
South Florida 26
(2-0, 1-0 away)

Auburn 23
(1-1, 1-1 home)
9:00 PM ET, September 8, 2007
Jordan-Hare Stadium, AUBURN, AL
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | USF | AUB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 09:02 | Matt Grothe 1 Yd Run (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | FG | 04:19 | Wes Byrum 49 Yd | 7 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 01:56 | Mike Ford 2 Yd Run (Delbert Alvarado Kick) | 14 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USF | AUB | |||
![]() | TD | 14:15 | Mario Fannin 4 Yd Run (Wes Byrum Kick) | 14 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 00:29 | Gabe Mckenzie 3 Yd Pass From Brandon Cox (Wes Byrum Kick) | 14 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USF | AUB | |||
![]() | FG | 07:46 | Delbert Alvarado 38 Yd | 17 | 17 |
![]() | FG | 02:54 | Wes Byrum 46 Yd | 17 | 20 |
![]() | FG | 00:55 | Delbert Alvarado 18 Yd | 20 | 20 |
| OVERTIME | USF | AUB | |||
![]() | FG | Wes Byrum 39 Yd | 20 | 23 | |
![]() | TD | Jessie Hester 14 Yd Pass From Matt Grothe | 26 | 23 | |
Team Stat Comparison
| USF | AUB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-17 | 2-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 319 | 290 |
| Passing | 184 | 165 |
Comp-Att | 18-27 | 16-35 |
Yards per pass | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| Rushing | 135 | 125 |
Rushing Attempts | 52 | 35 |
Yards per rush | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Penalties | 7-60 | 7-55 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 32:44 | 27:16 |
| South Florida Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Grothe | 18/27 | 184 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 18/27 | 184 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Auburn Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| B. Cox | 16/35 | 165 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 16/35 | 165 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 |
| South Florida Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Ford | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 1 | 20 |
| M. Grothe | 18 | 31 | 1.7 | 1 | 27 |
| B. Williams | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Taylor | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Samuels | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 52 | 135 | 2.6 | 2 | 27 |
| Auburn Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Fannin | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 |
| B. Tate | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | 36 |
| R. Dunn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Cox | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Stewart | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 125 | 3.6 | 1 | 36 |
| South Florida Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Hester | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 1 | 18 |
| T. Johnson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 23 |
| A. Jackson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 20 |
| M. Ford | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Busbee | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Edwards | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 18 | 184 | 10.2 | 1 | 23 |
| Auburn Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Stewart | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 30 |
| P. Rodriguez | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 |
| R. Smith | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
| G. McKenzie | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 19 |
| R. Dunn | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
| M. Billings | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Slaughter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 16 | 165 | 10.3 | 1 | 30 |
| South Florida Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Jenkins | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| N. Allen | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| South Florida Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Murphy | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 59 |
| T. Johnson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 |
| Team | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 59 |
| South Florida Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Edwards | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 29 |
| Team | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 29 |
| Auburn Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Dunn | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 |
| Team | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 |
| South Florida Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Alvarado | 2/6 | 33.3 | 38 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/6 | 33.3 | 38 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Auburn Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| W. Byrum | 3/3 | 100.0 | 49 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 49 | 2/2 | 11 |
| South Florida Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Alvarado | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Team | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Auburn Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| P. Tatum | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| R. Shoemaker | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
ATTENDANCE: 82,617




