Auburn 30, Mississippi 22
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 5, 2013
Where: Jordan Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
Temperature:
77°
Head Official:
Mark Curles
Attendance:
86504
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Auburn 30, Mississippi 22: Nick Marshall rushed for 140 yards and a pair of scores in an upset of the visiting Rebels - who have not won on the road against the Tigers since 2003.
Tre Mason had a rushing touchdown and finished with 62 yards receiving and 77 on the ground for Auburn (4-1, 2-1 SEC). The Tigers' defense held Mississippi's offense to 5-of-19 on third downs and recorded six sacks and Robenson Therezie returned an interception 78 yards for a touchdown with 1:39 remaining in the first quarter.
Jeff Scott rushed for 66 yards on six carries, including a 52-yard run in the third quarter that led to a 22-yard field goal for Mississippi (3-2, 1-2). Bo Wallace threw two touchdown passes to Donte Moncrief but the junior quarterback also threw two costly interceptions.
The Tigers led 20-6 at halftime on rushing touchdowns by Mason and Marshall and the interception return by Therezie. Auburn attempted a two-point conversion on its opening score but failed, and Mississippi scored on field goals of 42 and 44 yards by Andrew Ritter.
Wallace hit Moncrief for a 49-yard score with 5:55 remaining in the third quarter to cut Auburn's lead to 27-16. Wallace hit Moncrief again on a 13-yard score in the fourth quarter and the Rebels recovered two fumbles but were unable to convert them into points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn LB Cassanova McKinzy injured his neck on the last play of the first quarter and was carted off the field on a stretcher. He returned to the sidelines wearing a soft neck brace. ... Marshall is the first Auburn quarterback to rush for 100-plus yards since Cam Newton. ... Marshall joins Mason, Corey Grant and Cameron Artis-Payne as the fourth Tigers' player to rush for 100-plus yards in a game this season - the first time it has happened in program history.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Mississippi |
|
Auburn |
Jeff Scott
|
Player |
Nick Marshall
|
6 |
Attempts |
14 |
66 |
Yards |
140 |
11.0 |
Avg Yards |
10.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Mississippi |
|
Auburn |
Donte Moncrief
| Player |
Tre Mason
|
6 |
Receptions |
3 |
122 |
Yards |
62 |
20.3 |
Avg Yards |
20.7 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Mississippi
|
464 |
124 |
340 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
Auburn
|
375 |
282 |
93 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
6.0 |
0 |