No. 15 Auburn (2-1, 0-0) at Missouri (1-2, 0-1)

6:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (ESPNU)

Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri

1 Team is ranked in the top 12 nationally in the four major defensive categories - scoring, total, rushing and passing. Auburn ranks second in total defense, yielding an average of 201.7 yards per game; ninth in passing defense, yielding an average of 113.0 yards per game; 11th in scoring defense, yielding an average of 10.3 points per game; and 12th in rushing defense, yielding an average of 88.7 yards per game. Auburn's opponents have totaled 605 yards, the fewest the Tigers have given up in their first three games since 1974, when Louisville, Chattanooga and Tennessee managed only 380 yards and three points.

2 Previous games have been played between Auburn and Missouri. Missouri defeated Auburn 34-17 in the 1973 Sun Bowl, and Auburn defeated Missouri 59-42 in the 2013 SEC championship game. Saturday's game will be the first SEC regular-season contest between the schools, and it also will be the first football game played in Missouri by Auburn.

4 Straight homes games are being played by Missouri to open the 2017 season, the first time the Tigers have started a campaign with four home contests. Missouri has played Missouri State, South Carolina and Purdue before winding up the homestand against Auburn. Missouri has an open date next week, so the Tigers don't play their first road game until Oct. 7, when they visit Kentucky.

5 Victories and five losses in regular-season games against SEC West opponents for Missouri since the Tigers joined the league in 2012. Auburn has a 42-27-1 regular-season record against SEC East opponents since the conference divided into divisions in 1992.

6 Fumbles have been lost by Auburn this season. Only one team in the nation has lost more - Oregon State, which has lost eight. Auburn has fumbled 10 times. Nevada and San Jose State have fumbled the most in the nation this season with 11 apiece.

27 Tackles have been made behind the line of scrimmage by Auburn's defense this season, tied for the sixth-most in the nation. Missouri's offense has allowed eight tackles for loss this season, tied for the sixth-fewest in the nation.

34 Rushing attempts were made by Auburn RB Kamryn Pettway against Mercer last week. That's the most carries in a game by an SEC player this season. Pettway ran for 128 yards - his eighth 100-yard performance in his past 11 games.

36 Years since Auburn lost its first SEC game in three consecutive seasons. In 1979, 1980 and 1981, the Tigers opened their conference schedule by losing to Tennessee. In 2015, Auburn lost its SEC opener 45-21 to LSU. In 2016, Auburn lost its SEC opener 29-16 to Texas A&M.

44 Years since the previous time that Missouri opened its conference schedule with two home games. In 1974, the Tigers started their Big Eight schedule by beating Nebraska and Oklahoma State in back-to-back home games. Missouri opened its 2017 SEC schedule with a 31-13 loss to South Carolina in Columbia on Sept. 9.

120 Previous games have been played against another team of Tigers for Auburn. Missouri is one of the six teams that shares Auburn's nickname that has been played by Auburn, which has a 63-52-5 record against Clemson, LSU, Memphis, Missouri, Pacific and Sewanee.

149 Consecutive extra-point attempts have been made by Auburn PK Daniel Carlson, the third-longest streak in SEC history. Tennessee's John Becksvoort set the conference record by making 161 straight PATs from 1991 through 1994. South Carolina's Elliott Fry had a 155-PAT streak from 2013 through 2016.

377 Points have been scored by Auburn PK Daniel Carlson, good for fifth place on the SEC's career scoring list. Carlson is 35 points behind Blair Walsh, who set the conference record of 412 points while kicking for Georgia from 2008 through 2011.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.