AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Chris Todd passed for 212 yards, Ben Tate ran for 144 yards and Walt McFadden returned an interception for a touchdown to lift Auburn to a 33-20 win over No. 22 Ole Miss on Saturday.
The Tigers (6-3, 3-3 SEC) scored 23 points in the third quarter and turned away Jevan Snead and the Rebels (5-3, 2-3) seven times on drives to midfield or beyond.
Ole Miss had appeared to get back on track with two straight wins but couldn't overcome a frenzied third-quarter flurry that led to a 24-point hole.
McFadden stopped the Rebels' final chance by stepping in front of Snead's pass near the Auburn goal line for his second pick in the final minutes. He also had a 29-yard return for a score in the third quarter.
Auburn got its offense going after dropping three straight games and raising fears of another late-season collapse.

IN-GAME UPDATES

Auburn 33, Ole Miss 20, 3Q 6:04: The wild third quarter continues, as on the next Rebel possession, McCluster rockets between tackles for a career-long 79-yard TD run. However, the extra point was blocked and Demond Washington scooped the ball and raced the length of the field for two points.

Auburn 31, Ole Miss 14, 3Q 7:28: Rebels answer immediately back, as Jesse Grandy returns the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for his second TD return of the year. The freshman, who is only in his fourth game on returns, is only the third Rebel to return two kickoffs for TDs in the same season and the first since John Avery in 1996. The other is Vernon Studdard in 1970.

Auburn 31, Ole Miss 7, 3Q 7:42: Ole Miss is facing its largest deficit of the season, as the Tigers score the third straight time they touch it. Ben Tate gallops 53 yards for the TD to top the century mark for the day.

Auburn 24, Ole Miss 7, 3Q 11:25: The ball is not bouncing the Rebels way. On the first play of Ole Miss' drive, Markeith Summers dives to catch a short pass, and as he falls to the ground, the ball bounces off his fingertips and up in the air, where Walter McFadden grabs it and returns it 29 yards for the score. The play was reviewed and upheld.

Auburn 17, Ole Miss 7, 3Q 11:37: Auburn strikes again through the air to extend their lead. Todd hooks up with Terrell Zachary for 41 yards, and two plays later, finds Tommy Trott open in the end zone for the 14-yard TD to cap a three-play, 61-yard drive.

Auburn 10, Ole Miss 7, 2Q 5:23: After a scoring drought for both clubs, Auburn takes the lead on a 28-yard scoring toss from Chris Todd to Darvin Adams, who got behind the secondary and was wide open in the end zone. The play came on the heels of a 42-yard catch by Adams.

Ole Miss 7, Auburn 3, 1Q 8:06: Auburn answers with a 36-yard FG from Wes Byrum. Helped along by a kickoff out of bounds, the Tigers opened at their own 40 and rumbled 41 yards in seven plays and used a couple long flat passes from Chris Todd to Mario Fannin for 18 yards and Eric Smith for 17.

Ole Miss 7, Auburn 0, 1Q 10:31: After almost losing the ball on the opening kickoff, the Rebels' recover Jesse Grandy's fumble on the six yardline and mount a 94-yard drive, capped by a 7-yard TD toss from Jevan Snead to Andy Hartmann. Brandon Bolden highlighted the drive, which was the Rebels' longest of the year, with a career-long 43-yard catch.

In-Game Notes: Dexter McCluster has topped 100 rushing yards for the second straight game and second time in his career. His total is already the most since BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 226 yards against Missouri in 2007 ... Joshua Shene missed his first field goal of the year at the end of the first quarter from 44 yards, and is now 8-for-9 for the season. He had been the only remaining SEC kicker that was perfect in field. In the third quarter, Shene had a PAT blocked for the second time this season ... Auburn's field goal marked just the second score Ole Miss has allowed in the first quarter this year (now six total points) ... Prior to the the Rebels' 94-yard opening drive today, their previous long drive this year was an 87-yarder against UAB ... Dexter McCluster started at running back for the second time this year.

( by www.olemisssports.com)

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