AUBURN - Breaking down Auburn's game against Ole Miss today at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The matchup: Auburn (5-3, 2-3) vs. Ole Miss (5-2, 2-2)
Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium
When: Today, 11:21 a.m.
TV: SEC TV
Last week: Auburn lost to LSU 31-10. Ole Miss beat Arkansas 30-17.
Coaches: Gene Chizik is 5-3 in his first season at Auburn and 10-22 in his third season overall. Houston Nutt is 14-6 in his second season at Ole Miss and 125-76 in his 17th season overall.
Auburn offensive leaders: RB Ben Tate (168 carries, 923 yards, 5 touchdowns); RB Onterio McCalebb (83 carries, 464 yards, 4 touchdowns). QB Chris Todd (114-204-3, 1,490 yards, 12 touchdowns). WR Darvin Adams (28 receptions, 444 yards, 5 touchdowns); HB Mario Fannin (24 receptions, 255 yards, 2 touchdowns): WR Terrell Zachery (20 receptions, 354 yards, 4 touchdowns);
Auburn defensive leaders: LB Craig Stevens (69 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT, 5 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR); LB Josh Bynes (67 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 2 FR, 1 safety); DE Antonio Coleman (30 tackles, 7 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT, 5 QBH, 1 FR).
Ole Miss offensive leaders: RB Brandon Bolden (84 carries, 426 yards, 1 touchdown); WR/RB Dexter McCluster (60 carries, 287 yards, 1 touchdown). QB Jevan Snead (102-194-11, 1,440 yards, 14 touchdowns).
Ole Miss defensive leaders: Johnny Brown (46 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 1 QBH); Kendrick Lewis (40 tackles, 1 TFL); Patrick Trahan (36 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 QBH).
Notable: Ben Tate needs 77 yards to become the 18th 1,000-yard rusher in Auburn history. ... Auburn, which lost 17-7 in Oxford last season, has not lost back-to-back games to Ole Miss since falling in 1951 and 1952. ... Despite its struggles in the past three games, Auburn ranks seventh nationally in rushing offense with 230.4 yards per game. ... If Auburn loses today, it will be mathematically eliminated from the SEC West Division championship race.
