Baylor Bears @ Auburn Tigers — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Bears Baylor BAY 0-1, 0-1 Away
16
Final
17
Tigers Auburn AUB 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
BAY 0 7 0 9 16
AUB 3 7 0 7 17
Top Performers
Passing Yards
D.
D. Lagway QB BAY
333 PASS
B.
B. Brown QB AUB
259 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D. Pendergrass ATH BAY
88 RUSH
J.
J. Cobb RB AUB
53 RUSH
Receiving Yards
G.
G. Freeman WR BAY
154 REC
K.
K. Singleton WR AUB
89 REC
Passing
Baylor
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Lagway 27/54 333 2 1 1 74.1
Auburn
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Brown 26/35 259 0 3 6 59.1
Rushing
Baylor
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Knighten 12 33 2.8 0 10
D. Pendergrass 25 88 3.5 0 7
D. Lagway 3 -10 -3.3 0 0
M. Turner 4 6 1.5 0 4
Auburn
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Washington 1 7 7.0 0 7
J. Cobb 12 53 4.4 1 15
B. Brown 21 27 1.3 1 21
O. Mabson 5 19 3.8 0 12
B. Cain 1 25 25.0 0 25
Receiving
Baylor
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
L. Brown 5 10 62 12.4 1 15 0
C. Knighten 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
D. Miller 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Pendergrass 2 3 11 5.5 0 6 0
G. Freeman 12 18 154 12.8 1 28 0
J. Porter 5 10 77 15.4 0 27 0
H. Polley 1 3 20 20.0 0 20 0
D. Hampton 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
M. Turner 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
M. Klopfenstein 1 2 3 3.0 0 3 0
Auburn
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Koger 5 8 66 13.2 0 30 0
B. Washington 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 0
J. Cobb 2 2 8 4.0 0 9 0
J. Johnson 3 5 20 6.7 0 10 0
K. Singleton 7 9 89 12.7 0 20 0
O. Mabson 2 2 15 7.5 0 10 0
C. Nimrod 4 6 41 10.3 0 26 0
J. Echols 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Defense
Baylor
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
H. Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mack 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Cobbs 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Reed 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Tezino 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
M. Gifford 1 0 1 0.5 0 1 6 1 0
G. Ponder 2 1 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
Auburn
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
X. Atkins 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Winters 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
Baylor
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Armstrong 1/2 1/1 4 0
Auburn
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. McPherson 1/2 2/2 5 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Baylor
Auburn
436 Total Yards 389
27 First Downs 24
17 Passing 14
7 Rushing 9
1 Penalty 3
7/22 3rd Down Eff. 10/18
333 Passing Yards 259
103 Rushing Yards 130
2 Turnovers 3
5-40 Penalties 6-47
32:32 Possession 27:28
3/4 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 9 - 7 16 - 17
TD G. Freeman
16 - 17 0:09
10 - 17 3:21
A. McPherson XP
10 - 16 3:21
B. Brown TD
FG R. Armstrong
10 - 10 7:12
Q2 7 - 7 7 - 10
XP R. Armstrong
7 - 10 1:30
TD L. Brown
6 - 10 1:30
0 - 10 3:51
A. McPherson XP
0 - 9 3:51
J. Cobb TD
Q1 0 - 3 0 - 3
0 - 3 8:13
A. McPherson FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: AUB +10 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m