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Auburn loses the Iron Bowl 49-27

Auburn fights hard but loses to rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl.

Andrew Stefaniak

Auburn loses the Iron Bowl 49-27
Auburn loses the Iron Bowl 49-27 /
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Auburn was not able to pull off the upset losing to the Alabama Crimson Tide 49-27.

There is still hope for a bowl game, but it is still to be seen. 

It was a season of ups and down, but the future of Auburn football is bright. 

49-27 Alabama 1:48 4Q

Auburn interim coach Carnell Williams during the Iron Bowl pregame.
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The Tigers will have the ball to end it. 

That will do it. The Tigers lose 49-27. 

42-27 Alabama 2:08 4Q

Koy Moore pregame before the Iron Bowl.
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Alabama recovers the onside kick and has the ball. 

Alabama scores another touchdown. The Tide lead 49-27. 

42-24 Alabama 12:18 4Q

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The Tigers need a stop and quick score to stay in this game. 

Owen Pappoe picks off Bryce Young and the Tigers will get the football back. 

They are reviewing to see if Pappoe caught it. 

After review the play stands the Tigers have the football. 

McPherson drills a field goal to make it a two possession game. 

Alabama still leads 42-27. 

42-21 Alabama 6:38 3Q

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Auburn gets a much needed stop. The Tigers will get the ball back. 

The Tigers have moved the ball into Tide territory. 

We will head to the fourth quarter with the Tigers in Alabama territory. 

A face mask penalty sets the Tiger up in the red zone. 

Auburn will attempt a 27 yard field goal. The kick is good. Alabama still leads 42-24. 

42-14 9:57 3Q

Aubie
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Auburn will get the ball for the first time in the second half. 

Touchdown Auburn!  Ashford runs it in from 14 yards out to cut the defecit. 

Alabama still leads 42-21. 

35-14 15:00 3Q

Tank Bigsby (4) makes a defender miss during the game between Auburn and Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Austin Perryman/AU Athletics
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Alabama will receive the second half kickoff. 

Alabama takes it right down the field and scores in nine plays. 42-14 Crimson Tide. 

28-14 5:39 2Q

Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford during the Iron Bowl pregame.
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Back to back false starts set the Tigers up to fail on the drive. The Tigers will punt it back to Alabama. 

The Tigers have four first half false starts. Not a way to make an upset happen. 

Auburn makes a big stop and the Tigers will get the ball back. 

The ruling on the field is that Scott muffed the punt. They are reviewing to see whether on not the ball was touched. 

The ruling on the field stands. Alabama football. That was not the correct call.

Touchdown Alabama the Tigers got screwed there. Alabama leads 35-14.  

 The Tiger drive stalls. They will punt it back to Alabama with 0:13 second on the clock. 

That will do it for the first half. Alabama leads 35-14.

21-14 Alabama 9:34 2Q

Auburn interim coach Carnell Williams during the Iron Bowl pregame.
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The Tigers need to make a stop to keep the momentum of their sideline. 

The Tide were able to overcome a third and 19 and eventually scored. That was a tough drive for Auburn fans to watch.

The offense has to keep putting up points. 

21-7 Alabama 14:56 2Q

Austin Ausberry pregame before the Iron Bowl.
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Auburn is back on offense desperately needing some offense. 

Auburn has moved the ball into Tide territory. 

WOW! What a throw from Robby Ashford. Auburn scores to cut the deficit to 21-14. 

That might be Ashford's best throw of the season. 

14-7 Alabama 1:37 1Q

Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford during the Iron Bowl pregame.
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Jarquez Hunter fumbles and Alabama has great field position. 

Another Alabama touchdown and Alabama leads 21-7. 

Auburn has to find a way to score on this drive. 

7-7 6:25 1Q

Tank Bigsby
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Auburn goes three and out and will send it back to the Tide. 

The Tigers ran it on third and 15 which might upset some of the fan base. 

Alabama puts together another great drive to give the Crimson Tide a seven point lead. 

The defense is going to need to step up if the Tigers want to leave with the upset. 

7-0 Auburn 8:31 1Q

Robby Ashford
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The Tigers will kick it away with a seven point lead. 

Alabama takes it right down the field to tie the game. 

Were tied 7-7. 

0-0 15:00 1Q

Brandon Frazier
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Auburn will start with the football in the 87th Iron Bowl. 

The Tigers got behind the sticks and go three and out. Chapman will punt it to the Tide. 

Auburn makes a stop and the Tigers will get it back hoping to get a lead. 

Auburn has moved the ball into Alabama territory. 

Touchdown Auburn! Robby Ashford runs it in to give the Tigers a lead. 

McPherson nails the extra points and the Tigers lead 7-0. 

Pregame notes

Donovan Kaufman
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Donovan Kaufman will miss another game. The Tigers will once again be without one of their best secondary players. 

35-14 Alabama 0:54 2Q

Tank Bigsby (4) tries to break through the tackle during the game between Auburn and Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Austin Perryman/AU Athletics
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