Vanderbilt at Auburn by the numbers: The 2023 nemesis returns to Jordan-Hare in a different uniform

Vanderbilt (5-3, 2-2). Auburn (3-5, 1-4)

11:45 a.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn

3 TD passes Vanderbilt's QB Diego Pavia in New Mexico State's 31-10 win over Auburn on November 18, 2023. As the NMSU quarterback in that game, Pavia completed 19 of 28 passes for 201 yards. This season as Vanderbilt's quarterback, Pavia has completed 118 of 183 passes for 1,534 yards with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions and has run for 527 yards and four touchdowns on 134 carries.

3 100-yard receiving games for Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers this season. No other SEC tight end has a 100-yard receiving game in 2024. Stowers had nine receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown against Georgia State on September 14, six receptions for 113 yards against Alabama on October 5, and eight receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown against Ball State on October 19. Stowers played for New Mexico State last season and caught a TD pass in the Aggies' 31-10 win over Auburn on Nov. 18.

5 Against Auburn this season, punts were returned for minus-15 yards, the fewest punt return yards in the country. Vanderbilt CB Martel Hight has averaged 17.3 yards per punt return this season, which is the best mark in the nation for any player with at least 13 punt returns.

5 In 2024, Vanderbilt K Brock Taylor made field goals of 50 or more yards, more than any other Commodores kicker in his career.

6 Auburn players have rushed for more than 3,000 yards after RB Jarquez Hunter reached 3,033 career yards by running for 278 in a 24-10 win over Kentucky last week. Bo Jackson (1982-85) holds Auburn's career rushing record with 4,303 yards. The Tigers' other 3,000-yard rushers are Cadillac Williams (2001-04) with 3,831, James Brooks (1977-80) with 3,523, Joe Cribbs (1976-79) with 3,368 and Ben Tate (2006-09) with 3,321.

7 TD receptions for Auburn WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith in 2024, more than any other Tigers pass catcher has had since 2019, when Seth Williams had eight. Lambert-Smith has 30 receptions for 579 yards this season.

9 Wins and no losses for Auburn against Vanderbilt at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Overall, Auburn leads the series 22-21-1. The Tigers also lead the series in SEC play at 16-9, although Auburn began the conference portion of the rivalry with six straight losses. Vanderbilt last defeated Auburn on October 20, 2012, 17-13. Since then, the Tigers have won the two meetings.

13 Wins without a loss for Vanderbilt as the leader entering the fourth quarter and 29 losses without a win for the Commodores as the trailing leader entering the fourth quarter since Clark Lea became the team's coach. Vanderbilt has a 1-1 record when the game is tied at the end of the third quarter.

13 Auburn's completions have gained at least 40 yards this season, the most in the country. Auburn is tied for the national league mark with six passes that gained at least 50 yards. The Vanderbilt defense has allowed five passes with a gain of at least 40 yards and two passes with a gain of 50 yards. Auburn WRs Cam Coleman and KeAndre Lambert-Smith each have four balls that gained at least 40 yards, and all of Lambert-Smith's gained at least 50 yards.

14 Wins without a loss for Auburn when it holds its opponent to 20 or fewer points and 19 losses without a win for the Tigers when its opponent scores at least 21 points since the start of the 2022 season. Auburn has lost 22 straight games in which its opponent scored at least 21 points, starting with a 38-23 win over Arkansas on Oct. 16, 2021. Vanderbilt has scored at least 24 points in every game this season, with the exception of the Commodores. 20-13 victory over Kentucky on October 12th.

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16 Consecutive wins for Auburn over Vanderbilt when the Tigers have scored more than 13 points against the Commodores. In Auburn's last three losses to Vanderbilt – in 1955, 2008 and 2012 – the Tigers scored 13 points in each game.

29 Consecutive games with at least one reception for Auburn WR Robert Lewis. Lewis played for Georgia State in all but the final eight of those games.

51 Vanderbilt has scored points after opponents' turnovers this season. The Commodores' opponents scored three points after Vanderbilt lost the ball. The Commodores have five turnovers this season – the fewest in the SEC – and 10 takeaways. Auburn recorded 17 turnovers in 2024 – the most in the SEC – and eight takeaways – the fewest in the SEC.

61 Games played for Auburn by TE Luke Deal, one shy of the school record set by TE John Samuel Shenker from 2018 to 2022.

74 More points for Vanderbilt than its opponents this season, the largest margin for the Commodores entering November since 1955. Vanderbilt has outscored its opponents 256-182 in 2024. In 1955, Vanderbilt had a 126-40 points lead entering November – an 86-point edge. The 1955 team ended its season in the first bowl in Commodores history – a 25-13 victory over Auburn in the Gator Bowl.

137 Rushing yards are needed for RB Jarquez Hunter to record the 30th 1,000-yard rushing season in Auburn history. Hunter has 863 yards and five touchdowns on 120 rushing attempts in 2024. The Tigers' 1,000-yard rushers were Monk Gafford in 1942, Jimmy Sidle in 1963, Joe Cribbs in 1978 and 1979, James Brooks in 2024 1979 and 1980 and Bo Jackson 1983 and 1985, Brent Fullwood 1986, James Bostic 1993, Stephen Davis 1994 and 1995, Rudi Johnson 2000, Ronnie Brown 2002, Cadillac Williams 2003 and 2004, Kenny Irons 2005, Ben Tate 2009, Cam Newton in Year 2010, Michael Dyer in 2010 and 2011, Tre Mason in 2012 and 2013, Nick Marshall in 2013, Cameron Artis-Payne in 2014, Peyton Barber in 2015, Kamryn Pettway in 2016, Kerryon Johnson in 2017 and Tank Bigsby in 2021.

150 Games have been played by Auburn since it was last suspended, the longest streak in school history. Auburn's last shutout loss came on November 17, 2012, 49-0 against Alabama. The Tigers' 24-10 win over Kentucky last week broke Auburn's school-record 149-game winning streak, which began with a 55-16 win over Richmond on Oct. 4, 1980 and ended with a 17-0 loss to Alabama on Nov. 26 1992. The two goal streaks are the ninth and 10th longest in SEC history.

157.27 Is Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia's passing efficiency rating against conference competition. Pavia has the best rating of any passer who has thrown at least 52 times in SEC games. Against league opponents, Pavia has completed 61 of 90 passes for 716 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions.

166 Auburn QB Payton Thorne needs passing yards to reach 10,000 in his career. Thorne accounted for 6,493 of his passing yards in three seasons at Michigan State before joining the Tigers in 2023. Thorne threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns in Auburn's 31-15 win over Vanderbilt last season.

183 Yards and two TDs on 19 carries for Auburn RB Jarquez Hunter in a 31-15 win over Vanderbilt on Nov. 4, 2023. That was Hunter's rushing high in a game until last week, when he ran for 278 yards and two TDs on 23 earns a 24-10 win over Kentucky.