Auburn vs. Virginia Dec. 31 – 7:30 p.m. ET – ESPN
NOTES: The Auburn-Virginia series is tied 1-1 … Auburn won the 1997 season-opener in Charlottesville, 28-17, while Virginia won the 1998 season-opener on the Plains, 19-0 … Auburn is 21-13-2 in bowl games, having won its last four, including a 22-19 win against Oregon in last season’s BCS National Championship Game … The Tigers have been to the Chick-fil-A Bowl on four other occasions, the most recent being in 2007, defeating Clemson, 23-20 in overtime … The Tigers excel in special teams, they are 19th in the nation in net punting and 14th in kickoff returns … P Steven Clark is second in the SEC in percentage of punts inside the 20 (47.06; 32 of 68) … PK Cody Parkey has put 34 kickoffs for touchbacks, which is second in the SEC … RS Tre Mason is 19th in the nation in kickoff returns … The Cavaliers are 30th in the nation in total defense (343.17) and 34th against the run (128.33).
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