Wk 1 · 2026

Baylor Bears vs Auburn Tigers — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA · ABC · Disney+ FINAL

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.

Baylor Bears

Big 12 · 4-1

3:30pET

AUB -6.5 · total 58.5 DraftKings opened -7 · 0.5 toward BAY

Ratings differential AUB by 0.2

Auburn Tigers

SEC · 3-2

What is at stake

A neutral-site game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Aflac Kickoff.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus no home-field adjustment at a neutral site. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Baylor: +9.0#34

Efficiency margin

Auburn: +9.2#33

Baylor: 37.0

Offense (pts/100)

Auburn: 33.9

Baylor: 19.0

Defense (pts/100)

Auburn: 15.7

Baylor: 80.8

Pace (plays/g)

Auburn: 70.0

Baylor: 5.71

Yards / play

Auburn: 5.71

Baylor: 4.52

Yards / play allowed

Auburn: 4.76

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Baylor: 34.8

Points / game

Auburn: 26.8

Baylor: 14.2

Points allowed

Auburn: 21.4

Baylor: 461

Yards / game

Auburn: 400

Baylor: 327

Yards allowed

Auburn: 357

Baylor: 229

Pass yds allowed

Auburn: 208

Baylor: 97

Rush yds allowed

Auburn: 149

Baylor: 1.60

Turnovers / game

Auburn: 1.80

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Baylor form

W 55-19at ASUW 23-13vs COLOW 36-19vs LTW 44-3vs PVL 16-17at AUB

2026 season

Auburn form

L 14-24at TENNW 21-15vs VANL 39-44vs FLAW 43-8vs USMW 17-16vs BAY

2026 season

Baylor this season

Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)

Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)

Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)

Auburn this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.

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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Auburn leads 2–0 · Auburn has won the last 2

2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 7.5 points toward Auburn

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2026	2026-09-05	Baylor 16 — 17 Auburn	neutral	Auburn
2025	2025-08-29	Auburn 38 — 24 Baylor	at BAY	Auburn

Baylor leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	DJ Lagway QB #2	71/133, 860 YDS, 8 TD, 2 INT
	Nate Bennett QB #12	47/62, 581 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Dawson Pendergrass RB #35	81 CAR, 316 YDS, 1 TD
	Caden Knighten RB #11	49 CAR, 244 YDS, 2 TD
	Ryelan Morris RB #25	22 CAR, 182 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Gavin Freeman WR #6	42 REC, 479 YDS, 2 TD
	Louis Brown IV WR #4	15 REC, 253 YDS, 3 TD
	Jayden McGowan WR #15	9 REC, 210 YDS, 4 TD
	Jadon Porter WR #3	9 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Travion Barnes LB #5	33
	Micah Gifford S #24	30
	Devon Jordan CB #7	22
Sacks	Daniel Cobbs S #14	3
	Bo Onu S #21	3
	Devonte Tezino DL #59	2
Interceptions	Devon Jordan CB #7	2
	Reggie Bush II CB #22	1
	Micah Gifford S #24	1

full roster and per-player history

Auburn leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Byrum Brown QB #17	104/159, 1055 YDS, 7 TD, 7 INT
	Tristan Ti'a QB #10	2/4, 39 YDS
Rushing	Byrum Brown QB #17	81 CAR, 344 YDS, 4 TD
	Jeremiah Cobb RB #23	45 CAR, 245 YDS, 2 TD
	Omar Mabson II RB #29	32 CAR, 213 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Keshaun Singleton WR #11	29 REC, 322 YDS, 1 TD
	Chas Nimrod WR #5	25 REC, 273 YDS, 2 TD
	Jeremiah Koger WR #4	11 REC, 182 YDS
	DeShawn Spencer WR #9	5 REC, 44 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Elijah Melendez LB #9	43
	Xavier Atkins LB #17	37
	Eric Winters S #5	31
Sacks	Xavier Atkins LB #17	3
	Elijah Melendez LB #9	3
	Da'Shawn Womack EDGE #15	2
Interceptions	Andre Jordan Jr. CB #22	2
	Sylvester Smith-Reed S #0	1
	Da'Shawn Womack EDGE #15	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.