AUBURN, Ala. — No lead appears to be safe against the longball loving Auburn Tigers.

No., 19 Auburn set a school record by hitting seven home runs Saturday, erasing an early nine-run deficit against Mississippi State in a wild 16-14 win at Plainsman Park.

It was the Tigers’ biggest comeback since rallying from a 10-1 deficit to beat Virginia in 2003.

“It’s just one of those games that shows you that we’re never out of a ballgame,” Auburn left fielder Brian Fletcher said.

There was no shortage of long balls on a day when winds were blowing out to all fields. The teams combined for 11 homers, setting an SEC record.

Mississippi State (20-27, 5-18 SEC), which has lost 10 straight, struck early, building a 9-0 lead through two innings before Auburn (32-15, 14-9) even put a ball in play.

“I told the guys, ‘This is going to be the best comeback we’ve had this year,’” Auburn coach John Pawlowski said. “Whether the guys believed it or not, they found a way.”

Auburn catcher Ryan Jenkins woke up a lifeless group with a three-run homer to left in the second, but it was only the start of the home run parade.

Auburn hit four homers in five at bats in the fifth, getting back-to-back-to-back long balls from Fletcher, Hunter Morris and Kevin Patterson. Dan Gamache added the fourth, pulling the Tigers within 11-10.

“The way the wind was blowing and some of our guys were really swinging the bats, I really felt like we always had a chance,” Pawlowski said.

Mississippi State led 13-10 in the seventh when Casey McElroy hit a two-run homer. Gamache, who had three home runs entering the day, followed with his second of the game to tie things at 13.

“It was crazy,” said Gamache, who was 3-for-3. “I’ve never been a part of that or anything like that. I’ve never hit more than one in a game.”

It brought Auburn’s season home run total up to 90, 12 shy of the school record set last season.

Fletcher gave Auburn its long-awaited first lead, lofting a two-run double off the big wall in left to make it 15-13. He scored on a double by Morris, capping the Tigers’ second six-run inning of the afternoon.

“We didn’t get down,” said Fletcher, who drove in four runs. “We just kept battling each inning.”

Auburn used six different pitchers to get through the marathon game. Bradley Hendrix (2-2) gave up one run in 1 1/3 innings for the win.

The Bulldogs brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth with, who hit two home runs earlier in the game. Closer Austin Hubbard struck him out swinging for his sixth save.

Auburn finished with 17 hits and had six players drive in at least two runs. Leadoff man Justin Fradejas was the only Tiger not to get a hit, going 0-for-6 as his 27-game hitting streak ended.

The Tigers will pitch left-hander Grant Dayton (5-2, 4,86 ERA) today at 2 p.m. ET as they go for their first sweep of Mississippi State since 1987.

Auburn has not swept an SEC opponent at home since beating Vanderbilt in 2002.