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Texas A&M at Auburn

Saturday, December 5, 2020

No. 5 Texas A&M beat Auburn 31–⁠20. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Texas A&M led the series 6–⁠5.

Away5Texas A&M9–⁠1 in 2020
31
HomeAuburn6–⁠5 in 2020
20

Final at Jordan-Hare Stadium, AuburnTV: ESPNAttendance 17,490

At kickoff
52°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport (KAUO), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee James Carter; umpire Russ Pulley; head linesman Johnny Crawford; line judge Walter Flowers; side judge Glen Fucik; field judge Greg Thomas; back judge Dax Hill; center judge Ted PittsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texas A&M7701731
Auburn01010020

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Texas A&M

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kellen Mond18/2319620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Spiller20120015
Devon Achane999029
Kellen Mond1060117
Ainias Smith736114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Wydermyer889220
Ainias Smith462038
Chase Lane221015
Hezekiah Jones111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Aaron Hansford81.510
Myles Jones8000
Leon O’Neal Jr.8000
Buddy Johnson7100
Bobby Brown III1110

Auburn

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bo Nix15/2314400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tank Bigsby976042
Shaun Shivers968029
Bo Nix1149222
Mark-Antony Richards1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Seth Williams351028
Anthony Schwartz338024
Eli Stove429010
Shaun Shivers42409
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Zakoby McClain17210
Jamien Sherwood8000
Smoke Monday7000
Jordyn Peters6000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Texas A&MAuburn
511Total yards340
196Passing yards144
315Rushing yards196
8.5Yards per pass6.0
6.8Yards per rush6.5
29First downs16
7–⁠11Third downs4–⁠10
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers0
4–⁠39Penalties1–⁠5
37:44Possession22:00
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Texas A&MAuburn
61%Success rate44%
0.47EPA per play0.21
1.11Explosiveness1.21
0.39Rushing EPA0.44
0.61Passing EPA−0.03
47%Passing-down success22%
0.27First-down EPA0.06
0.56Second-down EPA0.52
0.89Third-down EPA0.43
11%Havoc by its defense10%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Auburn 52% to win. Texas A&M won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Texas A&M −6, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Texas A&M 66%, Auburn 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Auburn end zoneTexas A&M end zoneQ1 Texas A&MTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 AuburnPunt, 3 playsQ1 Texas A&MPunt, 6 playsQ1 AuburnField goal, 12 playsQ2 Texas A&MMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 AuburnTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Texas A&MTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 AuburnEnd of half, 1 playQ3 AuburnTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Texas A&MPunt, 6 playsQ3 AuburnField goal, 8 playsQ3 Texas A&MTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 AuburnPunt, 3 playsQ4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 AuburnPunt, 3 playsQ4 Texas A&MField goal, 12 playsQ4 AuburnTurnover on downs, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Auburn drives left to right, Texas A&M right to left.
  1. Q1 Texas A&MTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 AuburnPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  3. Q1 Texas A&MPunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  4. Q1 AuburnField goal, 12 plays, 71 yards
  5. Q2 Texas A&MMissed FG, 10 plays, 64 yards
  6. Q2 AuburnTouchdown, 9 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q2 Texas A&MTouchdown, 8 plays, 97 yards
  8. Q2 AuburnEnd of half, 1 play, 7 yards
  9. Q3 AuburnTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q3 Texas A&MPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  11. Q3 AuburnField goal, 8 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q3 Texas A&MTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q4 AuburnPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 7 plays, 77 yards
  15. Q4 AuburnPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  16. Q4 Texas A&MField goal, 12 plays, 55 yards
  17. Q4 AuburnTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 23 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Texas A&M 7, Auburn 0
Texas A&M Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Anders Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:531st & 10 at own 25Ainias Smith run for 14 yds to the TexAM 39 for a 1ST down
14:261st & 10 at own 39Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 8 yds to the TexAM 47
14:012nd & 2 at own 47Isaiah Spiller run for 12 yds to the Aub 41 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at opp 41Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 2 yds to the Aub 39
12:442nd & 8 at opp 39Kellen Mond pass complete to Isaiah Spiller for 4 yds to the Aub 35
11:573rd & 4 at opp 35Kellen Mond pass complete to Chase Lane for 6 yds to the Aub 29 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at opp 29Isaiah Spiller run for 5 yds to the Aub 24 Isaiah Spiller fumbled, forced by Zakoby McClain, recovered by TexAM Carson Green
10:362nd & 5 at opp 24Isaiah Spiller run for 9 yds to the Aub 15 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at opp 15Isaiah Spiller run for 6 yds to the Aub 9
9:332nd & 4 at opp 9Kellen Mond run for 3 yds to the Aub 6
9:133rd & 1 at opp 6TEXAS A&M Penalty, False Start (Jared Hocker) to the Aub 10
8:423rd & 5 at opp 10Jalen Wydermyer 10 Yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small Kick)Texas A&M 7, Auburn 0
Auburn Punt, 3 plays
8:423rd & 5 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:381st & 10 at own 25Bo Nix pass incomplete to Anthony Schwartz
8:342nd & 10 at own 25Bo Nix pass incomplete to Anthony Schwartz
8:253rd & 10 at own 25Bo Nix pass complete to Shaun Shivers for 9 yds to the Aub 34
7:594th & 1 at own 34Oscar Chapman punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Ainias Smith at the TexAM 25
Texas A&M Punt, 6 plays
7:521st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Spiller run for 9 yds to the TexAM 34
7:142nd & 1 at own 34Kellen Mond run for 14 yds to the TexAM 48 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at own 48Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 12 yds to the Aub 40 for a 1ST down
5:431st & 10 at opp 40Kellen Mond pass complete to Isaiah Spiller for 6 yds to the Aub 34
5:022nd & 4 at opp 34Spiller, Isaiah rush for 4 yards to the AUBURN30, PENALTY TEXASAM personal foul 15 yards to the AUBURN49, NO PLAY.
4:262nd & 19 at opp 49Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 12 yds to the Aub 37
3:433rd & 7 at opp 37Timeout TEXAS A&M, clock 03:43
3:363rd & 7 at opp 37Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Hezekiah Jones, broken up by Nehemiah Pritchett
3:284th & 7 at opp 37Nik Constantinou punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Eli Stove at the Aub 9
Auburn Field goal, 12 plays
3:181st & 10 at own 9Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 7 yds to the Aub 16
2:562nd & 3 at own 16Bo Nix pass incomplete to Seth Williams, broken up by Keldrick Carper
2:503rd & 3 at own 16Shaun Shivers run for 12 yds to the Aub 28 for a 1ST down
2:261st & 10 at own 28Shaun Shivers run for no gain to the Aub 28
1:552nd & 10 at own 28Shaun Shivers run for 29 yds to the TexAM 43 for a 1ST down
1:401st & 10 at opp 43Shaun Shivers run for no gain to the TexAM 43
1:082nd & 10 at opp 43Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 6 yds to the TexAM 37
0:473rd & 4 at opp 37AUBURN Penalty, False Start (Austin Troxell) to the TexAM 42
0:243rd & 9 at opp 42Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 17 yds to the TexAM 25 for a 1ST down
0:081st & 10 at opp 25Mark-Antony Richards run for 3 yds to the TexAM 22
Q2 14:542nd & 7 at opp 22Shaun Shivers run for 2 yds to the TexAM 20
Q2 14:163rd & 5 at opp 20Bo Nix pass incomplete to Eli Stove
Q2 14:114th & 5 at opp 20Anders Carlson 37 Yd Field GoalTexas A&M 7, Auburn 3
2nd quarter4 drives, then Texas A&M 14, Auburn 10
Texas A&M Missed FG, 10 plays
14:114th & 5 at own 35Anders Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:061st & 10 at own 25Devon Achane run for 15 yds to the TexAM 40 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at own 40Devon Achane run for 3 yds to the TexAM 43
13:092nd & 7 at own 43Devon Achane run for 29 yds to the Aub 28 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at opp 28Devon Achane run for 10 yds to the Aub 18 for a 1ST down
11:511st & 10 at opp 18Devon Achane run for 2 yds to the Aub 16
11:172nd & 8 at opp 16Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 10 yds to the Aub 6 for a 1ST down
10:331st & goal at opp 6Isaiah Spiller run for 4 yds to the Aub 2
9:532nd & goal at opp 2Isaiah Spiller run for 1 yd to the Aub 1
9:023rd & goal at opp 1Kellen Mond sacked by Zakoby McClain for a loss of 10 yards to the Aub 11
8:094th & 0 at opp 11Seth Small 28 yd FG MISSED
Auburn Touchdown, 9 plays
8:011st & 10 at own 20Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 6 yds to the Aub 26
7:382nd & 4 at own 26Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 8 yds to the Aub 34 for a 1ST down
7:051st & 10 at own 34Bo Nix run for 5 yds to the Aub 39
6:402nd & 5 at own 39Tank Bigsby run for 6 yds to the Aub 45 for a 1ST down
6:121st & 10 at own 45Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 28 yds to the TexAM 27 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 27Tank Bigsby run for 2 yds to the TexAM 25
5:072nd & 8 at opp 25Bo Nix run for 20 yds to the TexAM 5 for a 1ST down
4:251st & goal at opp 5Tank Bigsby run for no gain to the TexAM 5
3:362nd & goal at opp 5Bo Nix 5 Yd Run (Anders Carlson Kick)Auburn 10, Texas A&M 7
Texas A&M Touchdown, 8 plays
3:362nd & 10 at own 35Anders Carlson kickoff for 62 yds fair catch by Chase Lane at the TexAM 3
3:301st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Spiller run for 15 yds to the TexAM 40 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at own 40Kellen Mond pass complete to Hezekiah Jones for 11 yds to the Aub 49 for a 1ST down
2:291st & 10 at opp 49Isaiah Spiller run for 4 yds to the Aub 45
1:542nd & 6 at opp 45Devon Achane run for 15 yds to the Aub 30 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 30Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 16 yds to the Aub 14 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at opp 14Isaiah Spiller run for 13 yds to the Aub 1 for a 1ST down
0:441st & goal at opp 1Isaiah Spiller run for no gain to the Aub 1
0:242nd & goal at opp 1Kellen Mond 1 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick)Texas A&M 14, Auburn 10
Auburn End of half, 1 play
0:242nd & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:171st & 10 at own 25Tank Bigsby run for 7 yds to the Aub 32
3rd quarter4 drives, then Auburn 20, Texas A&M 14
Auburn Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:461st & 10 at own 25Bo Nix run for 22 yds to the Aub 47 for a 1ST down
14:221st & 10 at own 47Bo Nix pass complete to Anthony Schwartz for 24 yds to the TexAM 29 for a 1ST down
13:551st & 10 at opp 29Bo Nix run for a loss of 1 yard to the TexAM 30
13:212nd & 11 at opp 30Shaun Shivers run for 7 yds to the TexAM 23
12:433rd & 4 at opp 23Bo Nix run for 6 yds to the TexAM 17 for a 1ST down
12:071st & 10 at opp 17Tank Bigsby run for 8 yds to the TexAM 9
11:342nd & 2 at opp 9Bo Nix run for a loss of 1 yard to the TexAM 10
10:553rd & 3 at opp 10Tank Bigsby run for 7 yds to the TexAM 3 for a 1ST down
10:361st & goal at opp 3Bo Nix 3 Yd Run (Anders Carlson Kick)Auburn 17, Texas A&M 14
Texas A&M Punt, 6 plays
10:361st & 10 at own 35Anders Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:301st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Spiller run for 4 yds to the TexAM 29
9:552nd & 6 at own 29Isaiah Spiller run for 5 yds to the TexAM 34
9:273rd & 1 at own 34Kellen Mond run for 7 yds to the TexAM 41 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at own 41Kellen Mond run for 2 yds to the TexAM 43
8:102nd & 8 at own 43Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Hezekiah Jones
8:023rd & 8 at own 43Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Chase Lane, broken up by Roger McCreary
7:544th & 8 at own 43Nik Constantinou punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Eli Stove at the Aub 21
Auburn Field goal, 8 plays
7:481st & 10 at own 21Shaun Shivers run for 4 yds to the Aub 25
7:082nd & 6 at own 25Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 7 yds to the Aub 32 for a 1ST down
6:361st & 10 at own 32Shaun Shivers run for 15 yds to the Aub 47 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at own 47Tank Bigsby run for 42 yds to the TexAM 11 for a 1ST down
5:311st & 10 at opp 11Tank Bigsby run for 2 yds to the TexAM 9
4:552nd & 8 at opp 9Bo Nix pass complete to Kobe Hudson for 2 yds to the TexAM 7
4:213rd & 6 at opp 7Bo Nix pass incomplete to Brandon Frazier
4:164th & 6 at opp 7Anders Carlson 24 Yd Field GoalAuburn 20, Texas A&M 14
Texas A&M Touchdown, 11 plays
4:164th & 6 at own 35Anders Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:101st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Spiller run for 3 yds to the TexAM 28
3:322nd & 7 at own 28Ainias Smith run for 5 yds to the TexAM 33
2:563rd & 2 at own 33Isaiah Spiller run for 2 yds to the TexAM 35 for a 1ST down
2:241st & 10 at own 35Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Isaiah Spiller, broken up by Zakoby McClain
2:182nd & 10 at own 35Kellen Mond run for 17 yds to the Aub 48 for a 1ST down
1:401st & 10 at opp 48Devon Achane run for 14 yds to the Aub 34 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at opp 34Devon Achane run for 5 yds to the Aub 29
0:212nd & 5 at opp 23Devon Achane run for 6 yds to the Aub 23 TEXAS A&M Penalty, Personal Foul (Carson Green) to the Aub 38
Q4 14:522nd & 14 at opp 38Kellen Mond pass complete to Devon Achane for 3 yds to the Aub 35
Q4 14:073rd & 11 at opp 35Kellen Mond pass complete to Chase Lane for 15 yds to the Aub 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:311st & 10 at opp 20Jalen Wydermyer 20 Yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small Kick)Texas A&M 21, Auburn 20
4th quarter5 drives, then Texas A&M 31, Auburn 20
Auburn Punt, 3 plays
13:311st & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 61 yds , Eli Stove return for 28 yds to the Aub 32
13:171st & 10 at own 32Shaun Shivers run for a loss of 1 yard to the Aub 31
12:472nd & 11 at own 31Bo Nix run for 1 yd to the Aub 32
12:013rd & 10 at own 32Bo Nix pass incomplete to Ze’Vian Capers
11:544th & 10 at own 32Oscar Chapman punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Ainias Smith at the TexAM 23
Texas A&M Touchdown, 7 plays
11:541st & 10 at own 23Isaiah Spiller run for 11 yds to the TexAM 34 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at own 34Isaiah Spiller run for a loss of 1 yard to the TexAM 33
10:322nd & 11 at own 33Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 13 yds to the TexAM 46 for a 1ST down
9:581st & 10 at own 46Kellen Mond run for 13 yds to the Aub 41 for a 1ST down
9:201st & 10 at opp 41Kellen Mond run for a loss of 1 yard to the Aub 42
8:312nd & 11 at opp 42Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 38 yds to the Aub 4 for a 1ST down
8:121st & goal at opp 4Ainias Smith 4 Yd Run (Seth Small Kick)Texas A&M 28, Auburn 20
Auburn Punt, 3 plays
8:121st & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:061st & 10 at own 25Tank Bigsby run for 2 yds to the Aub 27
7:282nd & 8 at own 27Bo Nix sacked by Bobby Brown III for a loss of 4 yards to the Aub 23
6:533rd & 12 at own 23Bo Nix pass complete to Shaun Shivers for 5 yds to the Aub 28
6:414th & 7 at own 28Oscar Chapman punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Ainias Smith at the TexAM 29
Texas A&M Field goal, 12 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 29Isaiah Spiller run for 1 yd to the TexAM 30
5:482nd & 9 at own 30Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Jalen Wydermyer, broken up by Jamien Sherwood
5:403rd & 9 at own 30Kellen Mond run for 14 yds to the TexAM 44 for a 1ST down
4:591st & 10 at own 44Isaiah Spiller run for 2 yds to the TexAM 46
4:182nd & 8 at own 46Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
3:333rd & 4 at the 50Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 6 yds to the Aub 44 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at opp 44Ainias Smith run for 4 yds to the Aub 40
2:542nd & 6 at opp 40Timeout AUBURN, clock 02:54
2:462nd & 6 at opp 40Isaiah Spiller run for 15 yds to the Aub 25 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at opp 25Timeout TEXAS A&M, clock 02:10
2:071st & 10 at opp 25Ainias Smith run for 5 yds to the Aub 20
2:062nd & 5 at opp 20Timeout AUBURN, clock 02:06
2:032nd & 5 at opp 20Ainias Smith run for 2 yds to the Aub 18
2:023rd & 3 at opp 18Timeout AUBURN, clock 02:02
1:553rd & 3 at opp 18Ainias Smith run for 2 yds to the Aub 16
1:134th & 1 at opp 16Timeout TEXAS A&M, clock 01:13
1:094th & 1 at opp 16Seth Small 32 Yd Field GoalTexas A&M 31, Auburn 20
Auburn Turnover on downs, 8 plays
1:094th & 1 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:051st & 10 at own 25Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 5 yds to the Aub 30
0:582nd & 5 at own 30Bo Nix pass complete to Shaun Shivers for 7 yds to the Aub 37 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at own 37Bo Nix pass incomplete to Eli Stove
0:432nd & 10 at own 37Bo Nix pass complete to Eli Stove for 10 yds to the Aub 47 for a 1ST down
0:431st & 10 at own 47TEXAS A&M Penalty, Defensive Offside (McKinnley Jackson) to the TexAM 48
0:321st & 5 at opp 48Bo Nix sacked by Aaron Hansford for a loss of 7 yards to the Aub 45
0:272nd & 12 at own 45TEAM pass incomplete
0:213rd & 12 at own 45Bo Nix pass complete to Shaun Shivers for 3 yds to the Aub 48
0:164th & 9 at own 48Bo Nix pass incomplete to Seth Williams

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Texas A&M–Auburn game

Texas A&M leads 9–⁠7 in 16 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Texas A&M 16, Auburn 10
2024Auburn 43, Texas A&M 41
2023Texas A&M 27, Auburn 10
2022Auburn 13, Texas A&M 10
2021Texas A&M 20, Auburn 3
2020Texas A&M 31, Auburn 20

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