In what was a tale of two halves last Saturday night against No. 10 Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn fell in its third consecutive game, 20-10.
The Tigers seized a quick 10-0 lead after a dominant first-half showing, but gave up 20 points to the Bulldogs in the last 32 minutes of the game and only mustered 40 yards of offense in the second half.
Auburn sits at 3-3 overall and will host No. 16 Missouri on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. CT on SECN.
Here are some stats and tidbits from the Tigers’ loss to Georgia:
Miscellaneous
– Auburn has now lost nine straight to Georgia. The Bulldogs have tied their longest winning streak in series history, dating back to 1923-31. They have won 18 of the last 21 matchups in the series.
– Saturday night was the first time that The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry has been played under the lights in Jordan-Hare Stadium since 2012.
– Auburn fell to 0-3 in conference play, marking the first time in program history that the Tigers have done so in three consecutive seasons.
– Since 2021, Auburn is 1-18 against AP top 25 opponents.
– Auburn has yet to allow more than 24 points in a game this season.
– The Tigers have 13 rushing touchdowns on the year, matching last year’s season total.
– For the 18th time in program history, Auburn has had a quarterback record six or more rushing touchdowns in a season.
– The Tigers have totaled four scoring drives of 14 or more plays this season.
– Auburn has scored in a school-record 160 consecutive games, dating back to the first game of 2013.
Game Specifics
– Auburn recorded a 14-play, 75-yard scoring drive to open the game. It was just the second time this season that Auburn scored on the opening drive.
– Auburn’s defense held Georgia to 78 yards of total offense in the first half, which is the fewest in the series since Auburn held Georgia to 63 yards in 2022. It was the lowest mark for the Bulldogs in the first half this season.
– The Bulldogs’ 19 rushing yards in the first half were the fewest in the series since they only recorded 19 in 2017.
– Auburn is the first team to keep Georgia from scoring a touchdown in the first half this season.
– The Tigers held Georgia to 79 rushing yards, marking the fourth time this season and 10th time in 18 games under defensive coordinator DJ Durkin that the Tigers have held their opponent below 100 rushing yards.
– Auburn kept Georgia under the 300-yard mark on offense. It was the second time this season the Tigers have kept an opponent under 300 yards of offense.
– Eric Singleton Jr. extended his catch streak to 30 games, every game of his collegiate career thus far.
– Jackson Arnold is the 12th quarterback in Auburn history to score six or more rushing touchdowns.
– Arnold has now attempted 319 passes without an interception, passing Alabama’s AJ McCarron (291) to move into third place all-time in SEC history.
– Tight end Preston Howard set career highs in both receptions (4) and total yards (33).
– Wide receiver Perry Thompson tied his career high with two receptions.
– Wide receiver Cam Coleman recorded seven receptions, tying a career high. It was the fourth time he has recorded seven receptions in a game and the second this season.
– Linebacker Elijah Melendez recorded a career high in both total tackles (5) and TFL (2.0).
– Kicker Alex McPherson improved to 25-of-27 on field goal attempts in his career. He is 5-of-5 on the season.
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