2013 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season February 2024 February 2026 2013 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division 2 2 12–2 7–1 SEC Gus Malzahn 1st Rhett Lashlee 1st Dameyune Craig 1st Spread option, Play Action / Read, Hurry-up offense Ellis Johnson 1st Charlie Harbison 1st 4–2–5 Chris Davis Reese Dismukes Jordan–Hare Stadium SEC champion SEC Championship Game W Won 59–42 vs. Missouri BCS National Championship Game L Lost 31–34 vs. Florida State thumb|275px|The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Auburn Tigers at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California The 2013 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gus Malzahn, who was in his first season as head coach at Auburn, although he served as offensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011. The Tigers played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).Official War Eagle Football http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/aub-m-footbl-body.html Auburn Athletics November 25, 2012 December 31, 2012 January 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130104205504/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/aub-m-footbl-body.html dead The 2013 season saw one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in college football history. Only a year after their worst season in 60 years—including only their third winless record in SEC play—the Tigers won their eighth SEC title and third of the championship game era, tallying a record of 12–2 (7–1 in SEC play). The season also contained two of the most memorable winning plays in college football history for Auburn in back to back nationally televised games against Georgia and Alabama. Preseason After Gene Chizik's termination on November 25, 2012, Athletic Director Jay Jacobs formed a search committee headed by former Auburn Heisman Trophy winners Bo Jackson and Pat Sullivan along with fellow former player Mac Crawford to find the program's next head coach. The committee unanimously selected Arkansas State University head coach Gus Malzahn. On December 4, 2012, it was announced that Malzahn was the new head coach at Auburn University.Fuhrmeister Chris Auburn officially announces Malzahn hire College and Magnolia 2012-12-04 https://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/2012/12/4/3728980/gus-malzahn-hired-auburn 2025-03-15 On April 20, 2013, Auburn played their Spring game, known as the A-day game. 83,401 people attended the game at Jordan–Hare Stadium, breaking the previous record of 83,217 set in 2010.Auburn Breaks A-Day Attendance Record with 83,401 at Jordan–Hare Stadium Brandon Marcello http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2013/04/auburn_a-day_game_attendance_c.html The Birmingham News April 20, 2013 April 21, 2013 Recruiting class yes 2013 Montravius Adams DT Vienna, Georgia Dooley County High School 6 3 290 N/A February 6, 2013 5 5 89 Mackenro Alexander DB Immokalee, Florida Immokalee High School 6 0 190 N/A February 6, 2013 3 3 77 Cameron Artis-Payne RB Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Allen Hancock Community College 5 11 210 4.50 November 8, 2012 2 4 80 Peyton Barber RB Alpharetta, Georgia Milton High School 5 10 211 N/A February 3, 2013 3 3 80 Ben Bradley DT Norcross, Georgia Hutchinson Community College 6 2 315 5.2 January 7, 2013 4 4 80 Daniel Carlson K Colorado Springs, Colorado Classical Academy 6 5 195 N/A July 1, 2012 3 3 79 Elijah Daniel DE Avon, Indiana Avon High School 6 3 249 4.80 February 6, 2013 4 4 87 Devonte Danzey OL Tampa, Florida Hutchinson Community College 6 3 285 N/A December 25, 2012 2 3 75 Marcus Davis ATH Delray Beach, Florida American Heritage School 5 11 170 N/A January 27, 2013 3 3 77 Kenny Flowers LB Lilburn, Georgia Hutchinson Community College 6 2 225 N/A January 25, 2013 3 3 77 Jonathan Ford RB New Hope, Alabama New Hope High School 5 11 190 N/A February 6, 2013 4 4 74 Khari Harding DB Edmond, Oklahoma Santa Fe High School 6 1 205 4.6 January 21, 2013 3 3 79 Jeremy Johnson QB Montgomery, Alabama Carver School 6 5 215 N/A May 20, 2012 4 4 83 Brandon King DB Alabaster, Alabama Highland Community College 6 2 210 4.40 January 5, 2013 3 3 80 Carl Lawson DE Alpharetta, Georgia Milton High School 6 2 253 4.70 March 24, 2012 4 5 92 Nick Marshall QB Pineview, Georgia Garden City Community College 6 2 190 N/A January 14, 2013 4 3 80 Kamryn Melton DB Dothan, Alabama Dothan High School 5 10 165 4.50 February 27, 2012 3 3 79 Deon Mix OL Batesville, Mississippi South Panola High School 6 4 305 N/A February 6, 2013 3 4 80 Earnest Robinson WR Pinson, Alabama Pinson Valley High School 6 3 200 4.80 February 26, 2012 4 4 82 Jason Smith ATH Mobile, Alabama McGill Toolen High School 6 1 187 4.50 July 9, 2012 4 4 82 Tony Stevens WR Orlando, Florida Evans High School 6 3 175 N/A January 20, 2013 4 4 83 Cameron Toney LB Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville High School 6 3 225 N/A April 14, 2012 3 3 80 Dominic Walker WR Orlando, Florida Evans High School 6 2 195 N/A January 25, 2013 3 3 83 yes 2013 2013 Auburn Football Commitment List 2013 Auburn College Football Recruiting Commits Auburn 2013 Player Commits: Football auburn 6 2 14 8 11 March 3, 2013 no Note: E. Robinson was kicked out due to academic reasons Schedule 2013 AP Central August 31 6:00 p.m. w y Washington State Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPNU 31–24 85,095 September 7 6:30 p.m. w y Arkansas State Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECRN 38–9 83,246 September 14 6:00 p.m. w Mississippi State Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPN2 24–20 85,817 September 21 6:45 p.m. l y LSU 6 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry ESPN 21–35 92,368 October 5 6:00 p.m. w Ole Miss 24 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry ESPNU 30–22 86,504 October 12 1:00 p.m. w y y Western Carolina Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL PPV 62–3 84,171 October 19 2:30 p.m. w y 24 Texas A&M 7 Kyle Field College Station, TX CBS 45–41 87,165 October 26 6:30 p.m. w y 11 Florida Atlantic Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL SECRN 45–10 85,517 November 2 5:00 p.m. w y 11 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 35–17 66,835 November 9 11:00 a.m. w y 9 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN 55–23 102,455 November 16 2:30 p.m. w 7 Georgia 25 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Deep South's Oldest Rivalry CBS 43–38 87,451 November 30 2:30 p.m. w 4 Alabama 1 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Iron Bowl, College GameDay CBS 34–28 87,451 December 7 3:00 p.m. w y 3 Missouri 5 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Championship Game CBS 59–42 75,632 January 6, 2014 7:30 p.m. l y y 2 Florida State 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA BCS National Championship Game, College GameDay ESPN 31–34 94,208 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-13/sec/2013-auburn-tigers-football-schedule.php 2013 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule FB Schedules December 31, 2012 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV 11 17 15 11 8 11 11 11 8 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 6 5 7 6 4 5 5 4 3 (2) 3 3 (3) 3 2 (4) 2 2 (8) 2 2 2 Game summaries Washington State 2013 Washington State Cougars football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers – Game summary August 31 6:00 p.m. CDT Washington State 7 14 3 0 Auburn 8 17 3 3 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 85,095 Muggy, 84 F C Hubert Owens ESPNU Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au01.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 September 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130906063708/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au01.html dead First quarter WSU – Jeremy Laufasa 4-yard run (Andrew Furney kick), 10:43. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:17. AUB – Tre Mason 8-yard run (Ryan White run), 2:26. Tigers 8–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:17. Second quarter WSU – Bobby Ratliff 7-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick), 8:02. Cougars 14–8. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:31. AUB – Tre Mason 100-yard kickoff return (Cody Parkey kick), 7:46. Tigers 15–14. WSU – Jeremy Laufasa 1-yard run (Andrew Furney kick), 6:18. Cougars 21–15. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:28. AUB – Corey Grant 75-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 6:06. Tigers 22–21. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12. AUB – Cody Parkey 47-yard field goal, 1:11. Tigers 25–21. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:04. Third quarter AUB – Cody Parkey 26-yard field goal, 6:51. Tigers 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:59. WSU – Andrew Furney 43-yard field goal, 4:18. Tigers 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 2:33. Fourth quarter AUB – Cody Parkey 42-yard field goal, 9:07. Tigers 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:27. Statistics WSU AUB First downs 28 16 Total yards 464 394 Rushing yards 120 295 Passing yards 344 99 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 31:27 28:33 Team Category Player StatisticsWashington State Passing Connor Halliday 35/65, 344 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Teondray Caldwell 7 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Gabe Marks 9 receptions, 81 yardsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 10/19, 99 yards Rushing Corey Grant 9 rushes, 146 yards, TD Receiving Sammie Coates 3 receptions, 44 yards The Auburn Tigers got the Gus Malzahn era off to a winning start with a 31–24 victory over the Washington State Cougars. The Tigers forced three turnovers and were able to hang on late in the fourth quarter for the win. They were without defensive starter Dee Ford, Jeff Whitaker and Justin Garrett. The Tigers' passing offense didn't wow in Malzahn's debut as head coach, but Auburn 3 headed rushing attack amassed 297 yards on the ground. Tre Mason also returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score while Corey Grant broke free for a 75-yard touchdown run. Nick Marshall finished 10-of-19 for 99 yards in his Auburn debut with 31 yards on the ground. Star Robensen Theirize filling in for injured starter Justin Garrett won SEC Defensive Player of the week with 7 tackles and 2 interceptions, the last one preventing the game from going to overtime. Freshman DT Montravius Adams recorded a sack on his first play from scrimmage and halted several Halliday passes from his pressure. Arkansas State 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse Arkansas State Red Wolves at Auburn Tigers – Game summary September 7 6:30 p.m. CDT Arkansas State 3 0 6 0 Auburn 14 7 7 10 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 83,246 Clear, 84 F C Ken Williamson SECRN Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), Tim Couch (analyst), Elizabeth Moreau (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au02.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 September 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130911062351/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au02.html dead First quarter AUB – Marcus Davis 18-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), 11:37. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:23. ARST – Brian Davis 34-yard field goal, 6:54. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 4:43. AUB – Corey Grant 17-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 3:56. Tigers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:49. Second quarter AUB – Sammie Coates 68-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), 2:20. Tigers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:05. Third quarter ARST – Brian Davis 21-yard field goal, 9:58. Tigers 21–6. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:56. ARST – Brian Davis 42-yard field goal, 7:53. Tigers 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:58. AUB – Tre Mason 11-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:14. Tigers 28–9. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:54. Fourth quarter AUB – Cody Parkey 35-yard field goal, 8:46. Tigers 31–9. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:12. AUB – Cameron Artis-Payne 12-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:43. Tigers 38–9. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:34. Statistics ARST AUB First downs 24 23 Total yards 422 468 Rushing yards 138 301 Passing yards 284 167 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:54 27:06 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas State Passing Adam Kennedy 30/42, 284 yards Rushing Adam Kennedy 12 rushes, 74 yards Receiving David Oku 6 receptions, 70 yardsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 10/17, 147 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cameron Artis-Payne 19 rushes, 102 yards, TD Receiving Sammie Coates 1 reception, 68 yards, TD QB Nick Marshall found his passing game early going 4 for 5 on his opening drive and hitting freshman wide out Marcus Davis for his first touchdown pass of his Auburn career. Arkansas State marched down the field but Auburn halted them for a field goal then the offense once again marched down the field and scored on a 17-yard touchdown run by running back Corey Grant. The offense hit a lull but Auburn's defense played bend but not break stopping them on 2 consecutive 4th down tries. Before the half after missing receiver Sammie Coates several times, Marshall connected on a 68-yard streak pass for a touchdown to build the lead to 21–3 at the half. Out of the locker room once again the Red Wolves marched the field, but Auburn's red zone defense held up and held them to a field goal. On Auburn's following possession, Marshall fumbled the ball at the Auburn 17 yard line. A big play by reserve end Justin Delaine once again forced a field goal making it 21–9. That boosted the defense confidence has they shut down the Red Wolves from then out collecting 23 QB Hurries, 13.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Cameron Artis Payne and Tre Mason punched in touchdowns. Payne had 19 touches for 102 yards and Mason at 14 touches for 99 yards. Corey Grant finished with 40 yards on 8 touches. Nick Marshall finished 10 of 17 for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns with 53 yards rushing. He was sacked twice and fumbled the ball away once but still had no interceptions. Chris Davis lead the team on defense with 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 3 pass break ups. Highly touted end Carl Lawson recorded his first sack and a forced fumble that was recovered by LB Jake Holland. LB Kris Frost was ejected for targeting on the QB Adam Kennedy, he played a good game after a poor game vs Washington State, he had 5 tackles at the time. Left tackle Shon Coleman after sitting out three years from a battle with leukemia came in late in the 4th quarter. Auburn outgained Arkansas State 468–422. The Red Wolves were penalized for their uniforms before kickoff. Mississippi State 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers – Game summary September 14 6:00 p.m. CDT Mississippi State 6 7 7 0 Auburn 11 3 3 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 85,817 Sunny, 78 F C Matt Moore ESPN2 Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au03.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 February 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140205202257/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au03.html dead First quarter AUB – Cody Parkey 40-yard field goal, 10:53. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:07. AUB – Quan Bray 76-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Ryan White pass to Brandon Fulse), 4:54. Tigers 11–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:50. MSST – Jameon Lewis 14-yard run (run failed), 4:09. Tigers 11–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45. Second quarter AUB – Cody Parkey 19-yard field goal, 13:36. Tigers 14–6. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:33. MSST – Dak Prescott 5-yard run (Devon Bell kick), 5:02. Tigers 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:36. Third quarter MSST – Dak Prescott 2-yard run (Devon Bell kick), 12:38. Bulldogs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22. AUB – Cody Parkey 47-yard field goal, 9:53. Bulldogs 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:40. Fourth quarter AUB – C. J. Uzomah 11-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), 0:10. Tigers 24–20. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 1:46. Statistics MSST AUB First downs 19 22 Total yards 415 459 Rushing yards 202 120 Passing yards 213 339 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 34:23 25:37 Team Category Player StatisticsMississippi State Passing Dak Prescott 15/28, 213 yards Rushing Dak Prescott 22 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD Receiving Robert Johnson 4 receptions, 84 yardsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 23/34, 339 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Corey Grant 8 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Quan Bray 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD Auburn overcame a 3-point deficit with 2:06 remaining in the game after QB Nick Marshall and WR Marcus Davis lead them down the field. Marshall went 6 for 8 on the final drive hitting Davis 4 times and he picked up a first down on a 3rd and 10 to set up the final play. An 11-yard touchdown grab by TE CJ Uzomah in the back on the end zone to go up 24–20. The defense held up for one more play. Marshall started off the game hot going 11 for 15 for 151 yards that included a 74-yard bomb to WR Quan Bray leading to a touchdown. The offense lost their rhythm and Mississippi St was able to overcome an 11–0 deficit to come back and take the lead early in the 3rd Qtr 20–14. After that the defense held Mississippi St to 23 yards on 6 possessions. Marshall got his own pass in the 3rd qtr for 37 yards after the ball got batted in the air and he spun around the defender down the sideline. Auburn's ground game was shut down only registering 120 yards as Mississippi St loaded the box. This ended Auburn's 10 game SEC losing streak. At No. 6 LSU 2013 LSU Tigers football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse Auburn Tigers at No. 6 LSU Tigers – Game summary September 21 6:45 p.m. CDT Auburn 0 0 14 7 No. 6 LSU 14 7 7 7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 92,638 Intermittent rain, 74 F C Tom Ritter ESPN Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au04.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 February 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217180346/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au04.html dead Statistics AUB LSU First downs 21 16 Total yards 437 457 Rushing yards 213 228 Passing yards 224 229 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 30:49 29:11 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 17/33, 224 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tre Mason 26 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD Receiving Sammie Coates 4 receptions, 139 yardsLSU Passing Zach Mettenberger 14/22, 229 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jeremy Hill 25 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jarvis Landry 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD Two 1st quarter turnovers put Auburn in a hole 14–0 in at a wet Death Valley. Auburn trailed 21–0 at halftime but a quick interception lead to a Tre Mason touchdown run. The teams went back and forth but when it appeared place kicker Cody Parkey recovered his onside kick the refs overturned it ending it for Auburn 35–21. LSU's Jeremy Hill rushed for a career-high 184 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. Auburn's Tre Mason had 132 yards rushing in the game. No. 24 Ole Miss 2013 Ole Miss Rebels football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 24 Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers – Game summary October 5 6:00 p.m. CDT No. 24 Ole Miss 3 3 10 6 Auburn 13 7 7 3 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 86,504 Clear, 77 F C Marc Curles ESPNU Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au05.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 February 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140206011120/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au05.html dead Statistics MISS AUB First downs 24 19 Total yards 464 375 Rushing yards 124 282 Passing yards 340 93 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 32:05 27:55 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Bo Wallace 25/48, 336 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jeff Scott 6 rushes, 66 yards Receiving Donte Moncrief 6 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TDAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 11/17, 93 yards Rushing Nick Marshall 14 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tre Mason 3 receptions, 62 yards QB Nick Marshall rushed for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns and threw for 93 yards as Auburn held on after nearly blowing a big lead. Auburn raced to a 27–9 lead before Marshall injured his knee. Auburn had back to back fumbles by Tre Mason and Cameron Artist Payne, letting Ole Miss close the game to 27–22. Safety Ryan Smith with Ole Miss driving intercepted the pass and Auburn raced down the field for a field goal to go up 30–22. Auburn finished off Ole Miss with back to back sacks by DT Gabe Wright and DE Carl Lawson. Robensen Theirize had a pick six in the 1st Quarter and freshman phenom Carl Lawson recorded 6 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. The Auburn defense finished with 6 sacks has DE Dee Ford and Gabe Wright also had 2 sacks a piece. Western Carolina 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse Western Carolina Catamounts at Auburn Tigers – Game summary October 12 1:00 p.m. CDT Western Carolina 3 0 0 0 Auburn 21 21 14 6 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 84,171 Sunny, 87 F C Hubert Owens PPV Andy Burcham (play-by-play), Gabe Gross (analyst) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au06.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 February 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217173818/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au06.html dead Statistics WCU AUB First downs 6 30 Total yards 173 712 Rushing yards 66 511 Passing yards 107 201 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:42 31:18 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Carolina Passing Eddie Sullivan 3/11, 73 yards Rushing Garrett Brown 3 rushes, 17 yards Receiving Karnorris Brown 3 receptions, 63 yardsAuburn Passing Jeremy Johnson 17/21, 201 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Cameron Artis-Payne 7 rushes, 133 yards, TD Receiving Ricardo Louis 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD Freshman QB Jeremy Johnson earned his first start for an injured Nick Marshall. In 2 1/2 quarters he threw for 201 yards with 4 touchdowns and a pick and he rushed for 26 yards. Auburn amassed a school record 712 yards against an overmatched Western Carolina.Erickson Joel A. FINAL: Jeremy Johnson leads Auburn offense to record-setting win over overmatched Western Carolina AL.com October 13, 2013 https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2013/10/final_jeremy_johnson_leads_aub.html September 10, 2026 TE Brandon Fulse and RT Patrick Miller were suspended prior to the game. At No. 7 Texas A&M 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 24 Auburn Tigers at No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary October 19 2:30 p.m. CDT No. 24 Auburn 10 7 7 21 No. 7 Texas A&M 14 10 7 10 Kyle Field • College Station, Texas 87,165 Sunny, 65 F C Penn Wagers CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au07.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906120224/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au07.html dead Statistics AUB TAMU First downs 27 29 Total yards 615 602 Rushing yards 379 133 Passing yards 236 469 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:16 27:44 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 11/23, 236 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tre Mason 27 rushes, 178 yards, TD Receiving Sammie Coates 5 receptions, 104 yards, TDTexas A&M Passing Johnny Manziel 28/38, 454 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Johnny Manziel 18 rushes, 48 yards, TD Receiving Mike Evans 11 receptions, 287 yards, 4 TD Auburn's defense came up with a huge final stand to upset 7th rank Texas A&M. With 1:19 left in the game Auburn held a 45–41 lead. A&M's QB Johnny Manziel completed two big pass plays to WR Mike Evans to get it down to Auburn's 18 yard line. DE Dee Ford had with an 8-yard sack then Manziel threw an incompletion. On the next play Manziel tried to run but was tackled by LB Kris Frost. Then on 4th and long Auburn Dee Ford sacked Manziel once again ending the game. QB Nick Marshall passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and had one fumble. Tre Mason added 178 yards rushing on 27 carries and 1 touchdown. The defenses recorded 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 2 interceptions on the 3rd best offense in the nation. Ryan White who moved to safety that morning after Josh Hosley was injured recorded 5 tackles and an interception without knowing the proper alignments. Auburn's DE LaDarius Owens injured Johnny Manziel early in the 4th Quarter and he missed a series. Auburn vaulted to No. 11 in the first BCS poll of the year. At the coin toss, Texas A&M won the toss and elected to receive to open the game. After a 6-play, 67-yard drive, A&M scored the first touchdown of the game on a 26-yard screen pass from Johnny Manziel to Mike Evans. Auburn countered that score with a 10-play, 86-yard drive on a 16-yard touchdown run by Nick Marshall. After an interception by Auburn S Ryan Smith, K Cody Parkey kicked a 27-yard field goal to take a 10–7 lead. However, in just two plays and 75 yards, Mike Evans caught another screen pass from Manziel for a 64-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, the Aggies were threatening, but Auburn CB Ryan White picked off Manziel's second interception of the game at the 4-yard line. On 4th & goal, Auburn was at the Texas A&M 5-yard line, and Tre Mason made an effort run to give Auburn a 1st & goal at the 1. After a sack by A&M, on 3rd & goal at the 13-yard line, Nick Marshall threw a strike a WR Quan Bray for a touchdown. Auburn led 17–14 after a 12-play, 96-yard drive. After a few missed opportunities by Auburn, the Aggies tacked on a 37-yard field goal by K Josh Lambo, and with :24 left in the half, Johnny Manziel threw a 42-yard touchdown to Evans to take a 24–17 lead at the half. In the third quarter, Auburn was able to tie the game again at 24–24 on a 43-yard screen pass from Marshall to WR Sammie Coates, after a 6-play, 65-yard drive. However, once again, Manziel threw a 33-yard pass to Mike Evans for another touchdown. With the score at 31–24 at the beginning of the 4th and the Aggies threatening again, Auburn DE Ladarius Owens tackles Manziel at the Auburn 2, and Manziel injures his right shoulder. Backup QB Matt Joeckel comes into the game, and A&M is held to a 20-yard field goal by Josh Lambo for a 34–24 lead. After a 7-play, 75-yard drive made a 13-yard touchdown run by Nick Marshall, Auburn cuts the score to 34–31. The Aggies are held to a three-and-out, and Auburn caps off a 5-play, 69-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by RB Cameron Artis-Payne to take a 38–34 lead. After that score, the Tigers reached over 300 yards rushing in the game. With 5:05 to go in the 4th quarter, Manziel runs in for a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Aggies a 41–38 lead. Then, in front of the 12th man, the Tigers ran the ball into a 9-man A&M defense and score on a 5-yard touchdown run by Tre Mason on a 13-play, 75-yard drive. At first, it was called as a 1st & goal, but after the booth review, Mason reach the ball over the front of the goal line, and Auburn took a 45–41 lead with 1:19 left in the game. On 4th & 13, Johnny Manziel was sacked for a 22-yard loss by Auburn DE Dee Ford, and #24 Auburn pulled the upset against the #7 Texas A&M Aggies 45–41. The Tigers topped the Aggies in yardage as well with 615 yards of offense to 602. Auburn advanced to 6–1 (3–1) and #11 in the Top 25, while A&M fell to 5–2 (2–2) and #16 in the Top 25. Florida Atlantic 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Atlantic Owls at No. 11 Auburn Tigers – Game summary October 26 6:30 p.m. CDT Florida Atlantic 0 7 3 0 No. 11 Auburn 21 17 7 0 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 85,517 Clear, 58 F C Matt Austin SECRN Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), Tim Couch (analyst), Elizabeth Moreau (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au08.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 January 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113074308/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au08.html dead Statistics FAU AUB First downs 10 27 Total yards 247 628 Rushing yards 97 422 Passing yards 150 206 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 24:01 35:15 Team Category Player StatisticsFlorida Atlantic Passing Jaquez Johnson 9/20, 133 yards Rushing Jaquez Johnson 9 rushes, 58 yards, 1 TD Receiving Daniel McKinney 5 receptions, 64 yards Auburn Passing Jeremy Johnson 10/16, 192 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cameron Artis-Payne 13 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sammie Coates 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD Fresh off an upset win at then 7th ranked Texas A&M, the Tigers came back home and got somewhat of a break against Carl Pelini's Florida Atlantic Owls. Nick Marshall got injured in the 1st quarter and Jeremy Johnson came out for the Tigers. Even with a backup quarterback, the 11th ranked Tigers dominated a horribly overmatched Florida Atlantic team. The final score was Auburn 45, Florida Atlantic 10. At Arkansas 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary November 2 5:00 p.m. CDT No. 8 Auburn 7 7 14 7 Arkansas 0 3 7 7 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 66,835 Scattered clouds, 55 F C Matt Loeffler ESPN2 Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au09.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122523/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au09.html dead Statistics AUB ARK First downs 18 25 Total yards 366 346 Rushing yards 233 222 Passing yards 133 124 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 25:46 34:14 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 7/8, 118 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tre Mason 32 rushes, 168 yards, 4 TD Receiving Sammie Coates 3 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD Arkansas Passing Brandon Allen 10/22, 112 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jonathan Williams 15 rushes, 104 yards Receiving Keon Hatcher 4 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD Auburn came to Fayetteville with their first AP Top 10 ranking since 2010. Their opponent was Arkansas, who was on a five-game losing streak. Tre Mason earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance, which consisted of 32 carries for 168 yards and four touchdowns. Arkansas never led during that game, as Auburn lead 14–3 at halftime and cruised to a 35–17 win. Referee Matt Loeffler got hurt late in the game, so Ken Williamson took over for the rest of the game. Tennessee 2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 7 Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary November 9 11:00 a.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. EDT No. 7 Auburn 6 28 14 7 Tennessee 6 14 3 0 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 102,455 Partly cloudy, 53 F C David Smith ESPN Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au10.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 February 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209155923/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au10.html dead Statistics AUB TENN First downs 25 18 Total yards 479 354 Rushing yards 444 226 Passing yards 35 128 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 27:27 31:06 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 3/7, 35 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Nick Marshall 14 rushes, 214 yards, 2 TD Receiving C.J. Uzomah 1 reception, 25 yards, 1 TD Tennessee Passing Joshua Dobbs 16/25, 128 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rajion Neal 20 rushes, 124 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marquez North 5 receptions, 58 yards After being ranked in the AP Top 10 the previous week, Auburn finally got into the BCS Top 10 after a 35–17 win over Arkansas. Their next contest was a trip to Tennessee. After a shaky 1st quarter, which was tied 6–6 at the end, Auburn dominated the last 3 quarters of the game, outscoring Tennessee 49–17 the rest of the way. The final score was Auburn 55, Tennessee 23. No. 25 Georgia 2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team Prayer at Jordan–Hare Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 25 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 7 Auburn Tigers – Game summary November 16 2:30 p.m. CST No. 25 Georgia 0 10 7 21 No. 7 Auburn 10 17 7 9 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 87,451 Overcast, 66 F C Penn Wagers CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) Sources:http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au11.html Stats 2013–2014 August 5, 2014 February 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209123035/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au11.html dead Statistics UGA AUB First downs 29 29 Total yards 532 566 Rushing yards 117 323 Passing yards 415 243 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 25:03 34:57 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Passing Aaron Murray 33/49, 415 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Todd Gurley 15 rushes, 79 yards, 1 TD Receiving Rantavious Wooten 5 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD Auburn Passing Nick Marshall 15/26, 229 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tre Mason 27 rushes, 115 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ricardo Louis 4 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD The #7 Auburn Tigers hosted the #25 Georgia Bulldogs in Auburn. Auburn led 37–17 in the 4th quarter, but Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray led the Bulldogs to three straight touchdowns to take the lead 38–37 with less than 2 minutes to go. On 4th and 18, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall, who was a defensive back for Georgia during the 2011 season, threw a Hail Mary pass, which was tipped by Georgia safety Josh Harvey-Clemons, right into the hands of Auburn sophomore wide receiver Ricardo Louis, scoring the game-winning touchdown with 25 seconds to go. Auburn's defense then held off Murray's late rally to win the game, 43–38. Rod Bramblett, radio personality and voice of the Auburn Tigers, made the following call: "Here's your ballgame. Nick Marshall stands in, steps up. Gonna throw down field just a home run ball and, uh, it is tip upped—and Louis caught it on the deflection! Louis is gonna score! Louis is gonna score! Louis is gonna score! Touchdown Auburn! Touchdown Auburn! A miracle in Jordan–Hare! A miracle in Jordan–Hare! 73 yards! And the Tigers with 25 seconds to go lead 43 to 38!"'A Miracle at Jordan–Hare': Hear Rod Bramblett Call Auburn's Game-Winning Touchdown Catch Against Georgia http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/11/a-miracle-in-jordan-hare-hear-rod-bramblett-call-ricardo-louis-auburns-game-winning-touchdown-catch-against-georgia/#.UojuqpTwKRI The War Eagle Reader November 16, 2013 November 16, 2013 No. 1 Alabama Kick Six 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Iron Bowl Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 4 Auburn Tigers – Game summary November 30 2:30 p.m. CST No. 1 Alabama 0 21 0 7 No. 4 Auburn 7 7 7 13 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama 87,451 Sunny, 57 F C Matt Austin CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) Sources:https://archive.today/20140811183623/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/au12.html Stats 2013–2014 First quarter AUB – Nick Marshall 45-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 5:05. Crimson Tide 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:26. Second quarter ALA – Jalston Fowler 3-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 11:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:33. ALA – Kevin Norwood 20-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 7:12. Crimson Tide 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:57. ALA – T. J. Yeldon 1-yard run (Cade Foster kick), 3:48. Crimson Tide 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:41. AUB – Tre Mason 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:40. Crimson Tide 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:02. Third quarter AUB – C. J. Uzomah 13-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), 11:56. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:57. Fourth quarter ALA – Amari Cooper 99-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (Cade Foster kick), 10:28. Crimson Tide 28–21. Drive: 1 play, 99 yards, 0:14. AUB – Sammie Coates 39-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), 0:32. Tied 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:00. AUB – Chris Davis 100-yard missed field goal return, 0:00. Tigers 34–28. Statistics ALA AUB First downs 19 22 Total yards 495 393 Rushing yards 218 296 Passing yards 277 97 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 30:54 29:06 Team Category Player StatisticsAlabama Passing A. J. McCarron 17/29, 277 yards, 3 TD Rushing T. J. Yeldon 26 rushes, 141 yards, TD Receiving Amari Cooper 6 receptions, 178 yards, TDAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 11/16, 97 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tre Mason 29 rushes, 164 yards, TD Receiving Sammie Coates 2 receptions, 60 yards, TD In what has been dubbed "The Kick Six", Auburn was looking to avenge two consecutive losses to Alabama. The Tigers had lost 42–14 in 2011 and 49–0 in 2012. Going into the game, Alabama had been ranked atop the polls all season, while Auburn was fourth in all major polls, making this the highest combined ranking ever in the Iron Bowl. Alabama struggled in the field goal kicking game all day, with kicker Cade Foster missing from 44 yards and 33 yards, and having one partially blocked from 44. With seven seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 28, Alabama's T. J. Yeldon made a long run as time expired. The play was reviewed from the replay booth, and one second was put back on the clock after finding Yeldon had actually gone out of bounds just before the end of regulation. Alabama opted to attempt a game-winning 57-yard field goal, but chose Freshman kicker Adam Griffith over Foster due to Foster's woes that day. Alabama missed its fourth field goal of the day with Griffith's attempt falling short. Auburn's Chris Davis fielded it nine yards deep in his own end zone, and with no Crimson Tide skill players in his path (the field goal unit was made up almost entirely of offensive linemen), sprinted for a 109-yard touchdown and a 34–28 Auburn win. Under NCAA scoring rules, Davis was only credited for 100 yards on the play. The win gave the Tigers the SEC West title and completed one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in SEC history; they had gone 0–8 in conference play a year earlier. It also all but ended Alabama's hopes for a third straight national title. With this win, Auburn clinched the SEC West and kept their national championship hopes alive. Vs. No. 5 Missouri (SEC Championship Game) 2013 Missouri Tigers football team 2013 SEC Championship Game Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse 2013 SEC Championship GameNo. 5 Missouri Tigers vs. No. 3 Auburn Tigers – Game summary December 7 3:00 p.m. CST / 4:00 p.m. EST No. 5 Missouri 10 17 15 0 No. 3 Auburn 14 14 17 14 Georgia Dome • Atlanta 75,632 Indoors Hubert Owens CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) Sources:Stats 2013–2014 Statistics MIZ AUB First downs 22 30 Total yards 534 677 Rushing yards 231 545 Passing yards 303 132 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:40 34:20 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri Passing James Franklin 21/37, 303 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Henry Josey 9 rushes, 123 yards Receiving Dorial Green-Beckham 6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD Auburn Passing Nick Marshall 9/11, 132 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tre Mason 46 rushes, 304 yards, 4 TD Receiving Sammie Coates 6 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD Auburn's offense ran all over Missouri in a back and forth ball game, until Mizzou ran out of gas in the 4th quarter. Auburn ran for a SEC Title game record of 536 yards on the ground. RB Tre Mason set all rushing records with 304 yards on 46 touches with 4 touchdowns. QB Nick Marshall added 101 yards on the ground. Auburn opened the game with the ball but after a 1st down Marshall was stripped by Kony Ealy setting up Mizzou to go up 3–0. Auburn came right back quickly with a 38-yard strike to WR Sammie Coates for a touchdown. Missouri answered with a 28-yard strike to Dorial Green-Beckham; a catch that was dropped but Auburn never challenged. Auburn quickly answered after a 54-yard jailbreak screen to Sammie Coates and a 9-yard Marshall touchdown run. Kony Ealy stripped Marshall again and cornerback E.J. Gaines returned the fumble for a touchdown to go up 17–14. Auburn marched right down the field and scored on a 7-yard run by Mason. Missouri kicked a field goal to make the score 21–20. But Mason took off for a 52-yard run and finished up the scoring drive with a 3-yard run. Missouri struck right before the half, as Green-Beckham got loose to make it 28–27. Missouri took a 34–31 lead in the 3rd quarter, but then Auburn took over the game by outscoring them 28–8. Corey Grant scored on an 8-yard run after a 42-yard run by Marshall. Auburn's defense forced a 3-and-out, and Cameron Artis-Payne scored on a 15-yard run. Missouri scored quickly after a 65-yard run by Henry Josey and completed the two point conversion to make it 45–42. Auburn struck quickly again with a 43-yard run by Grant and 23-yard pass to Trovon Reed that was capped by 1-yard touchdown run by Mason. Mason's final touchdown run put the game on ice, 59–42. Later that night Michigan State defeated Ohio State, making it possible for Auburn to play Florida State for the national title. Auburn was the lowest rated pre-season team to ever make it to the title. They were not even in the top 50 and many punditsSeptember 2019 predicted only 4 to 6 wins. Vs. No. 1 Florida State (BCS National Championship Game) 2013 Florida State Seminoles football team 2014 BCS National Championship Game Auburn Tigers white;text-align:center; autocollapse 2014 BCS National Championship GameNo. 2 Auburn Tigers vs. No. 1 Florida State Seminoles – Game summary January 6, 2014 7:30 p.m. CST / 5:30 p.m. PST No. 2 Auburn 7 14 0 10 No. 1 Florida State 3 7 3 21 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California 94,208 Partly cloudy, 69 F C John O'Neill ESPN Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporters) Sources:Stats 2013–2014 First quarter FSU – Roberto Aguayo 35-yard field goal, 9:53. Seminoles 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:38. AUB – Tre Mason 12-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 3:07. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:11. Second quarter AUB – Melvin Ray 50-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), 13:48. Tigers 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:01. AUB – Nick Marshall 4-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 5:01. Tigers 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:19. FSU – Devonta Freeman 3-yard run (Roberto Aguayo kick), 1:28. Tigers 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:27. Third quarter FSU – Roberto Aguayo 41-yard field goal, 6:05. Tigers 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:30. Fourth quarter FSU – Chad Abram 11-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 10:55. Tigers 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:01. AUB – Cody Parkey 22-yard field goal, 4:42. Tigers 24–20. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:13. FSU – Kermit Whitfield 100-yard kickoff return (Roberto Aguayo kick), 4:31. Seminoles 27–24. AUB – Tre Mason 37-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:19. Tigers 31–27. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:12. FSU – Kelvin Benjamin 2-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), 0:13. Seminoles 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 0:58. Statistics AUB FSU First downs 25 19 Total yards 449 385 Rushing yards 232 148 Passing yards 217 237 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:41 26:19 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Nick Marshall 14/27, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tre Mason 34 rushes, 195 yards, TD Receiving Sammie Coates 4 receptions, 61 yardsFlorida State Passing Jameis Winston 20/35, 237 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devonta Freeman 11 rushes, 73 yards, TD Receiving Rashad Greene 9 receptions, 147 yards The BCS National Title Game featured the Auburn Tigers, and the Florida State Seminoles. Despite Florida State taking a 3–0 lead early, Auburn was dominant most of the first half. With the help of a well-executed play action pass game, Auburn was able to throw against Florida State's top-ranked defense in the first half. A screen to Tre Mason, a deep pass to Melvin Ray and a Nick Marshall run put the Tigers up 21–3.However, the Seminoles scored on their last drive of the half, after a fake punt and Jameis Winston scramble. Devonta Freeman ran it in for a 1-yard touchdown. Florida State also scored the only points of the third quarter, a Roberto Aguayo field goal. Early in the fourth, a Nick Marshall pass was intercepted, resulting in a ten-yard touchdown pass from Winston to Chad Abram. Auburn responded however, taking a 4-point lead after a Cody Parkey field goal. Then in a shocking turn of events, Levonte Whitfield ran the following kickoff back 100 yards to give the Seminoles a 27–24 lead. Three minutes later, Auburn's Tre Mason broke away on stretch play making it 31–27 with 1:19 left on the clock. Florida State went 57 yards on two plays, both Winston passes to Rashad Greene. After moving the ball closer to the endzone, Florida State found themselves at a 3rd and 8. Winston's pass was incomplete, but a penalty was called on Chris Davis that gave Florida State a 1st and goal. The following play, Jameis Winston completed a 2-yard pass to Kelvin Benjamin for a touchdown. Auburn was unable to score on the next drive and Florida State won, ending Auburn's dream season as well as the SEC's streak of seven consecutive BCS titles.January 7, 2014 Florida State wins national title with touchdown in final seconds https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/340060002 2025-03-15 ESPN.com Associated Press enFlorida State 34-31 Auburn (Jan 6, 2014) Play-by-Play ESPN.com January 7, 2014 https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/340060002 2025-03-15 Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Alma mater Year EnteringGus MalzahnHead CoachHenderson State 1stRodney GarnerAssociate head coach/Defensive Line/recruiting coordinatorAuburn1stRhett LashleeOffensive coordinator/quarterbacksArkansas 1stDameyune CraigWide Receivers/co-offensive coordinatorAuburn1stEllis JohnsonDefensive coordinator/LinebackersThe Citadel 1stCharlie HarbisonSafeties/co-defensive coordinatorGardner–Webb1stScott FountainTight ends/Special teams coordinatorSamford 1stTim HortonRunning backsArkansas1stJ.B. GrimesOffensive LineHenderson State 1stMelvin SmithCornerbacksMillsaps College 1stRyan RussellHead Strength and Conditioning CoachAuburn1stJonathan BrewerGraduate assistantArkansas1st Roster 2013 Auburn Tigers rosterQuarterbacks 6 Jeremy Johnson – Freshman 12 Jonathan Wallace – Sophomore 14 Nick Marshall – Junior 16 Tucker Tuberville – Freshman 17 Ben Durand – Sophomore Running backs 20 Corey Grant – 10px|Redshirt Junior 21 Tre Mason – Junior 23 Johnathan Ford – Freshman 25 Peyton Barber – Freshman 41 Patrick Lymon – Junior 42 Chandler Shakespeare – Senior 44 Cameron Artis-Payne – Junior 45 Andrew Williams – Sophomore Wide receivers 1 Trovon Reed – 10px|Redshirt Junior 3 Dominic Walker – Freshman 4 Quan Bray – Junior 5 Ricardo Louis – Sophomore 8 Tony Stevens – Freshman 18 Sammie Coates – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 25 Kiehl Frazier – Junior 31 Mark White – Freshman 33 Austin Powell – Junior 39 B.J. Trimble – Junior 80 Marcus Davis – Freshman 82 Melvin Ray – Sophomore 84 Cade Hoffman – Freshman 86 Dimitri Reese – Sophomore 87 Gray King – Freshman 89 Jaylon Denson – Junior Tight ends/H-back 11 Brandon Fulse – Junior 32 Wade Norberg – Junior 35 Jay Prosch – Senior 40 Gage Batten – Freshman 47 Spencer Smith – Freshman 49 Patrick Young – Junior 81 C. J. Uzomah – Junior 83 Michael Clifton – Freshman 85 Wirth Campbell – Sophomore Offensive line 50 Reese Dismukes – Junior 51 Patrick Miller – Sophomore 53 Devonte Danzey – Sophomore 56 Avery Young – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 62 Chad Slade – 10px|Redshirt Junior 63 Alex Kozan – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 65 Tunde Fariyike – 10px|Redshirt Junior 66 Kevin Austin – Freshman 68 Kyle Bolstad – Freshman 70 Robert Leff – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 72 Shon Coleman – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 73 Greg Robinson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 74 Will Adams – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 75 Deon Mix – Freshman 76 Jordan Diamond – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 77 Shane Callahan – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 78 Colton Wingard – Sophomore 79 Eric Averett – Freshman 96 Aaron Garrison – Freshman Defensive line 1 Montravius Adams – Freshman 13 Craig Sanders – Senior 30 Dee Ford – 10px|Redshirt Senior 42 Gimel President – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 45 Keymiya Harrell – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 50 Ben Bradley – Sophomore 52 Justin DeLaine – 10px|Redshirt Junior 54 Jeffrey Whitaker – Senior 55 Carl Lawson – Freshman 60 Jackson Thomas – Freshman 90 Gabe Wright – Junior 91 Tyler Nero – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 92 Kenneth Carter – Senior 93 JaBrian Niles – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 94 Nosa Eguae – 10px|Redshirt Senior 95 Reid Brooks – Freshman 97 Elijah Daniel – Freshman 98 Angelo Blackson – Junior 99 Brian Walsh – Sophomore Linebackers 5 Jake Holland – Senior 8 Cassanova McKinzy – Sophomore 10 LaDarius Owens – 10px|Redshirt Junior 17 Kris Frost – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 18 JaViere Mitchell – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 33 Kenny Flowers – Sophomore 44 Anthony Swain – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 47 Cameron Toney – Freshman 57 Grant Smith – Freshman Defensive backs 3 Jonathan Jones – Sophomore 6 Jonathon Mincy – 10px|Redshirt Junior 9 Jermaine Whitehead – Junior 11 Chris Davis Jr. – Senior 15 Joshua Holsey – Sophomore 19 Ryan White – Senior 21 Mackenro Alexander – Freshman 22 Khari Harding – Freshman 23 Mack VanGorder – Sophomore 24 Ryan Smith – Senior 26 Justin Garrett – Junior 27 Robenson Therezie – Junior 28 T.J. Davis – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 29 Brandon King – Junior 31 Trent Fisher – Junior 32 Blake Poole – Senior 37 Kamryn Melton – Freshman 38 Adam Dyas – Junior 43 Jordan Spriggs – Junior 58 Luke Ebbesmeyer – Freshman Kickers 36 Cody Parkey – Senior 38 Daniel Carlson – Freshman 39 Alex Kviklys – Sophomore 64 Duncan McKinney – Sophomore Punters 28 Jimmy Hutchinson – Freshman 29 Tyler Stovall – Freshman 30 Steven Clark – Senior Long snappers 59 Jake Lembke – SeniorSources: 2013 Auburn Tigers football roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130825180315/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/roster-mtt.html August 25, 2013 Bold indicates scholarship player Depth chart Spread Option 4–3 Yes No Yes Nick Marshall Jeremy Johnson Jonathan Wallace Tre Mason Cameron Artis-Payne Corey Grant Jay Prosch Gage Batten Sammie Coates Melvin Ray Quan Bray Ricardo Louis Trovon Reed Marcus Davis C.J. Uzomah Brandon Fulse Jay Prosch Greg Robinson Shon Coleman Alex Kozan Devonte Danzey Reese Dismukes Tunde Fariyike Chad Slade Jordan Diamond Avery Young Patrick Miller Cassanova McKinzy Anthony Swain Jake Holland Kris Frost JaViere Mitchell Justin Garret Robenson Therezie Jermaine Whitehead Trent Fisher Ryan Smith Ryan White Jonathan Mincy Jonathan Jones Chris Davis Jonathan Ford Joshua Holsey LaDarius Owens Carl Lawson Gabe Wright Ben Bradley Nosa Eguae Montravius Adams Dee Ford Elijah Daniels Cody Parkey Daniel Carlson Steven Clarke Jimmy Hutchinson Corey Grant Chris Davis Forrest Hill Ryan White 100 100 No Injuries WR 89 Jaylon Denson (torn patellar tendon vs LSU out for season)-former starter S 15 Joshua Holsey (torn ACL before Texas A&M out for season)-former starter DT 54 Jeffery Whitaker (preseason surgery-medical redshirt)-former starter LB 26 Justin Garrett (preseason injury-medical redshirt)-former starter Awards December 23, 2013 – Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn was named AP's coach of the yearZenor John Auburn's Malzahn named AP Coach of the Year NCAA.com 2013-12-24 https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-12-23/auburns-gus-malzahn-named-associated-press-coach-year 2024-11-22 Players drafted into the NFL 2014 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position NFL club Auburn Tigers 1 23 Dee Ford DE Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 Greg Robinson OT St. Louis Rams 3 75 Tre Mason RB St. Louis Rams 6 222 Jay Prosch FB Houston Texans Source:2014 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/draft.htm 2024-12-29 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Additionally, two players were signed as undrafted free agents: Auburn Tigers Name Position Team Chris Davis CB San Diego Chargers Cody Parkey K Indianapolis Colts References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Category:Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Auburn Tigers football