The GeorGia Game Gameday acTiviTies - Auburn University Athletics

Today in Jordan-HareTre MasonHead CoachGene Chizik (Florida, 1985)Auburn Record................................ 32-17 (4th year)vs. Georgia........................................................ 1-2Overall Record ............................... 37-36 (6th year)vs. Georgia........................................................ 1-2AUBURN (2-7, 0-6 SEC)Date Opponent Score/TimeSept. 3 vs. Clemson (ESPN) L, 19-26Sept. 8 at Mississippi State (ESPN) L, 10-28Sept. 15 LOUISIANA-MONROE (SECN) W, 31-28 (OT)Sept. 22 LSU (ESPN) L, 10-12Oct. 6 ARKANSAS (ESPN2) L, 7-24Oct. 13 at Ole Miss L, 20-41Oct. 20 at Vanderbilt L, 13-17Oct. 27 TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) L, 21-63Nov. 3 NEW MEXICO STATE [HC] (CSS) W, 42-7Nov. 10 GEORGIA (ESPN2)6 p.m.Nov. 17 ALABAMA A&M1 p.m.Nov. 24 at AlabamaTBAAll times CentralStatistical leadersRUSHING YARDSTre Mason........................................................706O. McCalebb...................................................453PASSING YARDSKiehl Frazier.....................................................753RECEPTIONSEmory Blake........................................................39Philip Lutzenkirchen.............................................15TACKLESDaren Bates........................................................86Demetruce McNeal.............................................84SCOUTING AUBURNFIRST AND 10• Auburn leads the series againstGeorgia with a 54-53-8 record.Georgia has won seven of thelast 10 matchups in the series• The Tigers and Bulldogshave met every year since1944 in the Deep South’sOldest Rivalry• Tre Mason’s 152 yardsrushing vs. NMSU werethe most by an SECplayer last week, and acareer best for the sophomoretailback• The Auburn field goal defense unit hasblocked three kicks this season, two ofthose by Angelo Blackson and one byCorey Lemonier• Auburn is 97-139-6 all-time againstranked opponents• Linebacker Daren Bates’ 62 yards fumblereturn for a touchdown against NewMexico State was the second lonegestsuch play in Auburn records• Bates is third in the SEC (9.56 tackles/game);teammates Demetruce McNeal (9.33) andJermaine Whitehead (8.11) rank fourth andseventh among conference tacklers• Onterio McCalebb is just the second playerin SEC history to tally more than 2,000 yardsrush- ing (2,469), 1,000 kick return yards(1,246) and 500 receiving yards (528)• Auburn has won 76 consecutive gameswhen scoring 30 or more points• Linebacker Ashton Richardson has beenchosen as a Rhodes Scholar finalist; he isone of 12 finalists to interview for two scholarshippositions Nov. 16-17 in BirminghamDeep South’s Oldest RivalryThe Auburn-Georgia series is tied withOregon-Oregon State as the seventh-mostplayed series in the nation (Football BowlSubdivision). The FBS series with the mostgames played are listed below:121 - Minnesota-Wisconsin; UM, 59-55-8120 - Missouri-Kansas; MU, 57-54-9118 - Texas-Texas A&M; UT, 76-37-5By Shelly Poe117 - Nebraska-Kansas; NU, 91-23-3117 - Miami (OH)-Cincinnati; UM, 59-51-7117 - North Carolina-Virginia; UNC, 60-53-4115 - Auburn-Georgia; AU, 54-53-8115 - Oregon-Oregon State; UO, 59-46-10114 - Purdue-Indiana; PU, 71-37-6114 - Stanford-California; SU, 57-46-11Italics - Series no longer playedTre Mason On The CarrySophomore Tre Mason’s second-quartertouchdown run against New Mexico Statewas his fifth touchdown run in the last fourgames. It was Mason’s sixth score of the season,most on the team.Mason recorded his second 100-yard gameof the season, gaining a career-high 152against New Mexico State; his first came with106 yards against Clemson. His 22 carriesversus NMSU were also a career best.Items Of Note Vs. NewMexico StateOnterio McCalebb and Tre Mason eachpassed the 100-yard rushing mark vs. NewMexico State. The last time Auburn had two100-yard rushers in a game was vs. LSU in2010 (Cam Newton and Michael Dyer).With 311 rushing yards against New MexicoState, Auburn topped the 300-yard rushingmark for the first time since gaining 315against Georgia in 2010.Quan Bray’s 38-yard punt return was acareer long for him; it was the longest by anAuburn player since a 66-yard return for ascore by Robert Dunn in 2008 vs. ULM.Wallace HonoredSteve Wallace will be recognized at tonight’sgame as a member of the 2012 Alabama SportsHall of Fame inductee class. Wallace letteredfor the Tigers from 1982-85, helping the Tigersto the 1983 Southeastern Conference title anda No. 3 final ranking in the AP and UPI polls.Wallace earned First Team All-SEC in 1985and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1986NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Wallacewould become a mainstay on the 49ers offensiveline and was a part of three world championships,winning Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV and XXIX.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL4AUBURNTIGERS.COM