Georgia State at Auburn by the numbers

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Georgia State at Auburn by the numbers

By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com

5-6 minutes

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Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter carries the football against Penn State on Sept. 18, 2021, at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.AP Photo/Barry Reeger

Georgia State (1-2) at No. 23 Auburn (2-1)

3 p.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn

1 Victory in four games against SEC opponents for Georgia State, which kicked off the 2019 season by beating Tennessee 38-30. Before that, the Panthers lost to Alabama 63-7 in 2010 and 45-3 in 2013 and Tennessee 51-13 in 2012.

1 Team in the nation has two players with at least 320 rushing yards in the 2021 season -- Auburn. The Tigers’ Tank Bigsby has run for 343 yards and four TDs on 47 carries and Jarquez Hunter has run for 320 yards and two TDs on 26 carries. Hunter’s average of 12.31 yards per carry is the best in the nation for any player with at least 14 rushing attempts in 2021.

1.33 Yards per carry has been the average gain per rushing attempt by Auburn’s opponents this season, giving the Tigers the toughest defense in the nation against the run. In three games, Auburn’s opponents have run for 130 yards and two TDs on 98 carries.

3 Consecutive games have been won by Georgia State in Alabama. Last season, the Panthers won 36-34 at Troy on Oct. 24 and 31-14 at South Alabama on Nov. 21, then defeated Western Kentucky 39-21 in the Lending Tree Bowl in Mobile on Dec. 26.

4 Teams are ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense and scoring defense, including Auburn. The Tigers have averaged scoring 47.3 points per game, which ranks second in the nation, and have averaged yielding 12.7 points per game, which ranks 13th in the nation. The other teams in the top 20 in both categories are Baylor, Boston College and Cincinnati.

4 Auburn players have scored 300 points after K Anders Carlson reached 306 with eight against Penn State last week. The Tigers’ career scoring leader is Daniel Carlson (2014-17) with 480 points, which also is the SEC career record. Wes Byrum (2007-10) scored 363 points, and John Vaughn (2003-06) scored 312. All are kickers. Georgia State K Noel Ruiz has 333 career points.

5 Fourth downs were converted into first downs by Georgia State RB Tucker Gregg in the past two games. Gregg had two successful fourth-down runs in a 59-17 loss to North Carolina on Sept. 11 and three in a 20-9 victory over Charlotte on Sept. 18.

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11 Victories, one loss and one tie for Auburn on Sept. 25. The Tigers’ only loss on the date is a 24-17 overtime defeat by Ole Miss in 1999. The tie came 13-13 against Tennessee in 1965.

15 Victories without a loss for Auburn against Sun Belt Conference opponents. The Tigers most recently played a Sun Belt Conference opponent on Nov. 18, 2017, when Auburn downed Louisiana-Monroe 42-14. The average score of the games has been 44-12.

20 TD passes and one interception for Auburn QB Bo Nix in games at Jordan-Hare Stadium. In true road games, Nix has nine TD passes and 10 interceptions.

29 Consecutive homecoming games have been won by Auburn. Auburn hasn’t lost its homecoming game since a 24-17 setback against Mississippi State in 1991. Auburn has an 82-8-4 record in homecoming games heading into this year’s game on Saturday.

40 Points are needed by Auburn on Saturday for the Tigers’ highest cumulative score four games into a season. Auburn has scored 142 points in its three games this season. The Tigers’ record for points through four games is 181, established in 2009 when Auburn started the season by beating Louisiana Tech 37-13, Mississippi State 49-24, West Virginia 41-30 and Ball State 54-30.

50 Consecutive games have been started by Georgia State’s Shamarious Gilmore. The Panthers’ left guard holds the school record for games played and games started. Lining up with Gilmore for the past 31 games have been RG Pat Barlett and C Malik Sumter.

107 Consecutive games without being shut out for Auburn, the second-longest streak in school history. Auburn’s most recent shutout loss came 49-0 to Alabama on Nov. 17, 2012. Auburn’s record scoring streak lasted 149 games, starting with a 55-16 victory over Richmond on Oct. 4, 1980, and ending with a 17-0 loss to Alabama on Nov. 26, 1992.

1,593 Career rushing yards for Georgia State RB Destin Coates, which ranks second in school history. Georgia State played its first football game in 2010, and Tra Barnett (2016-19) is the career rushing leader with 2,156 yards. Coates has 141 yards and one TD on 28 rushing attempts this season.