< PreviousKENTUCK Y RECAP 51 Bo Nix threw three second-half touchdown passes and No. 8 Auburn’s defense forced three turnovers to lead the Tigers to a 29-13 season-opening win over No. 23 Kentucky at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Nix connected twice with Seth Williams and once with Eli Stove, completing 16 of 27 passes for 233 yards with no turnovers. Nix and Williams teamed up six times for 112 yards and two touch- downs. Trailing 7-0 after Kentucky scored on its opening drive, Auburn answered with a 7-yard, sev- en-play drive to take the lead. After D. J. Williams’ 1-yard touchdown run, Grant Loy’s two-point conversion pass to John Samuel Shenker gave Auburn an 8-7 lead. Late in the half, Kentucky threatened to take the lead, but Roger McCreary intercepted Terry Wilson’s pass in Auburn’s end zone, returning 100 yards for a touchdown that was negated by a penalty on the return. On third-and-goal from the 11, Nix rolled right and threw to Williams, who elevated in the end zone for a touchdown that extended Auburn’s lead to 15-7 with 5:42 left in the third quarter. Wilson threw a touchdown pass to trim Auburn’s lead to 15-13, but the Tigers’ defense forced an incomplete pass on Kentucky’s two-point attempt to preserve the lead late in the third quarter. Jamien Sherwood recovered a fumble early in the fourth quarter to give Auburn possession at Kentucky’s 23-yard line. Four plays later on third-and-goal from the 4, Nix targeted Williams, who outmuscled his de- fender to record his second touchdown, putting Auburn in front 22-13 with 10:21 left in the game. Kentucky tried a fake punt, but Jordyn Peters ran down the Wildcats’ punter for a 3-yard loss, giving Auburn the ball on UK’s 27. Auburn quickly capitalized two plays later when Nix connected with Eli Stove for a 27-yard touchdown that increased Auburn’s lead to 29-13. McCreary forced a fumble that Owen Pappoe recovered for Auburn’s third turnover. Pappoe and DaQuan Newkirk each made sacks among the Tigers’ eight tackles for loss. K.J. Britt led Auburn with 11 tackles while Smoke Monday made 10, both career highs. Auburn honored former coach Pat Dye, who died on June 1, by wearing helmet decals with Dye’s initials and the words “Sixty Minutes,” referencing Dye’s famous answer when asked at his introduc- tory press conference how long it would take Auburn to beat its in-state rival. Malzahn paid homage to Dye by wearing the College Football Hall of Fame coach’s traditional gameday attire: a white short-sleeve shirt, tie and Auburn hat. KENTUCKY RECAP A UBURNTI G ERS.C O M GAME 1 // #8 AUBURN 29, #23 KENTUCKY 13 // SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 // SECN // JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (17,490) // AUBURN, AL 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN #23 Kentucky 7 0 7 0 -- 13 NONE #8 Auburn 8 0 7 14 -- 29 NONE TEAM QTR. TIME SCORING PLAY DRIVE SCORE Kentucky 1 6:44 Kavosiey Smoke 35 yd run (Ruffalo kick) 11-93 (6:23) 0-7 Auburn 1 4:30 D.J. Williams 1 yd run (Shenker pass from Loy) 7-70 (2:07) 8-7 Auburn 3 5:42 Seth Williams 11 yd pass from Nix (Carlson kick) 9-76 (4:19) 15-7 Kentucky 3 1:00 Akeem Hayes 8 yd pass from Wilson (Wilson pass failed) 11-73 (4:34) 15-13 Auburn 4 10:21 Seth Williams 4 yd pass from Nix (Carlson kick) 5-23 (2:13) 22-13 Auburn 4 8:17 Eli Stove 21 yd pass from Nix (Carlson kick) 2-27 (0:50) 29-13 TEAM STATISTICS UK AU First Downs 21 16 Rushes-Yards 40-145 30-91 Passing Yards 239 233 Comp-Att-Int 24-38-1 16-27-0 Total Plays-Yards 78-384 57-324 Punts-Avg. 4-53.0 5-41.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0 Penalties-Yards 4-40 7-55 3rd Down Conv. 12 of 19 4 of 10 Time of Possession 36:29 23:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kentucky - Smoke 7-62 (TD), Wilson 13-42, Rose 10-31, Rodriguez 9-13, Duffy 1-(-3) AUBURN - Nix 5-34, Shivers 6-29, D. Williams 8-22 (TD), Bigsby 6-15, Stove 1-7, TEAM 4-(-15) PASSING Kentucky - Wilson 24-37-1-239 (TD), Ali 0-1-0-0 AUBURN - Nix 16-27-0-233 (3 TD) RECEIVING Kentucky - Alu 9-98, Rose 4-37, Harris 4-25, Dailey 2-42, Hayes 2-24 (TD), Smoke 2-10, Rigg 1-3 AUBURN - S. Williams 6-112 (2 TD), Stove 4-55 (TD), Schwartz 3-40, Capers 1-17, D. Williams 1-7, Shenker 1-2 INTERCEPTIONS Kentucky - NONE AUBURN - McCreary 1-30THROUGH THE LENS: 2020 A UBURN F OO TB ALL 53 THROUGH THE LENS: 2020 AUBURN FOOTBALL A UBURNTI G ERS.C O MTHE OFFICIAL HOME FOR AUBURN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS and SPORTSCALL TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2514 South College Street, Suite 104 • Auburn, AL 36830 334.887.9999 127443-19 TIger Communications_Auburn Football Illustrated Ad.indd 18/13/19 11:48 AMTHROUGH THE LENS: 2020 A UBURN F OO TB ALL 55 THROUGH THE LENS: 2020 AUBURN FOOTBALL A UBURNTI G ERS.C O MAUBURN - ATLANTA pursuitengineering.com Your Local MEP Design Firm Currently Hiring Experienced ME’s & EE’s Boatner Builders, LLC. 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DA GALLERY NOW OPEN • 7 DAYS A WEEK 1409 S COLLEGE STREET, SUITE 102 • AUBURN 36832 334.521.5067 ) Auburn FB 20.indd 3Auburn FB 20.indd 38/18/20 12:16 PM8/18/20 12:16 PMHEISMAN TROPHY 57 HEISMAN TROPHY A UBURNTI G ERS.C O M Bo Jackson 1985 Winner Cam Newton 2010 Winner Pat Sullivan 1971 WinnerA UBURN AL L -AMERICANS 59 n In 1932, halfback Jimmy Hitchcock made Auburn history by becoming the first player to earn All-America honors. Eighty-seven years later, Derrick Brown continued the legacy of Auburn greats by becoming an unanimous All-American on eight separate lists. The first Tiger to earn unanimous recognition in three decades, Brown was placed on the Sporting News, ESPN, the Athletics, CBS, Associated Press, Walter Camp, Football Writers Association of America and AFCA FBS Coaches first teams. n Seventy-one Tiger Players have combined for 80 All-America Honors. End Jimmy Phillips is Auburn’s most celebrated All-American, making 11 teams in 1957. Pat Sullivan, Terry Beasley, Bo Jackson and Tracy Rocker were each named to 10 teams in a single season. n Auburn has had 22 seasons with multiple All-Americans and nine season with three or more. AUBURN ALL-AMERICANS A UBURNTI G ERS.C O M AUBURN ALL-AMERICA LIST Year ........Player ........................................ Pos. 1932 ..........Jimmy Hitchcok ..............................HB 1937 ..........Walter Gilbert ..................................... C 1942 ..........Ray "Monk Gafford ........................HB 1944..........Caleb "Tex" Warrington .................. C 1949 ..........Travis Tidwell ....................................QB 1954 .........Jim Pyburn ............................................E 1955 .........Frank D'Agostino ................................ T ....................Joe Childress .....................................FB ....................Fob James .........................................HB 1957 ..........Jimmy Phillips ......................................E 1958 .........Zeke Smith............................................G ....................Jackie Burkett ..................................... C 1959 .........Zeke Smith............................................G ....................Ken Rice.................................................. T 1960 .........Ken Rice.................................................. T ....................Ed Dyas ................................................FB 1963 ..........Jimmy Sidle .......................................QB 1964 ..........Tucker Frederickson ......................FB 1965 .........Jack Thornton ...................................... T ....................Bill Cody ..............................................LB 1967 ..........Freddie Hyatt .......................................E 1968 ..........Dave Campbell .................................... T 1969 ..........Buddy McClinton ............................... S 1970 ..........Larry Willingham ............................DB ....................Terry Beasley .................................E/FL ....................Pat Sullivan ........................................QB 1971 ...........Pat Sullivan ........................................QB ....................Terry Beasley ....................................WR 1974 ..........Ken Bernich .......................................LB ....................Mike Fuller ............................................. S 1976 ..........Neil O'Donoghue ............................PK 1981 ...........Keith Uecker ..................................... OT 1982 ..........Bob Harris ..........................................DB 1983 ..........Bo Jackson ........................................ RB ....................Donnie Humphrey ..........................DT 1984 .........Gregg Carr .........................................LB 1985 .........Bo Jackson ........................................ RB ....................Lewis Colbert .......................................P ....................Ben Tamburello .................................. C 1986 .........Brent Fullwood .................................TB ....................Ben Tamburello .................................. C 1987 ..........Aundray Bruce..............................OLB ....................Tracy Rocker ......................................DT ....................Stacy Searels ..................................... OT ....................Kurt Crain ............................................LB 1988 .........Tracy Rocker ......................................DT ....................Walter Reeves ................................... TE ....................Benji Roland .................................... NG 1989 ..........Ed King ...............................................OG ....................Craig Ogletree ..................................LB 1990 .........Ed King ...............................................OG ....................David Rocker .....................................DL 1993 ..........Terry Daniel ...........................................P ....................Wayne Gandy .................................. OT 1994 ..........Brian Robinson ................................DB ....................Frank Sanders .................................WR ....................Chris Shelling ...................................DB 1997 ..........Victor Riley ........................................ OT ....................Takeo Spikes ......................................LB 2001 .........Damon Duval .......................................K 2003 ........Karlos Dansby ...................................LB 2004 ........Marcus McNeill ............................... OT ....................Carlos Rogers ...................................DB ....................Junior Rosegreen ...........................DB ....................Carnell Williams .............................. RB 2005 ........Marcus McNeill ............................... OT 2006 ........Ben Grubbs ......................................OG 2010 .........Nick Failey ..........................................DT ....................Cam Newton ....................................QB ....................Lee Ziemba ....................................... OT 2011 ..........Steven Clark ..........................................P 2013 .........Chris Davis .........................................CB ....................Tre Mason .......................................... RB 2014 .........Reese Dismukes ................................ C 2016 .........Carl Lawson ...................................... DE 2017 ..........Daniel Carlson .....................................K ....................Carlton Davis ....................................DB ....................Jeff Holland ....................................OLB ....................Braden Smith ................................... OL 2020 ........Derrick Brown ...................................DT Carnell Williams Karlos Dansby Stacy SearelsNext >