Auburn’s final nonconference date of the season now has a kickoff time and a home on the screen.
The Tigers will meet Samford on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, with the game set for 2:30 p.m. CT. The matchup will stream exclusively on SEC Network+.
It comes at the end of Auburn’s regular-season nonconference slate and serves as the last stop before a much bigger stage the following week. Auburn will head to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 28 for the Iron Bowl against No. 7 Alabama.
Samford enters Week 11 at 4-6 overall and 4-3 against Southern Conference teams. The Bulldogs play Western Carolina on Saturday before making the trip down Highway 280 to Auburn. This will be Samford’s second FBS opponent on its 2026 schedule after a 33-14 loss to UAB on Oct. 3 at Protective Stadium.
Auburn comes into Week 11 at 5-4 after edging Arkansas, 26-23, last Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers are on the road this weekend at Mississippi State, where they’ll try to pick up their sixth win and clinch bowl eligibility for the first time since 2023.
Week 12 around the SEC is packed with a full slate of games, including Wofford at Ole Miss at 11 a.m. CT on SEC Network+, Vanderbilt at Florida at 11 a.m.
CT, Texas A&M at Oklahoma at 11 a.m. CT, Tennessee Tech at Mississippi State at noon CT, Chattanooga at Alabama at 1 p.m.
CT, Arkansas at Texas at 2:30 p.m. CT, LSU at Tennessee at 2:30 p.m.
CT, Georgia at South Carolina at 6:30 p.m. CT, and Kentucky at Missouri at 6:30 p.m.
CT.
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