Game 8, Year 2 (2028 season): #11 LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
#11
49 -- 7-1 (4-1)
N/R
30 -- 5-3 (2-3)
RB Scottie Rodgers exalts following his first of two 4th quarter touchdown runs during LSU's rout over Auburn Saturday night.
Auburn, AL -- #11 LSU was facing an Auburn team fresh off of two straight losses following a surprising 5-0 start this season under first year head coach and former LSU offensive coordinator Anthony High. Unfortunately for the former Tulane quarterback, his old boss D. Geezy got the best of him, as LSU handed Auburn a third straight loss, cruising to a 49-30 victory Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn had no answer for the red-hot LSU offensive attack, as QB Rob Mason under new offensive coordinator Bryce Allen, finishing with a career-high 477 passing yards, to go along with 4 touchdown passes in a game that was probably not as close as the final score looks.
Despite throwing two interceptions, senior QB Rob Mason was on fire Saturday night, finishing with a mind-blowing 21.7 yards per completion on a career-high 477-yard night.
Mason's 88-yard touchdown connection with TE Lucas Rodgers put LSU on top 7-3 in the first quarter, and the visiting team would never look back.
A pair of touchdown passes in the second quarter to RB Greg Hearn, who finished with a career-high 108 receiving yards, helped LSU begin to pull away. And Mason's 87-yard connection with WR Chase Doyle in the third quarter gave him his fourth touchdown of the night while also giving LSU a 35-16 advantage.
Sophomore star RB Scottie Rodgers got in on the scoring frenzy in the fourth quarter, gashing Auburn's defense with a pair of touchdown runs from 6 yards and 58 yards away, helping him in his bid for the Heisman Trophy. Rodgers finished the night with 207 total yards from scrimmage, contributing 122 rushing yards as well as 8 receptions for 85 yards.
"I think when you look at how this game played out, clearly they had problems stopping us offensively, but to tell you the truth, we had problems stopping their offense as well," said Geezy, who was coaching for the first time against his former player and coaching protégé, High.
After a somewhat slow start to the evening, sophomore RB Scottie Rodgers came alive in the fourth quarter with two touchdown runs, including this one from 58 yards away that made the score 49-23 late."They finished with 30 points and made three field goals that were under 30 yards today, which is an indication that they moved the ball very well throughout the game but had problems in the red zone. Coach High has that team headed in the right direction, and they're going to be a problem for us in the near future. Thankfully, tonight we did enough to get the 'W.'
Saturday night's win for LSU was essentially their final tune-up before next week's colossal matchup with #4 Alabama in Baton Rouge. Winners of the SEC West three of the past four seasons, the Crimson Tide (7-0) will be looking to cling to its lead in the division while LSU (7-1) will be looking to take over first place in its bid to win the division for the first time since all the way back in 2007. The Tide defeated the Tigers 45-35 last season at Tuscaloosa in a game played with similar stakes.
"We know what's in front of us and the overall challenge," said Geezy. "We got a major monkey off of our backs a few weeks ago versus Tulane, but now we have a chance to slay the real dragon of this conference in recent years. Clearly a big week of preparation is ahead and obviously our program has a big opportunity here to start to change the narrative of LSU football.
"I am friggin' hyped up and cannot wait to get to work this week at getting our guys ready. Weeks like the one coming up are why we get into this business."
Notes: LSU's 684 total offensivs yards is the most ever for a D. Geezy coached team, including his 17 years as Tulane's head coach...LSU had several players get injured during Saturday night's contest, all on defense. LB Will McNeal left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter, FS Mario Reed left the game in the second quarter with a hand injury, and DE Jon Jackson left the game in the third quarter with a back injury. All three players never returned to the game, and Geezy would not elaborate on the injuries during his press conference, however McNeal indicated on his Twitter page late Saturday night that he definitely will not be stopped from playing in next week's game versus Alabama. "Injuries are a part of our game," said Geezy. 13 years ago when I was at Tulane, we played Bama without our starting quarterback and running back and did what we had to do to come away with a 13-10 win at the dome. It is just something you deal with and game-plan around if it comes to that."
TE Lucas Rodgers and Mike the Tiger all celebrated with WR Chase Doyle following Doyle's terrific catch-and-run 87-yard third quarter touchdown that helped LSU gain a 35-16 lead. Doyle, a senior playing in place of injured sophomore WR Brady Carter, finished with a career-high 125 receiving yards on the night.
Box Score
1st
: 27 yd FG by Clark 6:05 -- 0-3
: 88 yd TD pass from Mason to L. Rodgers (Bryant kick) 2:55 -- 7-3
2nd
: 39 yd TD run by Weaver (Bryant kick) 8:38 -- 14-3
: 30 yd TD pass from Mason to Hearn (Bryant kick) 5:07 -- 21-3
: 63 yd interception return TD by S. Williams (Clark kick) 1:38 -- 21-10
: 57 yd TD pass from Mason to Hearn (Bryant kick) 1:10 -- 28-10
3rd
: 25 yd FG by Clark 6:52 -- 28-13
: 26 yd FG by Clark 3:30 -- 28-16
: 87 yd TD pass from Mason to Doyle (Bryant kick) 2:31 -- 35-16
: 17 yd TD pass from Stewart to Vincent (Clark kick) 0:59 -- 35-23
4th
: 6 yd TD run by S. Rodgers (Bryant kick) 5:59 -- 42-23
: 58 yd TD run by S. Rodgers (Bryant kick) 3:02 -- 49-23
: 37 yd TD pass from Stewart to Hunter (Clark kick) 1:58 -- 49-30
Game Statistics
#11 LSU
Auburn
2028 LSU Tigers Schedule/Results
Next Game:
#4
(7-0) at #10 (7-1)
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Auburn fans chanted "War Eagle" as their team got set to run onto the field hoping to avoid a third straight loss.
Jordan-Hare Stadium's Entertainment Production Team was probably a little upset that the school would not let them budget more for this weak smoke display.
LSU true freshman LB Derek Kerr has been coming into his own as of late, taking down RB Chris Kelly behind the line of scrimmage early in the game and finishing with 4 tackles on the night.
TE Lucas Rodgers' career-long 88-yard touchdown reception put LSU on top 7-3 early on his way to finishing with 4 receptions for a season-high 119 yards.
An underrated contributor this season has been first year junior college transfer RB D.J. Weaver, who finished with 8 carries for 88 yards, including this 39-yard touchdown run that made the score 14-3 in the second quarter. Weaver is second on the team with 405 rushing yards on the year.
RB Greg Hearn's first of two long touchdown receptions in the second quarter helped the Tigers start to pull away. Here, he celebrated with Mike the Tiger until these officials decided to be haters and broke up the fun.
Sacks have been very hard to come by this season for LSU, as they have only 7 on the year, however senior DE Matt Manning's first half takedown of Auburn true freshman QB Josh Stewart helped that total. Manning now has 2 on the year, which is astonishingly a team-high.
After grabbing a short reception on a 10-yard hook pattern, senior WR Chase Doyle turned on the jets for this 87-yard touchdown that extended LSU's lead to 35-16 in the third quarter.
Auburn RB Chris Kelly was a problem for LSU most of the night and finished with 20 carries for 118 yards.
RB Scottie Rodgers' emphatic dive into the end zone to cap off a 58-yard run helped seal the deal for LSU, making the score 49-23 late. Rodgers finished the night with 122 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns to go along with his 8 receptions for 85 yards.
Junior offensive guards Sam Jackson (#57) and Brandon Johnson (#73) celebrate as LSU notched its 7th victory this season; the team has won only 8 games each of the past two years.
QB Rob Mason was named Player of the Game following another stellar performance. The team hopes he can play this way next week with #4 Alabama set to make their way to Baton Rouge for a huge SEC West contest.
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#11
49 -- 7-1 (4-1)N/R
30 -- 5-3 (2-3)RB Scottie Rodgers exalts following his first of two 4th quarter touchdown runs during LSU's rout over Auburn Saturday night.
QB Rob Mason and RB Scottie Rodgers each have huge days as LSU outpaces Auburn in 49-30 romp | Senior passer throws for a career-high 477 yards, and 4 touchdowns to lead the Tigers to their 7th win | Heisman candidate Rodgers scores 2 fourth quarter touchdowns to cap off a strong 207 scrimmage yard day | With their final tune-up now behind them, LSU now sets its sights towards SEC West supremacy with home bout versus #4 Alabama next on tap
Auburn, AL -- #11 LSU was facing an Auburn team fresh off of two straight losses following a surprising 5-0 start this season under first year head coach and former LSU offensive coordinator Anthony High. Unfortunately for the former Tulane quarterback, his old boss D. Geezy got the best of him, as LSU handed Auburn a third straight loss, cruising to a 49-30 victory Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn had no answer for the red-hot LSU offensive attack, as QB Rob Mason under new offensive coordinator Bryce Allen, finishing with a career-high 477 passing yards, to go along with 4 touchdown passes in a game that was probably not as close as the final score looks.
Despite throwing two interceptions, senior QB Rob Mason was on fire Saturday night, finishing with a mind-blowing 21.7 yards per completion on a career-high 477-yard night.
Mason's 88-yard touchdown connection with TE Lucas Rodgers put LSU on top 7-3 in the first quarter, and the visiting team would never look back.
A pair of touchdown passes in the second quarter to RB Greg Hearn, who finished with a career-high 108 receiving yards, helped LSU begin to pull away. And Mason's 87-yard connection with WR Chase Doyle in the third quarter gave him his fourth touchdown of the night while also giving LSU a 35-16 advantage.
Sophomore star RB Scottie Rodgers got in on the scoring frenzy in the fourth quarter, gashing Auburn's defense with a pair of touchdown runs from 6 yards and 58 yards away, helping him in his bid for the Heisman Trophy. Rodgers finished the night with 207 total yards from scrimmage, contributing 122 rushing yards as well as 8 receptions for 85 yards.
"I think when you look at how this game played out, clearly they had problems stopping us offensively, but to tell you the truth, we had problems stopping their offense as well," said Geezy, who was coaching for the first time against his former player and coaching protégé, High.
After a somewhat slow start to the evening, sophomore RB Scottie Rodgers came alive in the fourth quarter with two touchdown runs, including this one from 58 yards away that made the score 49-23 late.
Saturday night's win for LSU was essentially their final tune-up before next week's colossal matchup with #4 Alabama in Baton Rouge. Winners of the SEC West three of the past four seasons, the Crimson Tide (7-0) will be looking to cling to its lead in the division while LSU (7-1) will be looking to take over first place in its bid to win the division for the first time since all the way back in 2007. The Tide defeated the Tigers 45-35 last season at Tuscaloosa in a game played with similar stakes.
"We know what's in front of us and the overall challenge," said Geezy. "We got a major monkey off of our backs a few weeks ago versus Tulane, but now we have a chance to slay the real dragon of this conference in recent years. Clearly a big week of preparation is ahead and obviously our program has a big opportunity here to start to change the narrative of LSU football.
"I am friggin' hyped up and cannot wait to get to work this week at getting our guys ready. Weeks like the one coming up are why we get into this business."
Notes: LSU's 684 total offensivs yards is the most ever for a D. Geezy coached team, including his 17 years as Tulane's head coach...LSU had several players get injured during Saturday night's contest, all on defense. LB Will McNeal left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter, FS Mario Reed left the game in the second quarter with a hand injury, and DE Jon Jackson left the game in the third quarter with a back injury. All three players never returned to the game, and Geezy would not elaborate on the injuries during his press conference, however McNeal indicated on his Twitter page late Saturday night that he definitely will not be stopped from playing in next week's game versus Alabama. "Injuries are a part of our game," said Geezy. 13 years ago when I was at Tulane, we played Bama without our starting quarterback and running back and did what we had to do to come away with a 13-10 win at the dome. It is just something you deal with and game-plan around if it comes to that."
TE Lucas Rodgers and Mike the Tiger all celebrated with WR Chase Doyle following Doyle's terrific catch-and-run 87-yard third quarter touchdown that helped LSU gain a 35-16 lead. Doyle, a senior playing in place of injured sophomore WR Brady Carter, finished with a career-high 125 receiving yards on the night.
Box Score| LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers | |||||
| 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE | |
| #11 LSU Tigers 7-1 (4-1) | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Auburn Tigers 5-3 (2-3) | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
1st
: 27 yd FG by Clark 6:05 -- 0-3: 88 yd TD pass from Mason to L. Rodgers (Bryant kick) 2:55 -- 7-32nd
: 39 yd TD run by Weaver (Bryant kick) 8:38 -- 14-3: 30 yd TD pass from Mason to Hearn (Bryant kick) 5:07 -- 21-3: 63 yd interception return TD by S. Williams (Clark kick) 1:38 -- 21-10: 57 yd TD pass from Mason to Hearn (Bryant kick) 1:10 -- 28-103rd
: 25 yd FG by Clark 6:52 -- 28-13: 26 yd FG by Clark 3:30 -- 28-16: 87 yd TD pass from Mason to Doyle (Bryant kick) 2:31 -- 35-16: 17 yd TD pass from Stewart to Vincent (Clark kick) 0:59 -- 35-234th
: 6 yd TD run by S. Rodgers (Bryant kick) 5:59 -- 42-23: 58 yd TD run by S. Rodgers (Bryant kick) 3:02 -- 49-23: 37 yd TD pass from Stewart to Hunter (Clark kick) 1:58 -- 49-30 Game Statistics #11 LSU Code:
[size=1] [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 7-QB *Rob Mason(sr) 237.5 22 30 477 4 2 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 33-RB Scottie Rodgers(so) 15 122 2 28-RB D.J. Weaver(jr) 8 88 1 46-RB Anthony Johnson(rs-sr) 4 11 0 7-QB *Rob Mason(sr) 4 -16 0 25-RB Greg Hearn(rs-sr) 1 2 0 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD [/U] 33-RB Scottie Rodgers(so) 8 85 0 25-RB Greg Hearn(rs-sr) 4 108 2 83-WR Chase Doyle(rs-sr) 4 125 1 (1 kr, 21 yds | 2 pr, 7 yds, 1 muff lost) 13-TE Lucas Rodgers(sr) 4 119 1 4-WR *Glen Walker(sr) 2 40 0 [U] Defensive Leaders TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT [/U] 21-CB Vince Cromartie(fr) 9 7 2 0 0 0 6-CB Jerome Harmon(jr) 8 4 4 1 0 0 11-OLB Derek Kerr(fr) 4 4 0 2 0 0 90-DE Matt Manning(sr) 4 3 1 1 1 0 2-CB Ryan Carter(so) 2 1 1 0 0 1 [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 3-PK Ross Bryant(so) 0 1 n/a 48 7 7 [B][U]Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 684 Rushing Totals: 32 att 207 yds 3 tds Sacks Allowed: 2 3rd down conversions: 4-8 (50%) 4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%) Offensive Turnovers: 3 Penalties: 4 for 40 yards Time of Possession: 19:49 [/size]
AuburnCode:
[size=1] [U] Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U] 6-QB Josh Stewart(fr) 158.3 17 26 233 2 1 [U] Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U] 24-RB *Chris Kelly(rs-sr) 20 118 0 22-FB Donnie Bonds(so) 6 48 0 6-QB Josh Stewart(fr) 5 -5 0 15-WR Mark Murphy(rs-so) 3 3 0 17-WR Randy Vincent(sr) 2 8 0 [U] Receiving REC YDS TD [/U] 17-WR Randy Vincent(sr) 6 72 1 88-WR *Al Hunter(rs-sr) 5 136 1 83-WR Erik Horn(rs-sr) 3 20 0 24-RB *Chris Kelly(rs-sr) 2 3 0 22-FB Donnie Bonds(so) 1 2 0 10-WR Matt Johnson(jr) 0 0 0 (7 kr, 130 yds | 2 pr, 20 yds) [U] Defensive Leaders TAK SOLO AST TFL SCK INT [/U] 52-MLB *Jeremy Murphy(sr) 11 10 1 0 0 0 23-CB Luke Ryan(fr) 8 6 2 0 0 0 59-OLB Cedric Brown(rs-jr) 5 5 0 0 0 1 37-RE Erik Simon(jr) 2 2 0 1 1 0 92-DT Alfred Baker(fr) 1 1 0 1 1 0 91-DE Steve Williams(jr) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1 td) [u] Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U] 47-PK Jeremy Clark(sr) 3 4 27 49 3 3 [B][U]Key Team Stats:[/U][/B] Total Offensive Yards: 405 Rushing Totals: 36 att 172 yds 0 tds Sacks Allowed: 1 3rd down conversions: 5-14 (35%) 4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%) Offensive Turnovers: 1 Penalties: 6 for 56 yards Time of Possession: 16:11 [/size]
2028 LSU Tigers Schedule/Results Code:
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Opponent (record) Result LSU Player of the Game -Record-
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at Florida St. (4-3) W 51-14 QB Mason 340 total yds, 2 pass tds, 2 rush tds 1-0 (0-0)
vs #8 Michigan (6-1) W 42-07 RB Rodgers 114 rush yds, 2 tds, 47 rec yds, 1 td 2-0 (0-0)
at #18 Texas A&M (6-2) W 51-45 RB Rodgers 158 rush yds, 1 td, 63 rec yds, 3 tds 3-0 (0-0)
vs Georgia (4-4) W 19-17 PK Bryant 4 of 4 FGs, long of 38, 1 of 1 XPs 4-0 (1-0)
vs #14 Tulane (5-2) W 20-13 RB Rodgers 14 car 55 yds 1 td, 7 rec, 87 yds 5-0 (2-0)
at #2 Florida (7-0) L 35-48 RB Rodgers 13 car 48 yds 2 tds, 8 rec 98 yds 1 td 5-1 (2-1)
at South Carolina (4-4) W 52-10 QB Mason 21-37 259 yds 4 tds 1 int, 104 rush yds 1 td 6-1 (3-1)
at Auburn (5-3) W 49-30 QB Mason 22-30 477 yds 4 tds 2 ints 7-1 (4-1)
vs #4 Alabama (7-0)
vs Ole Miss (3-4)
at Arkansas (4-4)
vs Oklahoma (4-4)
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Next Game:
#4
(7-0) at #10 (7-1) Photo GalleryAuburn fans chanted "War Eagle" as their team got set to run onto the field hoping to avoid a third straight loss.
Jordan-Hare Stadium's Entertainment Production Team was probably a little upset that the school would not let them budget more for this weak smoke display.
LSU true freshman LB Derek Kerr has been coming into his own as of late, taking down RB Chris Kelly behind the line of scrimmage early in the game and finishing with 4 tackles on the night.
TE Lucas Rodgers' career-long 88-yard touchdown reception put LSU on top 7-3 early on his way to finishing with 4 receptions for a season-high 119 yards.
An underrated contributor this season has been first year junior college transfer RB D.J. Weaver, who finished with 8 carries for 88 yards, including this 39-yard touchdown run that made the score 14-3 in the second quarter. Weaver is second on the team with 405 rushing yards on the year.
RB Greg Hearn's first of two long touchdown receptions in the second quarter helped the Tigers start to pull away. Here, he celebrated with Mike the Tiger until these officials decided to be haters and broke up the fun.
Sacks have been very hard to come by this season for LSU, as they have only 7 on the year, however senior DE Matt Manning's first half takedown of Auburn true freshman QB Josh Stewart helped that total. Manning now has 2 on the year, which is astonishingly a team-high.
After grabbing a short reception on a 10-yard hook pattern, senior WR Chase Doyle turned on the jets for this 87-yard touchdown that extended LSU's lead to 35-16 in the third quarter.
Auburn RB Chris Kelly was a problem for LSU most of the night and finished with 20 carries for 118 yards.
RB Scottie Rodgers' emphatic dive into the end zone to cap off a 58-yard run helped seal the deal for LSU, making the score 49-23 late. Rodgers finished the night with 122 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns to go along with his 8 receptions for 85 yards.
Junior offensive guards Sam Jackson (#57) and Brandon Johnson (#73) celebrate as LSU notched its 7th victory this season; the team has won only 8 games each of the past two years.
QB Rob Mason was named Player of the Game following another stellar performance. The team hopes he can play this way next week with #4 Alabama set to make their way to Baton Rouge for a huge SEC West contest.
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