Auburn 35, Arkansas 17
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 2, 2013
Where: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Temperature:
55°
Head Official:
Matt Loeffler
Attendance:
66835
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No. 11 Auburn 35, Arkansas 17: Tre Mason rushed for 168 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as the visiting Tigers won their fifth straight game while handing the Razorbacks their sixth consecutive loss.
Auburn (8-1, 4-1 SEC) capitalized on good field position in the first half - thanks to a fumble and a failed onside kick - and Mason turned both into touchdowns as the Tigers took a 14-3 lead. Nick Marshall attempted only eight passes and completed seven for 118 yards - including an 88-yard TD pass to Sammie Coates - and ran for 59.
Kiero Small and Keon Hatcher recorded touchdowns and Jonathan Williams rushed for 104 yards for the Razorbacks (3-6, 0-5), who trailed 28-3 midway through the third quarter. Arkansas was playing its fifth straight ranked opponent and has been outscored 169-34 in its last four contests.
Mason burst through a hole up the middle for a 9-yard touchdown to give Auburn a 7-0 lead, two plays after Kris Frost recovered AJ Derby's fumble at the Tigers' 29. Mason's 4-yard run capped a 43-yard drive - six plays after Auburn recovered an onside kick - with 10:53 left in the second quarter.
The Tigers took the second-half kickoff and went 65 yards as Mason capped the drive with a 5-yard run. The Tigers extended the lead to 28-3 when Marshall connected with Coates for the third-longest pass play in school history and made it 35-17 on Mason's 12-yard run on third-and-9 with 10:17 to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas RB Alex Collins, the first freshman in SEC history to start his career with three 100-yard rushing games, recorded 92 yards and is averaging 81.6 in five conference contests. ... Auburn stopped Arkansas on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line to preserve its 14-3 lead with 2:40 remaining in the first half. ... The Tigers won their 84th straight game when scoring at least 30 points.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Auburn
|
366 |
233 |
133 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
Arkansas
|
346 |
222 |
124 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |