Early 2015 Schedule Outlook: Auburn

Auburn enters its Thursday showdown with No. 18 Wisconsin the Outback Bowl looking for its ninth win against the nation’s toughest schedule.

With new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp entering the equation in 2015, Saturday Down South takes an early look at the Tigers’ 2015 schedule.

Schedule breakdown

Home games (7): Jacksonville State (9/12), Mississippi State (9/26), San Jose State (10/3), Ole Miss (10/31), Georgia (11/14), Idaho (11/21), Alabama (11/28)

Road games (4): at LSU (9/19), at Kentucky (10/15), at Arkansas (10/24), at Texas A&M (11/7)

Neutral site: Louisville, Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. (9/5)

Open date: 10/10

Longest home stretch: 3 games (Georgia, Idaho, Alabama)

Longest road stretch: 2 games (at Kentucky, at Arkansas)

Opponent breakdown

2014 ranked teams (final regular season): No. 1 Alabama, No. 8 Mississippi State, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 13 Georgia, No. 22 LSU

2015 ranked teams (early projections): No. 2 Alabama, No. 6 Georgia, No. 14 Mississippi State, No. 17 LSU, No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 20 Louisville, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 Texas A&M

Potential trap games: at Arkansas, following a Thursday road game at Kentucky, before a home date with Ole Miss and and a road trip to Texas A&M

Toughest SEC games: Georgia, Alabama

Full schedule

Jordan Cox

After living in Birmingham, Ala., Jordan left the ground zero of SEC Nation to head south to Florida to tell the unique stories of the renowned tradition of SEC football. In his free time, his mission is to find the best locales around.