Auburn football score vs. Vanderbilt: Auburn defeats Vanderbilt 31-15
AUBURN — Auburn football will be back over .500 if it can score a win against Vanderbilt on Saturday.
The Tigers have yet to win a road SEC game under coach Hugh Freeze, as they've fallen at Texas A&M and at LSU earlier this season. But with the Commodores losing seven games in a row and Auburn riding high after beating Mississippi State in Week 9, there's a real opportunity for the Tigers to get the job done.
Quarterback Payton Thorne will be looking to stay hot after his encouraging performance versus the Bulldogs in which he completed 20 of his 26 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns. It was the first time since December 2021 that he tossed at least three scores and didn't log an interception.
Thorne had been rotating at QB with Robby Ashford this season, but that slowed down against MSU as Thorne played all but two offensive snaps in the 27-13 win.
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What time, channel is Auburn football's game vs. Vanderbilt?
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network
End of game: Auburn football 31, Vanderbilt 15
End of 3rd quarter: Auburn football 31, Vanderbilt 15
3rd quarter: 2:43: Auburn football 31, Vanderbilt 15
Vanderbilt quarterback Ken Seals finds Junior Sherrill for the Commodores' second touchdown of the game. Vanderbilt's 2-point conversion was good, cutting Auburn's lead to 16.
3rd quarter: 9:44: Auburn football 31, Vanderbilt 7
Auburn football quarterback Payton Thorne flips the ball to Jeremiah Cobb to extend the Tigers' lead to 24.
3rd quarter: 13:36: Auburn football 24, Vanderbilt 7
Auburn football quarterback Payton Thorne connects with Rivaldo Fairweather for a 53-yard touchdown on the Tigers' opening drive of the second half.
End of 2nd quarter: Auburn football 17, Vanderbilt 7
2nd quarter: 0:20: Auburn football 17, Vanderbilt 7
Auburn football kicker Alex McPherson makes a 32-yard field goal to extend the Tigers' lead to 10.
2nd quarter: 11:23: Auburn football 14, Vanderbilt 7
Auburn football quarterback Payton Thorne throws an interception return for four yard touchdown by Vanderbilt linebacker Bryce Cowan as the Commodores cut the Tigers' lead back to seven.
End of 1st quarter: Auburn football 14, Vanderbilt 0
1st quarter: 3:03: Auburn football 14, Vanderbilt 0
Auburn football's Jarquez Hunter rushes for a 56-yard touchdown, that is his second touchdown in the first quarter as Auburn takes a 14-0 lead.
1st quarter: 10:04: Auburn football 7, Vanderbilt 0
Auburn football running back Jarquez Hunter runs 67 yards for a touchdown on the second offensive play of the game for the Tigers.
1st quarter: 15:00: Auburn football vs Vanderbilt: Game start
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Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18.
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