No. 10 Georgia at Auburn (Plus 8)

The annual battle of cats versus dogs is upon us. Last season Georgia defeated Auburn 45-20 in Athens, however Auburn leads the series 53-50-8.

Auburn’s troubles scoring points this season cost Tony Franklin his job as offensive coordinator. At the time Franklin was fired Auburn’s record was 4-2. Since his firing the Tigers are 1-3 with the lone victory being over Tennessee-Martin last week.

Auburn is only scoring 13.3 ppg against SEC opponents. Although Georgia’s defense is ranked 11th in the SEC in scoring defense (24.9 ppg) the Bulldogs should have little difficulty against the de-clawed Tigers. Can you hear the Georgia players and fans calling “here kitty kitty, here kitty kitty”?

Georgia 32, Auburn 14


Random Notes
Georgia
The Good
Georgia leads the SEC in passing offense (273.8 ypg) and total offense (436.8 ypg).
The Bulldogs have only allowed 13 sacks this season.
Georgia is second in the SEC scoring an average of 32.6 ppg.
The defense is holding opponents to 102.6 rushing ypg.
The Bulldogs are 4th in the nation averaging 17.7 yards a punt return.

The Bad
The defense is next to last allowing 24.9 ppg.

Auburn
The Good
Ranked third in the nation averaging 27.1 yards a kickoff return.
The defense is holding opponents to 16.3 ppg.
The pass defense is ranked 14th in the country.
The team leads the SEC in net punting.

The Bad
Averaging 19.5 ppg ranks Auburn 102nd in the nation.
The Tigers are 100th in total offense and 99th in passing offense.
Auburn has a negative five turnover margin.

Players
Quarterback
Georgia- Matthew Stafford 176/289 (.609), 2,587 yards, 15 TD, 8 INT

Auburn- Chris Todd 86/156 (.551), 903 yards, 5 TD, 6 INT
Auburn- Kodi Burns (.548), 758 yards, 1 TD, 7 INT

Rushing
Georgia- Knowshon Moreno 1,113 yards, 5.9 ypc, 15 TD
Georgia- Caleb King 246 yards, 4.1 ypc, 1 TD

Auburn- Ben Tate 615 yards, 4.4 ypc, 3 TD
Auburn- Kodi Burns 377 yards, 5.2 ypc, 5 TD

Receiving
Georgia- A.J. Green 806 yards, 46 rec., 17.5 ypr, 6 TD
Georgia- Mohamed Massaquoi 669 yards, 41 rec., 16.3 ypr, 5 TD

Auburn- Regeriqus Smith 283 yards, 27 rec., 10.5 ypr, 1 TD
Auburn- Montez Billings 202 yards, 17 rec., 11.9 ypr, 0 TD

Defense
Georgia- Rennie Curran leads the SEC with 89 tackles and leads the Dawgs with 3 sacks and 7.5 TFL.

Auburn- Antonio Coleman is second in the SEC with 10.5 TFL and leads the Tigers with 6 sacks.

Team Stats
Georgia Auburn
Rushing- 163 Rushing- 146.1
Passing- 273.8 Passing- 169.3
Total- 436.8 Total- 315.4
PF- 32.6 PF- 19.5
PA- 24.9 PA- 16.3