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Auburn at Ole Miss

Oct 24, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 8

Away

Auburn

SEC

Final Score

35 - 28

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Ole Miss

SEC

Game Pulse

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Total Yards

Ole Miss444
Auburn462

Passing Yards

Ole Miss161
Auburn238

Rushing Yards

Ole Miss283
Auburn224

Turnovers

Ole Miss2
Auburn0

Game Conditions

ConditionFog
Temperature49°F
Wind10 mph NE

Humidity

94%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Bo Nix

Auburn

YDS: 238

Rushing

Tank Bigsby

Auburn

YDS: 129

Receiving

Seth Williams

Auburn

YDS: 134

Tackles

Owen Pappoe

Auburn

TOT: 14

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Ole Miss28:12
Auburn31:48

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Auburn holds off Ole Miss 35-28

Close

Auburn defeated Ole Miss 35-28 in Week 8 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 462-444 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Auburn set the terms early in a game that finished 35-28. Tank Bigsby run for 4 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK) came with {'seconds': 17, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Auburn the first major swing.

Auburn's box score carried the story: 462 total yards, 224 rushing yards, and 238 passing yards. Ole Miss finished with 444 total yards, including 283 on the ground and 161 through the air.

Auburn converted 11-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Auburn led 14-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 42 yds for a TD (Bo Nix pass to Seth Williams for Two-Point Conversion).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Tank Bigsby run for 4 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 7-0 over Ole Miss).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Matt Corral pass complete to Elijah Moore for 6 yds for a TD (Luke Logan KICK) (Ole Miss led 7-7 over Auburn).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matt Corral run for 5 yds for a TD (Luke Logan KICK) (Ole Miss led 14-14 over Auburn).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Bo Nix run for 4 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 14-7 over Ole Miss).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matt Corral run for 10 yds for a TD (Luke Logan KICK) (Ole Miss led 21-14 over Auburn).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Shaun Shivers run for 1 yd for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 21-21 over Ole Miss).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    35-28

    Auburn defeated Ole Miss.

  • Total yards

    462-444

    Auburn held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    224

    Auburn averaged 4.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    238

    Auburn averaged 7.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    11-16

    Auburn's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    10-16

    Ole Miss's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticOle MissAuburn
Total Yards444462
Passing Yards161238
Rushing Yards283224
First Downs2526
Third Down Efficiency10-1611-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-1
Total Penalties (Yards)1-53-35
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts17-2823-30
Rushing Attempts5147
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs34
Kicking Points43
Possession Time28:1231:48
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)