#25. 2018 vs. Washington:
- The play that many remember is Sal Cannella’s 10-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
- Cannella high pointed the ball, brought it down, and started the scoring for the Tigers before they would ultimately win 21-16.
- The strong Auburn defense held the Huskies to just 102 rushing yards.
#24. 1997 vs. Alabama:
- Down 15-17 with minutes to go, Auburn’s Martavious Houston caused a crucial fumble at the Alabama 33-yard line.
- With 15 seconds left, senior Jaret Holmes kicked a 39-yard field goal to put the Tigers up for good.
- Fans and students rushed the field in celebration of Auburn finishing the season with a record of 9-2 and heading to its first SEC Championship Game.
#23. 2002 vs. Alabama:
- The 2002 Iron Bowl saw a top-10 and number one SEC offense in the Alabama Crimson Tide host the 7-4 Auburn Tigers.
- Freshman Tre Smith was called upon to start the game after stars Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams were unable to go due to injury.
- Smith ran 25 times for 126 yards to bring Auburn to a 17-0 halftime lead, but Auburn’s defense held the Tide offense to just seven points and secured the win.
#22. 2000 vs. Georgia:
- After a 75-yard interception return and two field goals from Billy Bennett, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 13-0 lead.
- Auburn QB Ben Leard threw two touchdowns in the second half to accompany Duval’s two field goals before the game would end in overtime.
- Rudi Johnson led the way for Auburn on the ground, but it was Ben Leard’s rushing touchdown from one yard out that would seal the win for the Tigers.
#21.1999 vs. Georgia:
- Behind the arm and legs of Ben Leard, Auburn jumped out to a 38-0 lead over the 16th ranked Georgia Bulldogs.
- 249 of Leard’s 416 passing yards would go to Ronney Daniels, including two 50+ yard touchdowns. The duo led Auburn to a dominating win over their Eastern division rivals.
- Fun fact: 1999 would be the last time Auburn would face current Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart as a player.
#20. 2004 vs. Georgia:
- A top-10 matchup came to Jordan-Hare Stadium as #3 Auburn (9-0) welcomed the #8 Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) for the 2004 edition of the rivalry.
- From Junior Rosegreen’s hit to Cadillac Williams’ passing touchdown, the Tigers dominated the Bulldogs to move to 10-0 on their magical run.
- The Tigers piled up over 400 yards while holding the Bulldogs to under 300 and shutting them out before a garbage time touchdown from Georgia; Auburn moved to 10-0 and #2 in the polls.
#19. 2017 vs. Alabama:
- One week after hosting and beating #1 Georgia, Auburn welcomed another #1 team to Jordan-Hare Stadium for the 2017 Iron Bowl vs. Alabama.
- Kerryon Johnson, Ryan Davis, and Jarrett Stidham led the way on offense for the Tigers. Tray Matthews and Deshaun Davis led the team in tackles as Auburn got its first Iron Bowl win since the Kick Six.
- Gus Malzahn defeated Nick Saban and reached the SEC Championship for the second time in his tenure as the Auburn head coach, just the second Auburn coach to do so.
#18. 1995 vs. Alabama:
- The big play in the 1995 Iron Bowl was actually just an incompletion in the box score; Alabama WR Curtis Brown was controversially called incomplete in the back of the end zone and Auburn would win.
- Auburn won its third straight game against Alabama inside Jordan-Hare Stadium, the third time the rivalry had been played there; the Tigers would win one more in 1997 before losing to their rivals at home for the first time in 1999.
- The next day, the Birmingham News published a picture that appeared to show Curtis Brown in bounds with the touchdown that would have given Alabama the win; in the days of no instant replay, however, it would not matter.
#17. 2004 vs. Viriginia Tech:
- Weeks after winning the SEC Championship and capping off a 12-0 season, the Auburn Tigers were left out of the BCS National Championship and slated to play Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl.
- Auburn would take a 16-0 lead into the fourth quarter and fend off the Hokies late rally to win the Sugar Bowl and finish their 13-game season without a loss.
- Many consider the 2004 undefeated SEC Champion Auburn Tigers as one of the prime examples as to why Division I college football ultimately evolved into a four-team playoff in 2014.
#16. 2019 vs. Alabama:
- The 2019 Iron Bowl was a high-scoring affair inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Bo Nix’s first Iron Bowl ended in a 48-45 victory and a stormed Pat Dye Field.
- On offense, Nix scored two total touchdowns – one through the air and one on the ground. Shaun Shivers added another score where he ran through Alabama DB Xavier McKinney.
- Two of the biggest highlights of the night were Auburn returning two Mac Jones interceptions for touchdowns, including a 100-yard return by Zakoby McClain. With this win, Auburn knocked Alabama out of the College Football Playoff contention.
#15. 2007 vs. Florida:
- In 2006, Auburn won the meeting between the Tigers and the Gators inside Jordan-Hare Stadium, but Florida would go on to win the 2006 BCS National Championship despite the loss.
- A 2007 matchup between the Gators and the Tigers had revenge and an 11-game winning streak on the line for Florida.
- Auburn would get the better of Florida again – this time in the Swamp – as freshman kicker Wes Byrum, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, made a 43-yard game winning field goal as time expired. Byrum would famously imitate the Florida “gator chomp” while celebrating.
#14. 2004 vs. Tennessee:
- Two undefeated SEC teams entered Knoxville, but only the Auburn Tigers would leave without a blemish in dominating fashion
- The strong Auburn defense held the Vols to 10 points and forced six turnovers to overwhelm the Volunteers. The duo of Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns
- October 2 would be the first matchup between Auburn and Tennessee; the Tigers would meet the Vols in Atlanta at the end of the year where they would win again to claim the SEC Championship
#13. 2017 vs. Georgia:
- The Georgia Bulldogs came into the 2017 edition of the rivalry ranked #1 overall and having already locked up a spot in the SEC Championship
- The Dawgs would score the game’s first seven points before Auburn would score the next 30 unanswered. Auburn would rout the #1 Bulldogs and double them up in yardage behind three passing touchdowns from Jarrett Stidham and 167 yards on the ground for Kerryon Johnson
- It would be the first of two #1 victories in three weeks for Auburn at home. The Tigers would beat #1 Alabama two weeks later to clinch the SEC West title and book a trip to the SEC Championship
#12. 1997 at LSU:
- Auburn has won in Tiger Stadium before… even though it seems like it has never happened. In 1997, en route to a berth in the SEC Championship, Auburn beat LSU 31-28 in a thriller in Baton Rouge
- The 12th ranked Tigers of orange and blue led the Tigers of purple and gold 14-0 early but found themselves behind 28-24 with three minutes left and the ball in the contest
- Dameyune Craig and Rusty Williams led the Tigers down the field and into the end zone with 30 seconds to go to secure the victory. The win put Auburn into the top-10 and secured an elusive victory inside Death Valley
#11. 2004 vs. LSU
- A top-15 matchup between two rivals kicked off in the third week of the season in 2004. Both #5 LSU and #14 Auburn entered the contest 2-0 with big expectations
- SEC defense ruled the day between the rivals. It was 9-3 with LSU leading late in the fourth quarter before Jason Campbell found Courtney Taylor from 16-yards out to tie the game with 1:16 to go
- Auburn’s star placekicker, John Vaughn, missed the first extra point attempt and it appeared LSU would have a chance to win it. A personal foul on LSU was called and Vaughn got his second chance. He put it through this time and Auburn remained undefeated.
#10. 2013 at Texas A&M
- Gus Malzahn’s first year of his Auburn head coaching career officially was noticed by the rest of college football when his Tigers knocked off the #7 Texas A&M Aggies on the road
- Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel and Nick Marshall battled it out in an offensive shootout and ultimately resulted in an Auburn upset to move the Tigers to 6-1
- As Johnny Manziel was sacked on fourth down to finish the game, the late great Rod Bramblett said it best: “The Auburn Tigers have served notice to the college football world that they… are…back!”
#9. 2001 vs. Florida
- The #1 ranked Florida Gators entered Jordan-Hare Stadium with Rex Grossman, Jabar Gaffney, and Reche Caldwell to take on 4-1 Auburn, led by Daniel Cobb and a freshman Cadillac Williams
- After lots of rain, wind, and an 80-yard touchdown pass from Grossman, the game was unbelievably tied 20-20 with 12 minutes to go in the contest. Karlos Dansby would intercept Grossman late allowing Auburn to set up a game-winning field goal from Damon Duvall
- Auburn upset the #1 team in the country and the fans would rush the field and uproot the field goal post in the south end zone in celebration
#8. 2010 vs. LSU
- A pair of undefeated rivals ranked in the Top-10 took to the Plains in late October. Auburn’s high- powered offense led by Cam Newton would meet up with LSU and its strong defense
- Many consider Newton’s long 49-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to be his defining moment and the play that ultimately highlighted his run to the Heisman Trophy. However, LSU would still tie at 17 at the beginning of the fourth quarter
- It wasn’t until Onterio McCalebb would rush around the left end and down the home sideline for 70 yards with five minutes to go that Auburn would take the lead for good. The Tigers of orange and blue would win 24-17 and move to 8-0
#7. 2013 vs. Georgia
- The 2013 Auburn team’s special run almost came to an end in a rivalry game with the Georgia Bulldogs. After going up 37-17 in the third quarter, the Tigers allowed three straight touchdowns to the Bulldogs and trailed 38-37
- Nick Marshall would throw a desperation pass to Ricardo Louis on 4th and 18 with 25 seconds left in the ball game. After two Georgia defenders tipped the ball, Louis caught it and scampered into the end zone to put the Tigers back in front 43-38
- After another late drive by the Bulldogs was finally ended by a Dee Ford sack, the Tigers officially won and moved to 10-1 on the year. The pass would be dubbed “The Prayer in Jordan-Hare” and the play of the season… for two weeks
#6. 2013 SEC Championship vs. Missouri
- #3 Auburn found themselves in the SEC Championship Game after finishing the regular season with a 11-1 record. They took on the #5 Missouri Tigers, also 11-1, in a high-powered offensive shootout that saw a combined 1200+ yards and 100+ points
- Tre Mason won the SEC Championship Game MVP award after racking up 304 yards and four touchdowns on 46 carries. His yards helped Auburn finish with 544 rushing yards and 647 total yards
- Head coach Gus Malzahn made his pitch for the 3rd-ranked Tigers to play in the BCS National Championship Game: “We’re playing our best football right now. I don’t know if any other team can say that.” The Tigers would go on to play Florida State in Pasadena
#5. 2010 SEC Championship vs. South Carolina
- Auburn stormed into the 2010 SEC Championship game with a 12-0 record and a rematch against South Carolina in front of them. They had beaten the Gamecocks 35-27 in Jordan-Hare Stadium with Cam Newton totaling five touchdowns. However, Auburn’s offense had picked up steam since then
- After an end of half Hail Mary from Newton to Darvin Adams, the Tigers led 28-14 at the break. From then on, it was all Newton and all Auburn. The Tigers would score 28 more points while holding the Gamecocks to three and secured their first SEC Championship since 2004
- Newton’s performance earned him SEC Championship Offensive MVP and he would be named the winner of the Heisman Trophy just a week later. The Tigers, at 13-0, were #1 in the BCS rankings and secured their spot in the BCS National Championship game
#4. 2004 SEC Championship vs. Tennessee
- The 11-0 Tigers headed to Atlanta after an Iron Bowl victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. In Atlanta waiting for them was a rematch with the Tennessee Volunteers – this time to decide the SEC champion
- After a 24 point win in Neyland Stadium months before, this rematch between the teams was closer. However, Auburn won for the second time by a score of 38-28 behind two touchdowns from QB Jason Campbell and Auburn’s dominant rushing duo of Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown
- The Tigers became 12-0 and would eventually become 13-0 after defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Sugar Bowl. Auburn, an undefeated SEC champion, would miss out on a chance to play for the national championship – a situation that many point to as a reason the College Football Playoff eventually came
#3. 2010 vs. Alabama
- All that stood between the #1 ranked Auburn Tigers and a perfect 12-0 season in 2010 was a trip inside their rivals and the defending national champions, Alabama Crimson Tide’s home stadium. It was a nightmare start to the game as the Tide jumped out in front 24-0
- Auburn would slowly make its way back into the game until star quarterback Cameron Newton found Phillip Lutzenkirchen for the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter to make it 28-27, which would eventually be the final score as the Tigers completed a perfect regular season
- The 28-27 win against the Crimson Tide inside Bryant-Denny Stadium sent Auburn to the SEC Championship with a 12-0 record and is the last time an Auburn football team came away with a victory over their rivals inside Tuscaloosa. Since the game, Auburn is 3-2 against Alabama at home and 0-5 on the road
#2. 2013 vs. Alabama
- The most anticipated Iron Bowl of all-time delivered the rivalry and college football one of the best endings to a game ever. #1 Alabama came into the Plains 11-0 to visit the #4 Auburn Tigers who stood at 10-1. It was simple: win and represent the West in the SEC Championship
- The game was even most of the way. Teams traded punches and Alabama struggled with their field goal kicking looking for easy points. Just a few minutes into the fourth quarter, AJ McCarron found Amari Cooper for a 99-yard touchdown that gave the Tide a 28-21 advantage
- It wasn’t until the clock went under 30 seconds that Auburn would even the score when Nick Marshall found Sammie Coates wide open on a pop pass. Alabama had one more drive to potentially win the game. With a review, one second was put on the clock and HC Nick Saban elected to try a 57-yard field goal that would come up short and be fielded by Chris Davis for a walk-off 109-yard touchdown