Alabama vs. Auburn: Live updates, score, highlights
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will welcome Auburn (5-6, 2-5) to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium today at 2:50 p.m. CT. The rivalry game will air on ABC.
The Crimson Tide and Tigers will meet for the 89th time, and Alabama owns a 50-37-1 edge in the Iron Bowl and has won four in a row – but is tied with Auburn, 7-7, in Tuscaloosa. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer will be coaching in his first Iron Bowl, while the Tigers’ Hugh Freeze is 2-4 against the Crimson Tide, including a 0-1 mark in his time at Auburn.
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With its win over Mercer on Nov. 16, Alabama has won 83 consecutive games against unranked opponents at home. The Crimson Tide’s last loss to an unranked foe at Bryant-Denny Stadium was on Nov. 17, 2007, in a 21-14 loss to ULM – Nick Saban’s debut season.
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Final: Alabama 28, Auburn 14
11/30/2024 06:24:05 PM*** The final five minutes were watched from the sideline.
Teams exchange turnovers
11/30/2024 05:43:44 PMJalen Milroe turned it over for a third time today, losing the ball on a fumble while trying to move the stick and giving the Tigers the ball at the Alabama 49. But just two plays later, Auburn attempted a double pass, and the second throw was picked off by Bray Hubbard to end the Tigers’ threat.
Starting Alabama DL stays down
11/30/2024 05:41:33 PMCrimson Tide defensive lineman Tim Keenan stays down after a tackle. He’s able to walk off under his own power, albeit gingerly, but doesn’t go to the medical tent. Trainers are evaluating him on the sideline.
Auburn cuts the UA lead to 14 points
11/30/2024 05:26:37 PMAfter the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, Payton Thorne hit Rivaldo Fairweather for a 21-yard gain to the Alabama 43. The Tigers scored their first touchdown of the night on a 29-yard throw from Throne to Cam Coleman. The 2-point conversion was good.
Alabama 28, Auburn 14 (2:31, 3Q)
Scoring drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:23
Iron Bowl getting chippy
11/30/2024 05:16:39 PMThings are getting chippy. Started with KeAndre Lambert-Smith and DeVonta Smith and escalated to multiple players. Smith and Malachi Moore were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, while no one for Auburn was penalized. And Kalen DeBoer isn’t happy.
Milroe’s third rushing TD extends the lead
11/30/2024 05:08:35 PMAlabama’s defense forced its fourth three-and-out of the game, with a Tim Keenan sack highlighting the latest defensive stop, and Auburn punted the ball back to the Crimson Tide. Jalen Milroe found Germie Bernard for a 26-yard gain to the Tigers’ 24, and running back Jam Miller made it happen with an impressive effort in pass pro. Milroe then scored his third rushing touchdown (17 yards) to extend the Alabama lead.
Alabama 28, Auburn 6 (6:54, 3Q)
Scoring drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:42
Nice scoring drive to open the 2H
11/30/2024 04:57:35 PMAlabama opened the third quarter with a quick pass to Ryan Williams who picked up 24 yards to the Auburn 49. Five plays later, Jalen Milroe went under center, faked the pitch and threw it back to CJ Dippre, who picked up 14 yards to the Auburn 10. Three plays later, Justice Haynes punched it in from two yards out to extend the Crimson Tide’s lead.
Alabama 21, Auburn 6 (11:13, 3Q)
Scoring drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47
Halftime: Alabama 14, Auburn 6
11/30/2024 04:33:07 PMThe Crimson Tide will get the ball to start the second half.
Auburn only scores 3 after Milroe fumble
11/30/2024 04:28:37 PMAuburn sacked Jalen Milroe, forced the Alabama quarterback to fumble the ball and recovered it at the Tide 34. The Tigers got all the way down to the UA 1, but on 3rd and 1, Jihaad Campbell made a key tackle for loss. Auburn lined up to go for it but was flagged for a delay of game and attempted a 25-yard field goal. It was good.
Alabama 14, Auburn 6 (0:27, 2Q)
Scoring drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 1:13
Milroe scores his second rushing TD
11/30/2024 04:06:51 PMAlabama used a long drive to take a double-digit lead and take more than five minutes off the clock. Jalen Milroe looked the tight ends’ way three times on the series, with Josh Cuevas picking up 20 yards to the Auburn 27. The Tide moved the chains on 3rd and 7 with a 15-yard screen pass to Germie Bernard, and three plays later, Milroe scored his second rushing touchdown the day.
Alabama 14, Auburn 3 (2:44, 2Q)
Scoring drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:37
Auburn scores three off a Milroe INT
11/30/2024 03:55:08 PMJalen Milroe overthrew Germie Bernard on third down, and it was intercepted by the Tigers at their own 9. Keandre Lambert-Smith gained 18 yards and then Malcolm Simmons picked up 31 yards. The latter was aided by a late hit out of bounds by Malachi Moore, giving Auburn the ball at the UA 14. Moore made a big play later, though, forcing an incompletion on a long third-down attempt. Ian Vachon booted a 37-yard field goal through the uprights to put Auburn on the board
Alabama 7, Auburn 3 (8:27, 2Q)
Scoring drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:56
Tide gets a stop on fourth down
11/30/2024 03:35:01 PMAfter an earlier missed field goal, Auburn chose to go for it on 4th and 4 at the Alabama 19. Payton Thorne’s pass was incomplete. The Tigers were flagged for holding, but Alabama declined the penalty to force a turnover on downs and keep its rival off the scoreboard.
Milroe gives Alabama its first lead
11/30/2024 03:23:04 PMAlabama made a change at right tackle, putting Wilkin Formby in the game for Elijah Pritchett. On the first play, Jam Miller ripped off a 14-yard run. Jalen Milroe moved the chains on 3rd and 2 three plays later and then called his own number again on a 19-yard touchdown run. He outran Auburn freshman DeMarcus Riddick on the play.
Alabama 7, Auburn 0 (3:18, 1Q)
Scoring drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:23
Auburn can’t capitalize on Tide turnover
11/30/2024 03:07:36 PMAuburn had more success on its second series, with three plays of 10-plus yards. The Tigers got down to the Alabama 21, but Malachi Moore had a big hit that forced an incompletion on 3rd and 9. On the next play, AU’s Ian Vachon missed a 39-yard field goal try to keep the game scoreless.
Tigers take over after Williams fumble
11/30/2024 03:02:06 PMAlabama’s defense got off the field by forcing a three-and-out to open the game, and the Tide offense made it across midfield in just three plays. UA seemed to have a chunk play, as Ryan Williams hauled in a 19-yard catch from Jalen Milroe, but the freshman fumbled the ball and Auburn recovered it at its own 27-yard line.
Tide wins the toss, defers to second half
11/30/2024 02:49:26 PMAlabama wins the toss and elects to defer to the second half. Auburn will receive the opening kick. And here. We. Go.
Kickoff pushed back to 2:50 p.m. CT
11/30/2024 02:08:36 PMOriginally set for 2:30 p.m., the Iron Bowl will now kick off at 2:50 p.m. on ABC. We’re 40 minutes out from kickoff.
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