FINAL SCORE
West Virginia Mountaineers at Auburn Tigers game details
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 7:45 PM ET
Jordan-Hare Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Auburn finished 11 points ahead. The teams combined for 71 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was West Virginia 21, Auburn 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Auburn outscored its opponent in 2 and West Virginia in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 West Virginia | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
 Auburn | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 10-15 | 9-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 509 | 400 |
| Passing | 320 | 309 |
| Comp/Att | 24/41 | 17/33 |
| Yards per pass | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Rushing | 207 | 100 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| Penalties | 4-45 | 5-37 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | 1 |
| Possession | 20:05 | 16:35 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
West Virginia Mountaineers
passing
| Jarrett Brown | 18/32 | 221 | 6.9 | 1 | 4 | 55.5 |
| Geno Smith | 5/8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 33.5 |
| Brad Starks | 1/1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
rushing
| Noel Devine | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 3 | 71 |
| Jarrett Brown | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Ryan Clarke | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jock Sanders | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Geno Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jock Sanders | 12 | 115 | 9.6 | 1 | 31 |
| Brad Starks | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 58 |
| Alric Arnett | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Wes Lyons | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Noel Devine | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tavon Austin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
interceptions
| Ovid Goulbourne | 1 | 13 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Mark Rodgers | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Noel Devine | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Brandon Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jock Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Tyler Bitancurt | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 3/4 | 6 |
punting
| Scott Kozlowski | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Auburn Tigers
passing
| Chris Todd | 16/31 | 284 | 9.2 | 4 | 1 | 71.9 |
| Kodi Burns | 1/2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
rushing
| Ben Tate | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Onterio McCalebb | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Kodi Burns | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Terrell Zachery | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mario Fannin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Todd | 5 | -14 | -2.8 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Mario Fannin | 1 | 82 | 82.0 | 1 | 82 |
| Darvin Adams | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 3 | 19 |
| Eric Smith | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 37 |
| Tommy Trott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jay Wisner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Terrell Zachery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kodi Burns | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
interceptions
| Craig Stevens | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Neiko Thorpe | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Jake Ricks | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Walter McFadden | 1 | -4 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Terrell Zachery | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Onterio McCalebb | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mario Fannin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Anthony Gulley | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
kicking
| Wes Byrum | 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 5/5 | 11 |
punting
| Clinton Durst | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:52 | WEST VIRGINIA rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 12:52 | WEST VIRGINIA Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 10:19 | WEST VIRGINIA rush for a touchdown. | 14 – 0 |
| 1 | 7:24 | AUBURN 46 yard field goal GOOD. | 14 – 3 |
| 1 | 5:16 | AUBURN pass complete for a touchdown. | 14 – 9 |
| 1 | 5:16 | AUBURN Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 10 |
| 1 | 2:01 | WEST VIRGINIA pass complete for a touchdown. | 20 – 10 |
| 1 | 2:01 | WEST VIRGINIA Extra point GOOD. | 21 – 10 |
| 2 | 9:15 | AUBURN 42 yard field goal GOOD. | 21 – 13 |
| 2 | 1:34 | AUBURN pass complete for a touchdown. | 21 – 19 |
| 2 | 1:34 | AUBURN Extra point GOOD. | 21 – 20 |
| 3 | 8:51 | WEST VIRGINIA rush for a touchdown. | 27 – 20 |
| 3 | 8:02 | AUBURN pass complete for a touchdown. | 27 – 26 |
| 3 | 8:02 | AUBURN Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 27 |
| 3 | 1:07 | WEST VIRGINIA 28 yard field goal GOOD. | 30 – 27 |
| 4 | 12:07 | AUBURN pass complete for a touchdown. | 30 – 33 |
| 4 | 12:07 | AUBURN Extra point GOOD. | 30 – 34 |
| 4 | 3:41 | AUBURN interception return for a touchdown. | 30 – 40 |
| 4 | 3:41 | AUBURN Extra point GOOD. | 30 – 41 |
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