Wk 4 · 2026
Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
· SEC Network FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
4:15pET
AUB -10 · total 54.5 DraftKings opened -8.5 · 1.5 toward AUB
Ratings differential AUB by 8.9
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Vanderbilt form
L 17-52vs MISSL 14-38at UGAL 15-21at AUBW 35-31vs NCSUW 35-26vs DEL
2026 season
Auburn form
L 14-24at TENNW 21-15vs VANL 39-44vs FLAW 43-8vs USMW 17-16vs BAY
2026 season
Vanderbilt this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 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 · 7
| Opponent | Vanderbilt | Auburn |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia SEC | at L 14-38 preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Ole Miss SEC | vs L 17-52 preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Arkansas SEC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Mississippi St SEC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Alabama SEC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Florida SEC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs L 39-44 preview |
| Tennessee SEC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at L 14-24 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 4–4 · Auburn won the last one
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.4 points toward Auburn
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-26 | Vanderbilt 15 — 21 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2025 | 2025-11-08 | Auburn 38 — 45 Vanderbilt | at VAN | Vanderbilt |
| 2024 | 2024-11-02 | Vanderbilt 17 — 7 Auburn | at AUB | Vanderbilt |
| 2023 | 2023-11-04 | Auburn 31 — 15 Vanderbilt | at VAN | Auburn |
| 2016 | 2016-11-05 | Vanderbilt 16 — 23 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | Auburn 13 — 17 Vanderbilt | at VAN | Vanderbilt |
| 2008 | 2008-10-04 | Auburn 13 — 14 Vanderbilt | at VAN | Vanderbilt |
| 2007 | 2007-10-06 | Vanderbilt 7 — 35 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
Vanderbilt leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jared Curtis QB #2 | 63/98, 746 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Blaze Berlowitz QB #1 | 26/48, 368 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Sedrick Alexander RB #28 | 45 CAR, 200 YDS, 4 TD |
| Makhilyn Young RB #22 | 34 CAR, 134 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jared Curtis QB #2 | 41 CAR, 133 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Junior Sherrill WR #0 | 28 REC, 474 YDS, 3 TD |
| Tristen Brown WR #5 | 9 REC, 130 YDS | |
| Jayvontay Conner TE #8 | 11 REC, 126 YDS | |
| Ja'Cory Thomas WR #6 | 6 REC, 78 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | CJ Heard S #8 | 40 |
| Bryan Longwell LB #11 | 31 | |
| Nick Rinaldi LB #24 | 26 | |
| Sacks | Nick Rinaldi LB #24 | 3.5 |
| CJ Heard S #8 | 3 | |
| Issa Ouattara DL #5 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Miles Capers EDGE #29 | 1 |
| Bryce Cowan LB #22 | 1 | |
| Martel Hight CB #4 | 1 |
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 |
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.