Auburn pulled out a 40-29 win over Ole Miss Saturday night, extending the Tigers’ win streak to five games and getting Auburn bowl-eligible with four games still to play.
The offense racked up 554 total yards, but Rebel quarterback Chad Kelly carved up the Auburn secondary for 465 yards through the air. He made a mistake, though, throwing an interception to Josh Holsey halfway through the final quarter as Ole Miss was driving to try and take the lead.
Here are some noteworthy tidbits from the sixth win of Auburn’s season.
Pettway rumbles once again
Kamryn Pettway scorched the Ole Miss defense for 236 yards on the ground, which are a career high for the redshirt sophomore. It’s the 10th-most rushing yards in Auburn history. He had his way with the Rebels, who couldn’t find an answer for Pettway the entire game. This came even with the return of Kerryon Johnson from injury, who added 42 yards of his own.
Jalen Harris shows up (in the box score)
Tight end Jalen Harris recorded his first career catch, a 15-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. It came out of a play called “Fight Song,” where Auburn lined up in a funky formation with H-back Chandler Cox behind the center. They all ran to different places on the line of scrimmage and quick-snapped it before Ole Miss had a chance to adjust, which left Harris wide open down the middle.
Racking up tackles
Three Auburn players registered career-highs in tackles Saturday night. Tray Matthews had 11, Deshaun Davis notched 10, and Stephen Roberts added nine of his own. That’s due mostly to being forced to drag down the myriad of receivers Kelly was throwing to, but it’s still impressive.
Carlson keepin’ on
Daniel Carlson hadn’t been forced to do much the past few games, but he got some work in Saturday. He’s now converted 130 PATs in a row, a program record. He kicked three field goals as well, making him 17-18 on the year. He’s now 58-69 in his time at Auburn, the second-most field goals in Auburn history.
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