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American college football season
The 2024 Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers are led by second-year head coach Hugh Freeze, and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium located in Auburn, Alabama.
Outgoing
Name |
Number |
Pos. |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Hometown |
Transfer to
|
Robby Ashford |
#9 |
QB |
6'4 |
219 |
Sophomore |
Hoover, AL |
South Carolina
|
Austin Ausberry |
#8 |
S |
6'0 |
196 |
Freshman |
Baton Rouge, LA |
LSU
|
Wilky Denaud |
#40 |
DL |
6'4 |
250 |
Freshman |
Stuart, FL |
Mississippi State
|
Marquise Gilbert |
#14 |
S |
6'2 |
180 |
Junior |
Daytona Beach, FL |
TBD
|
Malcolm Johnson Jr. |
#16 |
WR |
6'0.5 |
180 |
Junior |
Bryans Road, MD |
Bowling Green
|
Stephen Johnson |
#56 |
DL |
6'4 |
310 |
Freshman |
Fayetteville, GA |
TBD
|
Stephen Sings V |
#18 |
EDGE |
6'3 |
225 |
Junior |
Charlotte, NC |
Charlotte
|
Ja'Varrius Johnson |
#6 |
WR |
5'9 |
165 |
Senior |
Trussville, AL |
UCF
|
Enyce Sledge |
#90 |
DL |
6'3 |
313 |
Freshman |
Monroe, LA |
Illinois
|
Tyler Fromm |
#85 |
TE |
6'5 |
225 |
Senior |
Warner Robins, GA |
Georgia Southern
|
Omari Kelly |
#19 |
WR |
5'11.5 |
174 |
Sophomore |
Trussville, AL |
Middle Tennessee
|
Jyaire Shorter |
#14 |
WR |
6'2 |
215 |
Senior |
Killeen, TX |
Memphis
|
Tony Hunley Jr. |
#26 |
CB |
5'9 |
171 |
Sophomore |
Anniston, AL |
TBD
|
Incoming
Auburn and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023.[2][3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | | ESPN+/SECN+ | W 73–3 | 88,043 |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | California* | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| ESPN2 | L 14–21 | 88,043 |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | New Mexico* | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| ESPN2 | W 45–19 | 88,043 |
September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| ESPN | L 14–24 | 88,043 |
September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 21 Oklahoma | | ABC | L 21–27 | 88,043 |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Georgia | | ABC | L 13–31 | 93,033 |
October 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Missouri | | ESPN | L 17–21 | 62,621 |
October 26 | 6:45 p.m. | at Kentucky | | SECN | | |
November 2 | | Vanderbilt | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | | |
November 16 | 11:45 a.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| SECN | | |
November 23 | | Texas A&M | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | | |
November 30 | | at Alabama | | | | |
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Game One – Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Alabama A&M |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
Auburn |
28 |
24 |
14 | 7 | 73 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information
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First quarter
- AUB – Jarquez Hunter 34-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 14:13. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:47.
- AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 67-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 12:47. Auburn 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:12.
- AUB – Cam Coleman 44-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 11:39. Auburn 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:07.
- AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 4-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 2:00. Auburn 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:18.
Second quarter
- AUB – Towns McGough 32–yard field goal, 13:48. Auburn 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:59.
- AUB – Perry Thompson 70-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 10:10. Auburn 38–0. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:34.
- AA&M – Austin McCready 43–yard field goal, 6:00. Auburn 38–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:03.
- AUB – Payton Thorne 4-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 3:22. Auburn 45–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:31.
- AUB – Damari Alston 2-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 0:51. Auburn 52–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
- AUB – Malcolm Simmons blocked punt recovery (Towns McGough kick), 8:25. Auburn 59–3.
- AUB – Malcolm Simmons 57–yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 1:40. Auburn 66–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.
Fourth quarter
- AUB – Sam Jackson V 37–yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 9:09. Auburn 73–3. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:51.
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Statistics
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Alabama A&M
|
Auburn
|
First downs |
13 |
18
|
Plays–yards |
70–242 |
46–628
|
Rushes–yards |
36–38 |
18–177
|
Passing yards |
204 |
451
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
16–34–0 |
18–28–0
|
Time of possession |
41:33 |
18:27
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Alabama A&M
|
Passing |
Cornelious Brown |
13/27, 182 yds
|
Rushing |
Ryan Morrow |
5 rushes, 18 yds
|
Receiving |
Duke Miller |
6 receptions, 92 yds
|
Auburn
|
Passing |
Payton Thorne |
13/21, 322 yds, 4 TD
|
Rushing |
Jarquez Hunter |
4 rushes, 53 yds, TD
|
Receiving |
Malcolm Simmons |
3 receptions, 91 yds, TD
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Game Two – California Golden Bears (1–0) vs Auburn Tigers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
California |
7 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
Auburn |
7 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information
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First quarter
- AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 15-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 11:42. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
- CAL – Nyziah Hunter 19-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Ryan Coe kick), 7:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:25.
Second quarter
- CAL – Nyziah Hunter 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Ryan Coe kick), 10:39. California 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:30.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- CAL – Jaivian Thomas 32-yard run (Ryan Coe kick), 11:27. California 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:49.
- AUB – Payton Thorne 2-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 6:06. California 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.
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Statistics
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California
|
Auburn
|
First downs |
18 |
15
|
Plays–yards |
70–332 |
57–286
|
Rushes–yards |
34–99 |
30–121
|
Passing yards |
233 |
165
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
25–36–0 |
14–27–4
|
Time of possession |
35:16 |
24:44
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
California
|
Passing |
Fernando Mendoza |
25/36, 233 yds, 2 TD
|
Rushing |
Jaivian Thomas |
8 rushes, 53 yds, TD
|
Receiving |
Jonathan Brady |
4 receptions, 63 yds
|
Auburn
|
Passing |
Payton Thorne |
14/27, 165 yds, TD, 4 INT
|
Rushing |
Jarquez Hunter |
12 rushes, 68 yds
|
Receiving |
Jarquez Hunter |
3 receptions, 11 yds
|
Game Three – New Mexico Lobos (0–2) vs Auburn Tigers (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
New Mexico |
10 |
3 |
0 | 6 | 19 |
Auburn |
14 |
3 |
14 | 14 | 45 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date:
- Game time: 6:35 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: E 6 mph
- Game attendance: 88,043
- Referee: Lee Hedrick
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
- Box Score
Game information
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- First quarter
- UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 33–yard field goal, 11:12. New Mexico 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:48.
- AUB – Camden Brown 10-yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 7:45. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:18.
- UNM – NaQuari Rogers 3–yard rush (Luke Drzewiecki kick), 4:14. New Mexico 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.
- AUB – Jarquez Hunter 2–yard rush (Towns McGough kick), 1:12. Auburn 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
- Second quarter
- AUB – Towns McGough 24–yard field goal, 13:34. Auburn 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:51.
- UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 21–yard field goal, 10:01. Auburn 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:33.
- Third quarter
- AUB – Micah Riley 3-yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 9:58. Auburn 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:02.
- AUB – Jarquez Hunter 14-yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 4:55. Auburn 31–13. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:38.
- Fourth quarter
- UNM – Caleb Medford 4–yard pass from Devon Dampier (pass failed), 13:50. Auburn 31–19. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:54.
- AUB – Rivaldo Fairweather 26-yard pass from Hank Brown (Towns McGough kick), 12:08. Auburn 38–19. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:32.
- AUB – Damari Alston 22–yard rush (Towns McGough kick), 5:51. Auburn 45–19. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:15.
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Statistics |
UNM |
AUB
|
First downs |
22 |
26
|
Total yards |
448 |
503
|
Rushing yards |
157 |
268
|
Passing yards |
291 |
235
|
Turnovers |
2 |
2
|
Time of possession |
32:31 |
27:29
|
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
New Mexico |
Passing |
Devon Dampier |
22/44, 291 yards, TD, 2 INT
|
Rushing |
Eli Sanders |
7 rushes, 72 yards
|
Receiving |
Ryan Davis |
6 receptions, 100 yards
|
Auburn |
Passing |
Hank Brown |
17/25, 235 yards, 4 TD
|
Rushing |
Jarquez Hunter |
20 rushes, 152 yards, TD
|
Receiving |
Camden Brown |
4 receptions, 33 yards, TD
|
Game Four – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–1) vs Auburn Tigers (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Arkansas |
0 |
7 |
7 | 10 | 24 |
Auburn |
0 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date:
- Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E 2 mph
- Game attendance: 88,043
- Referee: Ken Williamson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
- Box Score
Game information
|
First Quarter
No scoring plays.
Second Quarter
- ARK – Ja'Quinden Jackson 1-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick), 14:49. Arkansas 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 7:05.
Third Quarter
- AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 10-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 5:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:48.
- ARK – Isaiah Sategna 58-yard pass from Taylen Green (Kyle Ramsey kick), 2:03. Arkansas 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.
Fourth Quarter
- ARK – Kyle Ramsey 39-yard field goal, 12:04. Arkansas 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 3:01.
- AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 67-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 9:50. Arkansas 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:07.
- ARK – Ja'Quinden Jackson 1-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick), 3:38. Arkansas 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:12.
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Statistics
|
Arkansas
|
Auburn
|
First downs |
21 |
17
|
Plays–yards |
83–334 |
61–431
|
Rushes–yards |
183 |
146
|
Passing yards |
151 |
285
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
12–28–2 |
20–35–4
|
Time of possession |
36:36 |
23:24
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Arkansas
|
Passing |
Taylen Green |
12/27, 151 yds, TD, 2 INT
|
Rushing |
Taylen Green |
18 rushes, 80 yds
|
Receiving |
Isaiah Sategna |
3 receptions, 85 yds, TD
|
Auburn
|
Passing |
Payton Thorne |
13/22, 213 yds, 2 TD, INT
|
Rushing |
Jarquez Hunter |
12 rushes, 67 yds
|
Receiving |
KeAndre Lambert-Smith |
5 receptions, 156 yds, 2 TD
|
Game Five – No. 21 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs Auburn Tigers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Oklahoma |
7 |
0 |
3 | 17 | 27 |
Auburn |
0 |
14 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date:
- Game time: 2:45 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 88,043
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)
- Box Score
Game information
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First Quarter
- OU – Michael Hawkins Jr. 48-yard rush (Zach Schmit kick), 12:30 Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:20. Oklahoma 7–0.
Second Quarter
- AUB – KeAndre Lambert-Smith 31-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 12:52. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:02. Tied 7–7.
- AUB – Malcom Simmons 48-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 5:41. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:58. Auburn 14–7.
Third Quarter
- OU – Zach Schmit 24-yard field goal, 2:26. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:34. Auburn 14–10.
Fourth Quarter
- AUB – Luke Deal 1-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Towns McGough kick), 14:12. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:06. Auburn 21–10.
- OU – Jovantae Barnes 2-yard run, 8:32. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:40. Auburn 21–16.
- OU – Kip Lewis 63-yard interception (Michael Hawkins Jr. rush), 4:06. Oklahoma 24–21.
- OU – Zach Schmit 39-yard field goal, 0:54. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:00. Oklahoma 27–21.
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Statistics
|
Oklahoma
|
Auburn
|
First downs |
11 |
26
|
Plays–yards |
47–291 |
75–482
|
Rushes–yards |
32–130 |
43–144
|
Passing yards |
161 |
338
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
10–15–0 |
21–32–1
|
Time of possession |
24:34 |
35:26
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Game Six – Auburn Tigers (2–3) at No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Auburn |
3 |
0 |
7 | 3 | 13 |
No. 5 Georgia |
7 |
7 |
7 | 10 | 31 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
- Date:
- Game time: 2:45 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 93,033
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
- Box Score
Game information
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First Quarter
- UGA – Trevor Etienne 2-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 6:24. Georgia 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:58.
- AUB – Towns McGough 27-yard field goal, 0:56. Georgia 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:21.
Second Quarter
- UGA – Dominic Lovett 11-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick), 0:17. Georgia 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:45.
Third Quarter
- AUB – Jarquez Hunter 38-yard run (Towns McGough kick), 9:45. Georgia 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:45.
- UGA – Trevor Etienne 1-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 3:50. Georgia 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:55.
Fourth Quarter
- UGA – Dillon Bell 3-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick), 12:34. Georgia 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:20.
- AUB – Towns McGough 26-yard field goal, 7:38. Georgia 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:51.
- UGA – Peyton Woodring 47-yard field goal, 1:50. Georgia 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:48.
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Statistics
|
Auburn
|
Georgia
|
First downs |
18 |
21
|
Plays–yards |
58–337 |
66–381
|
Rushes–yards |
31–137 |
37–141
|
Passing yards |
200 |
240
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
16–27–0 |
23–29–0
|
Time of possession |
28:32 |
31:28
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Game Seven – Auburn Tigers (2–4) at No. 19 Missouri Tigers (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Auburn |
0 |
3 |
14 | 0 | 17 |
No. 19 Missouri |
3 |
0 |
3 | 15 | 21 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
- Date:
- Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
Statistics
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Auburn
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Missouri
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Auburn
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Missouri
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Statistics
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Auburn
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Kentucky
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Auburn
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Kentucky
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Statistics
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Vanderbilt
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Auburn
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Vanderbilt
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Auburn
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Louisiana–Monroe
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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) vs Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Louisiana–Monroe |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Auburn |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date:
- Game time: 11:45 a.m. CST
- TV: SEC Network
Statistics
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Louisiana–Monroe
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Auburn
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Louisiana–Monroe
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Auburn
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Texas A&M
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Auburn
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Texas A&M
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Auburn
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Auburn
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Alabama
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Plays–yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Category |
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Alabama
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