2010 Iron Bowl

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The 2010 Iron Bowl took place on Friday November 26, 2010 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Auburn, the SEC West champions, narrowly defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 28-27. It was the 75th contest in the series between Alabama and Auburn, and the 7th to be held on a Friday. The game was Alabama coach Nick Saban's fourth Iron Bowl (2-2), and Auburn coach Gene Chizik's second (1-1).

Alabama's offense, led by quarterback Greg McElroy, started the game with 3 unanswered touchdowns in the first quarter, and an unanswered field goal in the 2nd. Auburn scored a touchdown in the 2nd quarter to go into the half 24-7. Auburn, led by quarterback Cam Newton, scored 2 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, followed by an Alabama field goal. The Tigers finally passed Alabama on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Newton to Philip Lutzenkirchen with 11:55 left in the 4th quarter, and then held off the Crimson Tide for the win. The 24-point deficit was Auburn's largest comeback in any game in their history.

Iron Bowl (Alabama vs. Auburn)
Sites: Alabama State Fairgrounds, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Highland Park (Montgomery), Lakeview Park, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Legion Field, Riverside Park (Montgomery), and West End Park.
By year: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023


References

  • Segrest, Doug (April 11, 2009) "Contract gave CBS right to move Iron Bowl to Friday." Birmingham News
  • Goldberg, Charles (November 26, 2010) "Auburn notebook: Tigers' comeback in Iron Bowl was one for the record books." Birmingham News