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The Iron Bowl is turning 80 on Saturday. And over those eight decades there have been plenty of memorable matchups between Auburn and Alabama, but not many true upsets.
However, here are six games that definitely qualify.
Some are so unforgettable, they even have their own nicknames.
1972: Favored by at least two touchdowns, Alabama coughed up a 13-point lead in the final 5:30 when Bill Newton blocked two punts and David Langner ran both in for touchdowns in Auburn’s 17-16 victory. It has been known since then as Punt Bama Punt.
Who remembers the famous ( or infamous?) "Punt Bama Punt" Iron Bowl?
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— Walker County Today (@WalkerCoToday) November 26, 2015
1984: Bo Jackson missed his block for Brent Fullwood by going left instead of right as the play called for him to do. Bama stopped Fullwood short of the goal line on fourth down en route to a 17-15 win. Depending upon whom you ask, this one is still called Wrong Way Bo or Fourth and Dumb.
Fast-forward to 6:20 of the video.
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— Walker County Today (@WalkerCoToday) November 27, 2015
1989: In the first Iron Bowl played at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn pulled off a 30-20 upset that handed No. 2 Alabama its first loss, ended the Tide’s national title hopes and forced the Tide to share the SEC championship with Alabama and Tennessee.
2001: Santonio Beard rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns and Andrew Zow passed for two scores as Alabama routed 18th-ranked Auburn 31-7. It was a huge loss in a winnable game for the Tigers, who lost at LSU in their season finale, a defeat that sent the Bayou Bengals to the SEC Championship Game.
2002: Freshman reserve Tre Smith ran for 126 yards and Jason Campbell tossed 2 TD passes to Robert Johnson as Auburn stunned Alabama, 17-7. The Tigers were 10½-point underdogs coming in.
2013: Kick Six! After Alabama got an extra second on the clock, Adam Griffith’s 57-yard field-goal try fell short, and Chris Davis returned it 109 yards for the touchdown with no time left in a 34-28 win. The Crimson Tide was favored by 10 points.
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Stan Chrapowicki is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football, Alabama and Auburn.
