Auburn dominates South Alabama 31-15 in Week 3
Auburn defeated South Alabama 31-15 on Saturday in Week 3 action. The Tigers built their decisive advantage early, scoring 28 points through the first half. Auburn's offense was particularly effective in the second quarter, adding 21 points to establish firm control.
South Alabama's offense struggled for much of the contest, managing only 15 points across four quarters. Quarterback Bishop Davenport led the Jaguars' passing attack with 170 yards, while Kentrel Bullock rushed for 57 yards. Despite their offensive limitations, South Alabama mounted some late-game resistance, scoring six points in both the second and third quarters.
Auburn's receiving corps was led by Omar Mabson II with seven catches. The Tigers' defense made crucial plays down the stretch, including a notable defensive sequence in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory.
The final margin of 16 points proved decisive in the betting markets, with South Alabama covering the 26-point spread. The game finished under the 56-point over-under total, final score of 31-15.
AI-generated recap · Aug 18, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Alabama | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
 Auburn | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | South Alabama | Auburn |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 18-26 | 13-24 |
| Pass Yards | 170 | 142 |
| Rush Yards | 140 | 195 |
| Total Yards | 310 | 337 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 7-16 | 7-13 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 4-43 |
| Possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Hamilton DiBoyan kickoff for 57 yds , Omar Mabson II return for no gain to the AUB 8
Eric Singleton Jr. run for 8 yds to the AUB 16
Jeremiah Cobb run for 3 yds to the AUB 19 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Cam Coleman
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Eric Singleton Jr. for 9 yds to the AUB 28
Jeremiah Cobb run for 4 yds to the AUB 32 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold run for 9 yds to the AUB 41
Jeremiah Cobb run for 8 yds to the AUB 49 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah Cobb run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Preston Howard
Jackson Arnold run for 4 yds to the USA 46
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Eric Singleton Jr. for 14 yds to the USA 32 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Cam Coleman for 32 yds for a TD South Alabama Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Christopher Wallace Jr.) declined (Alex McPherson KICK)
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Trent Thomas for 16 yds to the USA 41 for a 1ST down
Kentrel Bullock run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
Kentrel Bullock run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Kentrel Bullock run for 7 yds to the AUB 43 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Keenan Phillips run for 4 yds to the AUB 39
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 9 yds to the AUB 30 for a 1ST down
Auburn Penalty, Personal Foul (Dallas Walker IV) to the AUB 13 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 1 yd to the AUB 12
Bishop Davenport run for a loss of 2 yards to the AUB 14
Kentrel Bullock run for 3 yds to the AUB 11
Hamilton DiBoyan 29 yd FG GOOD
Hamilton DiBoyan kickoff for 65 yds , Bryce Cain return for 31 yds to the AUB 31
Jeremiah Cobb run for 4 yds to the AUB 35
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Horatio Fields
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Preston Howard
Hudson Kaak punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USA 23 South Alabama Penalty, Blocking Out Of Bounds (Brian Dillard) to the USA 12
Keenan Phillips run for 5 yds to the USA 17
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 7 yds to the USA 24 for a 1ST down
Keenan Phillips run for a loss of 1 yard to the USA 23
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Keenan Phillips for 2 yds to the USA 25
(00:50) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop pass incomplete deep right to Voisin,Devin thrown to USA45 broken up by Lee,Kayin PENALTY AUB Offside (Murray,Chris) 5 yards from USA25 to USA30. NO PLAY.
South Alabama Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Anthony Eager) declined
Jeremiah Cobb run for 15 yds to the USA 18 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Perry Thompson
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Eric Singleton Jr. for 9 yds to the USA 9
Jackson Arnold run for 3 yds to the USA 6 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold run for 6 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK)
Connor Gibbs kickoff for 65 yds , Keenan Phillips return for 18 yds to the USA 47 South Alabama Penalty, Offensive Holding (9 Yards) to the USA 9
Kentrel Bullock run for 1 yd to the USA 10
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 5 yds to the USA 15 South Alabama Penalty, Illegal Formation (Christopher Wallace Jr.) declined
Kentrel Bullock run for no gain to the USA 15
Aleksi Pulkkinen punt for 39 yds
Jeremiah Cobb run for 15 yds to the USA 39 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Eric Singleton Jr. for 14 yds to the USA 25 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah Cobb run for 6 yds to the USA 19
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Jeremiah Cobb
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Horatio Fields for 14 yds to the USA 5 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Cam Coleman
Jackson Arnold run for 5 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK)
PJ Martin run for 3 yds to the USA 28
PJ Martin run for 4 yds to the USA 32
PJ Martin run for 2 yds to the USA 34
PJ Martin run for 2 yds to the USA 36 for a 1ST down
Kentrel Bullock run for 8 yds to the USA 44
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 21 yds to the AUB 35 for a 1ST down
Kentrel Bullock run for no gain to the AUB 35
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 11 yds to the AUB 24 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 4 yds to the AUB 20
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Jeremy Scott for 20 yds for a TD (Hamilton DiBoyan PAT MISSED)
Jeremiah Cobb run for 3 yds to the AUB 28
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Perry Thompson for 4 yds to the AUB 32
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Eric Singleton Jr. for 7 yds to the AUB 39 for a 1ST down
Eric Singleton Jr. run for 4 yds to the AUB 43
Jeremiah Cobb run for 4 yds to the AUB 47
Jackson Arnold run for 8 yds to the USA 45 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah Cobb run for 2 yds to the USA 43
Jackson Arnold sacked by Tirrell Johnson Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the USA 44
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Eric Singleton Jr. for 12 yds to the USA 32 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah Cobb run for 9 yds to the USA 23
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Cam Coleman for 17 yds to the USA 6 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah Cobb run for 4 yds to the USA 2
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Preston Howard
Jeremiah Cobb run for 2 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK)
Keenan Phillips run for 4 yds to the USA 29
End of 2nd Quarter
(00:12) No Huddle-Shotgun Phillips,Keenan rush middle for 4 yards gain to the USA33 (Melendez,Elijah) PENALTY USA Illegal Formation 5 yards from USA29 to USA24. NO PLAY.
Kentrel Bullock run for 3 yds to the USA 28
Kentrel Bullock run for 4 yds to the USA 32
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 6 yds to the USA 38 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 25 yds to the AUB 37 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 11 yds to the AUB 26 for a 1ST down
PJ Martin run for a loss of 2 yards to the AUB 28
Kentrel Bullock run for 6 yds to the AUB 22
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 14 yds to the AUB 8 for a 1ST down
(10:49) PENALTY USA False Start 5 yards from AUB08 to AUB13. NO PLAY.
PJ Martin run for 1 yd to the AUB 12
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Rod Gibbs
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Devin Voisin for 12 yds for a TD (Hamilton DiBoyan PAT MISSED)
Hamilton DiBoyan kickoff for 59 yds , Demarcus Riddick return for 16 yds to the AUB 22
Jeremiah Cobb run for 3 yds to the AUB 25
Jeremiah Cobb run for 14 yds to the AUB 39 for a 1ST down
Eric Singleton Jr. run for 3 yds to the AUB 42
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Horatio Fields for 6 yds to the AUB 48
Jackson Arnold run for 9 yds to the USA 43 for a 1ST down
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Omar Mabson II for 7 yds to the USA 36
Jackson Arnold run for 4 yds to the USA 32 for a 1ST down
Omar Mabson II run for 5 yds to the USA 27
Omar Mabson II run for 2 yds to the USA 25
Omar Mabson II run for 2 yds to the USA 23
Jackson Arnold run for 3 yds to the USA 20 for a 1ST down
Omar Mabson II run for 4 yds to the USA 16
Omar Mabson II run for no gain to the USA 16
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Eric Singleton Jr.
Alex McPherson 34 yd FG GOOD
Keenan Phillips run for 2 yds to the USA 27
Bishop Davenport run for 7 yds to the USA 34
Keenan Phillips run for 6 yds to the USA 40 for a 1ST down
Keenan Phillips run for a loss of 1 yard to the USA 39
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Jeremy Scott
Bishop Davenport run for 16 yds to the AUB 45 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Jeremy Scott for 1 yd to the AUB 44
PJ Martin run for a loss of 1 yard to the AUB 45
(12:46) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop pass incomplete deep left to Jones-Thomas,Jeremiah thrown to AUB20 PENALTY AUB Holding (Fegans,AnQuon) 10 yards from AUB45 to AUB35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
PJ Martin run for 16 yds to the AUB 19 for a 1ST down
(12:20) PENALTY USA False Start (Hubbard,Ethan) 5 yards from AUB19 to AUB24. NO PLAY.
PJ Martin run for 6 yds to the AUB 18
PJ Martin run for no gain to the AUB 18
Bishop Davenport sacked by Jared Smith for a loss of 3 yards to the AUB 21 Bishop Davenport fumbled, recovered by AUB Xavier Atkins , return for 0 yards
Jeremiah Cobb run for 5 yds to the AUB 26
Jackson Arnold pass complete to Bryce Cain for 3 yds to the AUB 23
Jackson Arnold pass incomplete to Preston Howard
Hudson Kaak punt for 46 yds
Kentrel Bullock run for 5 yds to the USA 36
Bishop Davenport run for 1 yd to the USA 37
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Brendan Jenkins
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Anthony Eager
(07:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Davenport,Bishop pass incomplete deep right to Eager,Anthony thrown to AUB30 PENALTY AUB Pass Interference (Louidor-Faustin,Kensley) 15 yards from USA37 to AUB48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Kentrel Bullock
Kentrel Bullock run for 7 yds to the AUB 41
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 4 yds to the AUB 37 for a 1ST down
Bishop Davenport pass complete to Anthony Eager for 1 yd to the AUB 36
Kentrel Bullock run for 1 yd to the AUB 35
Keenan Phillips run for 7 yds to the AUB 28
Bishop Davenport run for 4 yds to the AUB 24 for a 1ST down
Kentrel Bullock run for 1 yd to the AUB 23
Kentrel Bullock run for 2 yds to the AUB 21
PJ Martin run for a loss of 1 yard to the AUB 22
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Bishop Davenport pass incomplete to Devin Voisin
Jeremiah Cobb run for 7 yds to the AUB 29
Jeremiah Cobb run for 10 yds to the AUB 39 for a 1ST down
J. Arnold takes a knee
J. Arnold takes a knee