Auburn Tigers

11thin Southeastern Conference · 2-0

YES!

Auburn Tigers beat the Southern Miss Golden Eagles

1-1 8 – 43

2-0

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn) · 88,043 fans · SEC Network

Highlights

Byrum Brown shines in home opener, leading Auburn to a 43-8 victory over Southern Miss

Byrum Brown's second game with Auburn was much cleaner than his first.

Recap via ESPN

1:19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Auburn Tigers: Full Highlights

0:54 Andre Jordan Jr. grabs interception vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles

0:21 Byrum Brown throws 22-yard touchdown

0:09 Alex McPherson makes 47-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Jordan-Hare Stadium · Auburn

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USM	0	8	0	0	8
AUB	17	10	16	0	43

Win Probability · Auburn Tigers

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Game Leaders

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Ethan Hampton · 18/27, 146 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Steven Robinson · 15 CAR, 51 YDSRushing Yards
Mario Sanders · 3 REC, 58 YDSReceiving Yards
Jyaire Brown · 1Sacks
Laquan Robinson · 10Tackles

Auburn Tigers

Byrum Brown · 18/29, 226 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Omar Mabson II · 15 CAR, 108 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jeremiah Koger · 2 REC, 57 YDSReceiving Yards
Malik Autry · 1Sacks
Elijah Melendez · 6Tackles

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

Q3 0:09

TD Omar Mabson II 2 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)8–43

Q3 3:26

SF Team Safety8–36

Q3 9:56

TD Byrum Brown 5 Yd pass from Christian Neptune (Alex McPherson Kick)8–34

Q2 0:00

FG Alex McPherson 55 Yd Field Goal 8–27

Q2 0:24

TD Steven Robinson 1 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Jaylen Himes Pass to Jeremiah Beck Jr. for Two-Point Conversion)8–24

Q2 6:40

TD DeShawn Spencer 8 Yd pass from Byrum Brown (Alex McPherson Kick)0–24

Q1 1:31

FG Alex McPherson 47 Yd Field Goal 0–17

Q1 3:45

TD Jonathan Echols 22 Yd pass from Byrum Brown (Alex McPherson Kick)0–14

Q1 14:50

TD Andre Jordan Jr. 29 Yd Interception Return (Alex McPherson Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Southern Miss Golden EaglesAuburn Tigers

Offense

221 Total Yards 613

171 Passing Yards 270

50 Rushing Yards 343

12 First Downs 31

Efficiency

5-13 3rd Down 7-15

0-2 4th Down 4-5

22/33 Completions 21/34

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

11-85 Penalties 10-73

27:11 Possession 32:49

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ethan Hampton	18/27	146	5.4	1	2	38.8
Landry Lyddy	4/6	25	4.2	0	0	28.0
Team	22/33	171	5.2	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Steven Robinson	15	51	3.4	12
Jamarice Wilder	3	11	3.7	7
Ethan Hampton	5	-2	-0.4	5
Landry Lyddy	2	-10	-5.0	0
Team	25	50	2.0	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mario Sanders	3	58	19.3	0	41
AJ Little	4	27	6.8	0	14
Jaylen Himes	3	25	8.3	0	16
MJ Johnson	3	22	7.3	0	8
Jeremiah Beck Jr.	3	15	5.0	0	8
Broderick Peters	1	10	10.0	0	10
Preston Kilgore	2	7	3.5	0	6
Grant Page	1	4	4.0	0	4
Eelijah Singleton	1	2	2.0	0	2
Steven Robinson	1	1	1.0	1	1
Team	22	171	7.8	1	41

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kobi Albert	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Laquan Robinson	10	10	0	0	0	0
Michael Robinson III	7	5	0	0	0	0
Mathis Haygood	7	5	0	2	0	0
Kobi Albert	6	6	0	0	1	0
Wesley Edison	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jyaire Brown	4	4	1	1	0	0
Champ Lewis	4	3	0	0	0	0
Xavier McIver	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tyler Lassiter	3	1	0	0	0	0
Melvin Spriggs	2	2	0	1	0	0
Andrew Martin	2	2	0	0	0	0
Baron Taylor	2	2	0	0	0	0
Landon Sylvie	2	2	0	0	0	0
JR Stegall	2	2	0	0	0	0
Marrio Williams Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kameron Cyprien	2	1	0	0	0	0
Avery Sledge	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nasim Cairo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Will Smith	1	1	0	0	0	1
Luke Beard	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kolby Peavy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Reed Harradine	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jonah Martinez	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kelby Hampton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jameer Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	72	60	1	4	1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dusty Zimmer	6	267	44.5	0	1	52
Team	6	267	44.5	0	1	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Byrum Brown	18/29	226	7.8	2	80.5
Tristan Ti'a	2/4	39	9.8	0	0.6
Christian Neptune	1/1	5	5.0	1	--
Team	21/34	270	7.9	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Omar Mabson II	15	108	7.2	1	39
Byrum Brown	13	88	6.8	0	20
Jeremiah Cobb	12	85	7.1	0	19
Bryson Washington	7	44	6.3	0	22
Tae Meadows	3	18	6.0	0	9
Tristan Ti'a	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	51	343	6.7	1	39

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Koger	2	57	28.5	0	45
Chas Nimrod	7	52	7.4	0	25
Keshaun Singleton	3	42	14.0	0	17
Brian Williams Jr.	1	25	25.0	0	25
DeShawn Spencer	3	24	8.0	1	13
Jonathan Echols	1	22	22.0	1	22
Arlis Boardingham	1	18	18.0	0	18
Hunter Herring	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jeremiah Cobb	1	11	11.0	0	11
Byrum Brown	1	5	5.0	1	5
Team	21	270	12.9	3	45

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Jeremiah Cobb	1	1
Tristan Ti'a	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Elijah Melendez	6	2	1	1.5	1	2	0
Cody Sigler	4	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kaleb Harris	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Atkins	4	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jared Smith	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
De'Marcus Riddick	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
Eric Winters	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Anthony	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rayshawn Pleasant	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jourdin Crawford	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Matthews-Canty	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Jordan Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dallas Walker IV	2	1	0	0.5	1	1	0
Jaquez Wilkes	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Autry	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Walter Mathis Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Sylvester Smith-Reed	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin Jenkins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Gaskin III	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	50	40	4	6	3	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Andre Jordan Jr.	2	29	1
Team	2	29	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Rayshawn Pleasant	2	53	26.5	31
Fred Gaskin III	1	14	14.0	14
Team	3	67	22.3	31

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Christian Neptune	1	0	0.0	18
Bryce Cain	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	2	-2	-1.0	18

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex McPherson	2/2	100.0	55	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	55	5/5	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hudson Kaak	2	69	34.5	0	1	35
Team	2	69	34.5	0	1	35

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