AUBURN | Summary and statistics from No. 16 Auburn's game against Mississippi State at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

** Auburn had 158 total yards in the 2nd half including -14 rushing after gaining 325 in the first. MSU QB Will Rogers threw for 415 yards and six TDs, completing 24 of 26 in the 2nd half.

** Tank Bigsby scored a TD with 3:37 left to cut lead to 43-34 but the 2-point attempt failed.

** MSU took a 43-28 lead on a 45-yard drive after a failed fake punt. Will Rogers threw his sixth TD pass of the game.

** MSU took the lead early in the 4th on a 6-yard TD pass by Rogers to Makai Polk, MSU increased its lead to 36-28 with a 3-yard TD pass by Rogers. AU with just 58 total yards on its first three drives of 2nd half.

** AU drove 46 yards at the end of the 3rd quarter but a 35-yard FG attempt was blocked.

** MSU opened the 2nd half with a 75-yard TD drive to cut AU's lead to 28-17. The Bulldogs added a 98-yard drive on its 2nd possession of the half to cut the lead to 28-23 after the 2-point attempt failed.

** MSU answered near the end of the 1st half with a 4-yard TD pass from Rogers to Polk to cut AU's lead to 28-10. AU drove down the field but Anders Carlson missed a 55-yard FG with 12 seconds left.

** Auburn scored on a third consecutive TD to open the game as Bo Nix connected with Luke Deal for a 4-yard pass. AU made a fourth consecutive TD has Nix found Kobe Hudson for a 15-yard score and a 28-3 lead in the 2nd quarter.

** Ja'Varrius Johnson scored on a 57-yard TD run on AU's second drive of the game.

** Auburn opened the game with a 48-yard pass from Nix to Shedrick Jackson and scored on its opening possession on a 5-yard TD run by Tank Bigsby. MSU answered with a 49-yard drive and a 34-yard FG to cut the lead to 7-3.

TEAM STATS

Total yards: AU 483, MSU 487; Pass yards: AU 377, MSU 415; Rush yards: AU 106, MSU 72; Penalties: AU 9-88, MSU 5-40; First downs: AU 22, MSU 31; Third downs: AU 6-12, MSU 3-11; Turnovers: AU 1, MSU 0; Sacks: AU 2, MSU 2.

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Bo Nix 27 of 41 for 377 yards and 2 TD, 2 carries for -3 yards

T.J. Finley 0 of 1 for 0 yards, 1 rush for -10 yards

Tank Bigsby 16 carries for 41 yards and 2 TD

Jarquez Hunter 4 carries for 12 yards

Shaun Shivers 2 carries for 7 yards, 3 catches for 19 yards

Shedrick Jackson 3 catches for 72 yards

John Samuel Shenker 2 catches for 14 yards

Tyler Fromm 3 catch for 11 yards

Ja'Varrius Johnson 4 catches for 102 yards, 1 carry for 57 yards and 1 TD

Demetris Robertson 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 carry for 2 yards

Kobe Hudson 8 catches for 107 yards and 1 TD

Luke Deal 1 catch for 4 yards and 1 TD

Malcolm Johnson 1 catch for 8 yards