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Is Missouri's 2023 season a template for Auburn's success in 2024?

penya87

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In 2022, Missouri went 6-7 (3-5) with a 24 ppg and 25 ppa.

In 2023, Missouri went 11-2 (6-2) with a 32 ppg and 20 ppa.



In 2022, Brady Cook was generally an average QB. He completed roughly 65% of his passes for 2700 yards with a Passer Rating of 133. He had 14 TD and 7 INT.

The rushing offense was a combination of three guys. Schrader finished with 745 yards and 9 TD. Cook had 585 yards and 6 TD. Peat added 438 yards.

Their top WR in yards was Dominic Lovett with 846 yards. Luther Burden had 375 with 6 TD.


Defensively, they were generally average in Scoring and Yardage allowed. They finished the year with a -2 turnover margin.




In 2023, the biggest difference is that the playcalling duties changed for the offense. They saw a dramatic increase in production.

Cook increased his Passer Rating to 157 with 21 TD and 6 INT. Throwing for 3300 yards.

Schrader exploded on the ground with 1600 rushing yards and 14 TD.

Luther Burden had his breakout season with 86 rec for 1200 yards and 9 TD. (hyper-targeting the best player on the field)


Defensively, Missouri finished in the top half of the SEC in both Scoring and Yardage allowed. They also had a +10 turnover margin.





The idea of this template for success is simply to examine the opportunity for growth.


Payton Thorne's career averages in QB statistics are basically similar to the type of QB Brady Cook was in 2022. Somewhere around a Passer Rating of 135 with a projected TD/INT of 21/13.

I don't think anybody doubts the ability of Jarquez Hunter to be a productive RB.

As for the Auburn pass catchers, you have the extremely talented Cam Coleman who should be hyper-targeted similar to what Burden did in 2023. Along with a lot of promise with Fairweather, Thompson, Louis, and KLS.



The 2023 Auburn team went 6-7 (3-5) with a 26 ppg and 22 ppa.
The struggles of the 2023 team have been well-documented. If Missouri is capable of turning a 6-win team into 11 wins, I think Auburn is certainly capable of going from 6 to 9 in 2024.




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