The 2013 Florida Atlantic Game

After last week's big win in College Station the 6 and 1 Tigers take on FAU in Jordan Hare favored by about 28 over the 2 and 5 Owls.  FAU is no Western Carolina.  Can the Tigers win this game decisively as we would like?  Will there be a letdown?  The Tigers moved up to 11th in the BCS standings.  The season is ours to claim.

FIRST QUARTER

The Tigers receive and from the 22 drive right down the field 78 yards for the touchdown.
Nick Marshall has a 46 yard run.
Tre Mason runs it in from the 8.
6 play drive all on the ground.

Auburn 7  FAU 0

From the 25 FAU picks up a first down but there's a fumble picked up by Whitehead and he runs it to the FAU 45.
First play from scrimmage and Corey Grant races down the right sideline untouched.  Touchdown Auburn!

Auburn 14  FAU 0

From the 25 after one first down the Owls punt.
Chris Davis runs the punt from the goal line to the FAU 28.
Great punt return!
From the 10 Marshall runs around left end untouched with great blocking.  Walks into the end zone.
The Tigers have yet to attempt a pass.

Auburn 21  FAU 0

No letdown yet!
Our defense has given a few yards up the middle.  Let's stop that.
Another first down but then an Owl punt.
5:08 to go in the first.
AU starts on the 15.
For the first time Auburn has to punt from midfield.
Fair catch at the 8 with 1:47 to go.
The Owls are three and out.
There's a short punt to the FAU 48.
On the last play of the quarter Grant sprints for 16 yards.
It's all Auburn so far.

SECOND QUARTER

Marshall gets sacked and is sitting on the ground on the FAU 39.
It might be the right shoulder.  Nick walks off the field and here comes JJ.
First play 3rd and 13 JJ hits Coates for 38 yards and the touchdown.  Just like that!
Jeremy Johnson comes in and on the first play finds a wide-open receiver.

Auburn 28  FAU 0

Let's hope NM is okay, but Jeremy Johnson sure looks good out there!
FAU is three and out.
Auburn gets the ball back on their 22 still early in the second quarter.
Quentin Riggins says NM is in the locker room getting evaluated.  It's his right shoulder.
Q thinks he will be okay but we will see.
In the Wildcat CAP runs for 33 yards up the middle.
The drive stalls and Auburn punts from the Owl 44.
Fair catch at the 15.
10:45 to go.
The visitors drive to the AU 47 but have to punt from there.
Auburn starts at their 19.
JJ is the quarterback.
The Tigers drive for a 44-yd. field goal.  JJ hits a couple of passes but misses on a couple.

Auburn 31  FAU 0

The Owls are three and out with 3:35 left.
Davis drops the punt but falls on it at the AU 33.
First play 67 yards JJ to Coates and he walk into the end zone.
Coates is becoming our go to receiver.
Lightning strikes!

Auburn 38  FAU 0

Now we know why Jeremy Johnson wasn't redshirted.
No hangover from the last week's big win at TAMU.
There's a completion to the Auburn 29 over Mincy.
After an incompetion their QB runs around left end for the touchdown.

Auburn 38  FAU 7

With 2:13 FAU gets on the board.
NM is out of the locker room but he won't play anymore tonight.
No need to risk putting him back out there tonight.
Bray returns the KO to the 30.
The drive ends with a missed 40-yd. FG attempt on the last play of the half.
We see Nick Marshall on the sidelines in street clothes smiling.  Hope he's ready to go next week!

THIRD QUARTER

First play FAU gets a long completion to the Auburn 35.  We can't have this.
First down to the AU 19.
There's sack back to the 25 by Dee Ford.
There's a completion to the 14.
Pass incomplete in the end zone.
The FG attempt is good.
The Owls open the second half with a drive to 3 points.

Auburn 38  FAU 10

FAU has now scored on two straight possessions.  We don't need to get sloppy here.
There's a good runback by Bray and tacking on a penalty and AU starts on the Owl 46.
CAP makes a bull run to the one and two plays later he rams over the goal line.
Our offense responds.

Auburn 45  FAU 10

FAU is three and out.
AU starts on the 22.
The quarter ends with Auburn driving with a first down at the FAU 21.
Kiehl Frazier is in at QB.

FOURTH QUARTER

There is an interception off the pass of JJ at the 2 yard line.  The ball was tipped.
FAU at their 2.
3 and out.
Marcus Davis loses 7 on the return and Auburn starts on their 36.
Jonathan Wallce is in at QB.
On 3rd and 11 Wallace runs for the first down.
On the next play Jonathan Ford runs to the 13.  Is he fast or what?!
Wallace to the 7.
False start moves the ball back 5 yards.
We are already over 600 total yards.
Two straight comical spots by the refs and we give the ball up on downs at the 4.
Our announcers are laughing at the terrible ball spots by the officials.
Utterly amazing poor officiating.
The spot of Wallace's was at least 2 yards short where he ended up.
3 and out.
AU at their 43.
The Tigers are three and out with about 3 minutes left.
Fair catch at the FAU 13.
Three and out.
Auburn runs the clock out.

Auburn 45  FAU 10

Not perfect, but no letdown.  The Tigers take care of business.
Now it's on to Fayetteville!!!