Fansided

Alabama vs Auburn: 5 best individual Iron Bowl performances of all-time

By Carly Regehr

Nov 28, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn greet each other after the game at Jordan Hare Stadium. Alabama won 29-13. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn greet each other after the game at Jordan Hare Stadium. Alabama won 29-13. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 5
Next
Jan 1, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Nick Marshall (14) throws the ball against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second half in the 2015 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Auburn Tigers 34-31 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Nick Marshall (14) throws the ball against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second half in the 2015 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Auburn Tigers 34-31 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 3: 456 passing yards, 3 TD vs. Alabama (2014)

Player: Auburn QB Nick Marshall

Final Score: 55 Alabama, 44 Auburn

Head Coaches: Nick Saban, Gus Malzahn

W-L Record in 2014: 12-2 (Alabama), 8-5 (Auburn)

Nick Marshall would confide in one of his favorite targets of the evening in Sammie Coates. Of Marshall’s 456 passing yards, Coates reeled in 206. However, it was a lowkey effort, given that Alabama outscored Auburn in the second half, 34-18.

Individually, Marshall conserved his best game of 2014 for Alabama. Previously, he acted more as a running back than a QB, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns before facing Alabama in Week 12. Regardless of his role, Marshall would finish that season with a 151.1 rating, over 2,500 passing yards and over 700 rushing yards.

The winner of Iron Bowl had a tradition of attending the BCS National Championship Game. Of the BCS’s last five years, either Alabama or Auburn were participants in the final game of the college football season:

2009 – Alabama defeated Texas

2010 –  Auburn defeated Oregon

2011 – Alabama defeated LSU

2012 – Alabama defeated Notre Dame

2013 – Auburn lost to Florida State

This year’s Iron Bowl will likely have the same implications, as Alabama is virtually unstoppable. Auburn has also suffered some casualties of their own, losing QB Sean White and RB Kamryn Pettway to injuries.

Home/College Football