Guest Tigrinum Major Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Start here: 91-100 Then follow the links at the top of the pages. No. 95 Georgia 24 ... Auburn 21, November 16, 2002 At the time: Georgia was on the verge of being back among the nation's elite starting the season 9-1 and with a chance to win the SEC East. Auburn turned its mediocre season around with a three game winning streak for a 7-3 record with hopes of an SEC West crown. The setup: Georgia got a fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown from Jon Stinchcomb and a one-yard TD run from David Greene, but it wasn't enough. Auburn's Ronnie Brown ran for a 53-yard touchdown and Jason Campbell ran for a touchdown and threw for another on the way to a late 21-17 lead. The ending: On 4th and 15 on the Auburn 20 with 1:24 to play, Greene heaved the ball to the back of the end zone where Michael Johnson, who caught 13 passes for 139 yards, made a leaping grab for what would turn out to be the game-winning touchdown. Auburn had one final shot, but the Georgia defense held. How they ended up: Auburn beat Alabama the following week meaning the lost to Georgia proved to cost a spot in the SEC title game. A win over Penn State in the Capital One Bowl ended a 9-4 season. Georgia trounced Georgia Tech two weeks after the road win over Auburn and beat Arkansas to win the SEC title game. The Bulldogs closed out a 13-1 season with a 26-13 win over Florida State in the Sugar Bowl. No. 94 Auburn 10 ... Florida 7, November 4, 1989 At the time: Florida was on a roll. After losing the season-opener to Ole Miss, the Gators won six straight with a shot at the SEC championship led by star running back Emmitt Smith. But not everything was looking good for the program as scandal forced head coach Galen Hall to quit following a dramatic 16-13 win over LSU. Auburn was 5-2 with losses to powerhouse Tennessee and Florida State teams. The setup: The defenses controlled the game from the beginning with each offense struggling to get anything going. Smith was able to capitalize on Auburn QB Reggie Slack's fumble with a five-yard touchdown run. Auburn was only able to manage a 47-yard Win Lyle field goal that bounced off the crossbar. The ending: With 45 seconds to play, Auburn had the ball on the Florida 25 facing fourth and 11. Slack found an uncovered Shane Wasden on the right side of the end zone for the game-winning touchdown with 26 seconds remaining. A final Florida Hail Mary fell incomplete. How they ended up: Auburn won its final four games to end with a six-game winning streak and a 10-2 record beating Ohio State in the Hall of Fame Bowl to finish sixth in the nation. Florida collapsed losing three of its final four games ending with a 34-7 loss to Washington in the Freedom Bowl. The next year, Steve Spurrier took over the head coaching job. No. 80 Auburn 17 ... Alabama 16, December 2, 1972 At the time: Auburn vs. Alabama has always been big, but this is when it got really, really big. Alabama was 10-0 and shooting for a national title. Auburn (called "The Amazin's) had an overacheiving season shocking the SEC by going 8-1 with only a 35-7 loss at LSU screwing things up. If a bitter rivalry game between two top teams wasn't enough, Bama head coach Bear Bryant turned things up a few notches by saying he'd "rather beat that cow college than beat Texas ten times." The setup: Alabama ran over Auburn for a 16-0 lead, but the extra point after a first quarter Steve Bisceglia touchdown run was blocked. Auburn's offense went nowhere all game long, but it finally got on the board with a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter. Alabama seemingly had things in hand when it tried to punt it away. Auburn's Bill Newton stuffed the kick which bounced to David Langner who took it for a 25-yard touchdown with 5:30 to go. Bama was able to run more than two-and-a-half minutes off the clock, but had to punt it away again. The ending: Another Bama punt, same improbable result. Newton blew into the Tide backfield and blocked the kick. Langner picked it up again and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Auburn took a one-point lead with 1:34 to play. Alabama had one final shot, but Langner picked off his second pass of the game with :55 to play to close it out. How they ended up: Auburn finished the season with a six-game winning streak ending with a 24-3 Gator Bowl win over Colorado and a number five finish. Alabama not only lost to "that cow college", but it also lost to Texas 17-13 in the Cotton Bowl finishing the year number seven. No. 71 Auburn 36 ... Florida 33, October 15, 1994 At the time: This was supposed to be the coming out party for the No. 1 ranked, 5-0 Florida Gators as they were on national television against the on-probation Auburn Tigers. Florida had become an elite program, but it hadn't been considered a No. 1 team for years. With quarterback Terry Dean in contention for the Heisman and Steve Spurrier's offense humming, the Gators were supposed to roll at home. Auburn might have been on probation, but it had won 17 straight games and started the season 6-0. However, it hadn't played anyone with a pulse. The setup: The Gators and Tigers battled back and forth, but Dean started developing a nasty habit of throwing the ball to Auburn as drive after drive kept ending in disaster. Spurrier benched his Heisman candidate and replaced him with young backup Danny Wuerffel who led Florida back into the lead late in the game. The running of freshman running back Fred Taylor and play of receiver Jack Jackson seemed to secure the Gator win, but Auburn would make one last push. The ending: Down by seven late, Auburn quarterback Patrick Nix started a desperation drive utilizing future NFL receiver Frank Sanders and running back Stephen Davis to keep the chains moving. Nix threw a jump ball to to Sanders for an eight-yard touchdown with :30 to play for the comeback 36-33 win. How they ended up: Auburn kept on winning running the streak up to twenty teams before tying Georgia 23-23. The Tigers closed out the season with a 21-14 loss to Alabama to finish 9-1-1. Florida bounced back two weeks later to blow out Georgia 52-14 starting a four-game winning streak before the classic 31-31 collapse against Florida State. After winning the SEC title game over Alabama, the Gators lost 23-17 to the Noles in the Sugar Bowl to finish 10-2-1. No. 65 Georgia 56 ... Auburn 49, November 16, 1996 At the time: 3-5 Georgia was desperately trying to get its season going losing three of its last four games and coming off a blowout loss to Florida. 7-2 Auburn was in the mix for the SEC title, but couldn't afford to slip after losses to LSU and Florida in league play. The setup: Auburn had a stronger team than Georgia in 1996 and looked the part early on with a 28-7 lead late in the first half on three Dameyune Craig touchdown passes. But the Dawgs fought back with a late touchdown before heading into the locker room and a 67-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward on the third play of the second half to get in it. Down by seven, Georgia had the ball on its own 18 with 1:07 to play. QB Mike Bobo caught fire completing five straight passes before getting sacked as time was running out. And then the fun began. The ending: On 3rd and 18, Bobo connected with Corey Allen for a 30-yard touchdown pass with no time left on the clock followed by a Hap Hines extra point to tie it at 28 and force overtime. In the first extra frame, Craig ran for a 13-yard score for Auburn, but Georgia answered with a nine-yard Robert Edwards touchdown run. In the second overtime, Edwards ran for a five-yard score answered by a Fred Beasley three-yard run to tie it at 42. The Tiger offense kept on rolling in the third overtime as Craig ran for a one-yard score, but Edwards was at it again with a nine-yard score to tie it at 49. Edwards once again the man on the next Dawg drive working it down to the two leading to a one-yard Torin Kirtsey touchdown run for a 56-49 lead. It was Auburn's turn in the fourth overtime, but this time the Georgia defense was tough. Craig threw two incompletions and ran for seven yards for 4th and 3 from the 18. Craig was able to scramble for two yards, but was stopped short of the first down. It was over, and it only took four overtimes. How they ended up: Auburn had more heartache the following week losing to archrival Alabama 24-23. A 32-29 win over Army in the Independence Bowl closed out an 8-4 season. Georgia couldn't keep the momentum going losing 31-27 to Ole Miss to ensure a losing season, but a win over Georgia Tech ended the Dawg season at 5-6. No. 54 Florida 18 ... Auburn 17, November 1, 1986 At the time: Florida had gotten off to a rocky start losing four in a row before getting to 3-4 with wins over Kent and Rutgers. Unfortunately, the Gators hadn't beaten anyone with a pulse. In came Auburn to the Swamp with a 7-0 record and No. 5 ranking with a defense that had allowed a total of 53 points (7.5 points per game). The setup: Florida stunk turning it over six times in the first half and getting down 17-0 going into the fourth quarter. Banged up Gator QB Kerwin Bell came in despite a knee injury, but he wasn't effective throwing an interception and almost getting picked off a second time. He finally got hot leading the Gators on a long drive rushing for a one-yard score to make it a ballgame. Florida PK Robert McGinty, who transferred from Auburn after missing a last second kick against Alabama, nailed a 51-yard shot to bring the Gators to within seven. Getting the ball back with less than two minutes to play, Bell had one last shot. The ending: Bell was able to get the offense down to the Auburn five, but time was quickly ticking away. On second and goal, he found Ricky Nattiel on a fade pattern for a touchdown with :36 left to play to bring the Gatros to within one. With nothing to lose considering the season wasn't going anywhere, Florida chose to go for two and the win rather than take the tie. Bell couldn't find any of his receivers as Nattiel was covered like a blanket and no one else could get open. On his bum knee, Bell tried to avoid the heavy pass rush and run for the conversion himself. While not setting any speed records, he was able to get to the left side of the end zone for the conversion and a 18-17 lead. The Gators stormed the field in celebration and was slapped with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty meaning Auburn ended up starting from midfield after a good kickoff return. The Tigers were able to get to the Florida 36 with only six seconds remaining. On came Chris Knapp, who replaced McGinty as the Auburn kicker, to try a 53-yard kick to pull off the win, but it came up short giving the Gators the win. How they ended up: The Tigers bounced back to thrash Cincinnati 52-7 the next week, but lost the week after to Georgia costing them an SEC title. A 16-7 win over USC in the Citrus Bowl gave them a 10-2 season and a No. 6 final ranking. Florida beat Georgia the following week and finished winning five of its final six games for a 6-5 record. No. 40 Alabama 25 ... Auburn 23, November 30, 1985 At the time: No. 7 Auburn was a solid 8-2 going against unranked, 7-2-1 Alabama in the 50th anniversary of the Iron Bowl. After starting off 4-0, Ray Perkins' Tide team lost two straight before going on a good run with only a tie against LSU breaking up a winning streak. The Tigers had won five of their previous six. The setup: Two Bo Jackson touchdown runs, including a one-yard leap midway through the fourth quarter, helped match three Van Tiffin field goals to tie it at 16. Tiger PK Chris Johnson missed the extra point, but Bama was called for too many men on the field allowing an extra chance, which Johnson hit, for a 17-16 lead. The Tide responded on the next drive with a 74-yard Gene Jelks touchdown run, but a missed two-point conversion made it only 22-17 with just under six minutes to play. The ending: Auburn took the ensuing drive down to the Alabama one taking off every second of the clock possible. FB Reggie Ware pounded it in with less than a minute to play, but the two-point conversion was broken up by Alabama's Cornelius Bennett for a 23-22 Tiger lead. Alabama QB Mike Shula couldn't get the final drive going taking a sack down to the Tide 12 with :37 to play. Eventually faced with 4th and 4, the Tide shocked the Auburn defense with a reverse for 20 yards leaving only :21 to play. Shula was able to find Greg Richardson across the middle, but he had to get out of bounds. He was barely able to do it getting out at the Auburn 35 with six seconds to play. In came Tiffin for a 50-yard attempt and his fourth field goal of the game. He nailed it for a 25-23 win. How they ended up: Auburn went to the Cotton Bowl where it lost 36-16 to Texas A&M to finish 8-4. Alabama went to the Aloha Bowl and beat USC 24-3 to finish 9-2-1. No. 15 LSU 7 ... Auburn 6, October 8, 1988 At the time: Auburn was 4-0 after dominating its first four games by a total of 161 to 44. LSU was 2-2, but had blown out Tennessee and Texas A&M before losing to Ohio State and Florida. The setup: It was the ultimate defensive battle with each offense failing to do much of anything. Auburn's attack, which was averaging over 40 points per game, could only manage two field goals for a 6-0 lead late in the game. The Tigers had a few chances with Eddie Fuller dropping a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. LSU QB Tommy Hodson finally moved the ball enough to get down to the Auburn ten with 1:41 to play. The ending: Hodson was able to finally get the attack moving with a key first down to TE Willie Williams and getting good play from the offensive line. On the Auburn 11, Fuller came up with a catch in the back of the end zone, but he was out of bounds. Eventually faced with a 4th and nine, LSU didn't even think about the field goal and the onside kick considering the offense had struggled so much against the loaded Auburn defense. Hodson dropped back and found Eddie Fuller in the seam. This time, the Tiger receiver hung on to tie it 6-6 causing the Death Valley crowd of 79,341 fans to go so ballistic that they caused a tremor that was registered by the LSU Geology Departments seismograph. At precisely 9:32 p.m., the LSU fans literally rocked the world. David Browndyke nailed the extra point for the 7-6 lead. Auburn had one final drive, but the LSU defense came up with the stop. How they ended up: LSU would finish the season a 8-4, but it won the SEC title before losing 23-10 in Syracuse in the Hall of Fame Bowl ending up 19th in the AP poll. The earthquake play might have prevented Auburn from playing for the national title. Auburn won its remaining six games giving up a total of 31 points in the process. If Auburn had beaten LSU, it most likely would've faced Notre Dame for the national championship. Instead, it played Florida State in the Sugar Bowl losing 13-7 as Deion Sanders picked off a late pass in the end zone to finish 8th in the AP and 7th in the UPI poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bammanmr 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 yeah, 'punt bama punt' and the '89 fla game don't belong in the top 25 all time..... It really kills me that the whos still get that much credit for 'shaking the earth', just b/c they have a sizemograph (sp) close enough to the stadium to register quakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerRagAndrew 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 yeah, 'punt bama punt' and the '89 fla game don't belong in the top 25 all time..... It really kills me that the whos still get that much credit for 'shaking the earth', just b/c they have a sizemograph (sp) close enough to the stadium to register quakes. 154064[/snapback] I'm sure that your geology department is as close to Jordan Hare as the Howe-Russell building is to Tiger Stadium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 How did the Interception game not make that list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG-91 1,483 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 The earthquake game and the '86 Florida game still chap my hide...the '86 UF game was even more aggravating because we blew a bigger lead and we were stuck with the radio because Florida was in the midst of a 3-year probation (no TV in '85 and '86). The irony of Robert McGinty nailing a 51-yard FG for them two years after missing a potential game-winner against Alabama in '84 wasn't lost on me, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn85 432 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Yeah, the 94 Auburn -LSU game was awesome. Our offense didn't docrap. Nix got pulled and Craig was put in. That's was Currly's final nail in the coffin. He should have just ran the ball, our offense couldn't move the football 94 Auburn Florida game is my all time favorite The 97 Auburn Alabama game was a great finish too 02 Auburn Syracuse game was a great comeback 01 Auburn Florida 97 Auburn LSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boonan 0 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I was hoping to see when we beat #1 Florida with a Duval fieldgoal in the swirling wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKCAUB 0 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 The 17-16, Punt Bamar Punt game was the greatest EVER IMHO, because of the dramatics, Bamar's high ranking in the polls, and the magnitude of the rivalry. This poll is far from accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerRagAndrew 0 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Yeah, the 94 Auburn -LSU game was awesome.Our offense didn't docrap. Nix got pulled and Craig was put in. That's was Currly's final nail in the coffin. He should have just ran the ball, our offense couldn't move the football 94 Auburn Florida game is my all time favorite The 97 Auburn Alabama game was a great finish too 02 Auburn Syracuse game was a great comeback 01 Auburn Florida 97 Auburn LSU 154089[/snapback] I hereby officially thank Auburn for the game that caused Curley Hallman to get fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tigrinum Major Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I hereby officially thank Auburn for the game that caused Curley Hallman to get fired 154235[/snapback] Will you say the same if we beat you in basketball next year and get John Brady fired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 The 17-16, Punt Bamar Punt game was the greatest EVER IMHO, because of the dramatics, Bamar's high ranking in the polls, and the magnitude of the rivalry. This poll is far from accurate. 154230[/snapback] Bama was rated #2 in the country. Auburn had just graduated Heisman winner Pat Sullivan & his favorite receiver Terrry Beasley along with several other talented seniors the year before and was expected to have a rebuilding year. First time I ever saw bumper stickers saying: "We beat the "#2" out of Alabama !!" [..although I have seen the play on beating the "#2" out of someone at various times since.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Eagle 96 10 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Fla 94 was my favorite. The 02 game almost beat it if Duval hadn't shanked it. I don't think I've ever been more proud of our team than the few minutes before he missed that kick. I felt similar about the GA game later that same year...ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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