Easy win for Auburn today. Here's how tomorrow's game story starts:

AUBURN, Ala. — There were no surprises in Auburn's homecoming win against Furman on Saturday, no drama, no crucial moments.

It's just the way the Tigers wanted it.

Auburn put Furman away 63-31 in business-like fashion at Jordan-Hare Stadium, a far cry from last year's sometimes-tense homecoming victory against Tennessee-Martin, the last time the Tigers played a team from the Football Championship Subdivision.

Auburn (7-3, 3-3 SEC) played its starters for one half, building a commanding 42-3 lead before sitting them out in the second, a much-needed break for a group that has played 10 straight weeks and still has games with Georgia and Alabama on the horizon.

"We were just trying to really survive the game and get out healthy while still giving everybody experience," Auburn coach Gene Chizik said.

Here are some other notes and quotes from Saturday's game ...

• The Tigers finished with 655 yards of total offense, the fourth-most since the school began keeping records in 1967 and the biggest yardage day since Auburn gained 680 against Kansas in 1988. The 63 points were Auburn's most since a 63-3 win against Ball State in 2005.

• Quarterback Chris Todd was sharp, throwing for 256 yards and four touchdowns before halftime. The senior completed his first 14 passes, finally throwing an incompletion with 2:59 left in the first half. Todd still finished 17-for-18 (94.4 percent), breaking Auburn's single-game completion percentage, a mark previously held by Jason Campbell. "The biggest thing is our line came out and did a really great job," said Todd, whose 17 touchdowns are tied for fourth most on Auburn's single-season list. "They really gave us some time to do some stuff."

• Backup quarterback Neil Caudle played the entire second half, going 10-for-12 for 117 yards. That means Auburn quarterbacks had three incompletions in 30 attempts. That set a team record for completion percentage (90.0) with at least 30 attempts, breaking the previous mark of 75.6 set against Georgia Tech in 1971.

• Receiver Darvin Adams finished with 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns. His nine touchdowns are tied for the third-most by an Auburn receiver in a season.

• Ben Tate ran for 75 yards on 12 carries and scored two touchdowns. And he made it look pretty easy.

• Mario Fannin and Eric Smith both looked good as tailbacks (Smith's fumble notwithstanding) and as pass catchers. Fannin ran for 60 yards and had two catches for 38 yards and a touchdown. Smith ran for 45 yards and his first career touchdown and caught four passes for 34 yards. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn seems to know how to use a big, versatile back in a number of ways.

• Quite a day for Anthony Gulley. Not only did he play on defense as a cornerback, he played tailback for the first time in his career and scored two touchdowns, one from 13 yards out and one from 50. “I did not play with the offense all week. I played with the defense," Gulley said. "Coach told me after the half that he was going to put me on offense, so I ran a little reverse and then he put me in the backfield. It was great to score a touchdown, especially since it was the first of my career.”

• Fellow freshmen receivers DeAngelo Benton and Emory Blake had the biggest days of their careers. Blake caught five balls for 32 yards. Benton, who didn't have a reception in Auburn's first nine games, had six catches for 88 yards Saturday. "When I caught the one I knew it was on then," Benton said. "I feel like can't nobody stop me now. I got my confidence all the way up now so ... you're all going to see a lot of me."

• Defensively, Auburn's starters played one of their best games. The Tigers held Furman (4-5) to 59 yards in the first half. The Paladins had zero rushing yards and were 0-for-7 on third downs. "We asked them to take care of business and they did," defensive coordinator Ted Roof said.

• Roof had a great quote about whether he considered putting newbie safety Demond Washington back in the game in the second half. "No. No. No. No. Absolutely not," he said with a laugh. "No." Think Ted is concerned about his depth back there?

• Washington, by the way, started and made three unassisted tackles, sniffing out a play-action pass in the flat on one play and flattening Furman's Adam Mims after a 1-yard gain. "It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but it wasn't easy," Washington said. "I made that transition. I'm used to it now."

• Gulley and fellow wide receiver Philip Pierre-Louis both played cornerback Saturday, an emergency move by the Tigers, who have three scholarship cornerbacks on the roster (Walt McFadden, Neiko Thorpe and D'Antoine Hood). Roof said Gulley will be an emergency cornerback. Chizik said Pierre-Louis will not continue to play on defense.

• Three reserves led Auburn in tackles. Walk-on safety Ikeem Means made six stops. Freshman linebacker Jonathan Evans and senior walk-on cornerback Woody Parramore both had five.

• Walk-on linebacker Ashton Richardson finished with four tackles, 2½ tackles for a loss, one sack and two quarterback hurries.

• Auburn wore white arm bands with a navy number "4" on the side in honor of safety Zac Etheridge, who suffered a season-ending neck injury last week. "Our football team and coaching staff and players really felt like we needed to do something in recognition of the fact that Zac wasn't playing out there on the field with us today. This is what we came up with," Chizik said. "It meant a lot to our football team. He is a huge part of what we do and who we are. This is just a great way to recognize him."

• Safety Daren Bates took it a step further, writing the "ZAC" on his arm in silver marker to show support for his injured teammate. "I just wanted to show that I love him and I still want to be out there with him," Bates said.

• No word on how severe wide receiver Travante Stallworth's ankle injury was. The freshman was taken to the locker room in the first half and did not return. Chizik said he'll know more tomorrow.

• The rout was a confidence booster for Auburn, which begins Amen Corner next Saturday with a trip to Georgia before hosting Alabama in the Iron Bowl Nov. 27. "We got our swag back and it's good timing, too," defensive end Antonio Coleman said. "We've got some big games coming down the stretch."