GAME THREAD: NCAAF: OLE MISS (2-6) at AUBURN (5-3)

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 6:16 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 4:02 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 2:28 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OLE MISS 0 3 0 3
AUBURN (23) 7 0 3 10 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, BRAD LESTER 1 YD RUN (ZACH
KUTCH KICK), 12:19. AUBURN 7-0
2ND QUARTER: OLE MISS - FG, JOSHUA SHENE 51 YD, 15:00.
AUBURN 7-3
3RD QUARTER: AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 36 YD, 7:01. AUBURN
10-3</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 13:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 10:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 7:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 10 3:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN
RODGERIQUS SMITH 34 YD PASS FROM BRANDON COX
(WES BYRUM KICK)

OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 17 3:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 17 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OLE MISS 0 3 0 0 3
AUBURN (23) 7 0 3 7 17 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, BRAD LESTER 1 YD RUN (ZACH
KUTCH KICK), 12:19. AUBURN 7-0
2ND QUARTER: OLE MISS - FG, JOSHUA SHENE 51 YD, 15:00.
AUBURN 7-3
3RD QUARTER: AUBURN - FG, WES BYRUM 36 YD, 7:01. AUBURN
10-3
4TH QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, RODGERIQUS SMITH 34 YD PASS
FROM BRANDON COX (WES BYRUM
KICK), 11:45. AUBURN 17-3</div>

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
OLE MISS 3
AUBURN (23) 17 FINAL</div>

 

AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) -- Brad Lester and Auburn almost madeit two disappointing losses in a row.


Lester ran for 97 yards and an early touchdown and the defensestiffened in the fourth quarter Saturday as the 23rd-rankedTigers held off anemic Mississippi with a sluggish 17-3 victoryin a Southeastern Conference matchup.


Brandon Cox threw a late TD for Auburn (6-3, 4-2 SEC West),which moved one-half game behind Louisiana State (7-1, 4-1) andAlabama (6-2, 4-1) - both idle on Saturday - for the top spot inthe SEC West.


But the Tigers will have an uphill climb thanks to theircrushing loss against the Bayou Bengals last Saturday. LSU cameback to secure a 30-24 victory over Auburn with a 22-yardtouchdown pass with one second left in the contest.

Auburn still seemed to be shell-shocked from that game, failingto pull away the lowly Rebels until the final minutes.

Mississippi drove to the Auburn 20 before backup quarterbackBrent Schaeffer's pass was intercepted in the end zone bydefensive back Patrick Lee with seven minutes left in the fourthquarter.


On the ensuing possession, Cox connected with Rodgeriqus Smithfor a 34-yard score with 3:15 left to provide the final margin.

Lester started the scoring with a one-yard plunge to cap anine-play, 60-yard drive with 2:41 left in the first quarter.

Ole Miss stayed in the game with an impressive 14-play, 57-yarddrive just before halftime - capped by a 51-yard field goal byJoshua Shene as time expired to make it 7-3.


Wes Bynum's 36-yard field goal gave the Tigers a seven-pointadvantage with 7:59 left in the third quarter.


Starting signal-caller Seth Adams threw for just 88 yards forthe Rebels (2-7, 0-6), who are the only winless team in SECplay.

 

NCAAF: OLE MISS at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OLE MISS 0 3 0 0 3
AUBURN (23) 7 0 3 7 17 FINAL

AUBURN-TD, B Lester 1 YD RUN (Z Kutch KICK) 12:19 1st
Qtr
OLE MISS-FG, J Shene 51 YD 15:00 2nd Qtr
AUBURN-FG, W Byrum 36 YD 7:01 3rd Qtr
AUBURN-TD, R Smith 34 YD PASS FROM B Cox (W Byrum KICK)
11:45 4th Qtr


OLE MISS AUBURN
First downs 15 22
Rushed-yards 29-70 48-231
Passing yards 123 189
Sacked-yards lost 3-24 1-6
Return yards 9 9
Passes 14-28-1 16-26-0
Punts 7-40.4 4-40.5
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 7-60 7-57
Time of possession 23:37 36:23


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: OLE MISS-BenJarvus Green-Ellis 13-62, Bruce Hall 8-15, Brent
Schaeffer 1-7, Dexter McCluster 1-MINUS 6, Seth Adams 6-MINUS 8.
AUBURN-Brad Lester 23-96, Ben Tate 15-72, Mario Fannin 4-48, Carl
Stewart 4-16, Kodi Burns 1-5, Brandon Cox 1-MINUS 6.

PASSING: OLE MISS-Seth Adams 11-24-89- 0, Brent Schaeffer 3-4-34- 1.
AUBURN-Brandon Cox 16-26-189- 0.

RECEIVING: OLE MISS-Mike Wallace 5-39, Dexter McCluster 4-35, Shay
Hodge 2-26, Bruce Hall 1-10, Michael Hicks 1-8, Robert Hough 1-5.
AUBURN-Rodgeriqus Smith 8-111, Mario Fannin 2-29, Montez Billings
2-22, Cole Bennett 1-18, Chris Slaughter 1-6, Ben Tate 2-3.


Att: 87,451</div>

 

AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) -- Brad Lester and Auburn almost madeit two disappointing losses in a row.


Lester ran for 97 yards and an early touchdown and the defensestiffened in the fourth quarter Saturday as the 23rd-rankedTigers held off anemic Mississippi with a sluggish 17-3 victoryin a Southeastern Conference matchup.


Brandon Cox threw a late TD for Auburn (6-3, 4-2 SEC West),which moved one-half game behind Louisiana State (7-1, 4-1) andAlabama (6-2, 4-1) - both idle on Saturday - for the top spot inthe SEC West.


"We kept plugging. It wasn't pretty, but it was a win - an SECwin," Tigers coach Tommy Tuberville said. "It got us to sixwins. We have a non-conference game next week (vs. TennesseeTech), and we have to get some people healthy.


"(Linebacker) Craig Stevens hurt his foot. They X-rayed it.Brandon bruised his non-throwing shoulder, and he will probablybe out a couple of days. He will be real sore."


But the Tigers will have an uphill climb thanks to theircrushing loss against the Bayou Bengals last Saturday. LSU cameback to secure a 30-24 victory over Auburn with a 22-yardtouchdown pass with one second left in the contest.

Auburn still seemed to be shell-shocked from that game, failingto pull away the lowly Rebels until the final minutes.

"One of the hardest things in our profession is to bounce backafter a disappointment," Tuberville said. "Last week, we had ahuge one. This week, we came back and regrouped. We didn'tplay great, but we fought hard. We did some things good, but wewere pretty conservative offensively."


Mississippi drove to the Auburn 20 before backup quarterbackBrent Schaeffer's pass was intercepted in the end zone bydefensive back Patrick Lee with seven minutes left in the fourthquarter.


"We were in man coverage. We had good coverage on all of theirreceivers," Lee said. "Our defensive line and linebackers hadgreat pressure on the quarterback. He had to force a throw hedid not want to make, and I had to do what I had to do.

"I was able to come off the receiver and get the football. Iwanted to run out of the end zone, but I didn't see any lanes,so I finally took a knee."


On the ensuing possession, Cox connected with Rodgeriqus Smithfor a 34-yard score with 3:15 left to provide the final margin.

"We have been moving the ball well all game," Cox said. "Wejust took it down and didn't make any mistakes. This time weput it in the end zone. They brought everybody at me on thelast play. I didn't even see Rod when he made the catch."

Lester started the scoring with a one-yard plunge to cap anine-play, 60-yard drive with 2:41 left in the first quarter.He admitted much of his success is due to his offensive line.

"They came out and looked good again," Lester said. "They aregetting better each week. It is amazing to see how they areimproving. I am excited to see what they are going to do nextyear."


Ole Miss stayed in the game with an impressive 14-play, 57-yarddrive just before halftime - capped by a 51-yard field goal byJoshua Shene as time expired to make it 7-3.


Wes Bynum's 36-yard field goal gave the Tigers a seven-pointadvantage with 7:59 left in the third quarter.


Starting signal-caller Seth Adams threw for just 88 yards forthe Rebels (2-7, 0-6), who are the only winless team in SECplay.