STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State football team will return home for the first time in more than a month as the Bulldogs host the Auburn Tigers inside Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised by SEC Network.
Statistically, Auburn has worst defensive numbers of defensive coordinator Kevin Steele’s time with the Tigers. Auburn currently has the worst rushing defense (179.1 yards per game), passing defense (239.7 yards per game), defensive pass efficiency (144.24), total defense (418.8 yards per game), scoring defense (25.2 points per game) and third-down defense (54.