Auburn football bowl projections: Tigers on pace to earn better bowl than expected

Hopefully the Tigers can stay out of the Birmingham Bowl if they make it to the postseason.

The Auburn Tigers are trending towards reaching bowl eligibility.

Following a 27-13 victory over Mississippi State (Auburn's first double-digit victory over an SEC opponent since Ole Miss in 2021), Hugh Freeze and Auburn now sit at 4-4 overall. Road trips to Vanderbilt and Arkansas loom before the Tigers close out the season at home against New Mexico State and Alabama.

Auburn has to split this stretch 2-2 in order to become bowl eligible.

The Tigers found a little bit of offense at home against MSU, with quarterback Payton Thorne throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns (his best performance against an SEC opponent).

Here's a look a handful of bowl projections for the Tigers from major outlets:

ESPN

Gasparilla Bowl vs Liberty

Birmingham Bowl vs Tulane

Auburn vs Liberty all-time history: Auburn leads 1-0

Auburn vs Tulane all-time history: Tulane leads 17-15-6

USA Today

Dukes Mayo Bowl vs North Carolina State

Auburn vs NC State all-time history: Series tied 1-1

Programs haven't played each other since 1979 (Auburn W, 44-31)

The Action Network

Gasparilla Bowl vs South Florida

Auburn vs USF all-time history: South Florida leads 1-0

USF upset Auburn 26-23 in 2007.

CBS Sports

Liberty Bowl vs West Virginia

Auburn vs WVU all-time history: Series tied 1-1

Programs haven't played each other since 2009 (Auburn W, 41-30)

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