2019 The Mississippi State Game

Kickoff from Jordan-Hare at 6 pm on ESPN.
After last year's embarrassing 23 to 9 drubbing in StarkVegas we need to win this one.
The Tigers start the season 4 and 0.
Auburn is a 10 point favorite.

FIRST QUARTER

MSU receives to start the game and we push them back to punting from their end zone.  Tutt takes the punt to the State 30.

First play from scrimmage Boobie Whitlow runs untouched around right end to the end zone.
What a quick start by the Tigers!

Auburn 7  State 0

State is three and out again and from the State 42 the Tigers march quickly again for the score.  Nix on the zone read around right end from the nine untouched for the touchdown.  Nothing to it!

Auburn 14  State 0

State fumbles the kickoff.  Auburn recovers at the State 18.
What a start by Auburn!
Second play from the 13 Schwartz sweeps left end untouched.  Unbelievable.

Auburn 21  State 0

8:59 left in the first quarter.  This must be the fastest start in Auburn history.

State finally mounts a drive crossing into Auburn territory.
First down to the AU 23.
We move to fourth and one.
First down to the 11.
Touchdown pass from the 8.

Auburn 21  State 6

2:20 left in the first.
PAT no good.

The quarter ends with AU just out of the Red Zone.



SECOND QUARTER

Four possessions and now four touchdowns.
Whitlow in the wildcat between the tackles from the three for the TD.

Auburn 28  State 6

Back comes State with their shifty running quarterback.
The Bulldogs are having too much success running the ball.
First down the Auburn 11.
We move to third and 11.
The drive ends with a short field goal.

Auburn 28  State 9

Make that 5 possessions and 5 touchdowns.
The Tigers drive methodically again the score coming on a 39 yd. completion to a wide open Seth Williams for the score.  Easy pickings!

Auburn 35  State 9

No dice for MSU and Auburn resumes possession on their 34 after the punt as the second quarter winds down.

Completion to Seth Williams but he fumbles trying to pick up extra yardage and State has the ball at our 48.  Tough break.

First play State pass to our one including a face mask penalty on our defender.
Next play after a five yard walkout STATE FUMBLES AND AUBURN RECOVERS.
We get a celebration unsportsmanlike and start on our 8.
What a stand by our defense.  One of our defenders punched the ball out of the hands of their ballcarrier.  Auburn recovered in the mad scramble for the ball.

1:56 left in the half.

Facing third and 10.
Fourth and 10 after a short pass attempt is dropped.
Targeting call on State.  First down Auburn.
The Tigers are out beyond the 40.
There is a long completion to Schwartz to the three.
Whitlow in the wildcat walks in around the right side.
Wow, oh wow!
Seven possessions, six touchdowns.
I have never seen anything like this.
Here is our explosive offense.

Auburn 42  State 9

328 total yards in the first half.

Auburn is up 42-9 at the half.

THIRD QUARTER

The Tigers march right down the field to start the half.  Unbelievable!
The score on a long pass to Seth Williams.
I have never seen an Auburn offense this potent.

Auburn 49  State 9

13:28 left in the half.  That did not take long, did it?

There is a promising drive but Martin fumbles and State recovers at their 35.

That's two lost fumbles in this game, the only negative so far.

State goes three and out.  Our defense has been just as outstanding as the offense.
The punt rolls dead at the AU 13.

We move to fourth and one and Auburn is punting for the first time tonight.
State fair catches at their 35.

State drives for a touchdown with 2:13 left in the quarter.

Auburn 49  State 16

The quarter ends with Auburn driving first down at the State 23.  Our offense has not let up all game.

FOURTH QUARTER

Touchdown Auburn Shiver sweeping around right end from the 12.  This offense is pouring it on.

Auburn 56  State 16

14:16 left.

Next AU possession Gatewood comes in but on third and 16 we fumble away the ball for the third time  and State recovers at their 48.

State runs out of downs and with 8:46 Auburn starts at their 21.

#3 D.J. Williams is in the game.

Auburn's possession ends on downs at the Bulldog 22.

Under 4 minutes left.

With 50 seconds left MSU gets a score.

FINAL SCORE

AUBURN 56  State 23

Auburn started quickly.  It was 21 to 0 before I exhaled and the Tigers never looked back.

Now Florida Field.