Generally played as the last game of the season, the Iron Bowl is an annual college football rivalry game between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.http://www.al.com/ironbowl/ Dating back to 1893 when teams first played, Alabama leads the all-time series with 44 wins, 34 losses and one tie.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220

The 2010 Iron Bowl featured the Auburn Tigers defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 28-27.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303300333 The game took place at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and aired live on CBS starting at 2:30 p.m. EST. Unlike in recent years, when the teams met for the 2010 Iron Bowl on November 26, 2010, Alabama did not enter as the favorite. Auburn came into the game as the second-ranked team in the BCS standings while Alabama entered at 11th.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=303300333

While Auburn entered as the second-ranked team and a perfect 11-0 record, they also brought a fair amount of controversy with them. Star quarterback and Heisman Trophy front-runner Cameron Newton was in the news leading up to the game for allegations over cheating, NCAA ineligibility, legal trouble and bribery.http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/11/12/auburn-risks-grave-consequences-by-not-suspending-cam-newton/ Despite the list against Newton, Auburn opted to continue to play him in each game, stating he is eligible to play.http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/15/starting-11-cam-newton-will-eventually-be-declared-ineligible/

On the other side of the field, Alabama brought in a two-loss record, having dropped games against the South Carolina Gamecocks and LSU Tigers during the season.http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide As both losses came against fellow SEC teams, Alabama fell out of contention for the SEC title.http://espn.go.com/college-football/conferences/standings/_/id/8/sec-conference

• 2009: Alabama 26 - Auburn 21http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2008: Alabama 36 - Alabama 0http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2007: Auburn 17 - Alabama 10http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2006: Auburn 22 - Alabama 15http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2005: Auburn 28 - Alabama 18http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2004: Auburn 21 - Alabama 13http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2003: Auburn 28 - Alabama 23http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2002: Auburn 17 - Alabama 7http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2001: Alabama 31 - Auburn 7http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220
• 2000: Auburn 9 - Alabama 0http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=220

In 2009, Alabama defeated Auburn 26 to 21 on November 27 at Auburn. With the win, the Crimson Tide remained undefeated on the season and went on to defeat the Florida Gators to win the SEC Championship and go on to win the national title.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/yearly_results.php?year=2005

In the 2008 meeting, the top-ranked Crimson Tide defeated the unranked Tigers, 36-0, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on November 29, 2008.http://statistics.ncaafootball.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=ncaa-football&page=cfoot/scores/live/pv20542.htm