Today, Stephen takes us back through the years of Auburn football to bring us This Day in Auburn Football History.
It is rare that a SEC team wraps up its division before the month of November but that is exactly what the 2004 Auburn Tigers accomplished with their victory over the Ole Miss Rebels. The third ranked Tigers rolled into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium sporting an 8-0 record and looking to move up to the top two in the BCS standings.
The first half was devoid of scoring by either team until Jason Campbell’s 1 yard touchdown run with 26 seconds left in the second quarter gave Auburn a lead it would not relinquish. Auburn would go on to outscore Ole Miss 28-14 in the second half to wrap up the Western Division title.
Jason Campbell finished the game 11 of 22 for 234 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also had two touchdowns rushing. Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams would combine for 32 carries and 196 yards. Auburn’s leading receiver was Courtney Taylor who had 4 catches for 73 yards. On defense, Auburn recorded 7 sacks and an interception.
The win took Auburn to 9-0, their best start since 1994, and a bye week before the annual showdown with Georgia. Auburn would go on to win the rest of its games and the SEC Championship Game but was controversially left out of the national championship game.
-Stephen-
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