NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- KANSAS ST 3 0 10 13 AUBURN (18) 0 6 3 9 END, 3RD QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: KANSAS ST - FG, BROOKS ROSSMAN 20 YD, 4:29. KANSAS ST 3-0 2ND QUARTER: AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 20 YD, 0:53. KANSAS ST 3-3 AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 39 YD, 8:31. AUBURN 6-3 3RD QUARTER: KANSAS ST - TD, LEON PATTON 25 YD PASS FROM JORDY NELSON (BROOKS ROSSMAN KICK), 1:54. KANSAS ST 10-6 KANSAS ST - FG, BROOKS ROSSMAN 40 YD, 7:29. KANSAS ST 13-6 AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 31 YD, 13:14. KANSAS ST 13-9</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- KANSAS ST 3 0 10 13 AUBURN (18) 0 6 3 9 END, 3RD QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: KANSAS ST - FG, BROOKS ROSSMAN 20 YD, 4:29. KANSAS ST 3-0 2ND QUARTER: AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 20 YD, 0:53. KANSAS ST 3-3 AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 39 YD, 8:31. AUBURN 6-3 3RD QUARTER: KANSAS ST - TD, LEON PATTON 25 YD PASS FROM JORDY NELSON (BROOKS ROSSMAN KICK), 1:54. KANSAS ST 10-6 KANSAS ST - FG, BROOKS ROSSMAN 40 YD, 7:29. KANSAS ST 13-6 AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 31 YD, 13:14. KANSAS ST 13-9</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">CORRECTION NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 14:13 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 10:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 9:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 8:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 7:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 5:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 9 4:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN GABE MCKENZIE 3 YD PASS FROM BRANDON COX (WES BYRUM KICK) KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 16 2:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 16 1:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN ANTONIO COLEMAN 34 YD FUMBLE RETURN (WES BYRUM KICK) KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 23 1:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 23 0:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- KANSAS ST 3 0 10 0 13 AUBURN (18) 0 6 3 14 23 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: KANSAS ST - FG, BROOKS ROSSMAN 20 YD, 4:29. KANSAS ST 3-0 2ND QUARTER: AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 20 YD, 0:53. KANSAS ST 3-3 AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 39 YD, 8:31. AUBURN 6-3 3RD QUARTER: KANSAS ST - TD, LEON PATTON 25 YD PASS FROM JORDY NELSON (BROOKS ROSSMAN KICK), 1:54. KANSAS ST 10-6 KANSAS ST - FG, BROOKS ROSSMAN 40 YD, 7:29. KANSAS ST 13-6 AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 31 YD, 13:14. KANSAS ST 13-9 4TH QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, GABE MCKENZIE 3 YD PASS FROM BRANDON COX (WES BYRUM KICK), 12:59. AUBURN 16-13 AUBURN - TD, ANTONIO COLEMAN 34 YD FUMBLE RETURN (WES BYRUM KICK), 13:49. AUBURN 23-13</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 23 FINAL</div>
AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) -- Brandon Cox showed his experiencewhen Auburn needed it most. Cox bounced back from a mediocre performance by hitting tightend Gabe McKenzie for a 3-yard touchdown pass with 2:01 to playto rally No. 18 Auburn to a 23-13 victory over Kansas State onSaturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium in the season opener forboth teams. The combination of Auburn's intimidating home-field advantageand Cox's poise was enough to halt Kansas State's dominance inseason openers. The Wildcats (0-1) had a streak of 17 consecutive victories toopen the season, last losing in the opener at Arizona State inSeptember 1989. Bottled up for most of the game, Cox was 5-for-6 for 50 yards onthe winning drive before capping it with a short pass to awide-open McKenzie in the back of the end zone. The Tigers (1-0) then put the game in the hands of theirheralded defense, which was outplayed by Kansas State throughoutbut came up big when in counted the most. Facing a first-and-10 at their own 48 with 1:23 to play, Freemanwas drilled from behind by star Auburn defensive end QuentinGroves. The crushing hit jarred the ball loose and AntonioColeman scooped it up and returned it for a touchdown and a23-13 lead with 1:11 to play. It was Groves' second sack of the night and 25th career, leavinghim one short of the school record held by Gerald Robinson. Cox, who has started 22 straight games, finished 17-for-30 for228 yard, one touchdown and two interceptions. He was sackedfive times. Freshman Wes Byrum kicked three field goals as the Tigersimproved to 42-8 games at Jordan-Hare since the beginning of the2000 season. Trailing, 6-3, at halftime, Kansas State took the second-halfkickoff 69 yards in six plays to go ahead, 10-6. Quarterback Josh Freeman, who threw for a freshman school-record1,780 yards in 2006, was 4-for-4 for 57 yards on the drivebefore wide receiver Jordy Nelson capped it off with thetouchdown pass to Leon Patton on a trick play just 1:54 into thequarter. Freeman completed 31-of-53 attempts for 261 yard and twointerceptions as K-State totally eschewed the running game. The Wildcats added to the lead on their next possession, whenBrooks Rossman kicked a 40-yard field goal for a 13-6 lead atthe midpoint of the third quarter. Auburn finally responded when Byrum kicked his third field goal,a 31-yarder, to slice the deficit to 13-9 with 1:46 left in thethird. The Tigers had a chance to inch closer early in the fourth, butByrum was wide right on a 47-yard attempt.
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- KANSAS ST 3 0 10 0 13 AUBURN (18) 0 6 3 14 23 FINAL KANSAS ST-FG, B Rossman 20 YD 4:29 1st Qtr AUBURN-FG, W Byrum 20 YD 0:53 2nd Qtr AUBURN-FG, W Byrum 39 YD 8:31 2nd Qtr KANSAS ST-TD, L Patton 21 YD PASS FROM J Nelson (B Rossman KICK) 1:54 3rd Qtr KANSAS ST-FG, B Rossman 40 YD 7:29 3rd Qtr AUBURN-FG, W Byrum 31 YD 13:14 3rd Qtr AUBURN-TD, G McKenzie 3 YD PASS FROM B Cox (W Byrum KICK) 12:59 4th Qtr AUBURN-TD, A Coleman 34 YD FUMBLE RETURN (W Byrum KICK) 13:49 4th Qtr KANSAS ST AUBURN First downs 16 17 Rushed-yards 16-27 37-62 Passing yards 289 229 Sacked-yards lost 2-18 5-29 Return yards 29 176 Passes 33-58-2 17-30-2 Punts 9-44.7 6-42.7 Fumbles-lost 4-1 2-0 Penalties-yards 16-141 8-71 Time of possession 27:44 32:16 Individual Statistics RUSHING: KANSAS ST-James Johnson 7-14, Deon Murphy 2-13, Leon Patton 3-2, Jordy Nelson 1-1, Josh Freeman 3-MINUS 3. AUBURN-Ben Tate 23-82, Carl Stewart 5-7, - Team 1-MINUS 7, Brandon Cox 8-MINUS 20. PASSING: KANSAS ST-Josh Freeman 32-57-268- 2, Jordy Nelson 1-1-21- 0. AUBURN-Brandon Cox 17-30-229- 2. RECEIVING: KANSAS ST-Jordy Nelson 9-90, Jeron Mastrud 4-45, Daniel Gonzalez 4-44, James Johnson 7-40, Deon Murphy 5-39, Leon Patton 2-17, Michael Pooschke 2-14. AUBURN-Prechae Rodriguez 6-73, Rodgeriqus Smith 1-55, Gabe McKenzie 4-42, Ben Tate 2-23, James Swinton 1-16, Carl Stewart 1-8, Robert Dunn 1-6, Tommy Trott 1-6. Att: 86,439</div>
NCAAF: KANSAS ST at AUBURN <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NCAAF KANSAS ST 13 AUBURN (18) 23 FINAL</div>
AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) -- Brandon Cox showed his experiencewhen Auburn needed it most. Cox bounced back from a mediocre performance by hitting tightend Gabe McKenzie for a 3-yard touchdown pass with 2:01 to playto rally No. 18 Auburn to a 23-13 victory over Kansas State onSaturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium in the season opener forboth teams. The combination of Auburn's intimidating home-field advantageand Cox's poise was enough to halt Kansas State's dominance inseason openers. The Wildcats (0-1) had a streak of 17 consecutive victories toopen the season, last losing in the opener at Arizona State inSeptember 1989. "I was just trying to keep everybody up and keep our confidenceup," Cox said. "Like Coach said, 'We just played Auburnfootball and found a way to win.' I really thought we had itall along. It was just a matter of when we would take it." Bottled up for most of the game, Cox was 5-for-6 for 50 yards onthe winning drive before capping it with a short pass to awide-open McKenzie in the back of the end zone. "He is a tough young man. He took a beating," Auburn coachTommy Tuberville said of Cox. "We just couldn't get Brandonenough time to get the ball deep down the field enough times.When it all counted, it was good to see all of them step up andgive him enough time to get it up down the field and make enoughplays and score that touchdown." The Tigers (1-0) then put the game in the hands of theirheralded defense, which was outplayed by Kansas State throughoutbut came up big when in counted the most. Facing a first-and-10 at their own 48 with 1:23 to play, Freemanwas drilled from behind by star Auburn defensive end QuentinGroves. The crushing hit jarred the ball loose and AntonioColeman scooped it up and returned it for a touchdown and a23-13 lead with 1:11 to play. "It feels great to score," Coleman said. "I just executed mytechnique perfectly on that play and was able to make a play.That 4.6 40 is what helped me get into the end zone." It was Groves' second sack of the night and 25th career, leavinghim one short of the school record held by Gerald Robinson. Cox, who has started 22 straight games, finished 17-for-30 for228 yard, one touchdown and two interceptions. He was sackedfive times. Freshman Wes Byrum kicked three field goals as the Tigersimproved to 42-8 games at Jordan-Hare since the beginning of the2000 season. "You would like to be able for the kids to go away and know thatthey can play with Auburn," Kansas State coach Ron Prince said."You don't come to a place like this and expect them to giveyou the game, you have to take it." Trailing, 6-3, at halftime, Kansas State took the second-halfkickoff 69 yards in six plays to go ahead, 10-6. Quarterback Josh Freeman, who threw for a freshman school-record1,780 yards in 2006, was 4-for-4 for 57 yards on the drivebefore wide receiver Jordy Nelson capped it off with thetouchdown pass to Leon Patton on a trick play just 1:54 into thequarter. Freeman completed 31-of-53 attempts for 261 yard and twointerceptions as K-State totally eschewed the running game. The Wildcats added to the lead on their next possession, whenBrooks Rossman kicked a 40-yard field goal for a 13-6 lead atthe midpoint of the third quarter. "The first 58 minutes we were doing everything right, no missedassignments and everybody was tackling," Wildcats defensive endIan Campbell said. "Then everything just broke down and westopped doing everything that got us to that point. Everybodytried to do too much. There are no moral victories, you have togive Auburn credit." Auburn finally responded when Byrum kicked his third field goal,a 31-yarder, to slice the deficit to 13-9 with 1:46 left in thethird. The Tigers had a chance to inch closer early in the fourth, butByrum was wide right on a 47-yard attempt.
