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Auburn Football vs. LSU: 5 Things Auburn did Right to Win

By Jake Mastroianni

Sep 24, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn celebrates after the Tigers beat the LSU Tigers 18-13 at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn celebrates after the Tigers beat the LSU Tigers 18-13 at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 24, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn football Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn celebrates after the Tigers beat the LSU Tigers 18-13 at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn football Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn celebrates after the Tigers beat the LSU Tigers 18-13 at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

It wasn’t a pretty win over LSU, but Auburn football got a huge win none-the-less at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday night.

Auburn football showed a new identity on Saturday night as Gus Malzahn relied on his defense to carry him to a huge 18-13 win over number 17 LSU.

Daniel Carlson kicked six field goals as Auburn failed to reach the end zone, but it was enough to beat LSU and possibly get Les Miles fired.

The Mad Hatter almost struck again as LSU scored at the end of the game, but after review they didn’t get the snap off before time expired.

This Auburn team looked a lot different than what we’re used to seeing under Gus Malzahn as they failed to score a touchdown and put up just 388 yards of offense.

I’m sure Gus Malzahn could care less what the numbers looked like, as long as he’s getting wins and saving his job.

It would not have been surprising to see Auburn start the year 1-3, but you have to feel much better about the rest of the season coming out of September with two wins.

Auburn fans have to realize that this is the team we’ve been dealt, and if Gus Malzahn can learn to win with them, we’ll be alright this season.

Let’s take a look at some things that went right for Auburn to win this game.

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