The second-highest highest offensive output in program history, featuring 462 rushing yards, sent Auburn from 13th in the SEC to the conference leader in the running game.

Auburn's 462 rushing yards in a 51-14 rout of Arkansas State were the fourth-most in school history and the most since gaining 545 yards on the ground in the 2013 SEC Championship game against Missouri.

It was a sharp contrast to the season opener, when Auburn was held to just 87 rushing yards in the worst rushing performance of Gus Malzahn's head coaching career.

Auburn had two 100-yard rushers as Kamryn Pettway had 152 yards and Kerryon Johnson added 124 yards with two touchdowns. The last time Auburn had two 100-yard rushers in a game was against South Carolina in 2014.

"KJ has had two games in a row in which he has carried the ball numerous times and (Saturday) was Pettway's first time to really carry the load," Malzahn said. "Those guys will continue to get better and they could be a good one-two punch moving forward."

Auburn is 23-7 with a 100-yard rusher under Gus Malzahn.

Auburn's numbers improved virtually across the board from last week on both offense and defense in the lop-sided win.

The Tigers will hope for more of the same as they open SEC play against Texas A&M this week.

RUSHING OFFENSE

2014: 255.5 (2nd, 13th)

2015: 196.4 (5th, 35th)

2016: 274.5 (1st, 17th)

Why: Auburn ran for 462 yards and three touchdowns thanks to 100-yard performance from Kamryn Pettway and Kerryon Johnson

PASSING OFFENSE

2014: 229.5 (7th, 66th)

2015: 173.6 (12th, 110th)

2016: 209.5 (6th, 82nd)

Why: Sean White threw for 244 yards

PASS EFFICIENCY OFFENSE

2014: 156.79 (1st, 8th)

2015: 124.47 (10th, 79th)

2016: 137.92 (8th, 64th)

Why: White had his most accurate game to date, going 17 of 23 with three touchdowns and no interceptions

TOTAL OFFENSE

2014: 485.0 (2nd, 16th)

2015: 370.0 (10th, 94th)

2016: 484 (3rd, 35th)

Why: Auburn gained 706 yards, most since gaining 712 against Western Carolina in 2013

SCORING OFFENSE

2014: 35.5 (4th, 35th)

2015: 27.5 (8th, 75th)

2016: 32 (7th, 64th)

Why: Auburn scored 51 points, the second time in five games the Tigers topped 50 points and both came against Sun Belt teams

SACKS ALLOWED

2014: 15 sacks, 1.15 per game (3rd, 15th)

2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (4th, 33rd)

2016: 5 sacks, 2.5 per game (9th, 83rd)

Why: Arkansas State recorded one sack

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS

2014: 52.5 percent (1st, 2nd)

2015: 41.3 percent (6th, 49th)

2016: 43.8 (6th, 52nd)

Why: Auburn was 11 for 15 on third down. At 7-for-8 (87.5%), Auburn's third-down conversion rate in the first half was its highest in a half since going 3-for-3 in the first half vs. Western Carolina in 2013.

RED ZONE OFFENSE

2014: 87.9 percent (4th, 31st)

2015: 90.2 percent (2nd, 13th)

2016: 75 percent (9th, 93rd)

Why: Auburn scored on seven of eight trips to the red zone

RUSHING DEFENSE

2014: 168.8 (10th, 67th)

2015: 182.7 (11th, 81st)

2016: 108.5 (5th, 37th)

Why: Auburn allowed 66 rushing yards, its fewest since Mississippi State had 56 last season. Even more impressive was the 1.9 yards per carry.

PASSING DEFENSE

2014: 230.1 (12th, 68th)

2015: 222.5 (11th, 63rd)

2016: 254 (9th, 94th)

Why: Arkansas State threw for 260 yards with four passes of over 30 yards

PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE

2014: 124.19 (10th, 52nd)

2015: 116.99 (8th, 31st)

2016: 128.08 (10th, 74th)

Why: ASU's two passers combined to go 19 of 30 with no touchdowns or interceptions

TOTAL DEFENSE

2014: 398.8 (9th, 64th)

2015: 405.2 (13th, 71st)

2016: 362.5 (8th, 71st)

Why: Auburn allowed 326 total yards

SCORING DEFENSE

2014: 26.7 (10th, 62nd)

2015: 26.0 (11th, 54th)

2016: 16.5 (5th, 34th)

Why: Arkansas State scored 14 points

SACKS

2014: 21 sacks, 1.62 per game (11th, 95th)

2015: 19 sacks, 1.46 per game (13th, 104th)

2016: 4 sacks, 2.0 per game (7th, 61st)

Why: Auburn had four sacks

THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE

2014: 36.0 percent (4th, 29th)

2015: 44.9 percent (13th, 109th)

2016: 35.3 percent (7th, 57th)

Why: Arkansas State was 5 for 16 on third down

RED ZONE DEFENSE

2014: 74.1 percent (4th, 13th)

2015: 75.5 percent (5th, 15th)

2016: 71.4 percent (5th, 32nd)

Why: ASU was 2 for 3 in the red zone with two touchdowns

NET PUNTING

2014: 37.44 (12th, 67th)

2015: 37.58 (7th, 54th)

2016: 44.4 (1st, 7th)

Why: Auburn did not punt

KICK RETURNS

2014: 20.03 (11th, 82nd)

2015: 27.94 (2nd, 4th)

2016: 13.6 (14th, 121st)

Why: Rudy Ford and Kerryon Johnson each had returns for 13 yards

PUNT RETURNS

2014: 17.82 (1st, 4th)

2015: 11.93 yards per return (7th, 28th)

2016: 8.0 ypr. (6th, 57th)

Why: Marcus Davis returned one punt for eight yards

TURNOVER MARGIN

2014: plus-seven, 0.54 per game (4th, 27th)

2015: plus-two, 0.15 per game (8th, 51st)

2016: minus-two, minus-1.0 per game (11th, 88th)

Why: Auburn lost one fumble and had no takeaways

PENALTY YARDS PER GAME

2014: 68.92 (14th, 112th)

2015: 46.38 (7th, 34th)

2016: 50 (5th, 49th)

Why: Auburn committed five penalties for 40 yards

Individual stat notes:

-- Sean White's 152.6 pass efficiency rating is fourth in the SEC and 41st nationally. His 14.22 yards per completion are 4th in the conference and 26th nationally and 8.73 yards per attempt is third in the SEC and 32nd nationally.

-- Kerryon Johnson's 218 rushing yards rank 4th in the SEC with all three players ahead of him having at least eight more carries.