October 31, 2020 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Auburn takes the belt, 48–11, at home over LSU.

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Recap

Auburn dominated LSU from start to finish to claim the College Football Belt with a decisive 48-11 victory in Baton Rouge. The Tigers' offense struck quickly, with Bo Nix leading Auburn down the field in the second quarter for a pair of touchdown passes to Eli Stove and Ze'Vian Capers to build an early lead. LSU's defense crumbled in the third quarter as Auburn scored three consecutive touchdowns, including a backbreaking 91-yard bomb from Nix to Anthony Schwartz in the fourth quarter that essentially put the game out of reach. The Tigers controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides, forcing three LSU turnovers while protecting the ball, and dominated time of possession 31:38 to 28:22 to thoroughly outclass the defending belt holders.

Bo Nix to Eli Stove 9-yard TD pass in Q2 (12:13) -- Auburn's first touchdown, establishing early momentum
TJ Finley fumble recovered by Christian Tutt with 20-yard return in Q2 (5:27) -- critical turnover leading to Auburn touchdown
Tank Bigsby touchdown runs in Q3 (8:55 and 1:33) -- Auburn's dominant rushing attack wearing down LSU defense
Bo Nix to Anthony Schwartz 91-yard TD pass in Q4 (14:37) -- the knockout blow that sealed Auburn's belt victory

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

AuburnLSU

Total yards505347

Rushing yards20632

Passing yards299315

First downs2320

3rd down conv.8/135/17

Turnovers13

Penalties–yards3–132–25

Time of possession31:3828:22

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 2:46	LSU	+24 yd	TJ Finley pass complete to Trey Palmer for 24 yds to the LSU 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:54	LSU	+54 yd	Cade York 54 yd FG MISSED
Q2 14:31	Auburn	+38 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 38 yds to the LSU 26 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:26	LSU	+22 yd	TJ Finley pass complete to Racey McMath for 22 yds to the LSU 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:13	Auburn	+9 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 9 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q2 5:27	LSU	+20 yd	TJ Finley sacked by Derick Hall for a loss of 9 yards TJ Finley fumbled, recovered by Aub Christian Tutt , return for 20 yds, (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q2 5:27	Auburn	+33 yd	Anders Carlson kickoff for 64 yds , Trey Palmer return for 33 yds to the LSU 34
Q2 1:53	Auburn	+28 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 28 yds to the LSU 34 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:40	Auburn	+9 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Ze'Vian Capers for 9 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q2 3:28	Auburn	+26 yd	Tank Bigsby run for 26 yds to the Aub 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:00	LSU	+50 yd	Cade York 50 yd FG GOOD
Q2 0:40	Auburn	+33 yd	Anders Carlson kickoff for 63 yds , Trey Palmer return for 33 yds to the LSU 35
Q3 11:48	Auburn	+23 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 23 yds to the LSU 5 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:35	Auburn	+5 yd	Bo Nix run for 5 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q3 11:29	LSU	+0 yd	TJ Finley pass intercepted Big Kat Bryant return for no gain to the LSU 21
Q3 8:55	Auburn	+2 yd	Tank Bigsby run for 2 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q3 1:33	Auburn	+3 yd	Tank Bigsby run for 3 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson KICK)
Q3 5:59	Auburn	+21 yd	Bo Nix run for 21 yds to the LSU 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:37	Auburn	+91 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 91 yds for a TD (Anders Carlson PAT MISSED)
Q4 8:43	LSU	+43 yd	Max Johnson pass complete to Kayshon Boutte for 43 yds for a TD, Max Johnson 2 point rush attempt 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
Bo NixAuburn	18/24	299	12.5	3	0
Grant LoyAuburn	0/2	0	0.0	0	0
Max JohnsonLSU	15/24	172	7.2	1	0
TJ FinleyLSU	13/24	143	6.0	0	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bo NixAuburn	11	81	7.4	1	21
Tank BigsbyAuburn	15	71	4.7	2	26
Eli StoveAuburn	3	21	7.0	0	12
Shaun ShiversAuburn	5	18	3.6	0	6
Mark-Antony RichardsAuburn	5	16	3.2	0	7
Grant LoyAuburn	2	2	1.0	0	4
Anthony SchwartzAuburn	1	1	1.0	0	1
TeamAuburn	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
John Emery Jr.LSU	9	21	2.3	0	6
Chris CurryLSU	3	8	2.7	0	8
Max JohnsonLSU	7	5	0.7	0	6
Tyrion Davis-PriceLSU	3	0	2.5	0	4
TJ FinleyLSU	5	-2	-0.4	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony SchwartzAuburn	4	123	30.8	1	91
Seth WilliamsAuburn	4	71	17.8	0	28
Eli StoveAuburn	5	64	12.8	1	38
J.J. PeguesAuburn	3	29	9.7	0	16
Ze'Vian CapersAuburn	1	9	9.0	1	9
Shaun ShiversAuburn	1	4	4.0	0	4
Arik GilbertLSU	6	55	9.2	0	17
Racey McMathLSU	5	51	10.2	0	22
Kayshon BoutteLSU	2	48	24.0	1	43
Jaray JenkinsLSU	2	30	15.0	0	18
Terrace Marshall Jr.LSU	4	28	7.0	0	13
Jontre KirklinLSU	2	27	13.5	0	16
Trey PalmerLSU	1	24	24.0	0	24
Koy MooreLSU	3	24	8.0	0	12
Chris CurryLSU	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tory CarterLSU	1	9	9.0	0	9
Tyrion Davis-PriceLSU	1	9	9.0	0	9

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Zakoby McClainAuburn	9	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Owen PappoeAuburn	6	3	0	0.5	1	0	0
Roger McCrearyAuburn	5	3	0	1	0	0	0
Derick HallAuburn	4	3	2	2	0	0	0
Jordyn PetersAuburn	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Smoke MondayAuburn	4	2	0	0	0	1	0
Christian TuttAuburn	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cam RileyAuburn	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
T.D. MoultryAuburn	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Zykeivous WalkerAuburn	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Desmond TisdolAuburn	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nehemiah PritchettAuburn	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylin SimpsonAuburn	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jamien SherwoodAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ladarius TennisonAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zion PuckettAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Colby WoodenAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Marco DomioAuburn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrone TruesdellAuburn	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Daquan NewkirkAuburn	2	0	0	0.5	0	2	0
Chris Thompson Jr.Auburn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis BurksAuburn	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Anders CarlsonAuburn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley SteinerAuburn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
O.C. BrothersAuburn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Johnson Jr.Auburn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romello HeightAuburn	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Micah BaskervilleLSU	10	6	0	1	0	1	0
JaCoby StevensLSU	7	5	0	1	0	0	0
Todd Harris Jr.LSU	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.LSU	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
Damone ClarkLSU	5	3	0	0	0	1	0
Maurice Hampton Jr.LSU	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ali GayeLSU	4	3	0	1.5	0	0	0
Jabril CoxLSU	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
BJ OjulariLSU	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cordale FlottLSU	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andre AnthonyLSU	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan TolesLSU	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Neil Farrell Jr.LSU	2	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jaquelin RoyLSU	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh WhiteLSU	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eli RicksLSU	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
TJ FinleyLSU	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay WardLSU	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron LewisLSU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Glen LoganLSU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarell CherryLSU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Christian TuttAuburn	0	0	2
Seth WilliamsAuburn	1	1	0
TeamLSU	0	0	1
TJ FinleyLSU	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Nehemiah PritchettAuburn	1	48	0
Big Kat BryantAuburn	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trey PalmerLSU	3	85	28.3	33	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Anders CarlsonAuburn	0/0	0.0	0	6/7	6
Cade YorkLSU	1/2	50.0	50	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mark-Antony RichardsAuburn	1	18	18.0	18	0
Eli StoveAuburn	1	11	11.0	11	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aidan MarshallAuburn	3	130	43.3	1	1	46
Oscar ChapmanAuburn	2	78	39.0	1	0	40
Zach Von RosenbergLSU	7	342	48.9	2	2	55

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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