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Auburn at LSU

Sep 19, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 3

Away

Auburn

SEC

Final Score

21 - 45

AL

Home

LSU

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

LSU485
Auburn260

Passing Yards

LSU74
Auburn100

Rushing Yards

LSU411
Auburn160

Turnovers

LSU0
Auburn2

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jeremy Johnson

Auburn

YDS: 100

Rushing

Leonard Fournette

LSU

YDS: 228

Receiving

Roc Thomas

Auburn

YDS: 36

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

LSU33:37
Auburn26:23

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

LSU pulls away from Auburn 45-21

Standard

LSU defeated Auburn 45-21 in Week 3 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 485-260 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

LSU set the terms early in a game that finished 45-21. Brandon Harris pass complete to Colin Jeter for 1 yd for a TD, (Trent Domingue KICK) came with {'seconds': 39, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving LSU the first major swing.

LSU's box score carried the story: 485 total yards, 411 rushing yards, and 74 passing yards. Auburn finished with 260 total yards, including 160 on the ground and 100 through the air.

LSU converted 6-11 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, LSU led 24-0 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Leonard Fournette run for 40 yds for a TD, (Trent Domingue KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Brandon Harris pass complete to Colin Jeter for 1 yd for a TD, (Trent Domingue KICK) (LSU led 14-0 over Auburn).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Brandon Harris run for 2 yds for a TD, (Trent Domingue KICK) (LSU led 7-0 over Auburn).

  • Field Goal Good

    Trent Domingue 32 yd FG GOOD (LSU led 17-0 over Auburn).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leonard Fournette run for 40 yds for a TD, (Trent Domingue KICK) (LSU led 24-0 over Auburn).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Leonard Fournette run for 29 yds for a TD, (Trent Domingue KICK) (LSU led 31-7 over Auburn).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Melvin Ray for 9 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 14-38 over LSU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    45-21

    LSU defeated Auburn.

  • Total yards

    485-260

    LSU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    411

    LSU averaged 8.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    74

    LSU averaged 4.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-11

    LSU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-10

    Auburn's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticLSUAuburn
Total Yards485260
Passing Yards74100
Rushing Yards411160
First Downs2016
Third Down Efficiency6-113-10
Fourth Down Efficiency0-01-1
Total Penalties (Yards)5-434-26
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts12-1711-19
Rushing Attempts4837
Passing TDs12
Rushing TDs51
Kicking Points93
Possession Time33:3726:23
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)