Alabama football has made it to the Iron Bowl.
Coming off a loss at Oklahoma, the No. 13 Crimson Tide will try to turn its momentum against rival Auburn as it aims for a fifth-straight win against the Tigers.
Follow along as Alabama football finishes its regular season against Auburn at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
(This story will be updated throughout the game.)
Alabama holds a 14-6 halftime lead against rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Alabama will start with the ball in the second half.
:29, Q2: Alabama’s defense forced another red-zone stop in the first half against Auburn. A Jihaad Campbell and Justin Jefferson tackle-for-loss forced a fourth down.
Auburn connects on a 25-yard field goal. Auburn trails Alabama 14-6
1:40, Q2: Jalen Milroe suffers Alabama’s third turnover of the game on a strip sack by Jalen McLeod, beating Alabama left tackle Kadyn Proctor, recovered by Philip Blidi. Auburn takes over at Alabama 34.
2:44, Q2: Jalen Milroe scores his second rushing touchdown of the day on a 1-yard goal-line push. Milroe has 52 rushing yards on eight carries and two scores. Alabama leads Auburn 14-3
Alabama right tackle Elijah Pritchett returned to the game in the second quarter. Wilkin Formby had taken snaps with Pritchett on the sideline with his helmet.
8:27, Q2: Auburn is on the board after Ian Vachon connects on a 37-yard field goal ending a 9-play, 72-yard scoring drive. Malachi Moore forced an incompletion on a hit against Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter to force the field goal try.
11:24, Q2: Jalen Milroe throws his first interception of the day on a pass meant for Germie Bernard. Auburn takes over at own 9-yard line. Milroe has nine interceptions since Alabama’s win against Georgia.
A Payton Thorne incompletion in the end zone gave Alabama a red zone stop early in the second quarter. Alabama takes over at own 19.
Alabama holds the one-touchdown lead over Auburn after one quarter. Auburn holds a 121-104 total yards advantage over the Crimson Tide.
3:18, Q1: Alabama’s first touchdown came from a 19-yard touchdown run by Jalen Milroe. The Alabama quarterback had back-to-back first-down runs, giving the Crimson Tide a 7-0 lead vs Auburn.
Alabama has a new right tackle for its third series. Wilkin Formby took over for Elijah Pritchett for the Crimson Tide’s third series against Auburn.
5:49, Q1: Malachi Moore adds a pass breakup meant for Malcolm Simmons to force an Auburn punt. Auburn is 1-4 on third down opportunities. Alabama takes over at own 48-yard line.
6:42, Q1: Another Alabama drive, another drive ending in Crimson Tide punt. One first down pass from Jalen Milroe to CJ Dippre was answered with three stops at the line of scrimmage and a forced fumble recovered by the Crimson Tide. James Burnip pins Auburn at own 9-yard line.
7:54, Q1: Auburn squandered its first scoring attempt of the game. Tigers kicker Ian Vachon missed his 39-yard field goal attempt left. Alabama takes over at own 21-yard line.
11:28, Q1: Ryan Williams lost possession of his first catch of the day. Williams fumbled the 19-yard first-down catch, which the Tigers recovered. Auburn takes over at its own 27-yard line. The play was reviewed. The original call stood for an Auburn first down.
13:25, Q1: Alabama’s defense is off to a strong start, forcing an Auburn three-and-out on a Payton Thorne incompletion intended for KeAndre Lambert-Smith. Alabama takes over at own 41
Alabama wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. Auburn will start with the football.
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No. 13 Alabama 28, Auburn 24: Throw stats, records and past performances out the window. This is the Iron Bowl, a game that has been decided by a single score in three of Alabama and Auburn’s past five meetings. What could be an advantage? The Crimson Tide’s ball-hawk, takeaway-happy defense against Thorne, despite having four interceptions in his past eight games after a four-interception game against Cal. One takeaway could be the difference Saturday, one that could give DeBoer his first Iron Bowl victory.
Kickoff for the Iron Bowl has been pushed back 20 minutes to 2:50 p.m.
Auburn football has something on the line when it takes the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday afternoon.
After a four-overtime win against Texas A&M, the Tigers are one win away from bowl eligibility. Auburn is also looking for its first win against Alabama since 2019.
With an Auburn win comes history for Alabama football.
The Crimson Tide would finish the 2024 season undefeated at home. With a win, Kalen DeBoer would be the first Alabama football coach to beat Auburn in his first Iron Bowl since Dennis Franchione in 2001.
Nick Saban didn’t beat Auburn in his first try, falling to the 25th-ranked Tigers 17-10 on the road in 2007.
It was something Bear Bryant couldn’t do, falling to the second-ranked Tigers 14-8 in Birmingham to end the 1958 season.
Gene Stallings is the only Alabama coach that won a national championship to have led the Crimson Tide to a win against Auburn in his first try: a 16-7 win against the No. 20 Tigers in Birmingham.
With a win against Auburn at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday, DeBoer would join an even shorter list, becoming the second coach in Alabama history to beat Auburn in Tuscaloosa.
Former Auburn football coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan first coined the phrase in 1964 during an interaction with a group of reporters where one asked how the Tigers would cope the the potential of missing a bowl game.
“We’ve got our bowl game. We have it every year. It’s the Iron Bowl in Birmingham,” Jordan said.
Because of Birmingham’s steel and iron production, and because the Alabama vs. Auburn game was traditionally played at Legion Field, the nickname stuck, even when the game moved to each school’s campus.
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Alabama football fans should see sunny skies for the Iron Bowl Saturday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, highs will reach 52 with a calm wind.
Seven Alabama football coaches have led the Crimson Tide to wins against Auburn since 1948.
Two coaches, Bear Bryant (19) and Nick Saban (12), have double-digit wins against the Tigers, while three, Mike Shula, Bill Curry and Jennings B. Whitworth, did not beat Auburn.
Dennis Franchione was the last Alabama coach to beat Auburn in his first season as Crimson Tide head coach, leading the Crimson Tide to a 31-7 road win in 2001.
On the football field, Alabama holds a significant advantage over Auburn, winning 50 of 88 total meetings including 12 of the Crimson Tide’s past 16 meetings against the Tigers.
Alabama has won each of its past four games against Auburn since falling to the Tigers 48-45 to end the 2019 season. The Crimson Tide’s most recent home loss to Auburn was in 2010.
TV channel: ABC
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)
Alabama vs. Auburn will be shown on ABC at 2:30 p.m. CT from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will call the game from the booth with Molly McGrath reporting from the sideline.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 30
Start time: 2:30 p.m. CT
No. 13 Alabama is set to kick off against Auburn at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Alabama vs. Auburn will be broadcast live on WFFN FM (95.3) in Tuscaloosa and WBPT FM (106.9) in Birmingham.
Here are the announcers for the Alabama-Auburn game:
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Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him atcgay@gannett.com or follow him@_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
