Auburn Football 2011: Mark Stoops Considered by Auburn to Replace Ted Roof

Many candidates have been speculated as targets for the Auburn defensive coordinator search. It began to be reported on Monday that Mark Stoops has been hired. This is not the case at this point.

Mark Stoops is the current defensive coordinator at Florida State. There is little doubt that he is one of the prospects to fill the opening left by the departure of Ted Roof. He runs a defensive scheme that fits the athletes recruited by Auburn.

Even though it does appear that Mark Stoops is a great match for the job, other contractual issues must be ironed out before he is actually hired. Those include, but are not limited to, who would serve on his defensive staff, what defensive scheme he would run, how much money he would make, how long would he be hired for, etc…

Mark Stoops runs a 4-3 multiple defensive schemes very similar to that which Auburn attempted in 2011. By all accounts, his defensive approach worked well at Florida State this season. If terms can be reached, this appears to be an excellent prospect for the Auburn program.

Florida State’s defensive statistics 2011 under Mark Stoops compared to those of Auburn.

Statistic	Florida State	Auburn
Rushing Defense	81.83 yards per game	194.75 yards per game
Pass Defense	192.75 yards per game	211 yards per game
Pass Efficiency Defense	119.11 score	137.31 score
Scoring Defense	15.17 points	29.33 points
Sacks	3 per game	1.75 per game
Tackles For Loss	7.67 per game	5.75 per game
Total Defense	274.58 yards per game	405.75 yards per game
Total Defense National Rank	6	78