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Baylor vs Auburn

Final · Week 2 · Sat Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Baylor BearsBaylor0-1
16
FinalSep 5, 2026
Auburn TigersAuburn1-0
17
TVABCStreamDisney+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff
Moneyline
BAY+210
AUB−258
Spread
BAY +6.5−105
AUB −6.5−115
Total O/U
Over 58.5−105
Under 58.5−115
  • Spread: Baylor +6.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 58.5 (33 points).

Recap

Auburn edged Baylor 17-16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sep 5, 2026 to move to 1-0.

The game was played before 55,068.

Score by quarter

Baylor Bears and Auburn Tigers, score by quarter
Team1234T
BAY070916
AUB370717

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. AUBField Goal · 8:13Alex McPherson 43 Yd Field Goal0-3

Second Quarter

  1. AUBTouchdown · 3:51Jeremiah Cobb 15 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)0-10
  2. BAYTouchdown · 1:30Louis Brown IV 14 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong Kick)7-10

Fourth Quarter

  1. BAYField Goal · 7:12Rhett Armstrong 22 Yd Field Goal10-10
  2. AUBTouchdown · 3:21Byrum Brown 11 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick)10-17
  3. BAYTouchdown · 0:09Gavin Freeman 5 Yd pass from DJ Lagway (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)16-17

Team stats

BAYAUB
1st Downs
27
24
Total Yards
436
389
Passing
333
259
Rushing
103
130
3rd down efficiency
7-22
10-18
Turnovers
2
3
Possession
32:32
27:28

Top performers

Baylor BearsAuburn Tigers

Passing

DJ Lagway27/54, 333 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Byrum Brown26/35, 259 YDS, 3 INT

Rushing

Dawson Pendergrass25 CAR, 88 YDS
Jeremiah Cobb12 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Gavin Freeman12 REC, 154 YDS, 1 TD
Keshaun Singleton7 REC, 89 YDS

Sacks

Devonte Tezino2
Xavier Atkins1

Tackles

Devin Turner9
Elijah Melendez12

Player stats

Baylor · Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
DJ Lagway27/543336.22154.6

Baylor · Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Dawson Pendergrass25883.507
Caden Knighten12332.8010
Michael Turner461.504
DJ Lagway3-10-3.300
Team1-14-14.0014

Baylor · Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Gavin Freeman1215412.8128
Jadon Porter57715.4027
Louis Brown IV56212.4115
Hawkins Polley12020.0020
Dawson Pendergrass2115.506
Caden Knighten166.006
Matthew Klopfenstein133.003

Baylor · Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
DJ Lagway110
Team100

Baylor · Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Travion Barnes9700000
Devin Turner9501100
Kyland Reed7701000
Garrick Ponder4312.5000
Daniel Cobbs4311000
Devonte Tezino4222100
Kyler Jordan3300100
Colby McCalister3300000

Baylor · Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Micah Gifford160
Devon Jordan160
Reggie Bush II1-20

Baylor · Punt returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jayden McGowan1-3-3.000

Baylor · Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Rhett Armstrong1/250.0221/14

Baylor · Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Palmer Williams420852.00154

Auburn · Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Byrum Brown26/352597.40354.1

Auburn · Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jeremiah Cobb12534.4115
Byrum Brown21271.3121
Bryce Cain12525.0025
Omar Mabson II5193.8012
Bryson Washington177.007
Team1-1-1.000

Auburn · Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Keshaun Singleton78912.7020
Jeremiah Koger56613.2030
Chas Nimrod44110.3026
Jake Johnson3206.7010
Omar Mabson II2157.5010
Bryson Washington2136.508
Jeremiah Cobb284.009
Jonathan Echols177.007

Auburn · Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Kaleb Harris001

Auburn · Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Elijah Melendez12701.5200
Eric Winters11902000
Kaleb Harris6300000
Bryce Deas6300100
Xavier Atkins5412000
Rayshawn Pleasant4300200
Sylvester Smith-Reed4300100
Gavin Jenkins4300000

Auburn · Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Jared Smith160

Auburn · Punt returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Christian Neptune122.020

Auburn · Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Alex McPherson1/250.0432/25

Auburn · Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Hudson Kaak417042.50249

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