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The 2013 season saw the LSU Tigers finish with a 10-3 record. One of those 10 wins came against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers defeated Auburn 35-21 behind Jeremy Hill’s 25 carries for 184 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Zach Mettenberger finished 14-of-22 passing for 229 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall finished 17-of-33 passing for 224 yards and two interceptions.
The LSU defense was stout, forcing three turnovers, but allowed 437 yards of offense and 21 first downs.
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LSU led 21-0 at the half on two rushing scores by Hill and another in the second quarter by JC Copeland.
Auburn didn’t score until 12:39 in the third quarter when Tre Mason found the end zone on a two-yard touchdown run to trim the lead to 21-7.
Both teams scored once more in the third quarter as LSU held a 28-14 lead entering the fourth quarter.
With 14:52 left in the game, Mettenberger found Jarvis Landry on a 32-yard pass to put the Tigers up 35-14.
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Auburn would score with 6:33 left on a 12-yard run by Cameron Artis-Payne to make the score 35-21 in favor of LSU.
The Tigers would go on to lose at Georgia the following week before defeating Mississippi State and Florida to get to 6-1 on the 2013 season entering the final month of the regular season.
For Auburn, the Tigers finished the 2013 season with a 12-2 record and a No. 2 ranking in the final BCS poll ever after a loss to the Florida State Seminoles in the BCS National Championship. The 14-point loss to LSU was Auburn’s only loss of the regular season.
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