Auburn preview

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Auburn preview

Thursday, October 21, 2004

KENTUCKY (1-5, 0-3) at No. 3 AUBURN (7-0, 4-0) 1:30 p.m. Saturday Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn -- LINE: Auburn by 30

-- SERIES: Auburn leads 22-5-1

-- GAME WITHIN THE GAME: Auburn defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said last week's game was the worst performance by the defense this season. He also said that if a 38-20 victory is the worst game all year, it's going to be a pretty good year. The Tigers' goal on Saturday will be to shut down Kentucky entirely, erase memories of the Arkansas game and eliminate errors in preparation for the final stretch of games.

-- STAT OF THE WEEK: Auburn QB Jason Campbell set a school single-game record by completing 89.5 percent (17 of 19) of his passes against Arkansas last week. Campbell, whose passer rating is the best in the SEC and fourth nationally this season, is third on the league's career completion percentage list. In the past three games, Campbell has completed 46-of-60 passes for 750 yards and seven touchdowns with one interception.

-- GAME NOTES: The teams last met in 1995. ... Auburn has won the past 13 meetings. ... Kentucky's last win over Auburn was in 1966. ... Auburn leads the series 11-1 at home. ... Kentucky's only win at Auburn broke a 30-game home winning streak by the Tigers in 1961. ... Kentucky is 1-11-1 against Auburn when the Tigers are ranked. ... Auburn is 21-15-1 vs. the SEC East. Kentucky is 14-23 vs. the SEC West. ... Auburn is fourth in the Bowl Championship Series rankings. ... Auburn is first in total offense and Kentucky last in total defense in the SEC. ... Nationally, Auburn is third in scoring defense, second in pass-efficiency defense and fifth in total defense. ... Auburn is the only NCAA Division I-A team that hasn't allowed a rushing TD this season. ... Auburn is 7-0 for the 10th time in school history. ... Auburn has a nine-game winning streak, its longest since 1994, the last time the Tigers were 8-0. ... Kentucky has the best red-zone defense in the SEC. ... Auburn has the most passing TDs and Kentucky the fewest passing TDs in the SEC. ... Kentucky has lost more turnovers than any other SEC team. ... Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville has never had a team play Kentucky before. ... Kentucky has two players from Alabama -- leading rusher Tony Dixon from Parrish and leading tackler Jon Sumrall of Huntsville.

-- QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "I think with the SEC, it's kind of weird. You might win one game by a lot and the next game you might have a tough game that you might overlook. We try not to do that and take every team seriously -- from Louisiana Tech to Louisiana-Monroe to Tennessee to Georgia."  -- Auburn RB Ronnie Brown

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Good quote by Ronnie Brown at the end. It really shows that these guys are very prepared for each and every game and that is what it is going to take. Props to the coaches for the excellent job of doing that and for the players for listening. It's working! Keep it up!

WAR EAGLE AND BEAT THE CATS!!!!!