Dating back to 1972, Auburn's 27.25 yards-to-point ratio on defense against Baylor was their seventh-best against a P5 opponent, when defending at least 80 snaps.
A couple of years ago, FSU was left out because their top 2 QB’s were out. The logic being they would not be competitive without them.
A couple of years later, the committee decided to put two G5 schools into the playoffs despite the fact their entire rosters would not match up
1990-2025: AU is 217-33-2 (.865) when they account for 55 percent of the combined rushing yardage.
Durkin's defense has allowed 2.9 YPC the last two years. Golesh's run offense averaged 225 YPG.