Alabama 27, Auburn 24 on fourth-and-31: Jalen Milroe said “I’ll never forget this game”
“we had good fortune,” Nick Saban said. “We didn’t play with vision on the ball,” Hugh Freeze said.
Published Nov 25, 2023 to Nov 27, 2023.
The record
- Final score, per Alabama Athletics
- Alabama 27, Auburn 24The Cullman Tribune, Nov 25, 2023
- The winning play, per Alabama Athletics
- a 31-yard touchdown on fourth-and-31The Cullman Tribune, Nov 25, 2023
What was said
What Alabama said
Nick Saban, Alabama head coach
We’ve been on both sides of the good fortune and the misfortune, and I’ve gotta admit, we had good fortune,
Associated Press, via NBC Sports
Jalen Milroe, Alabama quarterback
I’ll never forget this game, ever in my life,
Associated Press, via NBC Sports
Nick Saban, Alabama head coach
But it still comes down to ability to execute.
Associated Press, via NBC Sports
What Auburn said
Hugh Freeze, Auburn head coach
So either we didn’t coach it well enough, or we didn’t execute it well enough, and it’s probably a combination of both.
Saturday Down South, Nov 27, 2023
Auburn press conference quote, Monday, as published by Saturday Down South
Hugh Freeze, Auburn head coach
We didn’t play with vision on the ball.
Saturday Down South, Nov 27, 2023
Auburn press conference quote, Monday, as published by Saturday Down South
Hugh Freeze, Auburn head coach
Proud of the way our kids fought and prepared. That's the way an Auburn Tiger should do it every single week. Obviously it's a little easier when you're playing in this magnificent, awesome rivalry. But it makes the hurt that much more when you don't get it done.
Sports Illustrated, Nov 25, 2023
Auburn press conference transcript as published by Sports Illustrated
Reports
Alabama Athletics
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe threw a touchdown pass to Isaiah Bond with 32 seconds left to lift the No. 8/8/8 Crimson Tide football team to a 27-24 victory over Auburn Saturday afternoon in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The Cullman Tribune, Nov 25, 2023
University of Alabama Athletics' game story, as published by The Cullman Tribune
Alabama Athletics
With the Tide (11-1, 8-0 SEC) trailing 24-20 and facing 4th-and-31, Milroe found Bond for a game-winning 31-yard score to snatch the victory away from the Tigers (6-6, 3-5 SEC).
The Cullman Tribune, Nov 25, 2023
University of Alabama Athletics' game story, as published by The Cullman Tribune
Sources
- The Cullman Tribune, Nov 25, 2023
“Late-game heroics lead No. 8 Alabama to 27-24 victory at Auburn - The Cullman Tribune”
- NBC Sports, Nov 25, 2023
“Milroe’s TD pass to Bond on fourth-and-31 rescues No. 8 Alabama in 27-24 win over Auburn”
- Sports Illustrated, Nov 25, 2023
“Everything Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze Said after Tigers' 27-24 Iron Bowl Loss”
- Saturday Down South, Nov 27, 2023
“Hugh Freeze breaks down how 4th and 31 happened”