Auburn, Bryan Harsin escape Missouri 17-14 in overtime
The Auburn Tigers flirted with suffering their second straight home loss but were able to pull out an ugly 17-14 win over the Missouri Tigers.
With the game tied at 14-14, Missouri advanced all the way to Auburn’s 3-yard line with under a minute to play. Instead of attempting to punch it into the endzone they elected to settle for a chip shot field goal but missed the 26-yarder and the game went to overtime.
After narrowly avoiding an interception and a Missouri penalty allowed Anders Carlson a second field goal, Auburn took a 17-14 lead. Missouri was inches away from winning on a touchdown run but running back Nathaniel Peat fumbled the ball into the end zone and Derick Hall recovered it to win the game.
Auburn looked to be in complete control of the game in the first quarter, steamrolling their way to a 14-0 lead behind Tank Bigsby and Robby Ashford.
Those were the last points Auburn scored in the regulation, as the Tigers punted on eight of their next nine drives and Carlson missed a field goal as the first half ended.
The offensive line once again struggled to give the offense room to work, the home Tigers managed just 1.8 yards per carry and allowed 4.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss.
Auburn’s defense allowed back-to-back touchdown drives in the second quarter but was able to rebound and kept the game tied. They forced five three-and-outs in the second half and were finally able to make disruptive plays, making 4.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss.
And for the first time this season, they were able to force a takeaway. Nehemiah Pritchett deflected a pass and Derick Hall was able to haul it in for the interception to set up Auburn’s second touchdown.
