When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Athens
TV; radio: CBS; 750 AM, 95.5 FM
About Auburn
Record: 6-3, 4-2 SEC
Last time played: Nov. 13, 2010, when Auburn -- en route to the national championship -- came back from a 21-7 first-quarter deficit and defeated Georgia 49-31 in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Auburn on offense: Running back Michael Dyer is 11 yards short of 1,000 yards for the season. He ran for 1,093 yards last season. ... Sophomore Clint Moseley has started the past two games at quarterback. He completed 12 of 15 passes for 160 yards and four touchdowns in Auburn's most recent game, a 41-23 victory over Ole Miss on Oct. 29. Barrett Trotter started the season's first seven games at QB. ... Auburn's leading pass catchers are WR Emory Blake (24 catches for 404 yards, despite a high ankle sprain that sidelined him for three games) and RB Onterio McCalebb (23 catches for 244 yards). ... McCalebb also has 448 yards rushing. ... Junior tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen has 12 career touchdown catches, including five this season.
Auburn on defense: The Tigers rank near the bottom of the SEC in most defensive categories: 11th in scoring defense (27.7 points per game allowed), 11th in total defense (400.7 yards per game), 11th in passing defense (215 yards per game) and 10th in rushing defense (185.7 yards per game). ... Senior linebacker Eltoro Freeman has 19 tackles in Auburn's past two games.
Auburn on special teams: Steven Clark has hit 25 punts inside the 20-yard line, most in the SEC. ... Freshman Tre Mason has 575 kickoff return yards. ... Placekicker Cody Parkey is 11-for-14 on field-goal attempts.
What you should know: Auburn has an all-time winning record in Athens of 18-11, including 17-10 in Sanford Stadium.
Coach: Gene Chizik, who is 33-27 in five seasons as a major-college head coach, including 28-8 at Auburn.
-- Tim Tucker
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