Auburn takes advantage of LSU turnovers, leads No. 2 Tigers - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports
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Fans are packed into Jordan-Hare Stadium to see Auburn vs. LSU. (Special)Where has this team been all year?
The 20-point home underdog Auburn Tigers are leading the No. 2 LSU Tigers 9-7 at halftime.
Auburn's defense harassed LSU's first-year starter at quarterback Zach Mettenberger in the first half, forcing two fumbles and converting one of those into a 4-yard Onterrio McCalleb touchdown run.
Defensive end Cory Lemonier forced Mettenberger's second fumble with a sack, leading to Auburn's touchdown drive.
Before the half, Cody Parkey put Auburn on top by two with a 40-yard field goal with just over a minute remaining.
Check the stats below from ESPN.com:
| FIRST QUARTER | LSU | AUB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S | 8:21 | Tre Mason rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Aub 0 for a SAFETY. | 2 | 0 |
|
TD | 4:18 | Michael Ford rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. Drew Alleman extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 9 plays, 59 yds in 4:03
|
9 | 0 |
 |
TD | 0:00 | Onterio McCalebb rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Cody Parkey extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 3 plays, 26 yds in 1:02
|
9 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | LSU | AUB | |||
|
FG | 1:21 | Cody Parkey 40 yard field goal GOOD.
Drive info: 8 plays, 42 yds in 5:05
|
9 | 10 |
| LSU | AUB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 9 | 4 |
|
3rd down efficiency
|
4-8 | 1-5 |
|
4th down efficiency
|
0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 182 | 88 |
| Passing | 78 | 61 |
|
Comp-Att
|
10-13 | 8-11 |
|
Yards per pass
|
6.0 | 5.5 |
| Rushing | 104 | 27 |
|
Rushing Attempts
|
23 | 13 |
|
Yards per rush
|
4.5 | 2.1 |
| Penalties | 3-25 | 3-22 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
|
Fumbles lost
|
2 | 0 |
|
Interceptions thrown
|
0 | 0 |
| Possession | 17:02 | 12:58 |
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