Byrum Brown leads Auburn to blowout win at Mississippi State as Tigers secure bowl eligibility
By Andrew Olson
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Auburn is going bowling in Alex Golesh‘s first season.
The Tigers picked up a 6th win on Saturday, thumping Mississippi State in Starkville by the score of 41-9. Quarterback Byrum Brown was responsbile for 4 Tiger touchdowns.
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The rout was on early in Starkville. Auburn notched a 10-0 lead in the 1st quarter and never looked back, adding 17 in the 2nd quarter to lead 27-7 at the half.
Brown had a highly effective day. He was 19-of-26 passing for 232 yards with 3 touchdowns. Auburn won the turnover battle 4-1, as Brown had 1 intercepted pass. He made up for that, though, with 4 scores, adding 1 on the ground.
Keshaun Singleton was Brown’s top pass-catcher. Singleton caught 7 of his 8 targets for 103 yards with 2 touchdowns.
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In Kamario Taylor’s absence, Mississippi State played both Parker “Billy” Puckett and AJ Swann. Puckett was 10-of-14 passing but for just 68 yards. Swann completed 6-of-13 for 138 yards with MSU’s only touchdown of the day.
The Auburn defense recorded 7 sacks, taking 51 yards off the Mississippi State rushing total. The Bulldogs finished with 46 rushes for 46 yards.
Auburn will have a 2-game winning streak entering its Week 12 tuneup against Samford before the Iron Bowl. Mississippi State is on a 6-game losing skid, falling to 4-6 on the year with Saturday’s loss. The Bulldogs will look to bounce back against Tennessee Tech, a tune-up before the Egg Bowl.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaign of Fred Taylor.
