The Tigers played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Auburn finished the season 10–4 overall and 7–1 in SEC play to win a share of the Western Division title with Alabama.

Due to their head-to-head win over Alabama, they represented the Western Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Georgia.

They were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they lost to American Athletic Conference champion UCF.

Auburn hosted SEC opponents Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss, and the Tigers traveled to Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, and Texas A&M.

Auburn suspended QB Sean White, RB Kamryn Pettway, and WR Kyle Davis prior to this game.

The Tigers held the Eagles to 78 yards and no third down conversions on 15 attempts and allowed no points (the only Georgia Southern score was a fumble return).

Auburn had one of their worst offensive performances in recent memory in a 14–6 loss at the defending national champions, Clemson.

Daniel Carlson, after some early season struggles, made 3 field goals, including 2 from longer than 50 yards.

In this game, Mississippi State had 7 false start penalties, which coach Gus Malzahn credited to the nearly 87 thousand fans in attendance.

Also in this game, Daniel Carlson set the SEC record for most consecutive extra points made with 162 in a row.

Also, Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson became the SEC's all-time leading scorer after scoring his 413th point, breaking the record of 412 held by Georgia's Blair Walsh.

After building a 20–0 lead, Auburn was stunned by LSU as they allowed the Fighting Tigers to go on a 27–3 scoring run and fell 27–23.

The key plays for the LSU comeback were a dropped interception by Auburn's Daniel Thomas, which lead to an LSU touchdown later in the drive, and a punt return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to cut Auburn's lead to 23–21.

In the eighth game of the season, Auburn became bowl eligible with their sixth win of the year, a dominating 52–20 victory over Arkansas.

The Tigers scored on the ensuing drive to make their lead 17–3 and shift the momentum of the game.

After Kamryn Pettway was ruled out with a broken bone, Kerryon Johnson had to carry the ball more than usual and gained 145 yards.

In the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, Auburn defeated previously undefeated Georgia handily, winning by a final score of 40–17.

This also assured the following week's Iron Bowl would match up two top ten teams with the SEC Western Division championship on the line.

The Tigers struck first as Kerryon Johnson took a direct snap and completed a jump pass to Nate Craig-Myers.

The Tigers went ahead at the end of the first half with a field goal from Daniel Carlson to go into halftime with a 10–7 lead.

Kerryon Johnson suffered a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter, and his backup, Kam Martin, twisted an ankle while playing for him.

It was also the first SEC Championship Game held in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium after the Georgia Dome was demolished the week before.

For their 10 win season, Auburn was chosen by the College Football Playoff committee to play in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.