GAME THREAD: NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH (4-5) at AUBURN (6-3)

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH (4-5) at AUBURN (6-3)

<h3>Auburn takes break from SEC to host FCS squad Tennessee Tech</h3>

Tennessee Tech (4-5) at No. 19 Auburn (6-3) 2:30 pm EDT

AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) -- Auburn doesn't have a bye this week,but coach Tommy Tuberville likely isn't stressing too much abouthis team's opponent.


Tuberville's 19th-ranked Tigers get a break from SoutheasternConference play Saturday when they host Tennessee Tech of theFootball Championship Subdivision.


Auburn is coming off last weekend's 17-3 win over SEC WestDivision rival Mississippi.


Brandon Cox threw for 189 yards and a touchdown and Brad Lesterran for 96 yards and a score for the Tigers, who conclude theirregular season at No. 10 Georgia next week and vs. No. 17Alabama on November 24.


Tennessee Tech has lost four straight games, including a wild59-52 home setback to Ohio Valley Conference foe Samford lastSaturday.


Golden Eagles quarterback Lee Sweeney threw for 367 yards andthree touchdowns but was intercepted twice in the
highest-scoring game in school history.


The teams will be meeting for the first time.

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TENNESSEE TECH 0
AUBURN (19) 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN
BEN TATE 2 YD RUN
(WES BYRUM KICK)

TENNESSEE TECH 0
AUBURN (19) 7 11:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG TENNESSEE TECH
JUSTIN KRAEMER 28 YD

TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 7 10:07 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN
CARL STEWART 2 YD RUN
(WES BYRUM KICK)

TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 14 8:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE TECH 3 3
AUBURN (19) 14 14 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, BEN TATE 2 YD RUN (WES BYRUM
KICK), 3:10. AUBURN 7-0
TENNESSEE TECH - FG, JUSTIN KRAEMER 28 YD, 4:53.
AUBURN 7-3
AUBURN - TD, CARL STEWART 2 YD RUN (WES
BYRUM KICK), 6:11. AUBURN 14-3</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN
ROBERT DUNN 16 YD PASS FROM BRANDON COX
(JOSH BYNES KICK)

TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 21 13:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 21 6:27 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE TECH 3 0 3
AUBURN (19) 14 7 21 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, BEN TATE 2 YD RUN (WES BYRUM
KICK), 3:10. AUBURN 7-0
TENNESSEE TECH - FG, JUSTIN KRAEMER 28 YD, 4:53.
AUBURN 7-3
AUBURN - TD, CARL STEWART 2 YD RUN (WES
BYRUM KICK), 6:11. AUBURN 14-3
2ND QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, ROBERT DUNN 16 YD PASS FROM
BRANDON COX (JOSH BYNES KICK),
1:01. AUBURN 21-3</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 21 14:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 21 12:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN
ROBERT DUNN 20 YD PASS FROM BLAKE FIELD
(WES BYRUM KICK)

TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 28 5:32 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 28 2:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE TECH 3 0 0 3
AUBURN (19) 14 7 7 28 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, BEN TATE 2 YD RUN (WES BYRUM
KICK), 3:10. AUBURN 7-0
TENNESSEE TECH - FG, JUSTIN KRAEMER 28 YD, 4:53.
AUBURN 7-3
AUBURN - TD, CARL STEWART 2 YD RUN (WES
BYRUM KICK), 6:11. AUBURN 14-3
2ND QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, ROBERT DUNN 16 YD PASS FROM
BRANDON COX (WES BYRUM KICK),
1:01. AUBURN 21-3
3RD QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, ROBERT DUNN 20 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE FIELD (WES BYRUM KICK),
9:28. AUBURN 28-3</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD AUBURN
WALTER MCFADDEN 93 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(WES BYRUM KICK)

TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 35 10:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 35 9:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE TECH 3 0 0 0 3
AUBURN (19) 14 7 7 7 35 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, BEN TATE 2 YD RUN (WES BYRUM
KICK), 3:10. AUBURN 7-0
TENNESSEE TECH - FG, JUSTIN KRAEMER 28 YD, 4:53.
AUBURN 7-3
AUBURN - TD, CARL STEWART 2 YD RUN (WES
BYRUM KICK), 6:11. AUBURN 14-3
2ND QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, ROBERT DUNN 16 YD PASS FROM
BRANDON COX (WES BYRUM KICK),
1:01. AUBURN 21-3
3RD QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, ROBERT DUNN 20 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE FIELD (WES BYRUM KICK),
9:28. AUBURN 28-3
4TH QUARTER: AUBURN - TD, WALTER MCFADDEN 93 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (WES BYRUM
KICK), 4:39. AUBURN 35-3</div>

 

AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) -- Brandon Cox kept up with Auburn'shomecoming tradition.


Cox passed for 167 yards and a touchdown Saturday as No. 19Auburn posted a 35-3 victory over Tennessee Tech of the FootballChampionship Subdivision.


The 6-2 Cox completed nine-of-11 attempts - all in the firsthalf - for Auburn (7-3), which has won four straight home games.The Tigers also won their 16th consecutive homecoming game,running its record to 68-8-5 during that weekend.


In the first meeting between the teams, Cox guided Auburn to a21-3 lead in barely over a quarter of play.


On their very first possession, the Tigers went 64 yards ineight plays capped by a two-yard TD run by Ben Tate.

After Henry Sailes returned a kickoff 67 yards to put the GoldenEagles in position for Justin Kraemer's 28-yard field goal, Coxstruck quickly on Auburn's next drive to increase the margineven farther. The senior quarterback completed a 55-yard passto fullback Carl Stewart to put the Tigers on the two-yard line.

That set the stage for Stewart, who burst over on the next playto make it 14-3.


Cox took it slow next time, marshalling the offense on a14-play, 66-yard marathon that he finished by tossing a 16-yardscore to Robert Dunn. Cox, who completed 4-of-6 passes on thedrive was replaced by Kodi Burns on Auburn's next series.

Dunn caught three passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns,including one from third-string quarterback Blake Field in thethird quarter that made it 28-3.


Defensive back Walter McFadden intercepted a pass from GoldenEagles quarterback Lee Sweeney in the final quarter, returningit 93 yards for a TD to give the Tigers a 35-3 advantage.

Sweeney went 19-of-26 for 168 yards and an interception forTennessee Tech (4-6), which has lost five straight and is 0-20all-time vs. Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE TECH 3 0 0 0 3
AUBURN (19) 14 7 7 7 35 FINAL

AUBURN-TD, B Tate 2 YD RUN (W Byrum KICK) 3:10 1st Qtr
TENNESSEE TECH-FG, J Kraemer 28 YD 4:53 1st Qtr
AUBURN-TD, C Stewart 2 YD RUN (W Byrum KICK) 6:11 1st
Qtr
AUBURN-TD, R Dunn 16 YD PASS FROM B Cox (W Byrum KICK)
1:01 2nd Qtr
AUBURN-TD, R Dunn 20 YD PASS FROM B Field (W Byrum KICK)
9:28 3rd Qtr
AUBURN-TD, W McFadden 93 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (W Byrum
KICK) 4:39 4th Qtr


TENNESSEE TECH AUBURN
First downs 15 18
Rushed-yards 34-136 36-115
Passing yards 168 259
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 0-0
Return yards 0 126
Passes 19-28-2 15-29-1
Punts 5-44.2 5-53.8
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-0
Penalties-yards 3-25 7-53
Time of possession 29:09 30:51


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: TENNESSEE TECH-Derek White 18-66, Cass Barnes 6-28, Derrian
Waters 4-22, Daniel Jackson 3-13, Henry Sailes 2-8, - Team 1-MINUS 1.
AUBURN-Mario Fannin 14-52, Ben Tate 14-35, Kodi Burns 3-11, Neil
Caudle 1-8, Carl Stewart 3-6, Danny Perry 1-3.

PASSING: TENNESSEE TECH-Lee Sweeney 19-26-168- 1, - Team 0-1-0- 0,
Cass Barnes 0-1-0- 1. AUBURN-Brandon Cox 9-11-167- 0. Blake Field
6-11-92- 0. Neil Caudle 0-3-0- 1. Kodi Burns 0-4-0- 0.

RECEIVING: TENNESSEE TECH-Derrian Waters 3-65, Bryon Ottrix 3-29,
Larry Shipp 4-28, Daniel Jackson 1-13, Daniel Brown 2-12, Derek White
3-9, Henry Sailes 2-9, Josh Paz 1-3. AUBURN-Carl Stewart 1-55, Montez
Billings 2-44, Robert Dunn 3-42, Ben Tate 2-36, Rodgeriqus Smith 2-29,
Tim Hawthorne 1-19, Gabe McKenzie 2-16, Tommy Trott 1-9, Mario Fannin
1-9.


Att: 85,754</div>

 

NCAAF: TENNESSEE TECH at AUBURN

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
TENNESSEE TECH 3
AUBURN (19) 35 FINAL</div>