We have reached the finale of the Auburn Tigers‘ all-time roster series. After laying out the offense and defense, we focus on the special teams and the coaching staff.
There are plenty of names to consider on the Plains for this group and it was even difficult to narrow it down to just one staff. Check out our listing to see if you agree or disagree with the legends that we named to this group.
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Starting K: Daniel Carlson
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Daniel Carlson is the most successful player in Auburn’s history as far as scoring points goes. He sits atop the all-time points leaderboard, as he scored 483 points during his career at Auburn from 2014-2017, which is 117 points more than the second-placeholder.
Carlson holds Auburn’s all-time record in career field goals (92), and single-season field goals (28).
Backup K: Wes Byrum
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Before Daniel Carlson walked on campus, Auburn’s point leader was Wes Byrum. Byrum scored a total of 363 points while at Auburn from 2007-10. Byrum was successful on 60 field goal attempts and has the highest single-season field goal percentage in Auburn history by nailing 93.7% of his field goals in 2009.
While his stats are impressive, Byrum is also an Auburn legend due to memorable wins, where he kicked the game-winning field goal. As a freshman, Byrum infamously did the “Gator Chomp” after he kicked a 43-yard field goal to defeat Florida in the final seconds, 20-17 in 2007. Then, his most famous kick, was a 19-yard field goal as time expired in the 2010 BCS National Championship game to defeat Oregon, which lifted Auburn to its second title.
Starting P: Terry Daniel
Terry Daniel was an All-American punter for the Tigers from 1992-94. While at Auburn, he averaged 44.9 yards per punt. During Auburn’s undefeated season in 1993, he averaged 46.9 yards per punt, which is still the highest average in program history.
He was so good at punting the football, that former Mississippi State head coach Jackie Sherill accused Daniel of filling the footballs with helium. After the accusation, Daniel actually punted a football filled with helium. His…