What Gus Malzahn said after Auburn’s disappointing loss at Clemson

Head coach Gus Malzahn and his Auburn Tigers had a rough go of it on the offensive side of the ball Saturday night in the ACC’s Death Valley.

No. 13 Auburn traveled to No. 3 Clemson looking for a win but will return to the Plains with a 14-6 loss after QB Jarrett Stidham found himself sacked 11 times in the game. Auburn was able to keep the game close all night long thanks to a strong defense, but Clemson dominated the flow of the game.

Auburn was held to just 117 yards of offense and could not score after halftime.

Here is a sample of what Malzahn had to say following the defeat:

Gus Malzahn "Obviously a very disappointing loss" Says the two field goals and not being able to score touchdowns was a killer

— Jason Caldwell (@ITATJason) September 10, 2017

"We’ll get better offensively and we’ll get this thing corrected. There’s no doubt about that." – Gus Malzahn https://t.co/bBTCrecd4G

— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) September 10, 2017

Malzahn "negative plays killed us"

— Jason Caldwell (@ITATJason) September 10, 2017

Malzahn says they've got to be able to run the ball better. Left Auburn offense in too many obvious passing situations

— Jason Caldwell (@ITATJason) September 10, 2017

Gus Malzahn in front of the mic after a 14-6 loss to Clemson. Proud of his defense but way too many sacks on O. Says need better rush off. pic.twitter.com/N1YprMUtJL

— Stephen Gunter (@Stephen_Gunter) September 10, 2017

Auburn HC Gus Malzahn on RB Kamryn Pettway and his reported injury issues: "He'll be fine. … We won't make any excuses. He'll be fine."

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) September 10, 2017

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.