Game day:Oct. 8 at Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) in Starkville.
Series:Auburn leads 61-26-2 overall and 12-6-1 in Starkville.
Last meeting: MSU won 17-9 in Auburn in 2015.
Head coach:Gus Malzahn, 27-13 in three years at AU and 36-16 in four years overall.
2015Record:7-6, 2-6 SEC
W vs. Louisville (at Atlanta) 31-24
W Jacksonville State (OT) 27-20
L at LSU 45-21
L Mississippi State 17-9
W San Jose State 35-21
W at Kentucky 30-27
L at Arkansas (OT) 54-46
L Ole Miss 27-19
W at Texas A&M 26-10
L Georgia 20-13
W Idaho 56-34
L Alabama 29-13
Birmingham Bowl
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