Auburn Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers Match Player Stats On Nov 09, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 9, 2013

No. 10 Auburn 55, Tennessee 23: Quarterback Nick Marshall rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and the visiting Tigers returned a kickoff and a punt for a score in winning their sixth straight game.

Auburn (9-1, 5-1 SEC) kept the pressure on SEC West leader Alabama, taking control with a 28-point second quarter in surpassing 40 points for the fourth time in its past five contests. Marshall scored on runs of 7 and 38 yards in the final 5:08 of the first half, while Chris Davis returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown; Corey Grant added a 90-yard kickoff return for a score in the third.

Tennessee (4-6, 1-5) dropped its third game in a row and lost at home for just the second time this season. Rajion Neal rushed for 124 yards and Joshua Dobbs finished 16-for-25 for 128 yards.

Nealกฏs 17-yard touchdown early in the second quarter gave the Volunteers a 13-6 advantage, but Tre Masonกฏs 13-yard scoring run, Davisกฏ punt return and Marshallกฏs first touchdown run made it 27-13. Jacques Smith returned a Marshall interception 18 yards for a touchdown with 1:28 left in the half to pull Tennessee within 27-20.

However, Marshall broke loose down the left sideline two plays later to make it 34-20 at halftime, and Grantกฏs kickoff return to start the second half pushed the lead to 41-20. Mason added touchdown runs of 4 yards and 1 yard in the second half, finishing with 117 yards as the SEC's leading rushing team totaled 444 yards on the ground.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers returned a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown in the same game for the first time in school history. กญ Auburn beat the Volunteers for the sixth consecutive time, dating to 1999. กญ The Volunteers finished with 226 yards rushing.