Quarterly report

What follows is a quarter-by-quarter recap of Auburn's 14-12 defeat of Tennessee Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium:

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UT 0	Quarter 1 15:00	0 AUB
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The Auburn Tigers marched 69 yards in 11 plays on their second possession of the game, taking a 7-0 lead when Chris Todd hit Robert Dunn with an 18-yard touchdown pass.
KEY PLAY
On third and six at Vol 41-yard line, Tennessee had only 10 defenders on the field when Todd found Dunn for a 14-yard gain. The Tigers scored five plays later.
KEY PLAYER
Todd. Auburn's quarterback completed 7 of 8 passes for 50 yards, whereas UT's Jonathan Crompton was 1 of 7 for 16 yards in the period.
KEY STAT
The Tigers converted on 4 of 5 third-down tries, Tennessee on 1 of 3.

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UT 0	Quarter 1 00:00	7 AUB
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Capping a drive begun late in the first quarter, Daniel Lincoln nailed a 47-yard field goal that narrowed the gap to 7-3. Tennessee added a 35-yard Lincoln field goal on its next possession, trimming the deficit to 7-6. The Vols had the momentum until Crompton and tailback Arian Foster botched a handoff at the UT 5-yard line. Auburn's Jake Ricks recovered, boosting the Tiger lead to 14-6.
KEY PLAY
The botched handoff. It was the biggest play of the game by far.
KEY PLAYER
Lincoln. His clutch field goals kept Tennessee in striking distance.
KEY STAT
Tennessee was just 1 of 7 on third-down conversions in the first half, which is why Auburn was able to keep the ball 17:03 to Tennessee's 12:57.

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UT 6	Quarter 2 00:00	14 AUB
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After a short Auburn punt, Tennessee opened its second possession of the second half at the Tiger 44-yard line. The Vols responded with a three-and-out. Dennis Rogan returned an interception to the Tiger 37-yard line moments later, and UT was marching toward a potential game-tying touchdown as the quarter ended.
KEY PLAY
Rogan's interception. It provided a short-field scoring opportunity for a Vol offense that never seemed to be in-sync all afternoon.
KEY PLAYER
Rogan. His 38-yard return was the closest thing Tennessee had to an offensive highlight in the game.
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Auburn gained just 37 net yards in the quarter.

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UT 6	Quarter 3 00:00	14 AUB
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A two-yard run by Montario Hardesty on the first play of the period narrowed Auburn's lead to 14-12. Crompton's two-point conversion pass to Jones in the right flat was foiled when Jones was smothered at the 2-yard line. Tennessee's subsequent possessions began at the Auburn 38, the Vol 42, the Auburn 46 and the Vol 46 but the Vols punted the ball away each time after a three-and-out. With just under 2:00 left Auburn's Kodi Burns completed a nine-yard pass to Montez Billings on third-and-four at the Tiger 11-yard line that enabled the Tigers to maintain possession and run out the clock.
KEY PLAY
Every play Tennessee ran following Hardesty's touchdown was key because the Vols couldn't gain on any of them.
KEY PLAYER
Burns. His clutch pass to Billings sealed UT's doom.
KEY STAT
Tennessee's final four possessions of the game produced 13 net yards and zero first downs.

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UT 12	Quarter 4 00:00	14 AUB
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Game #: 1147
Site: Auburn
Date: Sep. 27
Conference: SECW
Coach Match-up:
For the Vols - Fulmer and for the Tigers - Tubberville