Mississippi State football: re-living the 2014 Auburn game

Auburn got the ball first in the second half, and MSU got a fortunate break when a 68 yard catch by Sammie Coates was called offensive pass interference on what could’ve been a no call. Instead of 1st & Goal it became 3rd & 20 from their own 15. The drive ended in a punt with the score remaining 28-13.

A great punt by Logan Cooke didn’t matter on Auburn’s next drive, however, as they drove 99 yards in 10 plays – finally scoring on a Duke Williams 15 yards touchdown catch. All of the sudden it was a ball game: 28-20.

The score stayed that way for the rest of the 3rd quarter as both teams exchanged a number of punts.

As the 4th quarter began play, MSU went on a long drive aided by a great 37 yard run via Josh Robinson and an Auburn pass interference on a 4th & 8 inside the red zone. The 10 play, 75 yard drive ended in a field goal. This relieved some of the pressure the Tigers had put on MSU by making the score 31-20.

On the ensuing kickoff, Auburn kick returner Ricardo Louis fumbled and it was recovered by Tolando Cleveland. This set the Dawgs up with 1st & 10 on the 15 yard line – all it took was a 14 yard pass to Malcolm Johnson and a one run TD run by Robinson to score. 38-20.

Auburn drove down the field to pick up a field goal making it 38-23, then got the ball back after forcing State to punt.

Nick Marshall and company drove down to the Mississippi State 11 yard line with just under three minutes remaining but Justin Cox was able to intercept a pass to seal the victory.

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