Auburn will play host to FCS Samford this weekend, a program that’s ranked as high as No. 14 and low as No. 18 by FCS coaches and media ahead of
ADAM COLE After a cross-country trip for its Week 2 contest, Auburn will follow up a 14-10 victory against Cal with a visit from a Top-25 program in the country — sort of.
People are also reading… The Tigers are 27-0 against the FCS since the subdivision was formed in 1978. They first played an FCS program, UT-Chattanooga, in 1986 with a 42-14 win. Since then, they have a 35.9-point average margin of victory in FCS play and have recorded more shutouts against the subdivision than single-digit wins .
This year’s Samford team is coming off a historic season in which it went 11-2 before a loss to FCS powerhouse North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. It marked the first time since 1991 that the program reached a single-season 10-win mark.
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