Auburn vs. Cal: Updates from the Week 2 Football Matchup
Fourth quarter
Cal Takes Lead 21-14 with Under 4 Minutes Remaining
6:06 – Auburn Scores a Touchdown: Thorne Rushes for 2 Yards
21-14, Cal over Auburn
8:32- Cal’s Marcus Harris is sent off for targeting. Auburn has the ball at the Cal 18 yard line.
11:27- Jaivian Thomas runs 32 yards out for a touchdown. Fans have started to leave Jordan Hare Stadium.
21-7, Cal over Auburn
12:14- Hunter fumbles and Cal recovers at the 36-yard line.
12:55- Auburn’s defense gets another big stop, but Cal’s 55-yard field goal goes wide. The Tigers would take over at their own 37-yard line.
Third quarter
0:00- On the last play of the quarter, Thorne is picked off by Ja’ir Smith. Auburn leads Cal 14-7 in the fourth quarter.
0:07- Auburn forces a punt and will take over at the 34 yard line after a Cal player loses his helmet.
1:34- Cal forces another Auburn punt and the Golden Bears take over at their own 44 yard line.
4:53- Auburn gets another stop, but a forced punt pins Auburn again at its own two-yard line.
6:35- After multiple sacks stall the drive, Auburn is forced to punt and Cal will take over at their own 22 yard line.
11:54- Auburn forces a punt, but a 58-yard punt will cause the Tigers to start at their own two-yard line.
15:00- Cal gets the ball on the 25 yard line to start the second half.
Halftime Highlights
Auburn Total Offense: 178 (113 Passing, 65 Rushing)
Cal Total Offense: 222 (205 Passing, 17 Rushing)
Auburn QB Payton Thorne: 7-for-15, 113 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Cal QB Fernando Mendoza: 19-for-21, 205 yards, 2 TDs
Auburn leading rusher: Payton Thorne (36 yards on six carries)
Cal’s leading rusher: Jaden Ott (11 yards on seven carries)
Auburn’s leading tackler: Cal drick Faulk (seven tackles, two sacks, two TFLs).
Cal’s leading tackler: Craig Woodson (four tackles)
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Second quarter
0:00- Halftime
Auburn trails Cal 14-7 after Towns McGough’s 61-yard field goal falls just short.
0:05- Thorne runs 19 yards to set Auburn in near field goal range but fumbles the snap before rushing the ball on the next play, leading to a penalty and a 10-second runoff. .
0:58- Keionte Scott muffs the punt at the 12 but is quickly dropped, and Auburn maintains possession.
1:06- Auburn forces a punt on fourth down after consecutive sacks by Cal deric Faulk. The Tigers call timeout.
1:55- Cornerback Ken LeCal is down after colliding with tight end Jake Andries. He went to the bush on his own strength.
3:22- Auburn goes three-and-out again after Thorne is short on third down. Cale fields the punt and will take over at their own 37 yard line.
4:44- After nearly four minutes of driving Auburn forces a nail punt. The punt goes into the end zone and Auburn takes over at their own 20 yard line.
9:16- Auburn goes three and out and is forced to punt. Cale takes over on his own 15 yard line.
10:39- Mendoza connects with Hunter in the end zone for the second time in the game, this time from 13 yards on third down.
14-7, Cal over Auburn
12:06- Thorne’s pass goes off the hands of Coleman and Cal intercepts the pass. The Golden Bears will take over at the Auburn 21 yard line.
12:15- After a 13-play, 45-yard drive, Cale goes scoreless when his 25-yard field goal goes wide.
First quarter
0:00- The first quarter ends with the game tied at seven o’clock.
4:56- Auburn goes for it on fourth down and stops. Cale takes over on his own at 48.
7:17- Cal puts together a nice 8-play, 75-yard drive to answer Auburn’s, hooking Nyziah Hunter on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Kite.
7-7, tie
11:42- The drive almost starts in disaster with a Cal pick-six overturned, but Thorne connects with Andre Lambert-Smith in the end zone to cap off an 8-play, 75-yard drive.
7-0, Auburn over Cal
13:11- Peyton Thorne connects with Cam Coleman on a 41-yard pass to set up Auburn in the redzone.
Pregame
2:33 pm — Coin toss
Cal won the toss and deferred to the second half. Auburn will start the game on offense.
2:31 pm — Auburn takes the field.
Hugh Freeze takes the Tigers out and kick-off is just minutes away.
2:27 pm — Eagle Flight and Anthem
Auburn’s Bald Eagle, Independence, received the nod for the second week in a row and the Auburn Marching Band followed with the National Anthem.
1:30 p.m. — The warm-up begins.
Cal running back Jaydn Ott, who missed the season opener with an injury, dresses and warms up after being listed as probable for the game.
Kicker Alex McPherson appears to be the only Auburn player in street clothes, still recovering from a stomach ailment.
Defensive back Champ Anthony, who played limited snaps in Week 1 because of a calf strain, is dressed and warming up alongside defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes, who missed the Alabama A&M game with an ankle injury.
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