Auburn-Ole Miss Football Game, October 31st

By: Lauren Eddins

Ole Miss beat Auburn 27-19 in college football this weekend at Auburn, Ala. Both teams hustled through the third quarter, at which point Auburn lost fire and Ole Miss pulled ahead.

In the first quarter Auburn secured a field goal and Tony Bridges, Ole Miss defensive back, intercepted quarterback Shawn White’s pass. The game was tied 3-3 at the beginning of the second quarter.

Auburn trudged ahead with a touchdown scored by Ricardo Louis, wide receiver. Shortly after, Akeem Judd, running back, countered with another touchdown for Ole Miss which brought the score to 10-10 at the end of the second quarter.

The third quarter determined the game. Derrick Jones, Ole Miss wide receiver, stormed past the defense, gaining another touchdown. The Rebels finished off the play with a field goal.

Throughout Jordan-Hare stadium, tensions rose. The Auburn student section lost some of their morale, and hoped their team would not have to suffer yet another loss.

Eventually the tigers managed to secure another field goal, but it wasn’t enough. The third quarter ended with a score of 20-13.

By the end of the fourth quarter, both teams secured touchdowns, bringing the score to 27-19. Auburn attempted the desperation pass, but was unsuccessful.

“We’ve kind of been sucking this season, so I’m not surprised,” said Mary Catherine Rubisch, Auburn senior. “We do really well the first half of the game and then just fizzle out.”

Auburn students and fans left the stadium in low spirits, but looked forward to tailgating, some of them having made it onto the largest jumbotron in college football.

Overall, fans were disappointed that their tigers lost, but from every corner of campus bystanders could still hear the battle cry:

War Eagle!

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