOWL

Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin

PEACH BOWL

Florida vs. Notre Dame

ORANGE BOWL

Georgia vs. Miami

CFB SEMIFINAL (ROSE BOWL)

Alabama vs. Ohio State

ESPN updates bowl projections following Week 3 of SEC season

Auburn is slotted to travel south to the Sunshine State for its bowl game.

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Auburn pulled out a close 30-28 victory over Arkansas on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium to improve to 2-1 on the young season.

While Bo Nix struggled, the star of the game for the Tigers was true freshman running back Tank Bigsby who set an Auburn freshman record with 268 all-purpose yards. The back rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries, caught four passes for 16 yards and returned four kickoffs for 106 yards.

Bigsby might get a chance to finish his freshman season against a Big Ten opponent, per ESPN’s latest bowl projections.

The two ESPN analysts have differing opinions on which bowl and which opponent Auburn will play, though, but both games will be played in the same stadium.

Citrus Bowl

Mark Schlabach: Auburn vs. Wisconsin (Editor’s note: Sigh!)

Outback Bowl

Kyle Bonagura: Michigan vs. Auburn

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for SEC teams.

College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan. 11, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Alabama

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Alabama vs. Ohio State

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Georgia
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Georgia

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Florida

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Florida

Outback Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Schlabach: Texas A&M vs. Iowa

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Miami vs. Ole Miss

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Bonagura: Utah vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Utah vs. Kentucky

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Tennessee

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. LSU

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Bonagura: West Virginia vs. Missouri
Schlabach: West Virginia vs. Arkansas

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Bonagura: LSU vs. Houston
Schlabach: South Carolina vs. Marshall

Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Bonagura: Duke vs. Mississippi State
Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Missouri

247Sports releases updated bowl projection for Auburn

The latest bowl projections have Auburn facing a familiar opponent in its bowl game.

Auburn took it on the chin on Saturday in Athens in a 27-6 defeat to Georgia as the Tigers gained only 216 yards of total offense and were dominated on both sides of the ball.

On Monday, 247Sports released its updated on bowl projections and …. sigh … Auburn fans will definitely not be happy about this.

Citrus Bowl

The pick: Auburn vs. Wisconsin

Boy, that was fun for a week. What happened to Mississippi State? From ending the nation’s longest winning streak to falling victim to Arkansas, a team that hadn’t beaten a league opponent in three years. Ouch. The Bulldogs move back this week in the SEC’s bowl pecking order and Auburn fills this slot. We’re projecting Wisconsin to win its side of the Big Ten, but not without a loss. The two-loss Badgers get to play in Orlando for New Years.

Okay, it’s not like we don’t like Badgers fans and all but isn’t everyone on both sides of this getting tired of this bowl matchup? It seems that the two match up after every other season but in reality the Tigers and Badgers have only met up three times since 2003. Still, it would be nice to play someone else besides Wisconsin.

247Sports projects Auburn facing another powerhouse in bowl game

The two teams haven’t met since 1991 when Auburn defeated Texas 14-10.

It is going to be a strange year for bowls as the Big Ten and Pac-12 have opted out of the 2020 college football season, yet there is still some good matchups that could be seen in the postseason.

247Sports posted its updated bowl projections for the 2020 season with Auburn facing another powerhouse program, one that has the tendency to describe themselves as “back.”

Texas vs. Auburn

The Big 12’s potential runner-up against a quality opponent from the SEC? Here’s a rarity pitting two respected programs. Ironically, the Longhorns and Tigers have met once before in a Florida-based bowl game, that coming in 1974 (Gator in Jacksonville). This would be an important game for both head coaches, too. There’s some sense of pressure surrounding Tom Herman and Gus Malzahn this fall as preseason contenders.

Not sure about you, but I would love to face the Longhorns in a bowl game and see how the Tigers fare against Herman’s team. The two teams haven’t met since 1991 when Auburn walked away with a 14-10 victory.