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

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

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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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Bo NixAuburn	17/28	187	6.7	1
J.J. PeguesAuburn	1/1	0	0.0	0
Feleipe FranksArkansas	21/29	302	10.4	4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tank BigsbyAuburn	20	146	7.3	0	26
D.J. WilliamsAuburn	8	71	8.9	0	41
Bo NixAuburn	10	30	3.0	1	17
J.J. PeguesAuburn	2	12	6.0	0	11
Anthony SchwartzAuburn	1	0	0.0	0	0
Trelon SmithArkansas	21	81	3.9	0	15
Feleipe FranksArkansas	15	28	1.9	0	9
A'Montae SpiveyArkansas	4	11	2.8	0	5
Malik HornsbyArkansas	2	-1	-0.5	0	1

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony SchwartzAuburn	10	100	10.0	1	25
Seth WilliamsAuburn	3	70	23.3	0	32
Tank BigsbyAuburn	4	16	4.0	0	8
D.J. WilliamsAuburn	1	1	1.0	0	1
De'Vion WarrenArkansas	5	95	19.0	2	44
Trelon SmithArkansas	6	78	13.0	1	25
Michael WoodsArkansas	5	64	12.8	1	19
Blake KernArkansas	4	59	14.8	0	35
Tyson MorrisArkansas	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Zakoby McClainAuburn	13	7	0	0	0	2	0
Owen PappoeAuburn	10	9	1	1	0	0	0
Jamien SherwoodAuburn	8	5	0	1	0	0	0
Colby WoodenAuburn	6	5	1	2	0	0	0
Roger McCrearyAuburn	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
Smoke MondayAuburn	5	3	0	1	1	0	0
Zykeivous WalkerAuburn	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
Zion PuckettAuburn	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nehemiah PritchettAuburn	3	2	0	0	3	0	0
Derick HallAuburn	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Christian TuttAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daquan NewkirkAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordyn PetersAuburn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T.D. MoultryAuburn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrone TruesdellAuburn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barton LesterAuburn	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jalen CatalonArkansas	14	10	0	0	1	0	0
Hudson ClarkArkansas	7	7	0	0	1	0	0
Jonathan MarshallArkansas	6	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eric GregoryArkansas	6	4	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Bumper PoolArkansas	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
Joseph FouchaArkansas	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grant MorganArkansas	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Brooks Jr.Arkansas	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
Zach WilliamsArkansas	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden HenryArkansas	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Khari JohnsonArkansas	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Isaiah NicholsArkansas	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Nick TurnerArkansas	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry JacobsArkansas	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier KellyArkansas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simeon BlairArkansas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke JonesArkansas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Julius CoatesArkansas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Bo NixAuburn	1	0	0

Kick Returns

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

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Anders CarlsonAuburn	3/4	75.0	47	3/3	12
AJ ReedArkansas	1/1	100.0	23	1/1	4
TeamArkansas	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0

Punt Returns

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

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Aidan MarshallAuburn	4	167	41.8	3	48
Bo NixAuburn	1	20	20.0	0	20
George CaratanArkansas	4	179	44.8	1	51
Reid BauerArkansas	1	33	33.0	0	33

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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