October 10, 2020 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Auburn takes the belt, 30–28, at home over Arkansas.

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AuburnAP No. 13 30

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Arkansas 28

AP poll, week 6: Arkansas unranked at Auburn No. 13 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Auburn took the belt here, ending Arkansas’ run of 7 days and 0 defenses (reign #310) and starting reign #311. It lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, until South Carolina took it on October 17, 2020.

For Auburn this was its 16th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 7 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Auburn led the belt series 1–0; all-time Auburn leads 2–0.

AI-Written

Recap

Auburn's defense forced a blocked punt for a touchdown early to set the tone, and the Tigers' ground game established control with D.J. Williams and Tank Bigsby combining for consistent gains. Arkansas stayed competitive behind Feleipe Franks's prolific passing attack, with De'Vion Warren emerging as a reliable target and the Razorbacks mounting several scoring drives to keep pace. The game remained tightly contested through three quarters, but Auburn's defense tightened in crucial moments while the Tigers' offense kept Arkansas at bay. In the fourth quarter, both teams traded scores, but Auburn's Anders Carlson proved clutch, hitting a 39-yard field goal with just seven seconds remaining to secure the belt.

Jordyn Peters's blocked punt returned for a touchdown in Q1 gave Auburn an early advantage and set the defensive tone
De'Vion Warren's connection with Franks for multiple scores kept Arkansas competitive throughout, particularly his TD catches in Q2 and Q4
Anders Carlson's 39-yard field goal with 0:07 remaining was the game-winner that secured the belt for Auburn
Auburn's ground game led by Tank Bigsby sustained drives and ate clock, preventing Arkansas from mounting a final scoring opportunity

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

AuburnArkansas

Total yards446421

Rushing yards259119

Passing yards187302

First downs2421

3rd down conv.6/156/15

Turnovers00

Penalties–yards7–526–26

Time of possession32:0927:44

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 4:32	Arkansas	+0 yd	George Caratan punt blocked by Jordyn Peters for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q1 3:05	Auburn	+41 yd	D.J. Williams run for 41 yds to the Ark 36 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:36	Auburn	+47 yd	Anders Carlson 47 yd FG GOOD
Q2 9:22	Auburn	+15 yd	Bo Nix run for 15 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q2 6:24	Arkansas	+4 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to Mike Woods for 4 yds for a TD (TEAM PAT MISSED)
Q2 6:24	Arkansas	+33 yd	Vito Calvaruso kickoff for 65 yds , Tank Bigsby return for 33 yds to the Aub 33
Q2 4:00	Arkansas	+44 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to De'Vion Warren for 44 yds to the Aub 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:15	Arkansas	+7 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to De'Vion Warren for 7 yds for a TD Timeout ARKANSAS, clock 02:15 (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q2 1:41	Auburn	+30 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 30 yds to the Ark 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:01	Auburn	+26 yd	Tank Bigsby run for 26 yds to the Ark 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:00	Arkansas	+24 yd	Vito Calvaruso kickoff for 65 yds , Tank Bigsby return for 24 yds to the Aub 24
Q3 6:35	Arkansas	+25 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to Trelon Smith for 25 yds to the Aub 18 for a 1ST down
Q3 4:14	Arkansas	+5 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to Trelon Smith for 5 yds for a TD Timeout ARKANSAS, clock 04:14 (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q3 2:49	Auburn	+25 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 25 yds to the Ark 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:51	Auburn	+17 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 17 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q3 4:14	Arkansas	+35 yd	Vito Calvaruso kickoff for 64 yds , Tank Bigsby return for 35 yds to the Aub 36
Q4 14:07	Arkansas	+35 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to Blake Kern for 35 yds to the Aub 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:37	Arkansas	+23 yd	A.J. Reed 23 yd FG GOOD
Q4 5:29	Arkansas	+30 yd	Feleipe Franks pass complete to De'Vion Warren for 30 yds for a TD (A.J. Reed KICK)
Q4 4:37	Auburn	+32 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 32 yds to the Ark 29 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:38	Auburn	+34 yd	Anders Carlson 34 yd FG MISSED
Q4 0:07	Auburn	+39 yd	Anders Carlson 39 yd FG 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

Auburn

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Bo Nix	17/28	187	6.7	1	0
J.J. Pegues	1/1	0	0.0	0	0

Arkansas

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Feleipe Franks	21/29	302	10.4	4	0

Rushing

Auburn

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tank Bigsby	20	146	7.3	0	26
D.J. Williams	8	71	8.9	0	41
Bo Nix	10	30	3.0	1	17
J.J. Pegues	2	12	6.0	0	11
Anthony Schwartz	1	0	0.0	0	0

Arkansas

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trelon Smith	21	81	3.9	15
Feleipe Franks	15	28	1.9	9
A'Montae Spivey	4	11	2.8	5
Malik Hornsby	2	-1	-0.5	1

Receiving

Auburn

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony Schwartz	10	100	10.0	1	25
Seth Williams	3	70	23.3	0	32
Tank Bigsby	4	16	4.0	0	8
D.J. Williams	1	1	1.0	0	1

Arkansas

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
De'Vion Warren	5	95	19.0	2	44
Trelon Smith	6	78	13.0	1	25
Michael Woods	5	64	12.8	1	19
Blake Kern	4	59	14.8	0	35
Tyson Morris	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Defense

Auburn

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Zakoby McClain	13	7	0	0	0	2	0
Owen Pappoe	10	9	1	1	0	0	0
Jamien Sherwood	8	5	0	1	0	0	0
Colby Wooden	6	5	1	2	0	0	0
Roger McCreary	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
Smoke Monday	5	3	0	1	1	0	0
Zykeivous Walker	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
Zion Puckett	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nehemiah Pritchett	3	2	0	0	3	0	0
Derick Hall	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Christian Tutt	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daquan Newkirk	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordyn Peters	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T.D. Moultry	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrone Truesdell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barton Lester	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Arkansas

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jalen Catalon	14	10	0	0	1
Hudson Clark	7	7	0	0	1
Jonathan Marshall	6	4	1	1	0
Eric Gregory	6	4	0.5	0.5	0
Bumper Pool	5	4	0	0	1
Joseph Foucha	5	1	0	0	0
Grant Morgan	5	0	0	0	0
Greg Brooks Jr.	4	4	0	1	0
Zach Williams	4	2	0	0	0
Hayden Henry	4	1	1	1	0
Khari Johnson	4	1	0	0	1
Isaiah Nichols	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Nick Turner	3	1	0	0	0
Jerry Jacobs	2	2	0	0	0
Xavier Kelly	2	0	0	0	0
Simeon Blair	1	1	0	0	0
Luke Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Julius Coates	1	1	0	0	0

Fumbles

Auburn

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Bo Nix	1	0	0

Arkansas

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tank Bigsby	4	106	26.5	35	0

Arkansas

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Auburn

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Anders Carlson	3/4	75.0	47	3/3	12

Arkansas

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
AJ Reed	1/1	100.0	23	1/1	4
Team	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0

Punt Returns

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Christian Tutt	3	30	10.0	12	0

Arkansas

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aidan Marshall	4	167	41.8	0	3	48
Bo Nix	1	20	20.0	0	0	20

Arkansas

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
George Caratan	4	179	44.8	0	1	51
Reid Bauer	1	33	33.0	0	0	33

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401237101) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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