The weekly Thursday timeline, take 9

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Every Thursday of every week during the season we’re going to take a look ahead and behind at the Auburn football schedule. This will give us an idea of just how tough the road a ho is exactly while also being able to gauge just how valuable the wins/losses of the past were.

Let’s get to it.

Sept. 5 - Louisiana Tech
Current record: 3-5, 2-3 WAC
What it did last week: L - 35-34 @Idaho
What Auburn did: W - 37-13
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: 5th in the WAC
This week: No. 7 Boise State (8-0) on Friday

Sept 12 - Mississippi State
Current record: 4-5, 2-3 SEC
What it did last week: W - 31-24 @Kentucky
What Auburn did: W - 49-24
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: T-4th in the SEC West
This week: Idle

Sept. 19 - West Virginia
Current record: 6-2, 2-1 Big East
What it did last week: L - 30-19 @South Florida
What Auburn did: W - 41-30
Ranking: Receiving votes
Conference place: 3rd in Big East
This week: Louisville (3-5)

Sept. 26 - Ball State
Current record: 1-8, 1-4 MAC
What it did last week: L - 20-17 against Ohio
What Auburn did: W - 54-30
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: 5th in the MAC West
This week: Idle

Oct. 3 - @Tennessee
Current record: 4-4, 2-3 SEC
What it did last week: W - 31-13 against No. 22 South Carolina
What Auburn did: W - 26-22
Ranking: Receiving votes
Conference place: 4th in the SEC East
This week: Memphis (2-6)

Oct. 10 - @Arkansas
Current record: 4-4, 1-4 SEC
What it did last week: W - 63-27 against Eastern Michigan
What Auburn did: L - 44-23
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: Last in SEC West
This week: South Carolina (6-3)

Oct. 17 - Kentucky
Current record: 4-4, 1-4 SEC
What it did last week: L - 31-24 against Mississippi State
What Auburn did: L - 21-14
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: 5th in the SEC East
This week: Eastern Kentucky (5-3)

Oct. 24 - @LSU
Current record: 7-1, 4-1 SEC
What it did last week: W - 42-0 against Tulane
What Auburn did: L - 31-10
Ranking: No. 9 in AP and coaches; No. 9 in BCS
Conference place: 2nd in the SEC West
This week: @No. 3 Alabama (8-0)

Oct. 31 - Ole Miss
Current record: 5-3, 2-3 SEC
What it did last week: L - 33-20 @Auburn
What Auburn did: W - 33-20
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: T-4th in the SEC West
This week: Northern Arizona (5-3)

Nov. 6 - Furman
Current record: 4-4, 3-3 Southern
What it did last week: L - 52-27 against Appalachian State
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: T-4th in the Southern conference (FCS)
This week: Auburn (6-3)

Nov. 13 - @Georgia
Current record: 4-4, 3-3 SEC
What it did last week: L - 41-17 against No. 1 Florida (Jacksonville)
Ranking: N/A
Conference place: T-2nd in the SEC East
This week: Tennessee Tech (5-3)

Nov. 26 - Alabama
Current record: 8-0, 5-0 SEC
What it did last week: Idle
Ranking: No. 3 in AP and coaches; No. 3 in BCS
Conference place: 1st in SEC West
This week: No. 9 LSU (7-1)