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Auburn will play Louisville in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game to open the 2015 season.

-- Auburn already has its marquee non-conference matchup scheduled for the 2015 season.

Auburn will take on Louisville in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Sept. 5, 2015, opening the season in Atlanta in part of the Chick-fil-A Bowl's annual showcase season-opener between the SEC and ACC.

With the addition of the Louisville game, Auburn already has three non-conference games scheduled for the 2015 season; Louisville, San Jose State and Jacksonville State.

"It will be a great opportunity for us to play on a national stage to kick off the college football season against a very good Louisville program," Auburn coach

Gus Malzahn

said. "We love playing in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome in front of our fans who live in the area or who can make the short drive to see Auburn play in a first-class event."

Tickets for the 2015 opener have been evenly distributed to Auburn and Louisville, and the tickets can be bought through the universities' athletic departments.

Auburn and Louisville have only met once in their history, a 16-3 victory for the Tigers at Birmingham's Legion Field in 1974.

Louisville has won its last three games against SEC opponents, including a dominant victory over Florida in the Sugar Bowl last season.

"Louisville and Auburn represent two great football brands with incredible fan bases and a tradition of winning,"

Gary Stokan

, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO, said. "The ACC vs. SEC is a tremendous rivalry that has proven to be a recipe for sellouts, high TV ratings and close, competitive games."

The Tigers last played in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game last season, dropping a 26-19 decision to Clemson.

Auburn is building a tradition of keeping at least one major-conference opponent in the non-conference schedule. The Tigers are headed to Kansas State next season before taking on

Charlie Strong

and the Cardinals, a future ACC member, to open up 2015.

"Facing Auburn in this type of event is great for our program and university," Strong said in a statement. "The exposure our football players and our program will get from a match-up like this is tremendous as we continue to build this program, and it is going to be a great experience for our fans."

Auburn fans have traditionally traveled well to games at the Georgia Dome, an easy two-hour drive up I-85.

Scheduling a neutral site game in Atlanta makes it an easy road trip for Tigers fans.

"A match-up with an outstanding program like Louisville will give us a challenging contest to start the 2015 season," Auburn athletic director

Jay Jacobs

said. ""With more than 20,000 Auburn alumni in the Atlanta region, it will be a great way to kick off the college football season for Auburn University."