Across the entirety of college football, there are few rivalries, if any, greater than the Iron Bowl, which pits a pair of in-state foes, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers, against each other annually.
A rivalry that dates all the way back to 1893, this will be the 89th meeting between Alabama and Auburn all-time, with the Crimson Tide owning an overall 50-37-1 advantage in the series head-to-head.
In the early days of the rivalry, a vast majority of the games were played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama prior to the two schools playing on each other’s campuses annually starting in the late-1900’s.
Since then, both programs have enjoyed dominant stretches in the head-to-head series, the first of which was a six-game winning streak from Auburn from 2002-07. Alabama then reversed that when former head coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, going a combined 12-5 since 2007, with only one of those losses coming in Tuscaloosa.
That lone Auburn win in Tuscaloosa during the Saban era came in 2010, which was the last time the Tigers have won in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
At the moment, Alabama is currently riding a four-game winning streak in the rivalry dating back to 2020. That stretch includes a 42-13 and 49-27 victory in Tuscaloosa, as well as a 24-22 and 27-24 win at Auburn.
The most recent meeting a year ago took place in Auburn, which is where Alabama picked up a 27-24 victory. This game included the now famous “4th-and-31” play, when quarterback Jalen Milroe threw a late touchdown pass to wide receiver Isaiah Bond in the corner of the end zone.
What will now happen when the Crimson Tide and Tigers meet Saturday afternoon for the latest edition of the Iron Bowl?