Today's Game

Auburn vs. Florida

Auburn plays its third top 20 team in a row, hosting the seventh-ranked Florida Gators at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game is being televised by ESPN.

High Rankings
The Auburn-Florida game marks the 25th time in the series that one of the teams comes into the contest ranked in the top 10. The first matchup featuring a top ten team was Auburn's 1957 national championship season when the Tigers, ranked fourth, defeated 19th-ranked Florida 13-0. Since 1983, one of the teams has been ranked in the top 11 in 14 of 16 games.

Tigers' Third-Longest Rivalry
Prior to this season, Auburn and Florida had met 75 times, with the Tigers holding a 40-33-2 record. The series between the schools is the third longest in Auburn's history. Only Georgia (102) and Georgia Tech (90), have played the Tigers more times.

Auburn-Florida Series Notes
Saturday's meeting between Auburn and Florida will mark the 54th consecutive year that the two schools have played each other. Since 1945, Auburn owns a 28-25-1 record ... Auburn leads the series 23-7-1 in games played in Auburn ... Florida leads the series 7-2 in the 1990s ... The winner in the last nine meetings has scored at least 24 points ... Nine games in the last 20 seasons have been decided by seven points or less ... Florida's current four-game winning streak in the series ties its longest, equalling the four consecutive games it won from 1973-76.

Three Consecutive Ranked Foes
For just the fifth time in the history of the program and the first time since 1987, Auburn will play three consecutive ranked teams during the regular season. The Tigers faced seventh-ranked Tennessee, 14th-ranked Mississippi State and will take on seventh-ranked Florida Saturday. Auburn played three consecutive ranked teams in five other regular seasons: 1987 (#19 Florida, #4 Florida State, #8 Georgia), 1983 (#5 Florida, #7 Maryland, #4 Georgia), 1972 (#4 Tennessee, #18 Ole Miss, #8 LSU), 1968 (#9 Miami, #20 Florida, #5 Tennessee) and 1953 (#15 Ole Miss, #13 Miss. State and #6 Georgia Tech).

Brumbaugh, Carson Enjoy Gators
Senior defensive linemen Jimmy Brumbaugh and Leonardo Carson have had big performances during their careers against Florida. Last season, Carson had 11 tackles, including one for loss at Gainesville. As a junior he recorded seven stops. Prior to missing last season's Florida game with an injury, Brumbaugh had 11 tackles and one for loss in the 1997 meeting with the Gators. He also made nine and six stops, respectively, in the 1995 and 1996 meetings between the two schools. Brumbaugh has averaged eight tackles per game against Florida, while Carson has notched six a game versus the Gators.

Daniels Dazzles
Wide receiver Ronney Daniels had another outstanding performance in the Tigers' loss to Mississippi State. Daniels had four catches for 113 yards, including an amazing 64-yard touchdown catch. As he eluded would-be tacklers on his way to the endzone against the Bulldogs, Daniels lost his left shoe at the 25-yard line. Daniels now has two 100-yard receiving games this season. He had 120 yards at LSU. Daniels is only the second true freshman in Auburn history to total two 100-yard receving games. Freddy Weygand also accomplished the feat in 1984. He is also the first Auburn receiver to collect two or more 100-yard receiving games in a season since Karsten Bailey had two last season.

Three Dot Daniels Notes
With five touchdowns this season, Daniels became the first true freshman to register five or more touchdowns since current Tiger Markeith Cooper had five as a true freshman in 1996 ... With two 100-yard receiving games, he is the 12th Tiger in school history to accomplish the feat ... His 22.2 yards per reception, is currently fourth on the all-time single-season list ... With an average of 77.7 receiving yards per game, he is on pace to have 854 receiving yards this season ... That total would represent the fourth best single-season total in school history, and would place him 19th on the all-time receiving yards list ... Daniels 120 receiving yards against LSU were the most by an Auburn receiver since Clifton Robinson had 130 against LSU last season.

Duval Connects
Freshman placekicker Damon Duval hit three consecutive field goals against Mississippi State, becoming the Tigers' first kicker with three field goals in a game since Rob Bironas had three against Tennessee in 1998. His eight punts for a 47.9 yard average against the Bulldogs was a personal best in an Auburn uniform and his 67-yard punt in the first half was the longest by an AU punter since Terry Daniel's 71-yarder against Florida in 1993.

Auburn Noteables
Auburn is allowing just one interception per 24.9 pass attempts this season, compared to one interception per 15.4 attempts last season after six games ... After six games this year, Auburn has 12 turnovers compared to 28 giveaways through six games last year ... Auburn has not lost a fumble in two consecutive games ... The Auburn defense has held four of its six opponents to less than 60 yards rushing.

Auburn (3-3, 1-3 SEC)
Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, 1976)
AU Record: 3-3 (first season)
Career Record: 28-23 (fifth season)
Sept. 4 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 22-15
Sept. 11 IDAHO W, 30-23
Sept. 18 at LSU W, 41-7
Sept. 25 OLE MISS L, 17-24 (OT)
Oct. 2 at Tennessee L, 0-24
Oct. 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 16-18
Oct. 16 FLORIDA
Oct. 30 at Arkansas
Nov. 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA
Nov. 13 at Georgia
Nov. 20 ALABAMA

Auburn Stat Leaders

Rushing	Attempts	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Rusty Williams	86	260	3.0	3
Clifton Robinson	70	198	2.8	1

Passing Yards	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Touchdowns
Ben Leard	78	56	729	6
Jeff Klein	77	35	449	2

Receiving	Receptions	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Ronney Daniels	21	446	22.2	5
Markeith Cooper	20	221	11.1	1

Tackles	Total	Solo	Asst.	Sacks
Haven Fields	51	33	18	2
Alex Lincoln	46	23	23	0
Rodney Crayton	41	29	12	0
Kenny Kelly	34	23	11	2

Florida Stat Leaders

Rushing	Attempts	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Robert Gillespie	64	414	6.5	6
Earnest Graham	50	311	6.2	3

Passing Yards	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Touchdowns
Doug Johnson	200	115	1,673	17
Jesse Palmer	23	14	158	1

Receiving	Receptions	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Darrell Jackson	35	625	17.9	7
Reche Caldwell	19	192	10.1	2
Alex Willis	16	274	17.1	2

Tackles	Total	Solo	Asst.	Sacks
Marquand Manuel	64	38	26	1
Andra Davis	55	36	19	1
Keith Kelsey	47	31	16	0
Robert Cromartie	41	31	10	0

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