Auburn Tigers

11thin Southeastern Conference · 1-0

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Auburn Tigers beat the Baylor Bears

0-1 16 – 17

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) · 55,068 fans · ABC, Disney+

Highlights

Eric Winters stops Baylor’s 2-point try as Auburn prevails 17-16

Safety Eric Winters spared Auburn from a Week 1 upset, stopping Baylor inches short of a two-point conversion with nine seconds remaining on the clock and preserving the Tigers' 17-16 win on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:50 Eric Winters makes the clutch tackle to deny Baylor the win

1:08 Baylor Bears vs. Auburn Tigers: Game Highlights

0:10 Alex McPherson makes 43-yard field goal

0:31 Picked! Baylor throws interception

Clips play on ESPN

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BAY	0	7	0	9	16
AUB	3	7	0	7	17

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Game Leaders

Baylor Bears

DJ Lagway · 27/54, 333 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Dawson Pendergrass · 25 CAR, 88 YDSRushing Yards
Gavin Freeman · 12 REC, 154 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Devonte Tezino · 2Sacks
Devin Turner · 9Tackles

Auburn Tigers

Byrum Brown · 26/35, 259 YDS, 3 INTPassing Yards
Jeremiah Cobb · 12 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Keshaun Singleton · 7 REC, 89 YDSReceiving Yards
Xavier Atkins · 1Sacks
Elijah Melendez · 12Tackles

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Tennessee
Auburn
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
South Carolina

Scoring

Q4 0:09

TD Gavin Freeman 5 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)16–17

Q4 3:21

TD Byrum Brown 11 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)10–17

Q4 7:12

FG Rhett Armstrong 22 Yd Field Goal 10–10

Q2 1:30

TD Louis Brown IV 14 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong Kick)7–10

Q2 3:51

TD Jeremiah Cobb 15 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)0–10

Q1 8:13

FG Alex McPherson 43 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Baylor BearsAuburn Tigers

Offense

436 Total Yards 389

333 Passing Yards 259

103 Rushing Yards 130

27 First Downs 24

Efficiency

7-22 3rd Down 10-18

4-6 4th Down 0-1

27/54 Completions 26/35

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 3

5-40 Penalties 6-47

32:32 Possession 27:28

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
DJ Lagway	27/54	333	6.2	2	1	57.5
Team	27/54	333	6.2	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dawson Pendergrass	25	88	3.5	7
Caden Knighten	12	33	2.8	10
Michael Turner	4	6	1.5	4
DJ Lagway	3	-10	-3.3	0
Team	1	-14	-14.0	14
Team	45	103	2.3	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gavin Freeman	12	154	12.8	1	28
Jadon Porter	5	77	15.4	0	27
Louis Brown IV	5	62	12.4	1	15
Hawkins Polley	1	20	20.0	0	20
Dawson Pendergrass	2	11	5.5	0	6
Caden Knighten	1	6	6.0	0	6
Matthew Klopfenstein	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	27	333	12.3	2	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
DJ Lagway	1	1
Team	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Travion Barnes	9	7	0	0	0
Devin Turner	9	5	0	1	1
Kyland Reed	7	7	0	1	0
Garrick Ponder	4	3	1	2.5	0
Daniel Cobbs	4	3	1	1	0
Devonte Tezino	4	2	2	2	1
Kyler Jordan	3	3	0	0	1
Colby McCalister	3	3	0	0	0
LeVar Thornton Jr.	3	3	0	0	0
Devon Jordan	3	3	0	0	0
Micah Gifford	3	2	0	0.5	0
Hosea Wheeler	3	2	0	1	0
Reggie Bush II	3	1	0	0	0
Ryan Davis	3	1	0	0	0
Jamaal Whyce Jr.	3	0	0	0	0
Bo Onu	2	2	0	0	0
Kaleb Burns	2	2	0	1	1
Kedrick Walker	2	2	0	0	0
Tyler Turner	2	1	0	0	0
Jordan Mack	1	1	1	1	0
Gavin Freeman	1	1	0	0	0
Kamren Washington	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Arterberry	1	0	0	0	0
Team	76	54	5	11	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Micah Gifford	1	6
Devon Jordan	1	6
Reggie Bush II	1	-2
Team	3	10

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jayden McGowan	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rhett Armstrong	1/2	50.0	22	1/1	4
Team	1/2	50.0	22	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Palmer Williams	4	208	52.0	0	1	54
Team	4	208	52.0	0	1	54

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Byrum Brown	26/35	259	7.4	0	3	55.1
Team	26/35	259	7.4	0	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Cobb	12	53	4.4	1	15
Byrum Brown	21	27	1.3	1	21
Bryce Cain	1	25	25.0	0	25
Omar Mabson II	5	19	3.8	0	12
Bryson Washington	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	41	130	3.2	2	25

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Keshaun Singleton	7	89	12.7	20
Jeremiah Koger	5	66	13.2	30
Chas Nimrod	4	41	10.3	26
Jake Johnson	3	20	6.7	10
Omar Mabson II	2	15	7.5	10
Bryson Washington	2	13	6.5	8
Jeremiah Cobb	2	8	4.0	9
Jonathan Echols	1	7	7.0	7
Team	26	259	10.0	30

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kaleb Harris	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Elijah Melendez	12	7	0	1.5	2
Eric Winters	11	9	0	2	0
Kaleb Harris	6	3	0	0	0
Bryce Deas	6	3	0	0	1
Xavier Atkins	5	4	1	2	0
Rayshawn Pleasant	4	3	0	0	2
Sylvester Smith-Reed	4	3	0	0	1
Gavin Jenkins	4	3	0	0	0
Dallas Walker IV	4	2	0	0.5	0
Champ Anthony	4	2	0	0	0
Darrion Smith	3	2	0	0	0
Andre Jordan Jr.	3	2	0	0	2
Cody Sigler	3	2	0	0	1
Chas Nimrod	2	2	0	0	0
Jourdin Crawford	2	1	0	0	0
Chris Murray	2	1	0	0	0
Da'Shawn Womack	1	1	0	0	0
Keshaun Singleton	1	1	0	0	0
Bryce Cain	1	1	0	0	0
Nate Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Walter Mathis Jr.	1	1	0	1	0
AnQuon Fegans	1	0	0	0.5	0
Jared Smith	1	0	0	0.5	0
Team	82	54	1	8	9

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jared Smith	1	6	0
Team	1	6	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Christian Neptune	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex McPherson	1/2	50.0	43	2/2	5
Team	1/2	50.0	43	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hudson Kaak	4	170	42.5	0	2	49
Team	4	170	42.5	0	2	49

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