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 | | Game 9 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | | Auburn Tigers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | | #19 Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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| | Quick Stats | AU | TAMU | | Total Plays | 69 | 73 | | 1st Downs | 20 | 21 | | 3rd down efficiency | 9-17 | 10-16 | | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 | | Total Yards | 443 | 303 | | Passing Yards | 132 | 137 | | Comp-Att | 13-17 | 18-35 | | Yards per pass | 6.0 | 3.9 | | Rushing Yards | 311 | 166 | | Rushing attempts | 52 | 38 | | Yards per rush | 6.0 | 3.9 | | Penalties-Yards | 6-78 | 3-20 | | Turnovers | 0 | 3 | | Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 | | Interceptions thrown | 0 | 3 | | Time of Possession | 33:27 | 25:39 |
| Stat Leaders | | Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int | | AU - J. Johnson | 13-17 | 132 | 1 | 0 | | TAMU- Murray | 13-23 | 105 | 0 | 3 | | Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long | | AU - Robinson | 27 | 159 | 1 | 45 | | TAMU - Carson | 21 | 109 | 0 | 21 | | Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | | AU - K. Johnson | 3 | 43 | 0 | 34 | | TAMU - Kirk | 7 | 44 | 0 | 14 |
| 2015 Schedule | 09/05 | W | (6) Auburn 31, Louisville 24 | 09/12 | W | (6) Auburn 27, JSU 20 (OT) | 09/19 | L | (18) Auburn 21, (14) LSU 45 | 09/26 | L | Auburn 9, Miss. State 17 | 10/03 | W | Auburn 35, San Jose State 21 | 10/15 | W | Auburn 30, Kentucky 27 | 10/24 | L | Auburn 46, Arkansas 54 (4OT) | 10/31 | L | Auburn 19, Ole Miss 27 | 11/07 | W | Auburn 26, Texas A&M 10 | 11/14 | - | Auburn vs. Georgia | 11/21 | - | Auburn vs. Idaho | 11/28 | - | Auburn vs. Alabama |
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By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Welcome back Jeremy Johnson.
The Auburn quarterback stepped in for injured Sean White in a big way, hitting his first nine passes, getting a nice assist from the Tigers' defense throughout and together they combined to beat Texas A&M 26-10 Saturday night in Kyle Field.
It was Auburn's most complete game of the season.
Johnson, who started the first three games before being replaced by White, threw a touchdown pass to give Auburn a 7-3 lead, then watched Jovon Robinson score from the 1 for a 14-3 advantage with 13:40 left in the second quarter. Texas A&M would cut it to 20-10 late in the third quarter, but that was in the midst of a Daniel Carlson field goal parade. His third, early in the fourth quarter, put Auburn on top 23-10. Another one made it 26-10 midway through the fourth.
Auburn's defense turned away two A&M scoring threats with interceptions near the goal line in the tone-setting first half. The Tigers also stopped the Aggies on a fourth-and-1 at the Auburn 23. The Aggies scored their first touchdown with 2:23 left in the third quarter. Auburn's defense turned away the Aggies again late in the game.
But Auburn was up 20-3 before then, thanks to Johnson's passing and Robinson's running in the first half, and field goals of 35 and 30 yards from Daniel Carlson in the third quarter. A&M scored on a 2-yard TD pass from Jake Hubenak to Speedy Noil late in the quarter to cut it to 20-10, but Carlson hit a 21-yard field early in the fourth to stretch the lead to 23-10.
White had started the previous five games, but the knee injury that threatened to sideline him last week against Ole Miss finally got him before the A&M game. White didn't practice the week leading up the game because of his injury.
Johnson was 9-of-9 passing for 57 yards and a touchdown early on. Robinson had seven carries for 77 yards and a touchdown during that same span. Robinson broke the 100-yard barrier with six minutes left in the second quarter.
Taylor Bertolet put A&M up early with a 50-yard field goal with 11:25 left in first quarter. But that was before Johnson got going.
Charles Goldberg is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: Follow @AUGoldMine
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