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10/18 14:43 CDT No. 18 LSU and Auburn meet in SEC action
No. 18 LSU and Auburn meet in SEC action
By The Associated Press
No. 18 LSU (5-2) at Auburn (4-2), Oct. 24 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: LSU by 6.5. Against the spread: LSU 3-4, Auburn 2-4.
How to watch: ABC
Key stats
LSU Offense
Overall: 504.0 yards per game (7th in FBS)
Passing: 307.9 yards per game (8th)
Rushing: 196.1 yards per game (32nd)
Scoring: 40.4 points per game (7th)
LSU Defense
Overall: 256.6 yards per game (4th in FBS)
Passing: 168.3 yards per game (17th)
Rushing: 88.3 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 15.9 points per game (17th)
Auburn Offense
Overall: 393.7 yards per game (67th in FBS)
Passing: 211.7 yards per game (91st)
Rushing: 182.0 yards per game (46th)
Scoring: 26.8 points per game (84th)
Auburn Defense
Overall: 371.0 yards per game (87th in FBS)
Passing: 228.0 yards per game (96th)
Rushing: 143.0 yards per game (74th)
Scoring: 21.8 points per game (54th)
LSU ranks 14th in FBS in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to
convert on 30.6% of third downs.
Auburn ranks 111th in the FBS averaging 68.0 penalty yards per game, compared
to LSU's 34th-ranked 48.0 per-game average.
Auburn is 119th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 75.0% of trips. LSU's
red zone defense ranks 13th at 70.6%.
Auburn is 134th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:54,
compared to LSU's 19th-ranked average of 32:55.
Team leaders
LSU
Passing: Sam Leavitt, 1,784 yards, 14 TDs, 8 INTs, 70.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Dilin Jones, 567 yards on 128 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Jackson Harris, 456 yards on 27 catches, 5 TDs
Auburn
Passing: Byrum Brown, 1,202 yards, 8 TDs, 7 INTs, 64.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Brown, 459 yards on 107 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Keshaun Singleton, 367 yards on 32 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
LSU defeated Mississippi State 31-0 on Oct. 17. Leavitt led LSU with 289 yards
on 31-of-38 passing (81.6%) for four touchdowns and no interceptions. Jones
carried the ball 18 times for 84 yards, adding eight receptions for 58 yards.
Harris had six receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Auburn beat Georgia 27-24 on Oct. 17. Brown threw for 150 yards on 15-of-26
attempts (57.7%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the
ball 26 times for 115 yards and one rushing touchdown. Jeremiah Cobb had 61
rushing yards on 13 carries, adding one reception for three yards. Chas Nimrod
had six receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown.
Next game
LSU hosts No. 13 Alabama on Nov. 7. Auburn plays at No. 7 Ole Miss on Oct. 31.
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