Mississippi State at Auburn

Saturday, October 18, 2003

No. 19 Auburn beat Mississippi State 45–⁠13. It was their 77th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 50–⁠24–⁠3 as played.

AwayMississippi State2–⁠10 in 2003
13
Home19Auburn8–⁠5 in 2003
45

Final at Jordan-Hare Stadium, AuburnHigh 72°F, low 54°FAttendance 86,063

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State700613
Auburn14247045

Efficiency

Mississippi StateAuburn
−0.30First-down EPA0.12
−0.16Second-down EPA−0.28
0.30Third-down EPA0.56

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Auburn 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Auburn leads 66–⁠28–⁠2; as played, 63–⁠31–⁠3 in 97 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Auburn 27, Mississippi State 13
2022Mississippi State 39, Auburn 33
2021Mississippi State 43, Auburn 34
2020Auburn 24, Mississippi State 10
2019Auburn 56, Mississippi State 23
2018Mississippi State 23, Auburn 9

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