Auburn Run Defense

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The 2023 Auburn run defense ranked 39th among the last 54 Auburn defenses (1970-1954) regarding percentage of yards; the opposition was held under their rushing average at -6.5 percent. It was slightly improved from 2022, when Auburn ranked 46th at +2.3 percent. The average over the past 54 seasons is -16.3 percent.

Twenty teams finished at -24 percent or better, winning 76 percent of their games.

Eighteen teams finished between -10.0 to -23.9 percent, winning 64 percent of their games.

Sixteen teams finished under -10 percent, winning 54 percent of their games.

The last time Auburn finished at -25 percent or better was in 2019 at -32.6 percent. The average for the past four seasons is -4.7 percent.