October 20, 2007 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

LSU takes the belt, 30–24, at home over Auburn.

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Recap

Auburn struck first with two touchdowns in the opening quarter and a field goal to build an early 17-7 lead, but LSU's offense found its rhythm behind Matt Flynn's arm. LSU tied the game with a touchdown to Early Doucet and two field goals by Colt David to make it 16-14 heading into the fourth quarter. The Tigers pulled away with a Jacob Hester touchdown reception and another David field goal to extend their lead to 30-17, and though Auburn answered with a late touchdown to make it 30-24, LSU sealed the win with a dramatic Demetrius Byrd touchdown reception in the final second. Flynn's 337 passing yards and four touchdown passes proved too much for Auburn's defense, despite the Tigers' 19+ minutes of time of possession.

Brandon Cox to Montez Billings 17-yard TD in Q1 -- Auburn's early momentum
Matt Flynn to Keiland Williams 46-yard TD in Q1 -- LSU answers immediately
Jacob Hester 5-yard TD reception in Q4 with 12:55 left -- extended LSU lead to 30-17
Demetrius Byrd 22-yard TD with 0:01 remaining -- sealed belt for LSU

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

LSUAuburn

Total yards488296

Rushing yards16997

Passing yards337208

First downs2316

3rd down conv.7/156/14

Turnovers20

Penalties–yards5–353–20

Time of possession16:1719:13

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 10:10	Auburn	+17 yd	Brandon Cox pass complete to Montez Billings for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 10:10	Auburn	+0 yd	Wes Byrum extra point GOOD.
Q1 3:19	LSU	+46 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Keiland Williams for 46 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 3:19	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 9:34	Auburn	+1 yd	Carl Stewart rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 9:34	Auburn	+0 yd	Wes Byrum extra point GOOD.
Q2 1:40	Auburn	+22 yd	Wes Byrum 22 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 4:21	Auburn	+33 yd	Brandon Cox pass complete to Montez Billings for 33 yards to the LSU 23 for a 1ST down.
Q3 13:00	LSU	+34 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 34 yards to the Aub 34 for a 1ST down.
Q3 11:21	LSU	+29 yd	Colt David 29 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 9:17	LSU	+21 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 21 yards to the LSU 26 for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:48	LSU	+8 yd	Matt Flynn pass intercepted by Patrick Lee at the Aub 14, returned for 8 yards to the Aub 22.
Q3 2:46	LSU	+58 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 58 yards to the Aub 9 for a 1ST down.
Q3 2:03	LSU	+26 yd	Colt David 26 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 12:55	LSU	+5 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Jacob Hester for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 12:55	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 14:49	LSU	+25 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Richard Dickson for 25 yards to the Aub 30 for a 1ST down.
Q4 12:55	LSU	+26 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 70 yards returned by Mario Fannin for 26 yards to the Aub 26.
Q4 8:12	LSU	+33 yd	Colt David 33 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 3:21	Auburn	+3 yd	Brandon Cox pass complete to Rodgeriqus Smith for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 3:21	Auburn	+0 yd	Wes Byrum extra point GOOD.
Q4 0:01	LSU	+22 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 0:01	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point 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	INT	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Matt FlynnLSU	1	22/34	319	9.4	3	78.1
Ryan PerrillouxLSU	0	0/1	0	0.0	0	0.2
Brandon CoxAuburn	0	18/28	199	7.1	2	64.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jacob HesterLSU	9	50	5.6	0	20
Matt FlynnLSU	10	34	3.4	0	18
Charles ScottLSU	5	28	5.6	0	17
Trindon HollidayLSU	1	17	17.0	0	17
Terrence ToliverLSU	1	17	17.0	0	17
Ryan PerrillouxLSU	4	11	2.8	0	5
Keiland WilliamsLSU	1	6	6.0	0	6
Richard MurphyLSU	2	6	3.0	0	3
Brad LesterAuburn	16	68	4.3	0	13
Ben TateAuburn	10	17	1.7	0	6
Brandon CoxAuburn	6	12	2.0	0	9
Carl StewartAuburn	1	1	1.0	1	1
Kodi BurnsAuburn	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Early DoucetLSU	7	93	13.3	0	33
Demetrius ByrdLSU	3	89	29.7	1	58
Keiland WilliamsLSU	1	46	46.0	1	46
Richard DicksonLSU	3	31	10.3	0	25
Terrence ToliverLSU	2	19	9.5	0	13
Brandon LaFellLSU	3	18	6.0	0	13
Richard MurphyLSU	1	17	17.0	0	17
Jacob HesterLSU	2	6	3.0	1	5
Montez BillingsAuburn	6	78	13.0	1	31
Rodgeriqus SmithAuburn	6	56	9.3	1	19
Brad LesterAuburn	5	56	11.2	0	18
Mario FanninAuburn	1	9	9.0	0	9

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Pat LeeAuburn	1	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Colt DavidLSU	3/3	100.0	33	3/3	12
Wes ByrumAuburn	1/1	100.0	22	3/3	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chad JonesLSU	5	35	7.0	19	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Patrick FisherLSU	4	208	52.0	55
Ryan ShoemakerAuburn	5	210	42.0	53
Patrick TatumAuburn	2	92	46.0	46

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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