Kentucky visits Auburn in SEC matchup

By Canadian Press on October 26, 2025.

Kentucky (2-5) at Auburn (4-4), Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

How to watch: SEC Network

Key stats

Auburn Offense

Overall: 340.6 yards per game (107th in FBS)

Passing: 170 yards per game (119th)

Rushing: 170.6 yards per game (53rd)

Scoring: 24.8 points per game (90th)

Auburn Defense

Overall: 317.9 yards per game (28th in FBS)

Passing: 233.8 yards per game (91st)

Rushing: 84.1 yards per game (5th)

Scoring: 18.6 points per game (21st)

Kentucky Offense

Overall: 361.3 yards per game (93rd in FBS)

Passing: 207 yards per game (94th)

Rushing: 154.3 yards per game (69th)

Scoring: 24.1 points per game (94th)

Kentucky Defense

Overall: 384.9 yards per game (90th in FBS)

Passing: 253 yards per game (114th)

Rushing: 131.9 yards per game (50th)

Scoring: 30.1 points per game (108th)

Auburn is 23rd in FBS in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert on 31.8% of third downs.

Kentucky is 117th in the FBS with a -6 turnover margin, compared to Auburn’s 13th-ranked +7 margin.

Auburn ranks 115th in the FBS averaging 65.4 penalty yards per game, compared to Kentucky’s 33rd-ranked 46.1 per-game average.

Kentucky ranks 21st in the FBS with an average time of possession of 32:05.

Team leaders

Auburn

Passing: Jackson Arnold, 1,263 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs, 63.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Jeremiah Cobb, 717 yards on 117 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Cam Coleman, 440 yards on 32 catches, 3 TDs

Kentucky

Passing: Cutter Boley, 1,215 yards, 9 TDs, 5 INTs, 66.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Seth McGowan, 476 yards on 93 carries, 7 TDs

Receiving: Kendrick Law, 302 yards on 24 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Auburn defeated Arkansas 33-24 on Saturday, Oct. 25. Ashton Daniels threw for 77 yards on 6-of-8 attempts (75.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 35 yards. Cobb had 153 rushing yards on 28 carries, adding two receptions for 19 yards. Eric Singleton Jr. put up 56 yards on two catches.

Kentucky fell to Tennessee 56-34 on Saturday, Oct. 25. Boley led Kentucky with 330 yards on 26-of-35 passing (74.3%) for five touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball seven times for 31 yards. Dante Dowdell had 52 rushing yards on 12 carries, adding one reception for seven yards. DJ Miller recorded 120 yards on five catches with two touchdowns.

Next game

Auburn plays at No. 10 Vanderbilt on Nov. 8. Kentucky hosts Florida on Nov. 8.

The Associated Press

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