FINAL SCORE
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Attendance 55,068
Put the final score in perspective.
Auburn finished 1 points ahead. The teams combined for 33 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Baylor 7, Auburn 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Auburn outscored its opponent in 1 and Baylor in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 27 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-22 | 10-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 4-6 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 436 | 389 |
| Passing | 333 | 259 |
| Comp/Att | 27/54 | 26/35 |
| Yards per pass | 6.2 | 7.4 |
| Rushing | 103 | 130 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Penalties | 5-40 | 6-47 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 3 |
| Possession | 32:32 | 27:28 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Baylor Bears
passing
| DJ Lagway | 27/54 | 333 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 54.6 |
rushing
| Dawson Pendergrass | 25 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Caden Knighten | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Michael Turner | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| DJ Lagway | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 14 |
receiving
| Gavin Freeman | 12 | 154 | 12.8 | 1 | 28 |
| Jadon Porter | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Louis Brown IV | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 15 |
| Hawkins Polley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dawson Pendergrass | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Caden Knighten | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Matthew Klopfenstein | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| Travion Barnes | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Turner | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyland Reed | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Ponder | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Cobbs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Tezino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby McCalister | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeVar Thornton Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Gifford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosea Wheeler | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Davis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Whyce Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Onu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Burns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedrick Walker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Turner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Mack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Freeman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamren Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Arterberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Micah Gifford | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Devon Jordan | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush II | 1 | -2 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jayden McGowan | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Rhett Armstrong | 1/2 | 50.0 | 22 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Palmer Williams | 4 | 208 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Auburn Tigers
passing
| Byrum Brown | 26/35 | 259 | 7.4 | 0 | 3 | 54.1 |
rushing
| Jeremiah Cobb | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 |
| Byrum Brown | 21 | 27 | 1.3 | 1 | 21 |
| Bryce Cain | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Omar Mabson II | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Bryson Washington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Keshaun Singleton | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Jeremiah Koger | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 30 |
| Chas Nimrod | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Jake Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Omar Mabson II | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Bryson Washington | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Jeremiah Cobb | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jonathan Echols | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
| Kaleb Harris | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Elijah Melendez | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Winters | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Harris | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Deas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Atkins | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayshawn Pleasant | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Smith-Reed | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Jenkins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Walker IV | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Anthony | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Jordan Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Sigler | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas Nimrod | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdin Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Murray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Womack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshaun Singleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Cain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Mathis Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AnQuon Fegans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jared Smith | 1 | 6 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Christian Neptune | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Alex McPherson | 1/2 | 50.0 | 43 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Hudson Kaak | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:13 | Alex McPherson 43 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 3:51 | Jeremiah Cobb 15 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick) | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:30 | Louis Brown IV 14 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong Kick) | 7 – 10 |
| 4 | 7:12 | Rhett Armstrong 22 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 10 |
| 4 | 3:21 | Byrum Brown 11 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick) | 10 – 17 |
| 4 | 0:09 | Gavin Freeman 5 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 16 – 17 |
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