Game 8: LSU 30, Auburn 24

• Published: Dec 31, 2007

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This game marked three consecutive epics with dramatic endings for the LSU football team — who knew there were more to come.

It also meant four in a row for LSU and Auburn.

LSU kept its national championship hopes alive with another down-to-the-wire finish, edging Auburn 30-24 on Matt Flynn’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd with 1 second left.

The home team won for the eighth consecutive year in the series, and in a dramatic way for the fourth consecutive year.

The No. 5-ranked Tigers outgained the No. 18-ranked Tigers 351 yards to 127 in total offense in the second half. The game-winning drive covered 58 yards on nine plays after a short squib kick followed an Auburn touchdown.

Quotable

“This Auburn-LSU thing, I want you to know something: It’s not normal.”

LES MILES, LSU coach

Play of the game

Facing third-and-7 from the Auburn 22 as the clock ran, LSU, which had one timeout left, apparently planned to take one more shot at the end zone before facing the prospect of a field-goal attempt.

Quarterback Matt Flynn then hit Demetrius Byrd, who was tightly covered by Auburn defensive back Jerraud Powers, in the northwest corner of the north end zone with 1 second showing on the clock for the game-winning touchdown.

Game ball

To Matt Flynn, who completed 22 of 34 passes for a career-high 319 yards and matched his career high in touchdown passes with three.