Saturday, October 1, 2016 03:30 PM (ET)

White, Johnson power Auburn in rout of La.-Monroe

The Sports Xchange
Oct 1, 2016

Quarterback Sean White passed for two touchdowns and ran for another and Kerryon Johnson rushed for 146 yards and two scores in Auburn's 58-7 rout of Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

John Franklin III threw a touchdown pass and scored on an 80-yard catch-and-run as the Tigers (3-2) backed up last week's dramatic win over LSU with a convincing performance against the struggling Warhawks (1-3).

Auburn stormed out to a 28-0 lead. White accounted for two touchdowns in the first quarter, including a 48-yard scoring strike to freshman receiver Kyle Davis. Johnson added a pair of short touchdown runs in the second quarter.

Louisiana-Monroe scored on the last play of the second half, with quarterback Garrett Smith hooking up with receiver Marcus Green for a short touchdown to cut the deficit to 28-7 at halftime.

Auburn opened second half with three straight touchdown drives to put the game away and head to Mississippi State with momentum.

The Tigers outgained Louisiana-Monroe 688-251. Coach Gus Malzahn's team rushed for 410 yards and enjoyed a 36-16 edge in first downs.

White finished an efficient 14 of 17 for 239 yards and two touchdowns.
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