Look: Auburn football scores touchdown on its own punt vs Missouri

Sometimes the football just rolls your way.

Auburn football scored a touchdown on the road against Missouri on Saturday on a play where it punted. Missouri’s punt returner, star receiver Luther Burden III, fumbled the catch, which was recovered by sophomore Antonio Kite for a touchdown. The touchdown was either team’s first of the game, which gave the Tigers a 10-3 lead early in the third quarter.

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The special teams play was the start of some nice momentum for Auburn, as Missouri answered with a field goal before quarterback Payton Thorne found Cam Coleman for a 47-yard touchdown to take a 17-6 lead.

Auburn (2-4, 0-3 SEC) is looking for its first SEC win of the season, as Hugh Freeze’s team is 0-3 in conference play against Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia.

A win over No. 19 Missouri (5-1, 1-1) would be a step in the right direction for Auburn, although Missouri is playing without starting quarterback Brady Cook who went down with an injury in the first quarter on Saturday.

This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Look: Auburn football scores touchdown on its own punt vs Missouri

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Publish date : 2024-10-19 18:35:52

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