No. 1 Georgia hosts Auburn in SEC action
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Auburn (3-2) at No. 1 Georgia (6-0), Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Georgia by 18.5. Against the spread: Georgia 5-1, Auburn 1-4.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Georgia Offense
Overall: 474.8 yards per game (16th in FBS)
Passing: 263 yards per game (35th)
Rushing: 211.8 yards per game (29th)
Scoring: 46.2 points per game (2nd)
Georgia Defense
Overall: 261.5 yards per game (11th in FBS)
Passing: 186.8 yards per game (40th)
Rushing: 74.7 yards per game (5th)
Scoring: 14 points per game (11th)
Auburn Offense
Overall: 399.2 yards per game (67th in FBS)
Passing: 219.2 yards per game (80th)
Rushing: 180 yards per game (50th)
Scoring: 26.8 points per game (85th)
Auburn Defense
Overall: 357.2 yards per game (80th in FBS)
Passing: 208.2 yards per game (71st)
Rushing: 149 yards per game (81st)
Scoring: 21.4 points per game (49th)
Georgia ranks 6th in FBS in third down percentage, converting 54.7% of the time.
Auburn is 77th in the FBS with a -1 turnover margin, compared to Georgia’s 11th-ranked +6 margin.
Auburn is 100th in the FBS averaging 64.6 penalty yards per game, compared to Georgia’s 48th-ranked 51.7 per-game average.
Auburn is 116th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 92.9% of trips. Georgia’s red zone offense ranks 39th, scoring on 90.6% of red zone opportunities.
Auburn ranks 133rd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:22, compared to Georgia’s 54th-ranked average of 30:38.
Team leaders
Georgia
Passing: Gunner Stockton, 1,298 yards, 14 TDs, 2 INTs, 76.6 completion percentage
Rushing: Dwight Phillips Jr., 280 yards on 37 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Craig Dandridge, 222 yards on 13 catches, 1 TD
Auburn
Passing: Byrum Brown, 1,052 yards, 7 TDs, 7 INTs, 65.2 completion percentage
Rushing: Brown, 344 yards on 81 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Keshaun Singleton, 322 yards on 29 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Georgia won 20-17 over Alabama on Oct. 10. Stockton led Georgia with 249 yards on 18-of-22 passing (81.8%) for one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball six times for 12 yards and one rushing touchdown. Phillips had 120 rushing yards on 17 carries, adding one reception for six yards. Jaden Reddell put up 53 yards on one catch.
Auburn lost 24-14 to Tennessee on Oct. 3. Brown threw for 159 yards on 22-of-33 attempts (66.7%) with one touchdown and two interceptions. He also carried the ball 19 times for 107 yards and one rushing touchdown. Omar Mabson II had 62 rushing yards on nine carries, adding two receptions for seven yards. Singleton recorded 54 yards on seven catches.
Next game
Georgia plays Florida on Oct. 31. Auburn hosts No. 22 LSU on Oct. 24.