Auburn defeats Alabama - Chris Davis returns missed field goal 100+ yards for winning TD - Iron Bowl
- 11 years ago
Auburn defeats Alabama 34-28 in the 2013 Iron Bowl.
With the Iron Bowl tied 28-28 and one second left before overtime or a crushing Auburn loss, Chris Davis caught Adam Griffith's missed field goal attempt deep in the end zone and returned it 109 yards for a touchdown. And in the process, he returned the No. 4 Tigers to the SEC championship game with a 34-28 "did this really just happen?" upset of No. 1 Alabama on Saturday.
Davis was credited with a 100-yard return, per NCAA rules -- not that any of the thousands of fans on Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium cared about statistics. All that mattered was that their Tigers had completed the most astonishing turnaround in SEC history, and quite possibly ruined Alabama's quest for a third consecutive national championship in the process.
"You know, the way we won the last two weeks is really unbelievable," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "Our guys believed and they had weathered the storm. They backed us up and I think they missed a field goal and we held them on fourth down. Then the offense steps up, the defense steps up, special teams stepped up, and it's been a special year so far."
With the Iron Bowl tied 28-28 and one second left before overtime or a crushing Auburn loss, Chris Davis caught Adam Griffith's missed field goal attempt deep in the end zone and returned it 109 yards for a touchdown. And in the process, he returned the No. 4 Tigers to the SEC championship game with a 34-28 "did this really just happen?" upset of No. 1 Alabama on Saturday.
Davis was credited with a 100-yard return, per NCAA rules -- not that any of the thousands of fans on Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium cared about statistics. All that mattered was that their Tigers had completed the most astonishing turnaround in SEC history, and quite possibly ruined Alabama's quest for a third consecutive national championship in the process.
"You know, the way we won the last two weeks is really unbelievable," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "Our guys believed and they had weathered the storm. They backed us up and I think they missed a field goal and we held them on fourth down. Then the offense steps up, the defense steps up, special teams stepped up, and it's been a special year so far."