2005 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

71st Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 3, 2005

#3 Auburn 16 (Final: 13-0, #2)
#9 Virginia Tech 13 (Final: 10-3, #10)

Auburn completed a perfect season as the No. 3 Tigers held off a late Virginia Tech rally for a 16-13 victory.

The Tigers jumped out to a 16-0 lead before the Hokies got on the board in the fourth quarter. Two, late fourth-quarter scores allowed Virginia Tech back into the game, but an onside kick with two minutes left was recovered by the Tigers.

Jason Campbell, voted the Most Outstanding Player, threw for 189 yards on 11-of-16 passing and one score. Campbell connected with Devin Aromashodu on a 5-yard touchdown late in the third quarter, giving the Tigers a 16-0 advantage.

The Tigers running back tandem of Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams rushed for 68 and 61 yards, respectively.

Place kicker John Vaughn connected on three field goals in the first half to give Auburn a 9-0 lead heading into the break.

Virginia Tech's Josh Morgan found the end zone twice in the fourth quarter -- the first on a 29-yard reception from Bryan Randall and the second on an 80-yarder with two minutes to play.

Louisiana Superdome
Att: 77,349
ABC Rating: 9.5

Virginia Tech   0   0   0   14   -   14
Auburn   6   3   7   0   -   16

SCORING SUMMARY
AU: Vaughn 23 yd field goal, 8:44 (1st)
AU: Vaughn 19 yd field goal, 1:10 (1st)
AU: Vaughn 24 yd field goal, 1:50 (2nd)
AU: Aromashodu 5 yd pass from Campbell (Vaughn PAT), 10:39 (3rd)
VT: Morgan 29 yd pass from Randall (Randall pass fails), 6:58 (4th)
VT: Morgan 80 yd pass from Randall (Pace PAT), 2:01 (4th)

   Virginia Tech   Team Statistics   Auburn
   19   First downs   14
   76   Rushing yards   110
   299   Passing    189
   21-38-2   Comp-Att-Int   11-16-1
   71   Return yards   75
   5-35.2   Punts-Avg.   4-43.0
   0-0   Fumbles-Lost   1-1
   7-57   Penalties   4-35
   26:26   Time of Possession   33:34

Rushing
VT: Randall 9-45, Imoh 6-16, Humes 6-10, Haqmilton 1-5.
AU: Brown 14-68, Williams 19-61, Campbell 6- (-3).

Passing
VT: Randall 21-38-2, 299 yards, 2 TD.
AU: Campbell 11-16-1, 189 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving
VT: Hyman 5-71, Morgan 3-126 2 TD, Royal 3-37, King 3-12, Clowney 2-23,
Mazzetta 1-20, Humes 1-10, Hamilton 1-6, Harper 1-2, Imoh 1- (-8).
AU: E Taylor 5-87, Mix 2-68, Williams 2- (-6), Wallace 1-35, Aromashodu 1-5 TD.

Miller-Digby Award recipient: Jason Campbell, Auburn quarterback