FINAL: AU 35, SJSU 21

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AUBURN, Ala. | Auburn will look to rebound from a home loss against Mississippi State with a win against San Jose State Saturday at Jordan-Hare.

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THIRD QUARTER:

San Jose State didn't waste anytime on it's opening second-half drive. Spartans' Tyler Ervin punched in a one-yard touchdown run to make it 21-14 after a seven minute drive. Rudy Ford got the Tigers rolling with a 58-yard kickoff return, and Peyton Barber converted a fourth-and-1 and scored his fourth touchdown of the game to put the Tigers back up by 14 points. He is the first Auburn player with four rushing touchdowns since Tre Masson v. Missouri in 2013. Auburn ended the quarter with a first down...

AUBURN:

Total offense: 218 yards

Rushing: 110 yards

Passing: 108 yards

QB Sean White: 6-of-10, 108 yards

RB Peyton Barber: 19 attempts, 59 yards, 4 TDs

SAN JOSE STATE:

Total offense: 313 yards

Rushing: 157 yards

Passing: 156 yards

QB Joe Gray: 16-of-25, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

RB Tyler Ervin: 22 attempts, 132 yards

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SECOND QUARTER:

San Jose State had Auburn on it's heels to start the quarter, but Rudy Ford forced a fumble, and Dontavius Russell recovered it to put the Tigers on their 42-yard line. But Auburn's offense could not move the chains, and Daniel Carlson missed a 55-yard field goal attempt. On the next drive, Montravius Adams forced a fumble on fourth-and-1, and Jonathan Jones recovered the ball on Auburn's 26-yard line. Duke Williams caught an 18-yard pass, his first of the game, and Ricardo Louis caught a 31-yard pass to push the Tigers into the red zone. Peyton Barber added a third touchdown run to his stat sheet and put Auburn up 21-7 to end the first half.

AUBURN:

Total offense: 170 yards

Rushing: 67 yards

Passing: 103 yards

QB Sean White: 5-of-8, 103 yards

RB Peyton Barber: 11 attempts, 28 yards, 3 TDs

SAN JOSE STATE:

Total offense: 218 yards

Rushing: 110 yards

Passing: 108 yards

QB Joe Gray: 11-of-17, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

RB Tyler Ervin: 15 attempts, 98 yards

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FIRST QUARTER:

Auburn had not scored a first-half offensive touchdown since the opening drive against Louisville. The Tigers quickly ended the drought thanks to a five-yard touchdown run by Peyton Barber. Blake Countess had a 61-yard kickoff return and also knocked the ball out on a tackle to give Justin Garrett an interception that set up the touchdown drive for Auburn. However, the Spartans converted on fourth-and-4 and found the end zone soon after to tie the game at seven. Roc Thomas had a 41-yard catch, and Peyton Barber capped off the drive with his second touchdown run of the quarter. Auburn's defense was able to keep San Jose off the scoreboard as the quarter expired...

AUBURN:

Total offense: 84 yards

Rushing: 42 yards

Passing: 42 yards

QB Sean White: 1-of-2, 42 yards

RB Peyton Barber: 7 attempts, 15 yards, 2 TDs

SAN JOSE STATE:

Total offense: 151 yards

Rushing: 65 yards

Passing: 86 yards

QB Joe Gray: 7-of-12, 86 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

RB Tyler Ervin: 6 attempts, 64 yards