When: Nov. 26, 2010
Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa
Result: Auburn 28, Alabama 27
The Skinny
On the field, the game played out in dramatic fashion.
The Tide were essentially out of contention to defend their national title, but they quickly raced to a 24-0 lead, stifling Tigers star quarterback Cam Newton and taking a 17-point lead into halftime.
The Tigers, however, roared back and eventually took the lead early in the fourth quarter on a pass from Newton to tight end Phillip Lutzenkirchen.
Late in the fourth quarter, then-freshman AJ McCarron was called in to action after McElroy was knocked out of the game, but the shell-shocked Tide were unable to recover.
Newton went on to capture the Heisman Trophy and lead Auburn to the school’s second national title.
