Tigers turn special teams touchdown, timely Byrum Brown plays and late defensive stands into SEC victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium
AUBURN, Ala. | Auburn did not need a dominant offensive performance to keep one of college football’s longest Homecoming traditions alive.
The Tigers needed one game-changing special teams play, two efficient touchdown drives and a defense that repeatedly stiffened when Vanderbilt threatened.
Auburn delivered all three Saturday, holding off Vanderbilt 21-15 before a sold-out crowd at Jordan-Hare Stadium for the Tigers’ 35th consecutive Homecoming victory.
A blocked punt by Omar Mabson II that Cade Carlson returned for a touchdown provided the game's biggest momentum swing, while quarterback Byrum Brown accounted for two touchdowns and helped Auburn close out the game with a critical third-down completion.
“For as not pretty as it was at times, for you to go finish, I’m really proud of it,” Auburn coach Alex Golesh said. “For you to go find a way to win, this is twice now this year where you found a way to go finish.”