The Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn is considered by many to be the greatest rivalry in college football. The game has produced countless big moments and crazy outcomes. The best known is the “Kick Six,” but there have been a number of other incredible Iron Bowl games as well.

You can almost always count on a closely contested and fiercely fought game when Alabama and Auburn face each other, and that was evident again this season. The 2023 Iron Bowl produced yet another classic game, so we decided to rank the top five craziest Iron Bowl games of all time.

HM. Nov. 28, 1982 – Auburn 23, Alabama 22

Alabama holds the longest winning streak in the series, as they won nine straight from 1973-81. The 1982 Tigers had Bo Jackson, though. The running back is one of the greatest college players ever and definitely the best player in Auburn's history. That was on full display in 1982, and Jackson wasn't going to let the losing streak continue.

Jackson scored the game-winning touchdown when he leaped over offensive and defensive linemen alike to get into the end zone with 2:26 left in the game. Alabama's head coach, Bear Bryant, retired only two weeks later.

5. Nov. 30, 2019 – Auburn 48, Alabama 45

The highest-scoring Iron Bowl of all time was in 2019. Before Bo Nix was a Heisman candidate with the Oregon Ducks, he was a youngster under center for Auburn. This Iron Bowl proved that the quarterback has always had all the talent in the world. Nix most shined with his legs as he had 44 yards and a rushing touchdown on the ground.

Alabama's quarterback, Mac Jones, outplayed Nix, though. Jones had 335 passing yards and four touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions, and that made all the difference. Auburn returned both of their interceptions all the way for pick-six scores.

Still, the game came down to the wire. Auburn's Shaun Shivers scored a touchdown that was followed by a two-point conversion late in the game that gave the Tigers a three-point lead. Alabama had a chance to tie the game up, though, and they nearly did. Joseph Bulovas kicked a 30-year field goal with just over two minutes left, but the would-be game-tying kick hit the left upright and bounced off for a miss.

4. Dec. 2, 1972 – Auburn 17, Alabama 16

The Iron Bowl in 1972 featured great defense and an even better ending. Alabama held Auburn to less than 1oo yards of total offense by the time there were five and a half minutes left in the game. The Tigers were down 16-3 at this point, but the team blocked Alabama's punt and took it all the way back for a score.

Just minutes later, Auburn accomplished the same feat again, blocking a punt and taking it back for a touchdown. It gave Auburn a 17-16 victory, but most impressively, it was the same player (Bill Newton) who blocked both punts and the same player (David Langner) who scooped and scored both punts. Langner then went on to get the game-sealing interception. The game became known as “Punt Bama Punt.”

3. Nov. 26, 2010 – Auburn 28, Alabama 27

Cam Newton is the best Auburn quarterback of all time. His signature moment with the Tigers came in the 2010 Iron Bowl. Newton and the Tigers were down by as much as 24 points before they scored a single point, but they slowly mounted a comeback on the back of their quarterback. Hence, the “Camback” game was born.

Auburn went on to win the National Championship, but their Iron Bowl victory was perhaps their most iconic during the 2010 season and was one of the most iconic comebacks in franchise history. Newton had 216 yards and four total touchdowns in the game when it was all said and done.

2. Nov. 25, 2023 – Alabama 27, Auburn 24

Alabama is 50-37-1 against Auburn all time, and they are the more prestigious school of the two. Yet Auburn always seemed to win the close and legendary matchups between them. This season, though, Alabama came out on top in a thriller. A decade after the craziest game in Iron Bowl history (and one of the craziest games in college football history overall), Alabama ended up on the better side of the rivalry in a classic game.

Auburn outplayed Alabama for much of the game, but The Crimson Tide showed up in crunch time. Quarterback Jalen Milroe tossed a touchdown pass to Isaiah Bond in the corner of the end zone on 4th down and 31 to go. The play, with just over 40 seconds left in the game, gave Alabama a three-point victory. Bond had to rise up to secure the catch before tapping his toes in the corner of the end zone to come away with the victory. It was an incredible catch in Alabama's most desperate hour.

After 10 years, Alabama finally got their revenge. More so, it kept the Crimson Tide's College Football Playoff hopes alive.

Alabama lost in Week 2 and eventually fell out of the top 10 teams in the nation. It seemed like they'd have no chance of making the College Football Playoff. Now, they have won 10 straight and will get to face number one Georgia in the SEC Championship game. This year was the first time since 2015 that Alabama fell out of the top 10. When that happened in 2015, they fought back and won the National Championship.

The 2023 Iron Bowl victory affords Alabama the chance to potentially do that again.

1. Nov. 30, 2013 – Auburn 34, Alabama 28

The outcome of the 2013 Iron Bowl was one of, if not the most exciting and memorable finish in college football history. Alabama was 11-0 and defending back-to-back National Champions, but Auburn had a great team of their own. The Tigers were 10-1, and it led to a crash course in the Iron Bowl.

It was a back-and-forth game where Auburn would match Alabama seemingly each time they scored. They even tied the game with only 32 seconds remaining to make it 28-28. Alabama got the ball, and their running back, T.J. Yeldon, ran out of bounds to set up a field goal attempt with only one second left. It was a 57-yarder for Adam Griffith, a freshman kicker. That was a long field goal for anybody in college, but especially for a freshman in the biggest game of his life.

Auburn put Chris Davis in the end zone to return the kick just in case it was short. The kick was short, and Davis returned the ball the distance. Davis' touchdown return for the game was for 109 yards. It is considered by many to be the greatest play in college football history and is now coined the “Kick Six.”