Stature and coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Run↔pass identity, by season
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead. A small blue arrow marks a real System Shift at that changeover — how hard the offense’s run/pass identity flipped.
7th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Bryan Harsin (2021–2022) · succeeded by D.J. Durkin (2025).
| Season | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||
| Record | 6-7 | 5-7 | 4-5 | |
| Postseason | L bowl | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #18 | #10 | #8 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||
| Pass rate | 38.2 | 47.9 | 44.4 | |
| Coordinators | ||||
| OC | Philip Montgomery | Derrick Nix | Derrick Nix | |
| DC | Ron Roberts | Charles Kelly / D. J. Durkin | D. J. Durkin | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||
| Offense | 36 | 63 | 56 | |
| Defense | 69 | 82 | 86 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||
| 1st-down pass% | 35.9 | 47.5 | 43.7 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 34.8 | 44.0 | 37.3 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 32.3 | 25.9 | 38.6 | |
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and outperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
A portal-built roster.
Brings in bigger-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
13 NFL Draft picks: Nehemiah Pritchett (2024), Jaylin Simpson (2024), D.J. James (2024), Justin Rogers (2024), Marcus Harris (2024), Jarquez Hunter (2025), KeAndre Lambert-Smith (2025), Jalen McLeod (2025) + 5 more
AI Narratives — “Auburn's Portal Math and 2025 Outlook” and 4 more on the team page.
3rd-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Gene Chizik (2009–2012) · succeeded by Bryan Harsin (2021–2022).
| Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||||
| Record | 12-2 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 8-5 | 10-4 | 8-5 | 9-4 | 6-4 | |
| Postseason | Title game L | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #10 | #6 | #8 | #9 | #9 | #12 | #11 | #7 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||||||
| Pass rate | 28.1 | 35.4 | 34.3 | 30.9 | 37.3 | 42.7 | 41.9 | 48.0 | |
| Coordinators | |||||||||
| OC | — | Dameyune Craig / Rhett Lashlee | Dameyune Craig / Rhett Lashlee | Rhett Lashlee / Kodi Burns | Chip Lindsey / Kodi Burns | Chip Lindsey / Kodi Burns | Kenny Dillingham | Chad Morris | |
| DC | — | Ellis Johnson | Will Muschamp | Kevin Steele | Kevin Steele | Kevin Steele | Kevin Steele | Kevin Steele | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||||||
| Offense | 91 | 92 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 61 | 67 | |
| Defense | 18 | 32 | 79 | 75 | 93 | 83 | 93 | 18 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | 21.2 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 30.9 | 43.5 | 39.5 | 41.9 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 13.9 | 27.1 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 36.4 | 35.2 | 40.8 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 17.9 | 12.5 | 19.5 | 31.0 | 15.0 | 30.2 | 19.5 | 21.4 | |
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
36 NFL Draft picks: Greg Robinson (2014), Dee Ford (2014), Tre Mason (2014), Jay Prosch (2014), Sammie Coates (2015), Angelo Blackson (2015), Gabe Wright (2015), C.J. Uzomah (2015) + 28 more
1st-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Tommy Tuberville (1999–2008) · succeeded by Gus Malzahn (2013–2020).
| Season | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 8-5 | 14-0 | 8-5 | 3-9 | |
| Postseason | W bowl | Champion | W bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #23 | #6 | #5 | #11 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||
| Pass rate | 39.8 | 31.2 | 35.3 | 37.0 | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||
| Offense | 71 | 99 | 60 | 26 | |
| Defense | 73 | 51 | 15 | 16 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||
| 1st-down pass% | 24.8 | 24.8 | 23.0 | 34.7 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 34.1 | 30.4 | 32.5 | 19.0 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 22.0 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 15.4 | |
8 NFL Draft picks: Ben Tate (2010), Walter McFadden (2010), Cam Newton (2011), Nick Fairley (2011), Zach Clayton (2011), Lee Ziemba (2011), Brandon Mosley (2012), Corey Lemonier (2013)
4th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Terry Bowden (1993–1998) · succeeded by Gene Chizik (2009–2012).
| Season | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||||||
| Record | 5-6 | 9-4 | 7-5 | 9-4 | 8-5 | 13-0 | 9-3 | 11-2 | 9-4 | 5-7 | |
| Postseason | — | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | #30 | #19 | #11 | #9 | #21 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | 35.8 | 41.5 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 42.1 | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 68 | 56 | 52 | 20 | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 21 | 63 | 90 | 84 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | 29.6 | 37.4 | 33.2 | 26.2 | 33.3 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | 30.9 | 39.8 | 35.1 | 29.4 | 31.9 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | 47.6 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 25.0 | 17.1 | |
36 NFL Draft picks: Marcus Washington (2000), Leonardo Carson (2000), Quinton Reese (2000), Jeno James (2000), Heath Evans (2001), Rudi Johnson (2001), Alex Lincoln (2001), Kendall Simmons (2002) + 28 more
6th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Pat Dye (1981–1992) · succeeded by Tommy Tuberville (1999–2008).
| Season | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||
| Record | 11-0 | 9-1-1 | 8-4 | 8-4 | 10-3 | 1-5 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
13 NFL Draft picks: Wayne Gandy (1994), James Bostic (1994), Anthony Redmon (1994), Frank Sanders (1995), Mike Pelton (1995), Gary Walker (1995), Mark Smith (1997), Takeo Spikes (1998) + 5 more
2nd-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Doug Barfield (1976–1980) · succeeded by Terry Bowden (1993–1998).
| Season | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Trend |
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| Record & result | |||||||||||||
| Record | 5-6 | 9-3 | 11-1 | 9-4 | 8-4 | 10-2 | 9-1-2 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 8-3-1 | 5-6 | 5-5-1 | |
| Postseason | — | W bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
34 NFL Draft picks: Edmund Nelson (1982), Doug Smith (1984), Donnie Humphrey (1984), Lionel James (1984), Ben Thomas (1985), Kevin Greene (1985), Gregg Carr (1985), Bo Jackson (1986) + 26 more
8th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Ralph Jordan (1951–1975) · succeeded by Pat Dye (1981–1992).
8 NFL Draft picks: Neil O'Donoghue (1977), Reese McCall (1978), William Andrews (1979), Mike Burrow (1979), Joe Cribbs (1980), James Brooks (1981), Byron Franklin (1981), Frank Warren (1981)
5th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Earl Brown (1948–1950) · succeeded by Doug Barfield (1976–1980).
| Season | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | Trend |
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| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 5-5 | 2-8 | 7-3-1 | 8-3 | 8-2-1 | 7-3 | 10-0 | 9-0-1 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 6-4 | 6-3-1 | 9-2 | 6-4 | 5-5-1 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 7-4 | 8-3 | 9-2 | 9-2 | 10-1 | 6-6 | 10-2 | 3-6-2 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | L bowl | W bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
11th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Carl Voyles (1944–1947) · succeeded by Ralph Jordan (1951–1975).
10th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Followed Jack Meagher (1936–1942) · succeeded by Earl Brown (1948–1950).
9th-best Auburn tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Succeeded by Carl Voyles (1944–1947).