PLAYERS TO WATCH
–QB Jarrett Stidham completed 24 passes (36 attempts) against Georgia but they were good for a so-so 163 yards. His longest completion was a 20-yard pass to WR Anthony Schwartz. Stidham has completed 61.3 percent of his passes this season for an average of over 211 yards a game with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions.
–WR Ryan Davis is now Auburn’s all-time leading receiver with 165 career catches after getting 13 receptions against Georgia. Davis and Stidham are now the most productive passing tandem in school history with 141 completions, one more than the Pat Sullivan-to-Terry Beasley combo produced form 1969-71. “I put a lot of hard work in to get to this point,” Davis said. “I definitely didn’t do it by myself.”
–LB Deshaun Davis recorded 10 tackles, the 10th time in the senior’s career he has been in double figures in tackles. He has 245 for his career with a team-best 95 this season.
–SS Daniel Thomas was in on nine stops against Georgia, keeping him in second place on the team in tackles with 66. He is one of three Tigers with two interceptions and has forced two fumbles.
SERIES HISTORY: This is Auburn’s first meeting with Liberty.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “Ryan Davis is a special player. He’s meant so much to us.” — Coach Gus Malzahn, on senior WR Ryan Davis, now Auburn’s all-time leading receiver.
