Since then, both programs have enjoyed dominant stretches in the head-to-head series, the first of which was a six-game winning streak from Auburn from 2002-07. Alabama then reversed that when former head coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, going a combined 12-5 since 2007, with only one of those losses coming in Tuscaloosa.

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Alabama secured a 27-24 road victory in the 2023 Iron Bowl against Auburn on a 31-yard fourth-quarter pass from quarterback Jalen Milroe to Isaiah Bond on fourth down. Alabama used its win against Auburn to cement a trip to the SEC Championship against Georgia, which earned the Crimson Tide a College Football Playoff berth.