September 29, 2007 Week 5 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Auburn takes the belt, 20–17, on the road at Florida.

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Recap

Auburn seized control of the belt from Florida in a back-and-forth battle in Gainesville, with the game decided by a final field goal. The Tigers struck first with a Kodi Burns 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, then extended their lead with a Ben Tate 3-yard TD in the second quarter to go up 14-0. Florida responded with a Joey Ijjas field goal in the third quarter, then exploded for two fourth-quarter touchdowns—a 6-yard Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram and a 2-yard Tebow run—to take a 17-14 lead. Auburn's defense forced a turnover when Patrick Lee intercepted Tebow at the Auburn 34 midway through the third quarter, keeping the Gators from running away with it, and that defensive stand proved crucial as Wes Byrum's 43-yard field goal with no time remaining won the belt for Auburn.

Kodi Burns 6-yard TD run (Q1) - Auburn's early strike set the tone and put them ahead 7-0
Ben Tate 3-yard TD run (Q2) - Extended Auburn's lead to 14-0 before Florida's comeback
Patrick Lee interception of Tim Tebow (Q3) - Crucial defensive stop that prevented Florida from building momentum
Wes Byrum 43-yard FG (Q4 0:00) - Walk-off field goal that decided the belt and the game 20-17

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

FloridaAuburn

Total yards312326

Rushing yards11199

Passing yards201258

First downs1423

3rd down conv.5/126/14

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards7–447–55

Time of possession16:2320:17

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 10:30	Auburn	+21 yd	Brandon Cox pass complete to Rodgeriqus Smith for 21 yards to the Aub 45 for a 1ST down.
Q1 6:16	Auburn	+6 yd	Kodi Burns rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 6:16	Auburn	+0 yd	Wes Byrum extra point GOOD.
Q1 6:09	Auburn	+31 yd	Wes Byrum kickoff for 63 yards returned by Brandon James for 31 yards to the Fla 38.
Q2 11:41	Florida	+20 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Percy Harvin for 20 yards to the Aub 23 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds, Auburn penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted.
Q2 9:57	Florida	+34 yd	Joey Ijjas 34 yard field goal BLOCKED.
Q2 8:18	Auburn	+25 yd	Brandon Cox pass complete to Montez Billings for 25 yards to the Fla 13 for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:08	Auburn	+22 yd	Brandon Cox pass complete to Carl Stewart for 22 yards to the Fla 48 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.
Q2 6:21	Auburn	+3 yd	Ben Tate rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:21	Auburn	+0 yd	Wes Byrum extra point GOOD.
Q3 12:58	Florida	+52 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Percy Harvin for 52 yards to the Aub 3 for a 1ST down.
Q3 11:58	Florida	+24 yd	Joey Ijjas 24 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 10:46	Florida	+0 yd	Tim Tebow pass intercepted by Patrick Lee at the Aub 34, returned for no gain to the Aub 34.
Q3 6:39	Auburn	+35 yd	Wes Byrum kickoff for 70 yards returned by Brandon James for 35 yards to the Fla 35.
Q3 6:39	Auburn	+30 yd	Wes Byrum 30 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 14:56	Florida	+6 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Cornelius Ingram for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 14:56	Florida	+0 yd	Joey Ijjas extra point GOOD.
Q4 14:56	Florida	+28 yd	Joey Ijjas kickoff for 65 yards returned by Patrick Lee for 28 yards to the Aub 33.
Q4 8:20	Florida	+32 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Percy Harvin for 32 yards to the Aub 6 for a 1ST down out-of-bounds.
Q4 7:36	Florida	+2 yd	Tim Tebow rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 7:36	Florida	+0 yd	Joey Ijjas extra point GOOD.
Q4 0:00	Auburn	+43 yd	Wes Byrum 43 yard field goal GOOD.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Tim TebowFlorida	20/27	201	7.4	1	1	51.8
Brandon CoxAuburn	17/26	227	8.7	0	0	58.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tim TebowFlorida	19	75	3.9	1	12
Percy HarvinFlorida	4	19	4.8	0	8
Jarred FaysonFlorida	2	10	5.0	0	6
Kestahn MooreFlorida	3	7	2.3	0	4
Ben TateAuburn	20	65	3.3	1	18
Mario FanninAuburn	13	62	4.8	0	14
Kodi BurnsAuburn	3	5	1.7	1	6
Carl StewartAuburn	1	2	2.0	0	2
Robert DunnAuburn	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Brandon CoxAuburn	5	-26	-5.2	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Percy HarvinFlorida	7	119	17.0	0	52
Cornelius IngramFlorida	4	37	9.3	1	17
Louis MurphyFlorida	3	21	7.0	0	9
Riley CooperFlorida	1	9	9.0	0	9
Brandon JamesFlorida	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jarred FaysonFlorida	1	5	5.0	0	5
Kestahn MooreFlorida	3	3	1.0	0	3
Ben TateAuburn	1	16	16.0	0	16
Gabe McKenzieAuburn	1	7	7.0	0	7
Prechae RodriguezAuburn	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rodgeriqus SmithAuburn	9	102	11.3	0	21
Montez BillingsAuburn	3	56	18.7	0	25
Carl StewartAuburn	2	40	20.0	0	22

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Pat LeeAuburn	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joey IjjasFlorida	1/2	50.0	24	2/2	5
Wes ByrumAuburn	2/2	100.0	43	2/2	8

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon JamesFlorida	3	11	3.7	11	0
Robert DunnAuburn	3	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Chas HenryFlorida	4	144	36.0	0	0	43
Ryan ShoemakerAuburn	5	225	45.0	0	0	54

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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