Recap: Alabama vs. Auburn
Sports Network | November 29, 2008
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sports Network) - Glen Coffee ran for 144 yards and a TD on 20 carries and Mark Ingram scored twice and ran for 64 yards as top-ranked Alabama kept its national title hopes alive with a convincing 36-0 win against Auburn in the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game.
John Parker Wilson completed 8-of-16 pass attempts for 134 yards and a TD to Nikita Stover while Greg McElroy also saw time under center and completed both his passes for 44 yards with a TD to Marquis Maze as Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC), ran its winning streak to 13 games dating back to last season, the longest for the program since 1994.
Head coach Nick Saban is on the verge of completing an undefeated regular season, but his Crimson Tide will face a red-hot Florida Gators squad in the SEC title game next Saturday.
Kodi Burns hit on just 9-of-23 pass attempts for 113 yards while Mario Fannin led both the ground game with 28 yards and the receiving efforts with three catches for 44 yards for the Tigers (5-7, 2-6), who had won the last six meetings with the Crimson Tide, the second-longest run by either team in the series.
Auburn had never lost in Tuscaloosa, owning a previously unblemished 6-0 record in Iron Bowl play, but came into Saturday having lost five of its last six games overall.
The Crimson Tide defense registered their second shutout of the season and held Auburn to 170 total yards of offense. Alabama has given up just seven points in its past two games following a 27-21 nail-biting overtime triumph against LSU November 8.
