Rapid Reaction: Alabama beats Auburn in dramatic fashion for 6th straight Iron Bowl win
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Alabama gutted out a 27-20 win over Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday night, sending the Crimson Tide to the SEC Championship Game.
Alabama jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half, but the Tigers gradually worked their way back into the game. They were able to tie things up in the second half before Alabama took the lead with a gutsy fourth-and-goal call by coach Kalen DeBoer.
Auburn had a chance to tie the game on its ensuing possession, but Cam Coleman lost a fumble to give the Tide the ball back with under a minute to go. Alabama was able to bleed out the clock from there.
That result puts Alabama back in the SEC title game against Georgia in Atlanta next weekend. The Crimson Tide already have a win over the Bulldogs this season as they won in Athens earlier this year.
Ty Simpson passed for 122 yards, pushing him over 3,000 yards passing for the season. He also threw for 3 touchdowns in the win, all of them to Isaiah Horton.
Alabama stretched its Iron Bowl winning streak to 6 while clinching a spot in the SEC Championship and improving its national championship odds.
Alabama 27, Auburn 20
Here’s the Iron Bowl box score (use the dropdown menu to select team or player stats), followed by the complete play-by-play:
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
