The last time Auburn faced an FCS team (Mercer last season), the results were not pretty.
The Tigers beat the Bears in Week 3, one week after a horrific offensive performance in a loss to Clemson. The game against Mercer wasn’t a whole lot better.
Auburn won, 24-10, and here were the offensive “highlights”:
- 146 rushing yards on 43 carries — or 3.3 yards per carry.
- Auburn fumbled five times and lost four of them.
- Auburn led 7-3 until Daniel Carlson kicked a field goal with 29 seconds left in the first half to make it 10-3 at the break.