Auburn Football: Iron Bowl vs Alabama, Series History

There are great college football rivalries, and then there’s the Iron Bowl.

Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee put it pretty well in a recent press conference: “There’s an energy in the Iron Bowl that’s comparable to an SEC Championship Game or a national title game.”

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The annual slugfest between the Alabama and Auburn football teams has a long and storied history, dating back more than 110 years. There was a period of 41 seasons where the two could not agree to play on the gridiron, but the state legislature stepped in and the Tigers and Crimson Tide have met every fall since 1948.

The rivalry got its nickname because the vast majority of the games have been played in Birmingham, Alabama. The first game hosted on the Auburn campus was in 1989, and Tuscaloosa – the site of this year’s matchup – has hosted Alabama’s home games since 2000.

Iron Bowls don’t always come down to the wire, and there have been a fair share of blowouts, even in recent seasons. However, there have been plenty of great games that were decided in the final seconds – even in the final second.

Nov 30, 2013; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Nick Marshall (14) throws the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports

The 2013 edition – dubbed the Mother of All Iron Bowls prior to kickoff – may be the greatest in the series, and it is quite possibly the most spectacular ending to a college football game in the history of the sport. It featured the No. 4 Auburn Tigers hosting the No. 1 and undefeated Crimson Tide. The winner would earn the right to represent the SEC West in the league championship game with an opportunity to play for a national championship at stake.

With the game tied 28-28, Alabama attempted a 57-yard field goal with just one second on the clock – a second which had been added upon review of the previous play. The kick fell short, where Auburn returner Chris Davis was waiting. He raced 109 yards to the end zone and a 34-28 victory.

This year’s matchup features the 8-3 Tigers travelling to Tuscaloosa to face a 10-1, top ranked Alabama squad. While Auburn won’t make it to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game or Dallas for the National Championship Game, a win in the Iron Bowl will secure bragging rights for another year.

All-Time: Alabama leads the series 42-35-1

At Bryant-Denny Stadium: Auburn leads 5-2

Last Meeting: Auburn won 34-28 in 2013

Last Five: Alabama has won three of the last five

Last Ten: Auburn has won six of the last ten

2013: Auburn 34, Alabama 28 (Auburn)

2012: Alabama 49, Auburn 0 (Tuscaloosa)

2011: Alabama 42, Auburn 14 (Auburn)

2010: Auburn 28, Alabama 27 (Tuscaloosa)

2009: Alabama 26, Auburn 21 (Auburn)

2008: Alabama 36, Auburn 0 (Tuscaloosa)

2007: Auburn 17, Alabama 10 (Auburn)

2006: Auburn 22, Alabama 15 (Tuscaloosa)

2005: Auburn 28, Alabama 18 (Auburn)

2004: Auburn 21, Alabama 13 (Tuscaloosa)

2003: Auburn 28, Alabama 23 (Auburn)

2002: Auburn 17, Alabama 7 (Tuscaloosa)

2001: Alabama 31, Auburn 7 (Auburn)

2000: Auburn 9, Alabama 0 (Tuscaloosa)

1999: Alabama 28, Auburn 17 (Auburn)

1998: Alabama 31, Auburn 17 (Birmingham)

1997: Auburn 18, Alabama 17 (Auburn)

1996: Alabama 24, Auburn 23 (Birmingham)

1995: Auburn 31, Alabama 27 (Auburn)

1994: Alabama 21, Auburn 14 (Birmingham)

1993: Auburn 22, Alabama 14 (Auburn)

1992: Alabama 17, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1991: Alabama 13, Auburn 6 (Birmingham)

1990: Alabama 16, Auburn 7 (Birmingham)

1989: Auburn 30, Alabama 20 (Auburn)

1988: Alabama 15, Auburn 10 (Birmingham)

1987: Auburn 10, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)

1986: Auburn 21, Alabama 17 (Birmingham)

1985: Alabama 25, Auburn 23 (Birmingham)

1984: Alabama 17, Auburn 15 (Birmingham)

1983: Auburn 23, Alabama 20 (Birmingham)

1982: Auburn 23, Alabama 22 (Birmingham)

1981: Alabama 28, Auburn 17 (Birmingham)

1980: Alabama 34, Auburn 18 (Birmingham)

1979: Alabama 25, Auburn 18 (Birmingham)

1978: Alabama 34, Auburn 16 (Birmingham)

1977: Alabama 48, Auburn 21 (Birmingham)

1976: Alabama 38, Auburn 7 (Birmingham)

1975: Alabama 28, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1974: Alabama 14, Auburn 13 (Birmingham)

1973: Alabama 35, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1972: Auburn 17, Alabama 16 (Birmingham)

1971: Alabama 31, Auburn 7 (Birmingham)

1970: Auburn 33, Alabama 28 (Birmingham)

1969: Auburn 49, Alabama 26 (Birmingham)

1968: Alabama 24, Auburn 16 (Birmingham)

1967: Alabama 7, Auburn 3 (Birmingham)

1966: Alabama 31, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1965: Alabama 30, Auburn 3 (Birmingham)

1964: Alabama 21, Auburn 14 (Birmingham)

1963: Auburn 10, Alabama 8 (Birmingham)

1962: Alabama 38, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1961: Alabama 34, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1960: Alabama 3, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1959: Alabama 10, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1958: Auburn 14, Alabama 8 (Birmingham)

1957: Auburn 40, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)

1956: Auburn 34, Alabama 7 (Birmingham)

1955: Auburn 26, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)

1954: Auburn 28, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)

1953: Alabama 10, Auburn 7 (Birmingham)

1952: Alabama 21, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1951: Alabama 25, Auburn 7 (Birmingham)

1950: Alabama 34, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1949: Auburn 14, Alabama 13 (Birmingham)

1948: Alabama 55, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1907: Auburn 6, Alabama 6 (Birmingham)

1906: Alabama 10, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1905: Alabama 30, Auburn 0 (Birmingham)

1904: Auburn 29, Alabama 5 (Birmingham)

1903: Auburn 18, Alabama 6 (Montgomery)

1902: Auburn 23, Alabama 0 (Birmingham)

1901: Auburn 17, Alabama 0 (Tuscaloosa)

1900: Auburn 53, Alabama 5 (Montgomery)

1895: Auburn 48, Alabama 0 (Tuscaloosa)

1894: Alabama 18, Auburn 0 (Montgomery)

1893: Auburn 40, Alabama 16 (Montgomery)

1893: Auburn 32, Alabama 22 (Birmingham)

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