Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC play

Auburn (5-4) at Mississippi State (4-5), Nov. 14 at 12 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: Auburn by 3.5. Against the spread: Auburn 2-7, Mississippi State 4-5.

How to watch: ESPN2

Key stats

Auburn Offense

Overall: 367.4 yards per game (82nd in FBS)

Passing: 211.4 yards per game (90th)

Rushing: 156.0 yards per game (67th)

Scoring: 24.3 points per game (96th)

Auburn Defense

Overall: 401.9 yards per game (109th in FBS)

Passing: 244.3 yards per game (115th)

Rushing: 157.6 yards per game (88th)

Scoring: 26.3 points per game (84th)

Mississippi State Offense

Overall: 395.8 yards per game (54th in FBS)

Passing: 247.3 yards per game (40th)

Rushing: 148.4 yards per game (75th)

Scoring: 26.2 points per game (84th)

Mississippi State Defense

Overall: 372.4 yards per game (79th in FBS)

Passing: 251.1 yards per game (122nd)

Rushing: 121.3 yards per game (35th)

Scoring: 27.8 points per game (100th)

Mississippi State is 105th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin, compared to Auburn's 41st-ranked +3 margin.

Mississippi State ranks 112th in the FBS with 66.1 penalty yards per game.

Auburn ranks 120th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 76.7% of trips.

Both teams rank low in time of possession. Auburn is 134th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:53, while Mississippi State's 126th-ranked average is 27:29.

Team leaders

Auburn

Passing: Byrum Brown, 1,737 yards, 11 TDs, 7 INTs, 64.6 completion percentage

Rushing: Brown, 606 yards on 162 carries, 8 TDs

Receiving: Keshaun Singleton, 491 yards on 45 catches, 3 TDs

Mississippi State

Passing: Kamario Taylor, 1,460 yards, 17 TDs, 4 INTs, 65.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Da'Marion Bothwell, 613 yards on 122 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Anthony Evans III, 711 yards on 61 catches, 5 TDs

Last game

Auburn won 26-23 over Arkansas on Nov. 7. Brown threw for 180 yards on 23-of-34 attempts (67.6%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 23 times for 122 yards and one rushing touchdown. Jeremiah Cobb carried the ball 11 times for 41 yards, adding one reception for 27 yards. Singleton recorded 58 yards on six catches with one touchdown.

Mississippi State lost 25-23 to Vanderbilt on Nov. 7. A.J. Swann led Mississippi State with 254 yards on 23-of-36 passing (63.9%) for two touchdowns and one interception. Bothwell carried the ball 14 times for 50 yards, adding five receptions for 26 yards. Sanfrisco Magee had two receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Next game

Auburn hosts Samford on Nov. 21. Mississippi State hosts Tennessee Tech on Nov. 21.