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@MizzouFootball Loses to No. 15 Auburn, 51-14

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football lost to No. 15/16 Auburn, 51-14, Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Auburn took advantage of two first-half Mizzou turnovers to open a 31-7 lead at the half. Sophomore RB Damarea Crockett (Little Rock, Ark.) scored Mizzou's lone TD on a 19-yard screen pass to cut the lead to 28-7 late in the second quarter. Auburn then added a late field goal before the half and scored on its second possession of the second half to put the game out of reach.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football lost to No. 15/16 Auburn, 51-14, Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Auburn took advantage of two first-half Mizzou turnovers to open a 31-7 lead at the half. Sophomore RB Damarea Crockett (Little Rock, Ark.) scored Mizzou's lone TD on a 19-yard screen pass to cut the lead to 28-7 late in the second quarter. Auburn then added a late field goal before the half and scored on its second possession of the second half to put the game out of reach.

Mizzou falls to 1-3 on the year and 0-2 in the SEC while Auburn improves to 3-1 in winning its initial conference game of the year.

Top Tigers

Redshirt Sophomore WR Jonathan Johnson

  • Recorded a career-best 10 receptions for 85 yards on 12 targets.

Sophomore RB Damarea Crockett

  • Hauled in a 19-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, giving him his first career receiving score. It was the longest catch of Crockett's career.
  • Crockett added 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, averaging 4.4 yards per rush.

Junior P Corey Fatony

  • Booted six punts for 231 total yards (38.5 avg), pinning Auburn inside the 20 four times.
  • Launched two punts of 50+ yards, including a 55-yarder in the opening quarter.

Junior LB Terez Hall

  • Collected a game-high-tying and career-high eight tackles, including five solo stops.

Senior WR J'Mon Moore

  • Tallied his third touchdown reception of the season and 14th of his career with a 25-yard touchdown grab in the fourth quarter.

Potent Quotables

Notes

  • Sophomore WR Johnathon Johnson recorded a career-high 10 receptions. Johnson's previous high was five, which he reached twice, most recently vs. Missouri State (Sept. 2).
  • Johnson's 10 receptions were the first occurrence a Tiger has had 10 catches since Bud Sasser had 12 vs. Indiana on Sept. 20, 2014.
  • Sophomore RB Damarea Crockett's 19-yard reception was his longest of the season and his career. Crockett's previous high was a 9-yard reception vs. Eastern Michigan in 2016.
  • Full post-game notes

Up Next

Mizzou will be on its bye next week and will return to action on Oct. 7 as it makes a road trip to Lexington, Ky., for a battle with the Kentucky Wildcats. Mizzou will play again at The Zou on Oct. 21 in the annual Homecoming against Idaho. Tickets can be purchased for that game at mutigers.com/fbtix or by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS. For all the latest on Mizzou Football, stay tuned to mutigers.com and follow the team on Twitter (@MizzouFootball) and like the team on Facebook and Instagram.