Three straight non-conference games open Auburn's 2023 football schedule
AUBURN – The SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on Tuesday night.
Auburn starts the season with three straight non-conference games before starting the conference slate on the road at Texas A&M. With the non-conference road game at Cal in week two, it means the Tigers will hit the road in two of the first four weeks of the season.
Let’s get into the entire schedule and some quick thoughts.
WEEK ONE, Sept. 2 – UMass
Prediction: Win
WEEK TWO, Sept. 9 – at Cal
Prediction: Win
WEEK THREE, Sept. 16 – Samford
Prediction: Win
WEEK FOUR, Sept. 23 – at Texas A&M
Prediction: Loss
WEEK FIVE, Sept. 30 – Georgia
Prediction: Loss
WEEK SIX, Oct. 7 – Bye
WEEK SEVEN, Oct. 14 – at LSU
Prediction: Loss
WEEK EIGHT, Oct. 21 – Ole Miss
Prediction: Win
WEEK NINE, Oct. 28 – Mississippi State
Prediction: Win
WEEK TEN, No. 4 – at Vanderbilt
Prediction: Win
WEEK ELEVEN, Nov. 11 – at Arkansas
Prediction: Loss
WEEK TWELVE, Nov. 18 – New Mexico State
Prediction: Win
WEEK THIRTEEN, Nov. 25 – Alabama
Prediction: Loss
Instant impressions
Auburn opens with two road games in the first four weeks. That’s fairly unusual for Auburn. Fortunately, the league gives Auburn a bye in week five, which is early by Auburn schedule norms.
At Texas A&M and hosting Georgia is about as tough an opening two games can get in conference play. Then after the bye week, Auburn goes to LSU. A three-game losing streak and 0-3 start in conference play isn’t out of the question at all.
It’s a balanced schedule in terms of road and home games.
Following the Georgia game, it’ll be three weeks before Auburn plays their next home game.
Insanely early prediction (given the current outlook of Auburn’s roster next season): 7-5 overall, 3-5 in SEC play.
