Auburn allowed the fewest kickoff return yards in the nation

[MDM4AU 337]

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Auburn allowed the fewest kickoff return yards in the nation this season, and with very few teams even close to the Tigers' number. Auburn surrendered just 237 kickoff return yards, while the next lowest total was 276 by Arizona, despite the fact that the Wildcats kicked off 17 fewer times than Auburn this season. And the team that surrendered the third-fewest return yards, Colorado, has allowed almost twice as many yards as Auburn (392). The second-lowest total in the SEC belonged to Ole Miss with 583 yards, and the Rebels kicked off 22 fewer times than Auburn.

Most of the credit goes to senior kicker Matt Clark, who led the SEC with 49 touchbacks on 66 kickoffs this season (77.3 percent), and had streaks of 16 in a row and 13 in a row this year. Clark, who also successfully converted an onsides kick in the third quarter at South Carolina, was named SEC Special teams Player of the Week Sept. 25.

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You've paid your dues.

[sogaaufan 27]

I feel like next year we may miss Matt as much as anybody on the roster this year. Most teams we played had at least one good return man. He pretty much took them out of the game. I hope we can get someone in who is even close to him.

[AU_tiger_2000 0]

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Auburn allowed the fewest kickoff return yards in the nation this season, and with very few teams even close to the Tigers' number. Auburn surrendered just 237 kickoff return yards, while the next lowest total was 276 by Arizona, despite the fact that the Wildcats kicked off 17 fewer times than Auburn this season. And the team that surrendered the third-fewest return yards, Colorado, has allowed almost twice as many yards as Auburn (392). The second-lowest total in the SEC belonged to Ole Miss with 583 yards, and the Rebels kicked off 22 fewer times than Auburn.

Most of the credit goes to senior kicker Matt Clark, who led the SEC with 49 touchbacks on 66 kickoffs this season (77.3 percent), and had streaks of 16 in a row and 13 in a row this year. Clark, who also successfully converted an onsides kick in the third quarter at South Carolina, was named SEC Special teams Player of the Week Sept. 25.

We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!

[damabama 15]

next year we may miss Matt as much as anybody on the roster

matt should have been named defensive MVP for '06. just think how many more points would have been scored if the opponents hadn't consistently been starting their drives from the 20.