STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Auburn recovered four fumbles that led to 24 points and earned bowl eligibility for the first time in three years in a 41-9 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.
State had positive momentum after Auburn (6-4, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) missed a 47-yard field goal midway through the second quarter and gave the Bulldogs (4-6, 2-6) the ball back down three. However, four plays later, A.J. Swann was strip-sacked and the ball was returned by Darrion Smith to the 1. Byrum Brown scored on Auburn’s next play to make it 17-7.
The strip sack was one of three by the Tigers.
Billy Puckett, in for an injured Swann, was the…
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