BATON ROUGE -- No. 2 LSU had more than 500 yards of total offense and overcame a pair of turnovers to defeat No. 9 Auburn, 23-20, on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium.
LSU (8-0, 4-0 SEC), which defeated Auburn at home for the 10th-straight time, was again led by quarterback Joe Burrow, who completed 32-of-42 passes for 321 yards with a touchdown passing and another rushing that put the homestanding Tigers ahead by 10 points early in the fourth quarter.
Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a game-high 136 rushing yards on 26 carries including a 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter that put LSU up 16-13.