Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers

6-3 (3-3), 3rd Southeastern - West

 Last Game
Oct 31, 2009 Mississippi, W 33-20 
 
 Next Game
Furman Paladins Nov 7, 2009 Furman, 1:30 pm 
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Etheridge: After neck injury, walking "a miracle"

Etheridge: After neck injury, walking "a miracle"
JOHN ZENOR, Nov 3, 2009
Auburn safety Zac Etheridge feels blessed to be able to walk after a serious neck injury and expects to play football again. With his neck immobilized by a brace, Etheridge spoke to reporters and teammates Tuesday, three days after sustaining an injury in the Mississippi game that landed him in the hospital for two nights. ...More
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 •  AU FOOTBALL: Carter adding spark to improved defensive line Nov 3 (Opelika-Auburn News)*
 • Todd, Tate spark Auburn in 33-20 win over Rebels - Oct 31 (AP)
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  • Notebook: Washington makes move - Nov 3
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Auburn Team Report

Auburn Team Report Nov 4, 2009

Auburn players and coaches are vowing that Saturday's Homecoming game against Furman will be taken with as much seriousness as any of their previous nine games.

"I go back to us preparing like we do every week and really putting our blinders on and focusing on the opponent," coach Gene Chizik said.

"It doesn't matter who it is. It doesn't matter where we are playing. We have got to prepare the way we always have and if we do that, we have a chance to win."

The chances are significantly increased anytime you play against an FCS school, but Auburn players still have a bitter taste in their mouths after last year's way-too-close, 37-21 victory over UT-Martin.

"We're going to keep our same focus," linebacker Josh Bynes. ...More

 
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  • Commitment Tracker: Week 10 - Nov 4
  • Louisiana's top recruit sets decision date - Nov 3
  • Auburn extends offer to Georgia DE - Nov 3
  • No. 5 JUCO lineman eyeing Auburn visit - Nov 3
  • Georgia defensive end visits Auburn - Nov 2
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 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 Louisiana Tech W 37-13 --
 Sat, Sep 12 Mississippi State W 49-24 --
 Sat, Sep 19 West Virginia W 41-30 --
 Sat, Sep 26 Ball State W 54-30 --
 Sat, Oct 3 at Tennessee W 26-22 --
 Sat, Oct 10 at Arkansas L 23-44 --
 Sat, Oct 17 Kentucky L 14-21 --
 Sat, Oct 24 at (9) LSU L 10-31 --
 Sat, Oct 31 (24) Mississippi W 33-20 --
 Sat, Nov 7 Furman 1:30 pm --
 Sat, Nov 14 at Georgia 7:00 pm --
 Fri, Nov 27 (3) Alabama 2:30 pm --
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Auburn's Zac Etheridge, walks into a news conference with coach Gene Chizik, right, and  his parents Cassandra Kelly and Donald Kelly, left  on Tuesday, Nov.  3, 2009 in Auburn, Ala.  Etheridge's  fifth vertebrae was cracked and he sustained torn ligaments in his neck in a headfirst collision with teammate Antonio Coleman during last Saturday's NCAA college football against Mississippi.
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(AP Photo/Todd J. Van Emst)
Auburn's Zac Etheridge talks to reporters after walking into an Auburn NCAA college football team meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in Auburn, Ala.,   Etheridge's  fifth vertebrae was cracked and he sustained torn ligaments in his neck in a headfirst collision with teammate Antonio Coleman during last Saturday's NCAA college football against Mississippi.
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Auburn's Zac Etheridge, wearing a neck brace, walks into the football team meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Auburn, Ala. Etheridge said Tuesday his fifth vertebra was cracked and he sustained torn ligaments in his neck in a headfirst collision with teammate Antonio Coleman during a game Saturday. Etheridge said he wants to play again and doctors told him he should be able to. He has to wear the brace for three to four months.
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Auburn coach Gene Chizik, center, reacts after Auburn defender Walter McFadden scores a touchdown on an interception return in the second half of their NCAA college football game against Mississippi on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Auburn, Ala. Auburn won 33-20.
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense31 427.6 203.3 224.2
 Defense28 371.4 192.4 179.0