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Plainsman's Choice: Best game

<p>Anthony Schwartz (1) reacts after a touchdown during the game between Auburn and LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Oct 31, 2020; Auburn AL, USA. Photo via: Shanna Lockwood/AU Athletics</p>

Anthony Schwartz (1) reacts after a touchdown during the game between Auburn and LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Oct 31, 2020; Auburn AL, USA. Photo via: Shanna Lockwood/AU Athletics

In recent years, the Auburn and LSU football series has had more tricks than treats for Auburn.

The 2017 matchup saw LSU erase a 20-0 deficit in Baton Rouge and storm back to win 27-23. In 2018, LSU defeated Auburn inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on a 42-yard field goal as time expired.

While in 2019, Auburn and LSU squared off once again in Baton Rouge, with the eventual national champions LSU coming away with a 23-20 win.

This series for Auburn fans might have felt like Charlie Brown finding the rock in his Halloween bag, but Auburn got a full-sized candy bar in the 2020 matchup.

On Halloween, Auburn turned Jordan-Hare into a house of horrors for LSU as they dominated for a 48-11 win. 

The winner of Plainsman's Choice for best game might not have been a nail-biter like Auburn soccer's double overtime win over Ole Miss or a record-setting performance like Auburn baseball's 33-run outing against Alabama A&M. 

Even without those factors, Auburn's 48-11 win had maybe the most important factor in that the win came against a rival. 

After a scoreless first quarter for both teams, Auburn scored 21 points in the second quarter, while LSU went into halftime with just three on the board. 

Auburn scored 21 more points out of halftime, all coming on the ground as Bo Nix rushed for a score and Tank Bigsby ran for two.

Heading into the fourth quarter, Auburn was up 42-3 but put the exclamation point on its win over LSU with a 91-yard touchdown pass from Nix to Anthony Schwartz.

After Nix's touchdown to Schwartz, Auburn made substitutions and cruised for the next 14:37. And when the clock hit zero at Jordan-Hare, Auburn walked away with the 48-11 win.

Not only was Auburn's victory over LSU sweet for the fans, but everyone on the team was involved in Auburn's win. 

Auburn's defense forced three turnovers, including a fumble recovery by Christian Tutt that he returned for a 20-yard touchdown.

While the defense stifled LSU, Auburn's offense finished with three passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns on the day. 

And who could forget Anders Carlson's open-field tackle to save six points from getting on the board?

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Jake Weese | Sports Editor

Jake Weese, senior in journalism with a minor in history, is The Plainsman's sports editor.

@TheJakeWeese

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