Stats from Auburn’s first half against Mississippi State

Here are the stats from Auburn’s massive first half.

Stats from Auburn’s first half against Mississippi State

Scoring

Auburn opened the game with a perfect drive, taking a 7-0 lead on a Tank Bigsby rushing touchdown. Mississippi State responded with a field goal to make it a 7-3 game.

Auburn quickly added on when Ja’Varrius Johnson rushed 57-yards for a touchdown to make it 14-3. Auburn took a 21-3 lead when Bo Nix found one of the best catches of the year, using one-had to haul in a beautifully thrown ball from Nix for the 15-yard touchdown and giving Auburn a commanding 28-3 lead.

Mississippi State responded with their first touchdown of the game to make it 28-10 with 1:55 left to play in the first half.

Team Stats 

Total yards: AU 325, MSU 155

Passing yards: AU 205, MSU 144

Rushing yards: AU 120, MSU 11

First downs: AU 15, MSU 10

Third downs: AU 3-5, MSU 1-8

Sacks: AU 1, MSU 1

Tackles for loss: AU 2, MSU 1

Penalties: AU 4-35, MSU 3-20

Individual Stats

Bo Nix: 15 of 19 for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2 carries for -3 yards

Tank Bigsby: 10 carries for 7 yards and 1 touchdown

Jarquez Hunter: 4 carries for 12 yards

Shaun Shivers: 2 carries for 7 yards, 1 catch for 8 yards

Ja’Varrius Johnson: 1 carry for 57 yards and a touchdown

Kobe Hudson: 5 catches for 62 yards and a touchdown

Shedrick Jackson: 3 catches for 72 yards

Demetris Robertson: 2 catches for 40 yards

John Samuel Shenker: 1 catch for 9 yards

Malcolm Johnson Jr.: 1 catch for 8 yards

Luke Deal: 1 catch for 4 yards and 1 touchdown

Tyler Fromm: 1 catch for 2 yards