Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Alabama | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
Auburn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tide takes battle of top 10 teams
#1 Alabama (10-0) travels to Jordan-Hare Stadium to take on the #8 ranked Auburn Tigers (7-3).
HB Evan Franklin gets the Tide on the board with a 6 yard TD run, 7-0 Bama.
Aub K McNair boots a 46 yard FG to cut the lead to 4 early in the 2nd quarter. A 45 yard FG by K Michael Blankenship ends the first half scoring to make it 10-3 Bama at the half.
The Tide come out rolling in the 2nd half as HB Corey Jones scores on a 15 yard TD run, 17-3. A 44 yard FG by K Blankenship pushes the lead to 17 late in the 3rd.
Blankenship caps off this edition of the Iron Bowl with a 42, a 32, and a 35 yard FG to make the final 29-3 Tide.
The Tigers kept this one tight for a half, but the dominant Tide rushing attack put them away in the second half.
Players of the Game
Alabama
Game Statistics | ||
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Category | Alabama | Auburn |
First Downs | 16 | 5 |
Total Offense | 289 | 81 |
Rushes-YDS | 37-229 | 14-(-2) |
Passing YDS | 60 | 83 |
Turnovers | 3 | 6 |
Total Yards | 343 | 161 |
T.O.P. | 17:02 | 06:58 |