Beating Miami in 92 has always been a fond memory to me. Miami did their heavy Trash Talk, and we left with the Championship. Outstanding game.
Favorite Underdog Win for Bama
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After the '92 Miami game and few others mention above, I would have to put the '08 Georgia blackout game in the top 5.
I remember, cold as the devil in Texas that year, snow on sidelines in El Paso.
LSU was, however, ranked #1 and some believed they were the GOAT before the game kicked off. I was going based on ranking and reputation, not Vegas odds. I have no clue who was favored in the '79 SB. However, since Alabama was easily favored by most honest people in the 2013 BCSCG I did not include that win among my favorites (although it is one of my favorites) in these rankings. That shows my inconsistency, but it is what it is. Still, LSU opened as the favorite before the line later moved slightly in Alabama's favor.
i don't remember if we were a dog in the game or not. but i remember it was a pretty big deal when we went up to happy valley and won in 87
1999 Florida game at the Swamp.
Bama wins 40-39 in OT.
Shaun Alexander & Andrew Zow leading the way to victory.
Bama wins 40-39 in OT.
Shaun Alexander & Andrew Zow leading the way to victory.
The 1976 Liberty Bowl...I think we were underdogs to UCLA, I may be wrong, but Bama thumped the Bruins 36-6. I remember Coach Bryant wearing that red toboggan and Barry Krauss returning an INT for a TD. My apologies if Bama was favored. Aside from this one, the 1971 So Cal game and, of course, the 1993 Sugar Bowl. It was such fun watching all of the Miami players look like they were caught in a nightmare and couldn't wake up.
Also, was Bama the underdog in the 2001 Iron Bowl? I think we were, it was great to watch another 31-7 win 30 years after beating AU by the same score in '71.
Also, was Bama the underdog in the 2001 Iron Bowl? I think we were, it was great to watch another 31-7 win 30 years after beating AU by the same score in '71.
one cool thing about this thread. it has been forever since we have had to think of ourselves as an "underdog"
Yes. Then with the game winding down, Rammer Jammer started, and it was deafening again. I remember saying to 4QBC at the time that I believed that particular version of that cheer might be audible in College Station...
That was a great game. Ended UF's long home winning streak. I was watching it at one of my dad's friend's house that afternoon.
If you are talking about the 1990 game, I think that is the one Lee Corso said we would get beat like a high school team or some other such nonsense.
Another I haven't seen mentioned is the 2001 Iron Bowl. Auburn was 7-2 and seems like in the driver's seat for the West division. We were 4-5. This was the year of 9/11, and all games that weekend had been postponed until the week after the regular season. We had Southern Miss left and seems like Auburn had to play LSU. Anyway, Andrew Zow starts over an injured Tyler Watts, Ahmaad Galloway and Santonio Beard both go over 100 yards rushing, and Zow has a beautiful TD pass to Jason McAddley just before halftime to break a 7-7 tie. We went on to win 31-7. We beat Southern Miss the next week to get bowl eligible, and Auburn lost to LSU and ended up 7-4 and out of the SEC title game.
that was one of the few times i didn't think we had a chance to win. was driving to alabama to visit family that day and watched the first half at my cousin's house in jasper, drove to my folks house during half time and got there about mid-way through the 3rd quarter. i couldn't believe it when they fumbled the punt in the 4th quarter.
Oh, I remember that one. One-loss SMU was bitterly complaining about having to stoop to play a 7-4 Alabama squad, and we flat out hammered them--Jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and coasted from the there.
^^^This^^^
I argued with my friend and long time LSU game companion who is giving me 50 kinds of $#*+ for "becoming an Alabama fan." He said no worthy LSU fan would ever pull for Alabama under any circumstance. I reminded him of the 2001 Iron Bowl and how a Bama win could put LSU in position to go to the SECCG if they beat the Barn. We cheered on Bama to victory. The next week, AU stomped on the Eye at midfield of Tiger Stadium and it's the first time, maybe only time, that I have seen an unsportsman like penalty called before the game started. Since the penalty was assessed, LSU kicked off from the 50 to start the game and Saban called for the on side kick to start the game and the rest, as they say, is history.
66 Orange Bowl win over Nebraska was a goodie. We were outweighed by 40 or 50 lbs per man. But we were quicker.
71 over SC turned things back around.
71 over SC turned things back around.
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