Auburn showed up for one drive Saturday night in Sanford Stadium.
The Tigers took the opening kickoff right down the field for a touchdown, taking in early lead against No. 15 Georgia.
After that, it was all Bulldogs. When it finally came to merciful end, Auburn found itself on the wrong end of a 34-7 loss.
It was a bad nice for the Tigers in every facet of the game.
Gus Malzahn's offense managed just 292 total yards against a Georgia team that allowed more than 400 yards rushing to Florida earlier this year.
Nick Marshall was 11 of 23 passing for 112 yards and Cameron Artis-Payne led the Tigers in rushing with 86 yards on 20 carries.
Defensively, it was even worse.
Georgia running backs Todd Gurley and Nick Chubb both amassed more than 130 yards rushing, running through arm tackles from a battered Auburn defense all night.
All told, Georgia racked up 412 yards of total offense, 289 of those coming on the ground.
Special teams weren't any better.
On two occasions, the Tigers punt return team handed the ball right back to Chubb and the Bullldogs following defensive stops. The first was a Quan Bray drop on the return, and the second was a failed attempt at blocking a Georgia punt that resulted in a 15-yard penalty and a first down for the Bulldogs. Georgia took advantage of the miscues, converting them in to 10 points.
The loss not only drops Auburn to a 7-3 mark on the season, but also erases any hope they had left of making to the SEC Championship game or the inaugural College Football Playoff.
Auburn returns to Jordan Hare Stadium next week to take on Samford, then will travel to Tuscaloosa a week later for the Iron Bowl.
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