Iron Bowl - wikipedia Iron Bowl Iron Bowl Alabama Crimson Tide Auburn Tigers First meeting February 22, 1893 Auburn 32, Alabama 22 Latest meeting November 25, 2017 Auburn 26, Alabama 14 Next meeting November 24, 2018 Trophy James E. Foy, V - ODK Sportsmanship Trophy Statistics Meetings total 82 All - time series Alabama leads 45 - 36 - 1 (. 555 ) Largest victory Alabama, 55 -- 0 ( 1948 ) Longest win streak Alabama, 9 ( 1973 -- 81 ) Current win streak Auburn, 1 ( 2017 -- present ) The Iron Bowl is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the football teams of the two largest public universities in the U.S. state of Alabama, the Auburn University Tigers and University of Alabama Crimson Tide, both charter members of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ). The series is considered one of the most important football rivalries in the annals of American sports. As the rivalry was played in Birmingham, Alabama for many years at Legion Field, the name of the Iron Bowl comes from Birmingham 's historic role in the steel industry. Auburn Coach Shug Jordan is credited with coining the rivalry game 's nickname as the `` Iron Bowl '' in a 1964 interview. Auburn coach Ralph Jordan was asked by reporters how he would deal with the disappointment of not taking his team to a bowl game, Jordan responded, `` We 've got our bowl game. We have it every year. It 's the Iron Bowl in Birmingham. '' Alabama leads the series 45 -- 36 -- 1. The game is traditionally played on Thanksgiving weekend. In 1993, both schools agreed to move the game up to the week before Thanksgiving to give themselves a bye for a potential SEC Championship Game berth. In 2007 the conference voted to disallow any team from having a bye before the league championship game, returning the game to its traditional Thanksgiving weekend spot. For much of the 20th century, the game was played every year in Birmingham at Legion Field, with Alabama winning 34 games and Auburn 19. Four games were played in Montgomery, Alabama, with each team winning two. Since 2000, the games have been played at Jordan -- Hare Stadium in Auburn every odd - numbered year and at Bryant -- Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa every even - numbered year. Auburn has an 9 -- 5 record in games played at Jordan -- Hare Stadium and a 7 -- 4 record in games played in Tuscaloosa, with 5 of those wins coming at Bryant - Denny. The rivalry has long been one of the most heated collegiate rivalries in the country. For many years, the two schools were the only Alabama colleges in what is now Division I FBS. It is all the more heated because the two schools have been among the nation 's elite teams for most of the last 60 years. Together, they account for 33 SEC titles, 25 by Alabama and eight by Auburn. Both are among the winningest programs in college football history ; Alabama is seventh while Auburn is 16th. The two schools have been fixtures on national television for the better part of the last four decades, and the season - ending clash has been nationally televised for all but one year since the late 1970s, the lone exception being 1993, when Auburn was barred from live TV due to NCAA sanctions. Between them, one of the two teams played in the final five BCS National Championship Games, with Alabama winning in 2009, 2011, and 2012 and Auburn winning in 2010, losing in 2013. Alabama has also made the four - team field of the successor to the BCS, the College Football Playoff, in each of its first three editions, losing in a semifinal in 2014, winning the title game in 2015, and losing the title game in 2016. Contents 1 History 2 Foy - ODK Sportsmanship Award 3 Notable games / moments 4 Game results 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The contest became the extension of the bitter political debate that took place in the Alabama State Legislature regarding the location of the new land - grant college under the state 's application under the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 during the Civil War Reconstruction Era. The state legislature, influenced by a heavy contingent of representatives who were University of Alabama alumni, pushed to sell the land scripts of 240,000 acres acquired from the Morrill Act or have any new land holdings held in conjunction with the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The debate lasted over four years, until Lee County and the City of Auburn won the location of the new university in 1872, after donating more than 100 acres and the remaining buildings and property of the East Alabama Male College. At the time of the Auburn decision the state legislature and governorship was controlled by Radical Republicans such as `` Scalawag '' Southern Republicans and Freedman African - Americans. By 1874, former Confederate and Redeemer forces from the Democratic Party gradually overturned the Radicals ' control of the legislature. The Democrats then attempted to over-turn most legislation passed during the Reconstruction Period, including the founding of the new land - grant college at Auburn. During the 1870s, the state legislature mismanaged Auburn 's endowment, putting the school on the edge of collapse. Collapse of Auburn ( then named the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama ) meant that the University of Alabama could assume the remaining land scripts, thus profiting from the closure of the new land - grant college. `` By 1877, competition between the University of Alabama and the Agricultural & Mechanical College for patronage had intensified. In January, Auburn President Isaac Tichenor, reported to the board of trustees that Alabama had reduced its tuition and lowered its graduation standards. Tichenor responded by requesting that the board drop tuition and create a boarding department to further lower expenses. '' Alabama and Auburn played their first football game in Lakeview Park in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 22, 1893. Auburn ( then named the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama ) won 32 -- 22, before an estimated crowd of 5,000. Alabama considered the game to be the final matchup of the 1892 season while Auburn recorded it as the first matchup of 1893. During the 1907 state legislature session, a debate surfaced to move the land - grant college from Auburn to Birmingham. Then later in that same session, the legislature approved the first appropriation to Auburn some 35 years after it first opened its doors, for a promised $800,000. The college only received a third of that appropriation, while the University of Alabama remained fully funded through the State Board of Education. The state legislature, still controlled by University of Alabama alumni, still appeared intent on letting Auburn `` dry out ''. Meanwhile, tensions carried over to the football rivalry when, after both 1906 and 1907 contests, Auburn head coach Mike Donahue threatened to cancel the series if Alabama head coach `` Doc '' Pollard continued employing his elaborate formations and shifts. The series was suspended after the 1907 game. Speculation as to why the Alabama -- Auburn series was discontinued was originally thought to have been done as a safety precaution due violence both on the field and amongst the fans in the 1907 game. Instead, the game was canceled due to a disagreement between the schools on how much per diem to allow players for the trip to Birmingham, how many players each school should bring and where to find officials, and by the time all these matters were resolved, it was too late to play in 1908. In 1915, appropriations to Auburn were withheld, which continued at times through the 1930s. During a 1945 legislative session, `` The University of Alabama 's report to the commission argued that the Tuscaloosa school had well - established and broad responsibilities for higher education in the state. Four times in Alabama history, higher education responsibilities had been delegated to other institutions. In three of the four cases, this occurred under a state government established during the Reconstruction period : creation of the normal schools, higher education for blacks, and establishment of the land - grant college at Auburn. The fourth case was the state women 's college at Montevallo. In each case, this had resulted from `` the illogic inherent in the evolution of a democratic government. '' While it was indeed true that American higher education was relatively democratized, with the consequent scattering of resources, the Alabama report drew a sharp response from President Luther Duncan ( then Auburn President ), who said that he had never seen `` a bolder, more deliberate, more vicious, or more deceptive document. '' He predicted that if the friends of Auburn and Montevallo did not rise up to combat `` this evil monster, '' it would consume them `` just like the doctrine of Hitler. '' Duncan also remarked that according to Alabama, `` Auburn is the illegitimate children... born out of the misery of the reconstruction period. '' With the end of World War II, `` The GI Bill had inundated Auburn ( then officially named the Alabama Polytechnic Institute ), with students -- doubling enrollment twice between 1944 and 1948. '' Auburn could not be ignored at this point or at least choked `` until such time as it should become so weak that... it could be absorbed '' by the University of Alabama. In 1947, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a resolution encouraging the schools to `` make possible the inauguration of a full athletic program between the two schools ''. The schools were disinclined to resume the series despite the passage of the resolution, since it did not have the effect of law. However, the Alabama State Legislature threatened to withhold state funding from the schools unless they did resume the rivalry. With that threat in mind, Alabama president John Gallalee and Auburn president Ralph B. Draughon decided during the winter and spring of 1948 to end the disagreement and renew the series. With the return of the rivalry, the University of Alabama could no longer ignore the permanence of the land grant college at Auburn. The games would be played in Birmingham because it was home to the largest stadium in the state, 44,000 - seat Legion Field, as well as Alabama 's refusal to travel to Auburn. Alabama was n't the only school that was skeptical about coming to the Plains ; Tennessee refused to play in Auburn until 1974, and Georgia Tech did not travel to Auburn from 1900 to 1970. Between 1969 and 1987, Auburn made additions to Jordan -- Hare Stadium until it eclipsed Legion Field in size. Auburn fans began feeling chagrin at playing all Iron Bowl games at Legion Field. Despite the equal allotment of tickets, Auburn fans insisted that Legion Field was not a neutral site, as it is only 45 minutes east of Tuscaloosa. While Auburn frequently played important games at Legion Field, the stadium had long been associated with Alabama football. Most of Alabama 's `` home '' football history from the 1920s to the 1980s actually took place at Legion Field ; well into the 1980s, Alabama played most of its important games in Birmingham. For this reason, Auburn began lobbying to make the Iron Bowl a `` home - and - home '' series. Finally, the schools reached an agreement where Auburn could play their home games for the Iron Bowl in Auburn starting in 1989 ( except for the 1991 game, which was played at Legion Field ). On December 2, 1989, Alabama came to `` the Plains '' for the first time ever as a sellout crowd witnessed Auburn win its first true `` home '' game of the series, 30 -- 20 over an Alabama team that entered the game undefeated and ranked # 2 in the country. Alabama continued to hold its home games for the rivalry at Legion Field. In 1998, Alabama expanded Bryant -- Denny Stadium to a capacity of 83,818, exceeding Legion Field by a few hundred. Alabama moved their home games in the series to Bryant -- Denny Stadium in 2000. That year, Auburn came to Tuscaloosa for the first time since 1901 and won in a defensive struggle, 9 -- 0. A new attendance record for the Iron Bowl was set in 2006 as the latest expansion to Bryant -- Denny Stadium increased its capacity to 92,138. The record was reset again in 2010, after another expansion to Alabama 's Bryant -- Denny Stadium, when a crowd of 101,821 witnessed a 28 -- 27 Auburn victory. In 2009 and 2010 CBS Sports and the two universities arranged to have the game played in an exclusive time slot on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The 2009 game was the sixth Iron Bowl to be played on a Friday and the first one in 21 years. CBS did not attempt to renew the agreement after 2010 due to criticism from within the state from both fan bases, returning the game to its traditional Saturday date. Although CBS has broadcast the majority of Iron Bowl games since 1996 through its SEC coverage, ESPN has aired the game several times, from 1995 through 1999, 2003, and 2007. In 2014, CBS 's decision to broadcast the Egg Bowl due to a number of factors ( which included contractual limits on how many times CBS may feature certain teams, and the larger prominence of the Egg Bowl due to its potential effects on Mississippi State 's participation in the College Football Playoff ) resulted in ESPN broadcasting the first Iron Bowl played in primetime since 2007. Foy - ODK Sportsmanship Award The trophy given to the winner of the game is the Foy - ODK Sportsmanship Award. It is named after James E. Foy, a former Auburn dean of students and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society -- which was established on both campuses during the 1920s. The Foy Trophy is presented at halftime of the Alabama - Auburn basketball game later in the same academic year at the winner 's home court. At the start of each season the SGA Presidents of both schools agree to bet on the outcome of the Iron Bowl by agreeing that after the trophy presentation, the SGA President of the losing team will sing the winning team 's fight song. Notable games / moments February 22, 1893 : This was the first meeting between Auburn and Alabama. Auburn beat Alabama in Birmingham 32 -- 22. 1904 : On November 12, Mike Donahue defeated Alabama, the purpose for his hiring. 1906 : Alabama 's star running back Auxford Burks scores all of the game 's points in a 10 -- 0 victory. Auburn contended that Alabama player T.S. Sims was an illegal player. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SIAA ) denied the claim. Alabama coach Doc Pollard used a `` military shift '' never before seen in the south. 1948 : The rivalry resumed after being suspended for 41 years due to issues related to player per diems and officiating. Alabama beat Auburn 55 -- 0 at Legion Field. It remains the largest margin of victory in series history. 1964 : In the first Iron Bowl broadcast on national television, quarterback Joe Namath led Alabama to a 21 -- 14 victory over Auburn. 1967 : This was the first night game in the series. Thunderstorms soaked Legion Field, making the field muddy. The game was frequently stopped to clear raincoats and other wet weather gear from the field. Late in the game, Alabama quarterback Ken Stabler ran 47 yards for a touchdown to give Alabama a 7 -- 3 victory. This run became known in Alabama lore as the `` run in the mud ''. 1972 : Down 16 -- 3 late in the game, Auburn blocked two punts and returned both for touchdowns, leading to an improbable 17 -- 16 Auburn win. In August 2010, ESPN.com ranked the game as the 8th most painful outcome in college history. 1981 : Alabama coach Bear Bryant earned his 315th career victory after Alabama defeated Auburn 28 -- 17. With the victory, Coach Bryant passed Amos Alonzo Stagg 's to become the all - time winningest FBS coach at the time. It was the final game in Alabama 's 9 - game winning streak over Auburn, the longest one in Iron Bowl history. 1982 : With two minutes left, Auburn drove the length of the field and scored when running back Bo Jackson jumped over the top of the defensive line for a touchdown. Auburn won 23 -- 22. The victory ended Alabama 's 9 - game winning streak over Auburn. This was the last Iron Bowl coached by Bear Bryant, who retired after the season then passed away just 60 days after the Auburn game. 1984 : Trailing 17 -- 15 late in the game, Auburn had 4th - and - goal from the one - yard line. Opting to go for it, Auburn called a pitch to running back Brent Fullwood. Running back Bo Jackson, who was supposed to block for Fullwood, ran the wrong direction, allowing the Alabama defense to easily force him out of bounds and seal the victory. 1985 : Alabama beat Auburn 25 -- 23 on a 52 - yard field goal by kicker Van Tiffin as time expired. 1986 : With Alabama leading 17 -- 14 with 32 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter, Lawyer Tillman ran through traffic around the left end on a reverse play on 2nd and goal from the 8 - yard line to give Auburn a 21 -- 17 victory. 1989 : In the first Iron Bowl played at Jordan -- Hare Stadium, Auburn defeated Alabama 30 -- 20. 1993 : No. 6 Auburn defeated No. 11 Alabama 22 -- 14. The game, at Jordan Hare Stadium, was not televised due to Auburn 's probation but was shown on closed - circuit television before 47,421 fans at Bryant -- Denny Stadium. 1997 : Trailing 17 -- 15 late in the fourth quarter, Auburn recovered an Alabama fumble, setting up a 39 - yard field goal with 20 seconds left. Auburn made it and won 18 -- 17. 1999 : Alabama beat Auburn 28 -- 17, giving the Crimson Tide its first victory at Jordan -- Hare Stadium. 2000 : In the first game played in Bryant -- Denny Stadium and the first game played in Tuscaloosa since 1901, Auburn kicked three field goals to beat Alabama 9 -- 0. 2005 : Auburn set a new school and series record by sacking Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle 11 times. Seven different Auburn players recorded at least half a sack in the game, leading Auburn to a 28 -- 18 victory. 2006 : Auburn defeated Alabama 22 -- 15 in Tuscaloosa for a fifth straight win in the series. The loss led to the firing of Alabama head coach Mike Shula. 2007 : Alabama head coach Nick Saban began his record in the Iron Bowl with a 17 -- 10 loss at Auburn. It was the final game in Auburn 's 6 - game Iron Bowl winning streak, their longest one over Alabama. 2008 : Alabama defeated Auburn in Tuscaloosa for the first time in series history, 36 -- 0, in Tommy Tuberville 's last game as Auburn 's head coach. 2009 : Greg McElroy threw a 4 - yard touchdown pass to fullback Roy Upchurch with 1 : 24 remaining to lift No. 2 Alabama to a 26 -- 21 win over Auburn at Jordan -- Hare Stadium. That play capped a 15 - play, 79 - yard drive that consumed seven minutes and three seconds. 2010 : No. 2 Auburn with QB Cam Newton defeated No. 11 Alabama 28 -- 27 after erasing a 24 -- 0 deficit, outscoring Alabama 28 -- 3 the remainder of the game. This was the largest comeback win in series history. 2012 : No. 2 Alabama shut out Auburn 49 - 0, the second largest margin of victory in the series, behind only the 55 - point margin in the 1948 revival of the series. The loss assured Auburn of a winless 0 - 8 mark in SEC games for the first time in school history ( Auburn 's last winless SEC slate was 0 - 7 in 1980 ). The loss led to the firing of Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. 2013 : With 1 second remaining and the game tied 28 - 28, Alabama attempted a 57 - yard potential game - winning field goal. The kick fell short with Auburn cornerback Chris Davis caught the ball at the back of the endzone and returned it 109 yards for a game - winning touchdown in what became known as the `` Kick Six '' game. The 2013 Iron Bowl won the ESPY Award for `` Best Game '' of the year in any sport, and the final play won the ESPY Award for `` Best Play ''. 2014 : With Auburn leading 33 -- 21 midway through the third quarter, Alabama outscored Auburn 34 -- 11 in the last quarter and a half to defeat Auburn 55 -- 44, the highest scoring game in series history. 2017 : Auburn, two weeks after defeating No. 1 Georgia, ended # 1 Alabama 's 32 - game regular season winning streak by scoring 16 unanswered points to upset the Crimson Tide 26 -- 14 and advance to an SEC Championship Game rematch with the Bulldogs. It was the second time this season the Tigers defeated a # 1 team and their first Iron Bowl win since 2013. However, Auburn later lost to Georgia 28 -- 7 and failed to get a spot in the College Football Playoff ( Alabama was ranked # 4 in the final CFP poll, keeping their playoff streak intact ). Game results Since 1893, the Crimson Tide and Tigers have played 82 times. Alabama leads the series 45 -- 36 -- 1. The game has been played in four cities : Auburn, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa. Alabama leads the series in Birmingham ( 34 -- 18 -- 1 ). Auburn leads the series in Tuscaloosa ( 7 -- 4 ) and Auburn ( 9 -- 5 ). The series is tied in Montgomery ( 2 -- 2 ). Alabama leads the series since it was resumed in the modern era in 1948 ( 41 -- 29 ). For the first time in the series history, five consecutive Iron Bowl winners went to the BCS National Championship Game : Alabama in 2009, Auburn in 2010, and Alabama again in 2011 and 2012. Auburn also went in 2013, but lost to Florida State. Alabama 's 2009 BCS National Championship followed by Auburn 's 2010 BCS National Championship marks the first time that two different teams from the same state won consecutive BCS National Championships. Alabama victories Auburn victories Ties No. Date Location Winner Score February 22, 1893 Birmingham Auburn 32 -- 22 November 29, 1893 Montgomery Auburn 40 -- 16 November 29, 1894 Montgomery Alabama 18 -- 0 November 23, 1895 Tuscaloosa Auburn 48 -- 0 5 November 17, 1900 Montgomery Auburn 53 -- 5 6 November 15, 1901 Tuscaloosa Auburn 17 -- 0 7 October 18, 1902 Birmingham Auburn 23 -- 0 8 October 23, 1903 Montgomery Alabama 18 -- 6 9 November 12, 1904 Birmingham Auburn 29 -- 5 10 November 18, 1905 Birmingham Alabama 30 -- 0 11 November 17, 1906 Birmingham Alabama 10 -- 0 12 November 16, 1907 Birmingham Tie 6 -- 6 13 December 4, 1948 Birmingham Alabama 55 -- 0 14 December 3, 1949 Birmingham Auburn 14 -- 13 15 December 2, 1950 Birmingham # 16 Alabama 34 -- 0 16 December 2, 1951 Birmingham Alabama 25 -- 7 17 November 29, 1952 Birmingham # 8 Alabama 21 -- 0 18 November 28, 1953 Birmingham Alabama 10 -- 7 19 November 27, 1954 Birmingham # 15 Auburn 28 -- 0 20 November 26, 1955 Birmingham # 10 Auburn 26 -- 0 21 December 1, 1956 Birmingham Auburn 34 -- 7 22 November 30, 1957 Birmingham # 1 Auburn 40 -- 0 23 November 29, 1958 Birmingham # 2 Auburn 14 -- 8 24 November 28, 1959 Birmingham # 19 Alabama 10 -- 0 25 November 26, 1960 Birmingham # 17 Alabama 3 -- 0 26 December 2, 1961 Birmingham # 1 Alabama 34 -- 0 27 December 1, 1962 Birmingham # 5 Alabama 38 -- 0 28 November 30, 1963 Birmingham # 9 Auburn 10 -- 8 29 November 26, 1964 Birmingham # 2 Alabama 21 -- 14 30 November 27, 1965 Birmingham # 5 Alabama 30 -- 3 31 December 3, 1966 Birmingham # 3 Alabama 31 -- 0 32 December 2, 1967 Birmingham # 8 Alabama 7 -- 3 33 November 30, 1968 Birmingham # 15 Alabama 24 -- 16 34 November 29, 1969 Birmingham # 12 Auburn 49 -- 26 35 November 28, 1970 Birmingham # 11 Auburn 33 -- 28 36 November 27, 1971 Birmingham # 3 Alabama 31 -- 7 37 December 2, 1972 Birmingham # 9 Auburn 17 -- 16 38 December 1, 1973 Birmingham # 1 Alabama 35 -- 0 39 November 29, 1974 Birmingham # 2 Alabama 17 -- 13 40 November 29, 1975 Birmingham # 4 Alabama 28 -- 0 41 November 27, 1976 Birmingham # 18 Alabama 38 -- 7 42 November 26, 1977 Birmingham # 2 Alabama 48 -- 21 No. Date Location Winner Score 43 December 2, 1978 Birmingham # 2 Alabama 34 -- 16 44 December 1, 1979 Birmingham # 1 Alabama 25 -- 18 45 November 29, 1980 Birmingham # 9 Alabama 34 -- 18 46 November 28, 1981 Birmingham # 4 Alabama 28 -- 17 47 November 27, 1982 Birmingham Auburn 23 -- 22 48 December 3, 1983 Birmingham # 3 Auburn 23 -- 20 49 December 1, 1984 Birmingham Alabama 17 -- 15 50 November 30, 1985 Birmingham Alabama 25 -- 23 51 November 29, 1986 Birmingham # 14 Auburn 21 -- 17 52 November 27, 1987 Birmingham # 7 Auburn 10 -- 0 53 November 25, 1988 Birmingham # 7 Auburn 15 -- 10 54 December 2, 1989 Auburn # 11 Auburn 30 -- 20 55 December 1, 1990 Birmingham Alabama 16 -- 7 56 November 30, 1991 Birmingham # 8 Alabama 13 -- 6 57 November 26, 1992 Birmingham # 2 Alabama 17 -- 0 58 November 20, 1993 Auburn # 6 Auburn 22 -- 14 59 November 19, 1994 Birmingham # 4 Alabama 21 -- 14 60 November 18, 1995 Auburn Auburn 31 -- 27 61 November 23, 1996 Birmingham # 15 Alabama 24 -- 23 62 November 22, 1997 Auburn # 13 Auburn 18 -- 17 63 November 21, 1998 Birmingham Alabama 31 -- 17 64 November 20, 1999 Auburn # 8 Alabama 28 -- 17 65 November 18, 2000 Tuscaloosa # 18 Auburn 9 -- 0 66 November 17, 2001 Auburn Alabama 31 -- 7 67 November 23, 2002 Tuscaloosa Auburn 17 -- 7 68 November 22, 2003 Auburn Auburn 28 -- 23 69 November 20, 2004 Tuscaloosa # 2 Auburn 21 -- 13 70 November 19, 2005 Auburn # 11 Auburn 28 -- 18 71 November 18, 2006 Tuscaloosa # 15 Auburn 22 -- 15 72 November 24, 2007 Auburn # 25 Auburn 17 -- 10 73 November 29, 2008 Tuscaloosa # 1 Alabama 36 -- 0 74 November 27, 2009 Auburn # 2 Alabama 26 -- 21 75 November 26, 2010 Tuscaloosa # 2 Auburn 28 -- 27 76 November 26, 2011 Auburn # 2 Alabama 42 -- 14 77 November 24, 2012 Tuscaloosa # 2 Alabama 49 -- 0 78 November 30, 2013 Auburn # 4 Auburn 34 -- 28 79 November 29, 2014 Tuscaloosa # 2 Alabama 55 -- 44 80 November 28, 2015 Auburn # 2 Alabama 29 -- 13 81 November 26, 2016 Tuscaloosa # 1 Alabama 30 -- 12 82 November 25, 2017 Auburn # 6 Auburn 26 -- 14 Series : Alabama leads 45 -- 36 -- 1 Series record sources : 2011 Alabama Football Media Guide, 2011 Auburn Football Media Guide, and College Football Data Warehouse. 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Bibliography Anderson, Lars, `` Alabama : State Of The Rivalry -- Auburn 's national title stirred no Crimson pride in neighboring Tuscaloosa, '' Sports Illustrated ( January 24, 2011 ). Groom, Winston. The Crimson Tide -- An Illustrated History. Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2000. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8173 - 1051 - 6. External links Iron Bowl article in the Encyclopedia of Alabama Iron Bowl History : Thrilling Moments Alabama Crimson Tide football Venues University of Alabama Quad ( 1893 -- 1914 ) Denny Field ( 1915 -- 1928 ) Bryant -- Denny Stadium ( 1929 -- present ) Rickwood Field ( alternate, 1912 -- 1927 ) Cramton Bowl ( alternate, 1922 -- 1954 ) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium ( alternate, 1948 -- 1968 ) Legion Field ( alternate, 1927 -- 2003 ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Auburn : Iron Bowl ( James E. 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Question: who has the most wins between alabama and auburn
Answer: Alabama