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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 /
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Nov 30, 2013; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers former running back Bo Jackson waves to fans during the first quarter of the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2013; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers former running back Bo Jackson waves to fans during the first quarter of the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1: 256 rushing yards, 2 TD vs. Alabama (1983)

Player: Auburn RB Bo Jackson

Final Score: 23 Auburn, Alabama 20

Head Coaches: Ray Perkins (Alabama), Pat Dye (Auburn)

W-L Record in 1983: 8-4 (Alabama), 11-1 (Auburn)

Then-No. 3 Auburn played then-No. 19 Alabama in early December, 1983. Despite threatening weather around the Birmingham area, Auburn RB Bo Jackson was busy zoning in on what would be one of the best performances in Iron Bowl history.

Famously known to some as the “Bye, Bye, Bo” game, Jackson evaded the Alabama defense for a good portion of the clock. In the opening minutes, Jackson would actually reach the end zone on an 80-yard touchdown run. Turns out, inclement weather wasn’t the only thing to haunt Alabama, as Jackson pierced through the line for a final day’s of work, 256 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

After defeating Alabama in the 1983 Iron Bowl, Auburn finished their season at 10-1. The program would also go on to play Michigan in the Sugar Bowl, where the Tigers won 9-7 on three field goals by Al Del Greco.

Before winning the Heisman Trophy in 1985, Bo Jackson had his second-best year as an Auburn Tiger in 1983. At the conclusion, Bo finished with 1,213 yards and 12 touchdowns. Two years later, Bo would be at it again in his Heisman year, accounting for 1,786 yards and 16 touchdowns. Rightfully so, that year’s performance earned Bo the Walter Camp Award, recognizing college football’s most outstanding player.

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Other Notable Performances of the Iron Bowl: Auburn’s David Langner: 2 D/ST TD (1972), Alabama RB Santonio Beard:199-2 (2001), Auburn WR Sammie Coates: 206-2 (2014), Auburn QB Cam Newton: 4 total TD (2010)

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