2014 - With Nick Marshall throwing for 3 TDs and adding 105 yards rushing, #5 Auburn cruised to a 45-17 victory over Louisiana Tech.
Quan Bray caught 2 of Marshall's TD passes and returned a punt 76-yards for another score.
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@auburnhistorytoday.com2014 - With Nick Marshall throwing for 3 TDs and adding 105 yards rushing, #5 Auburn cruised to a 45-17 victory over Louisiana Tech.
Quan Bray caught 2 of Marshall's TD passes and returned a punt 76-yards for another score.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1964 - After 3+ scoreless quarters, Auburn's Don Lewis kicked a 42-yard field goal to put Auburn in front, 3-0.
That was enough for the #8 ranked Tigers to defeat Tennessee.
Each team punted 11 times.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1970 - "Who said you can't make mistakes vs Tennessee & win?" - President Harry Philpot.
Auburn lost 6 fumbles, but came back to defeat #17 Tennessee 36-23.
Pat Sullivan threw for 268 yards and led the Tigers in rushing with 70 yards.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1971 - #9 Tennessee made 3 field goals, but it wasn't enough. #5 Auburn's Hary Unger scored with 2:44 remaining for the 10-9 victory.
Pat Sullivan & Terry Beasley were nullified in the 1st half, but helped lead Auburn's late scoring drive.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2004 - Starters only played about a half, but #9 Auburn ran to an easy victory over The Citadel.
The Tigers passed for 370 yards and 7 Tigers combined for 234 yards on the day.
A late field goal ended the shutout.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2010 - Cam Newton passed for 2 touchdowns and ran for another 3 as #17 Auburn defeated #12 South Carolina 35-27.
Auburn trailed 20-7 in the 2nd quarter and held the Gamecocks to one more score in the game.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1910 - James Ralph “Shug” Jordan was born.
Jordan would play football, baseball, & basketball as a student.
Shug coached football and basketball. As football coach, Jordan finished with a career record of 176-83-6, and 1 national title.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1955 - Auburn introduces the new "War Eagle" fight song.
Written by Robert Allen & Al Stillman, the Jordan Vocational High School Band performed the song at the season opener against Chattanooga. Auburn classes hadn't started so the AUMB wasn't present.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1983 - Freshman Trey Gainous returned a punt 81-yards for a touchdown to put #11 Auburn up 27-7 over Tennessee in Knoxville.
The Tigers led 10-7 at half, but exploded to win 37-14.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1988 - After a 10-6 halftime lead, #4 Auburn's defense dominated Tennessee, forcing turnovers on the first three possessions of the second half.
Tennessee was held to 175 total yards of offense, as Reggie Slack led the Tigers to 460 yards.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2016 - LSU's DJ Chark caught a 15 yard pass for the winning score - so they thought.
Time expired before the ball snapped, resulting in Auburn's 18-13 victory over #18 LSU.
Daniel Carlson scored all 18 points, going 6/6 on field goals.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2000 - #20 Auburn defeated Northern Illinois 31-14.
Auburn led 24-0 at half, but stayed off a Northern Illinois rally for the win.
Rudi Johnson's 56-yard run iced the victory for Auburn, and took Rudi over 100 yards.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2006 - With Kenny Irons sidelined with an injury, Ben Tate and Brad Lester combined for 200 yards rushing and two TDs as #2 Auburn eased to a 38-7 victory over Buffalo.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2017 - #15 Auburn traveled to Columbia for the first time and returned home with a 51-14 victory over Missouri.
Kerryon Johnson rushed for a career-high 5 touchdowns.
Auburn's defense forced 4 Mizzou turnovers.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1984 - Brent Fullwood returned a kickoff 96-yards for a touchdown as #19 Auburn dominated Southern Miss 35-12.
With Bo Jackson out with a shoulder injury, Pat Washington led the Tigers' wishbone offense, gaining 381 total yards.
@auburnhistorytoday.com2001 - After postponing games a week due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Auburn traveled to New York to face Syracuse.
The storybook game was not to be denied.
Syracuse and Dwight Freeney dominated, 31-14
@auburnhistorytoday.com2018 - #9 Auburn defeated Arkansas 34-3.
Noah Igbinoghene shined with a 96-yard kick-off return for a touchdown.
JaTarvious Whitlow added two touchdowns on the ground.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1963 - The Jimmy Sidle-led Auburn Tigers led 21-0 at halftime over the Houston Cougars in Texas.
After Auburn's defense dominated in the first half, Houston sparked a comeback in the second, but fell short 21-14.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1991 - #13 Auburn scored in the first minute to take a 7-0 lead over Texas in Austin.
Texas made it 14-10 with 6 minutes left & regained the ball with a minute remaining. The final drive died on 4th down, propelling Auburn to 3-0 on the year.
@auburnhistorytoday.com1980 - #19 Auburn and Duke meet for the first time since 1935.
Auburn jumped to a 21-0 halftime lead, and led 35-7 into the 4th quarter, but had to hold on as Duke scored 21 in the final frame.
The Tigers pulled out the 35-28 victory
