The Auburn Tigers look to boost their record to 2-0 on Saturday as they host the San Jose State Spartans at 6:30 p.m. CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Saturday will mark the third time that Auburn and San Jose State have met on the football field. Auburn first met San Jose State on Sept. 6, 2014, at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Quarterback [autotag]Nick Marshall[/autotag] and running back [autotag]Cameron Artis-Payne[/autotag] each rushed for over 100 yards while [autotag]Montravious Adams[/autotag] recorded three tackles for loss in Auburn’s 59-13 win.
The very next season, Auburn met San Jose State after suffering through a tough three-game stretch. After scraping by Jacksonville State in overtime in week two, Auburn went on to drop two straight contests to LSU and Mississippi State before hosting the Spartans in week five of the 2015 season.
Auburn’s running game would go on to step up in a huge way, as the Tigers would take down San Jose State, 35-21. Running back [autotag]Peyton Barber[/autotag] scored all of Auburn’s points, rushing for five touchdowns and 147 yards on 28 carries.
Auburn would go on to finish the season with a 7-6 record and would defeat Memphis in the Birmingham Bowl, 31-10 at season’s end.
Here is a look at the best images from Auburn’s last meeting with San Jose State on October 3, 2015.