American college football season
The2020 Auburn Tigers football team representedAuburn University in the2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games atJordan–Hare Stadium inAuburn, Alabama , and competed in the Western Division of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coachGus Malzahn until his dismissal at the end of the regular season. The team's spring game, originally intended to be played on April 11, 2020, was canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic . The Tigers' regular-season schedule was also impacted as all non-conference games were canceled and the SEC allowed teams to play 10 in-conference games only.
On December 13, 2020, head coach Gus Malzahn was fired after eight years.[ 1] 2014 BCS National Championship Game at the end of the 2013 season, Auburn won at least 10 games under Malzahn only once more, in 2017.Kevin Steele , defensive coordinator, was designated to serve as the Tigers' interim coach for theCitrus Bowl .In December 2020,Bryan Harsin was hired as head coach.[ 2]
In the preseason media poll, Auburn was predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[ 3]
Auburn announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019.[ 4]
The Tigers had games scheduled againstAlcorn State ,North Carolina ,Southern Miss , andUMass , which were canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic . In July, the SEC announced the non-conference games would be canceled and only ten conference games would only be played.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 26 11:00 a.m. No. 23Kentucky No. 8 SECN W 29–1317,490 October 3 6:30 p.m. at No. 4Georgia No. 7 ESPN L 6–2720,524 October 10 3:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 13 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPN W 30–2817,490 October 17 11:00 a.m. atSouth Carolina No. 15 ESPN L 22–3015,766 October 24 11:00 a.m. atOle Miss SECN W 35–2815,037 October 31 2:30 p.m. LSU CBS W 48–1117,490 November 21 6:00 p.m. Tennessee No. 23 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) ESPN W 30–1717,490 November 28 2:30 p.m. at No. 1Alabama No. 22 CBS L 13–4219,424 December 5 11:00 a.m. No. 5Texas A&M Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPN L 20–3117,490 December 12[a] 6:30 p.m. atMississippi State SECN W 24–1012,986 January 1, 2021 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 14Northwestern * ABC L 19–3513,039
^[a] COVID-19 on the Mississippi State team. The game was originally scheduled for November 14.Schedule source: [ 9] Game One – No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) at No. 8 Auburn Tigers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Wildcats 7 0 6 0 13 No. 8 Tigers 8 0 7 14 29
atJordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, September 26, 2020Game time : 11:03 a.m.CDT Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 75 °F (24 °C) •Wind : 5 mph WGame attendance : 17,490Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (SEC Network ) :Tom Hart (play-by-play),Jordan Rodgers (analyst),Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (6:44) UK – Kavosiey Smoke 35 yd rush, Matt Ruffolo kick (Drive: 11 plays, 93 yds, 6:23;Kentucky 7–0 ) (4:30) AUB – D. J. Williams 1 yd rush, John Samuel Shenker pass (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yds, 2:07;Auburn 8–7 ) Second quarter No scoring
Third quarter (5:42) AUB – Seth Williams 11 yd pass from Bo Nix,Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yds, 4:19;Auburn 15–7 ) (1:00) UK – Akeem Hayes 8 yd pass from Terry Wilson, Terry Wilson pass failed (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yds, 4:34;Auburn 15–13 ) Fourth quarter (10:21) AUB – Seth Williams 4 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yds, 2:13;Auburn 22–13 ) (8:17) AUB – Eli Stove 21 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yds, 0:50;Auburn 29–13 )
Statistics UK AUB First downs 21 16 Plays–yards 78–384 57–324 Rushes–yards 40–145 30–91 Passing yards 239 233 Passing:comp– att– int 24–38–1 16–27–0 Time of possession 36:29 23:31
Team Category Player Statistics Kentucky Passing Terry Wilson 24/37, 239 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 7 carries, 62 yds, 1 TD Receiving Josh Ali 9 receptions, 98 yds Auburn Passing Bo Nix 16/27, 233 yds, 3 TD Rushing Bo Nix 5 carries, 34 yds Receiving Seth Williams 6 receptions, 112 yds, 2 TD
Game Two – No. 7 Auburn Tigers (1–0) at No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Tigers 0 3 3 0 6 No. 4 Bulldogs 10 14 3 0 27
atSanford Stadium •Athens, Georgia
Date : Saturday, October 3, 2020Game time : 6:38 p.m.CDT Game weather : Fair •Temperature : 64 °F (18 °C) •Wind : 5 mph EGame attendance : 20,524Referee : James CarterTV announcers (ESPN ) :Chris Fowler (play-by-play),Kirk Herbstreit (analyst),Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (9:31) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yds, 2:56;Georgia 7–0 ) (4:00) UGA –Jack Podlesny 21 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yds, 3:56;Georgia 10–0 ) Second quarter (11:08) UGA –George Pickens 21 yd pass from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds, 5:26;Georgia 17–0 ) (6:26) UGA – Zamir White 1 yd rush, Jack Podlesny kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yds, 3:27;Georgia 24–0 ) (1:38) AUB – Anders Carlson 20 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yds, 4:40;Georgia 24–3 ) Third quarter (10:09) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yds, 4:46;Georgia 24–6 ) (5:51) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yds, 4:18;Georgia 27–6 ) Fourth quarter No scoring
Statistics AUB UGA First downs 15 25 Plays–yards 63–216 73–442 Rushes–yards 22–39 45–202 Passing yards 177 240 Passing:comp– att– int 21–41–1 17–28–0 Time of possession 25:56 34:04
Game Three – Arkansas Razorbacks (1–1) at No. 13 Auburn Tigers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Razorbacks 0 12 6 10 28 No. 13 Tigers 10 10 0 10 30
atJordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, October 10, 2020Game time : 3:05 p.m.CDT Game weather : Rainy •Temperature : 78 °F (26 °C) •Wind : 11 mph SGame attendance : 17,490Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN ) :Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play),Matt Stinchcomb (analyst),Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (4:32) AUB – Barton Lester 0 yd punt return, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yds, 0:00;Auburn 7–0 ) (0:36) AUB – Anders Carlson 47 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yds, 2:34;Auburn 10–0 ) Second quarter (9:22) AUB – Bo Nix 15 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yds, 4:49;Auburn 17–0 ) (6:24) ARK – Michael Woods II 4 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, PAT kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yds, 2:58;Auburn 17–6 ) (2:15) ARK – DeVion Warren 7 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, PAT pass by Feleipe Franks failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds, 2:00;Auburn 17–12 ) (0:38) AUB – Anders Carlson 25 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yds, 1:37;Auburn 20–12 ) Third quarter (4:14) ARK – Trelon Smith 5 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, PAT pass by Feleipe Franks failed (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yds, 5:30;Auburn 20–18 ) Fourth quarter (14:51) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 17 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yds, 4:12;Auburn 27–18 ) (11:37) ARK – AJ Reed 23 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yds, 3:14;Auburn 27–21 ) (5:29) ARK – DeVion Warren 30 yd pass from Feleipe Franks, AJ Reed kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yds, 4:50;Arkansas 28–27 ) (0:07) AUB – Anders Carlson 39 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yds, 1:59;Auburn 30–28 )
Statistics ARK AUB First downs 22 24 Plays–yards 72–437 70–446 Rushes–yards 42–119 41–259 Passing yards 318 187 Passing:comp– att– int 22–30–0 17–28–0 Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Feleipe Franks 22/30, 318 yds, 4 TD Rushing Trelon Smith 21 carries, 81 yds Receiving Michael Woods II 6 receptions, 81 yds, 1 TD Auburn Passing Bo Nix 17/28, 187 yds, 1 TD Rushing Tank Bigsby 20 carries, 146 yds Receiving Anthony Schwartz 10 receptions, 100 yds, 1 TD
Game Four – No. 15 Auburn Tigers (2–1) at South Carolina Gamecocks (1–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Tigers 9 7 3 3 22 Gamecocks 0 14 13 3 30
atWilliams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina
Date : Saturday, October 17, 2020Game time : 11:02 a.m.CDT Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 62 °F (17 °C) •Wind : NE 10 mphGame attendance : 15,766Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (ESPN) :Dave Pasch (play-by-play),Greg McElroy (analyst),Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (8:32) AUB – Anders Carlson 35 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yds, 4:57;Auburn 3–0 ) (4:33) AUB – Eli Stove 11 yd pass from Bo Nix, Grant Loy pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds, 2:01;Auburn 9–0 ) Second quarter (12:49) SC – Kevin Harris 3 yd run, Parker White kick (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yds, 2:00;Auburn 9–7 ) (10:24) AUB – Tank Bigsby 2 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds, 2:25;Auburn 16–7 ) (0:35) SC – Collin Hill 1 yd run, Parker White kick (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yds, 4:28;Auburn 16–14 ) Third quarter (10:22) AUB – Anders Carlson 38 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yds, 4:38;Auburn 19–14 ) (6:31) SC – Shi Smith 10 yd pass from Collin Hill, Collin Hill pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds, 3:51;South Carolina 20–19 ) (0:54) SC – Kevin Harris 8 yd run, Parker White kick (Drive: 1 play, 8 yds, 0:05;South Carolina 27–19 ) Fourth quarter (9:13) SC – Parker White 39 yd field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yds, 4:28;South Carolina 30–19 ) (6:39) AUB – Anders Carlson 22 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yds, 2:34;South Carolina 30–22 )
Statistics AUB SC First downs 27 20 Plays–yards 83–481 67–297 Rushes–yards 36–209 43–153 Passing yards 272 144 Passing:comp– att– int 24–47–3 15–24–1 Time of possession 28:43 31:17
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Bo Nix 24/47, 272 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Tank Bigsby 16 carries, 111 yds, 1 TD Receiving Seth Williams 4 receptions, 74 yds South Carolina Passing Collin Hill 15/24, 144 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kevin Harris 25 carries, 83 yds, 2 TD Receiving Shi Smith 8 receptions, 76 yds, 1 TD
Game Five – Auburn Tigers (2–2) at Ole Miss Rebels (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 7 14 35 Rebels 0 14 7 7 28
atVaught–Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, Mississippi
Date : Saturday, October 24, 2020Game time : 11:03 a.m.CDT Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 15,037Referee : Marc CurlesTV announcers (SEC Network) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (2:17) AUB – Tank Bigsby 4 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 14 plays, 95 yds, 5:53;Auburn 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:46) MISS – Elijah Moore 6 yd pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds, 3:31;Tied 7–7 ) (9:11) AUB – Bo Nix 4 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yds, 4:28;Auburn 14–7 ) (3:35) MISS – Matt Corral 5 yd run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 16 plays, 78 yds, 5:31;Tied 14–14 ) Third quarter (7:09) MISS – Matt Corral 10 yd run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yds, 0:34;Ole Miss 21–14 ) (2:57) AUB – Shaun Shivers 1 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yds, 4:04;Tied 21–21 ) Fourth quarter (10:12) AUB – Tank Bigsby 18 yd run, Ben Patton rush failed (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 5:08;Auburn 27–21 ) (5:43) MISS –Jerrion Ealy 5 yd run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yds, 4:21;Ole Miss 28–27 ) (1:11) AUB – Seth Williams 58 yd pass from Bo Nix, pass by Seth Williams (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yds, 1:14;Auburn 35–28 )
Statistics AUB MISS First downs 26 25 Plays–yards 77–462 79–444 Rushes–yards 47–224 51–283 Passing yards 238 161 Passing:comp– att– int 23–30–0 17–28–2 Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Bo Nix 23/30, 238 yds, 1 TD Rushing Tank Bigsby 24 carries, 129 yds, 2 TD Receiving Seth Williams 8 receptions, 134 yds, 1 TD Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 16/27, 154 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Matt Corral 10 rushes, 88 yds, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Moore 5 receptions, 16 yds, 1 TD
Game Six – LSU Tigers (2–2) at Auburn Tigers (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total LSU Tigers 0 3 0 8 11 Auburn Tigers 0 21 21 6 48
atJordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, October 31, 2020Game time : 2:39 p.m.CDT Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 67 °F (19 °C) •Wind : 8 mph EGame attendance : 17,490Referee : Alex MooreTV announcers (CBS ) :Brad Nessler (play-by-play),Gary Danielson (analyst),Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter No scoring
Second quarter (12:13) AUB – Eli Stove 9 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 1 play, 4 yds, 0:32;Auburn 7–0 ) (5:27) AUB – Christian Tutt 20 yd fumble return, Anders Carlson kick (Auburn 14–0 (0:40) AUB – Ze'Vian Capers 9 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yds, 2:56;Auburn 21–0 ) (0:00) LSU –Cade York 50 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yds, 0:33;Auburn 21–3 ) Third quarter (11:35) AUB – Bo Nix 5 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds, 3:25;Auburn 28–3 ) (8:55) AUB – Tank Bigsby 2 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yds, 2:34;Auburn 35–3 ) (1:33) AUB – Tank Bigsby 3 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yds, 5:21;Auburn 42–3 ) Fourth quarter (14:37) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 91 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 91 yds, 0:11;Auburn 48–3 ) (8:43) LSU –Kayshon Boutte 43 yd pass from Max Johnson, Max Johnson run (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yds, 1:16;Auburn 48–11 )
Statistics LSU AUB First downs 20 23 Plays–yards 75–347 70–506 Rushes–yards 27–32 44–206 Passing yards 315 300 Passing:comp– att– int 28–48–2 18–26–0 Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Max Johnson 15/24, 172 yds, 1 TD Rushing John Emery 9 carries, 21 yds Receiving Arik Gilbert 6 receptions, 55 yds Auburn Passing Bo Nix 18/24, 300 yds, 3 TD Rushing Bo Nix 11 carries, 81 yds, 1 TD Receiving Eli Stove 5 receptions, 64 yds, 1 TD
Game Seven – Tennessee Volunteers (2–4) at No. 23 Auburn Tigers (4–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Volunteers 7 3 0 7 17 No. 23 Tigers 0 10 10 10 30
atJordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, November 21, 2020Game time : 6:10 p.m.CST Game weather : Clear skies •Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) •Wind : 3 mph EGame attendance : 17,490Referee : David SmithTV announcers (ESPN) :Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (5:56) TENN – Jarrett Guarantano 9 yd rush, Brent Cimaglia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 4:42;Tennessee 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:42) TENN – Brent Cimaglia 47 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yds, 3:58;Tennessee 10–0 ) (12:06) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 54 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yds, 1:35;Tennessee 10–7 ) (5:36) AUB – Anders Carlson 25 yd field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yds, 5:35;Tied 10–10 ) Third quarter (7:25) AUB – Anders Carlson 27 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yds, 7:35;Auburn 13–10 ) (2:21) AUB –Smoke Monday 100 yd interception return, Anders Carlson kick (Auburn 20–10 Fourth quarter (7:14) AUB – D.J. Williams 9 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yds, 5:19;Auburn 27–10 ) (4:07) TENN – Eric Gray 1 yd rush, Brent Cimaglia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds, 3:07;Auburn 27–17 ) (1:27) AUB – Anders Carlson 50 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 11 yds, 2:39;Auburn 30–17 )
Statistics TENN AUB First downs 28 23 Plays–yards 74–464 64–385 Rushes–yards 41–222 38–165 Passing yards 242 220 Passing:comp– att– int 22–33–1 17–26–1 Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Jarrett Guarantano 15/23, 156 yds, 1 INT Rushing Eric Gray 22 carries, 173 yds, 1 TD Receiving Ty Chandler 4 receptions, 37 yds Auburn Passing Bo Nix 17/26, 220 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing D.J. Williams 11 carries, 66 yds, 1 TD Receiving Seth Williams 5 receptions, 52 yds
Game Eight – No. 22 Auburn Tigers (5–2) at No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (7–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Tigers 0 3 3 7 13 No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 14 14 7 42
atBryant–Denny Stadium •Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date : Saturday, November 28, 2020Game time : 2:39 p.m.CST Game weather : Partly cloudy •Temperature : 63 °F (17 °C) •Wind : N 6 mphGame attendance : 19,424Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (5:10) ALA – DeVonta Smith 66 yd pass from Mac Jones,Will Reichard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yds, 1:51;Alabama 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:04) ALA –John Metchie III 7 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yds, 2:21;Alabama 14–0 ) (8:51) AUB – Anders Carlson 47 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yds, 5:13;Alabama 14–3 ) (6:24) ALA –Jahleel Billingsley 24 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds, 2:27;Alabama 21–3 ) Third quarter (10:36) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yds, 3:00;Alabama 21–6 ) (9:08) ALA – DeVonta Smith 58 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yds, 1:28;Alabama 28–6 ) (4:28) ALA – Najee Harris 39 yd run, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yds, 2:07;Alabama 35–6 ) Fourth quarter (13:27) ALA – John Metchie III 24 yd pass from Mac Jones, Will Reichard kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yds, 5:10;Alabama 42–6 ) (4:39) AUB – Bo Nix 1 yd run, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 96 yds, 5:59;Alabama 42–13 )
Statistics AUB ALA First downs 20 20 Plays–yards 80–347 53–445 Rushes–yards 42–120 27–143 Passing yards 227 302 Passing:comp– att– int 23–38–2 18–26–0 Time of possession 36:30 23:30
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Bo Nix 23/38, 227 yds, 2 INT Rushing Mark-Antony Richards 14 carries, 57 yds Receiving Eli Stove 7 receptions, 29 yds Alabama Passing Mac Jones 18/26, 302 yds, 5 TD Rushing Najee Harris 11 carries, 96 yds, 1 TD Receiving DeVonta Smith 7 receptions, 171 yds, 2 TD
Game Nine – No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies (6–1) at Auburn Tigers (5–3)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Aggies 7 7 0 17 31 Tigers 0 10 10 0 20
atJordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, Alabama
Date : Saturday, December 5, 2020Game time : 11:02 a.m.CST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C) •Wind : N 9 mphGame attendance : 17,490Referee : James CarterTV announcers (ESPN) :Sean McDonough (play-by-play),Todd Blackledge (analyst),Todd McShay and Allison Williams (sideline reporters)
Game information First quarter (8:42) TA&M – Jalen Wydermyer 10 yd pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds, 6:18;Texas A&M 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:11) AUB – Anders Carlson 37 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yds, 4:17;Texas A&M 7–3 ) (3:36) AUB – Bo Nix 5 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 4:33;Auburn 10–7 ) (0:24) TA&M – Kellen Mond 1 yd rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds, 3:12;Texas A&M 14–10 ) Third quarter (10:36) AUB – Bo Nix 3 yd rush, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds, 4:24;Auburn 17–14 ) (4:16) AUB – Anders Carlson 24 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yds, 3:38;Auburn 20–14 ) Fourth quarter (13:31) TA&M – Jalen Wydermyer 20 yd pass from Kellen Mond, Seth Small kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds, 5:45;Texas A&M 21–20 ) (8:12) TA&M –Ainias Smith 4 yd rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yds, 3:42;Texas A&M 28–20 ) (1:09) TA&M –Seth Small 32 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yds, 5:32;Texas A&M 31–20 )
Statistics TA&M AUB First downs 29 16 Plays–yards 70–509 54–340 Rushes–yards 47–313 30–196 Passing yards 196 144 Passing:comp– att– int 18–23–0 15–23–0 Time of possession 38:00 22:00
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 18/23, 196 yds, 2 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 20 carries, 120 yds Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 8 receptions, 89 yds, 2 TD Auburn Passing Bo Nix 15/23, 144 yds Rushing Tank Bigsby 9 carries, 76 yds Receiving Eli Stove 4 receptions, 29 yds
At Mississippi State [ edit ] Game Ten – Auburn Tigers (5–4) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (2–6)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 3 3 3 15 24 Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
atDavis Wade Stadium •Starkville, Mississippi
Date : Saturday, December 12, 2020Game time : 6:39 p.m.CST Game weather : Partly Cloudy •Temperature : 55 °F (13 °C) •Wind : CalmGame attendance : 12,986Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (SEC Network) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (6:47) AUB – Anders Carlson 27 yd field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 40 yds, 6:20;Auburn 3–0 ) Second quarter (5:27) MSU –Brandon Ruiz 41 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 37 yds, 5:13;Tied 3–3 ) (0:00) AUB – Anders Carlson 37 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yds, 3:18;Auburn 6–3 ) Third quarter (4:28) AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 10 yds, 2:10;Auburn 9–3 ) Fourth quarter (10:03) AUB – Seth Williams 32 yd pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 95 yds, 4:49;Auburn 16–3 ) (8:24) MSU – Austin Williams 8 yd pass from Will Rogers, Brandon Ruiz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yds, 1:28;Auburn 16–10 ) (6:03) AUB – Bo Nix 3 yd run, pass by Ze'Vian Capers (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds, 2:21;Auburn 24–10 )
Statistics AUB MSU First downs 19 17 Plays–yards 68–343 67–240 Rushes–yards 36–218 16–19 Passing yards 125 221 Passing:comp– att– int 15–32–0 30–51–2 Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Bo Nix 15/32, 125 yds, 1 TD Rushing Tank Bigsby 26 carries, 192 yds Receiving Anthony Schwartz 5 receptions, 32 yds Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 30/51, 221 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dillon Johnson 5 carries, 30 yds Receiving Jaden Walley 8 receptions, 100 yds
[ edit ] Vrbo Citrus Bowl – Auburn Tigers (6–4) vs. No. 14 Northwestern Wildcats (6–2)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 6 7 6 19 No. 14 Wildcats 14 0 7 14 35
atCamping World Stadium •Orlando, Florida
Date : Friday, January 1, 2021Game time : 12:00 p.m.CST Game weather : Mostly SunnyGame attendance : 13,039Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ABC ) :Dave Flemming (play-by-play),Rod Gilmore (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (11:32) NU – Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman 35 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:28;Northwestern 7–0 ) (3:14) NU – John Raine 6 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:21;Northwestern 14–0 ) Second quarter (6:03) AUB – Anders Carlson 50 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:36;Northwestern 14–3 ) (0:17) AUB – Anders Carlson 27 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 3:45;Northwestern 14–6 ) Third quarter (8:32) AUB – Elijah Canion 57 yard pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10;Northwestern 14–13 ) (1:34) NU – Peyton Ramsey 30 yard rush, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:10;Northwestern 21–13 ) Fourth quarter (12:13) NU – Cam Porter 1 yard rush, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:16;Northwestern 28–13 ) (7:49) NU – Riley Lees 8 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:35;Northwestern 35–13 ) (4:41) AUB – D.J. Williams 2 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:08;Northwestern 35–19 )
Statistics AUB NU First downs 19 25 Plays–yards 69-361 86-457 Rushes–yards 26-61 51-166 Passing yards 300 291 Passing:comp– att– int 26-43-0 24-35-0 Time of possession 24:18 35:42
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Bo Nix 25/42, 292 yds, 1 TD Rushing Bo Nix 10 carries, 32 yds Receiving Elijah Canion 3 receptions, 80 yds, 1 TD Northwestern Passing Peyton Ramsey 24/35, 291 yds, 3 TD Rushing Cam Porter 33 carries, 98 yds, 1 TD Receiving John Raine 6 receptions, 76 yds, 1 TD
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Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ Scarborough, Alex (December 13, 2020)."Auburn Tigers fire football coach Gus Malzahn after eight seasons" .ESPN.com . RetrievedDecember 31, 2020 . ^ Zenor, John (December 23, 2020)."Auburn hires Boise State's Harsin to lead football program Bryan Harsin He was previously the Head Coach at Boise State University" .AP News . RetrievedApril 22, 2025 . ^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced" .SECSports.com . Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.^ "SEC announces 2020 Auburn football schedule" . Auburn University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2020 .^ Talty, John (July 30, 2020)."SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season" .AL.com . RetrievedJuly 30, 2020 . ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020)."SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season" .FBSchedules.com . RetrievedJuly 20, 2020 . ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 30, 2020)."All three Chick-fil-A Kickoff games canceled in 2020" .FBSchedules.com . RetrievedJuly 30, 2020 . ^ Dellenger, Ross (July 30, 2020)."Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start" .Sports Illustrated . RetrievedJuly 30, 2020 . ^ "2020 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2020 .
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