AUBURN, Ala. - The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide beat Auburn, 26-21, on the Plains Saturday, marching down the field to score a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to secure its second consecutive undefeated regular season. Offensively, the two teams were closely matched, with Alabama gaining 292 total yards of offense while the Tigers accumulated 332. Senior running back Roy Upchurch scored the go-ahead touchdown on a four-yard pass from junior quarterback Greg McElroy with a minute and 24 seconds left in the game.
Sophomore receiver Julio Jones had nine catches for 83 yards on the day, including four catches for 33 yards on the Tide's last scoring drive. Senior Leigh Tiffin kicked a pair of third quarter field goals to not only set the career and single -season field goal s made record but to also pull the Tide within one point of the Tigers, 21-20, going into the fourth quarter. Freshman Trent Richardson scored on a two-yard run in the second quarter to get Alabama on the board while junior Colin Peek caught a 33-yard pass from McElroy to send the game into the half tied 14-14. Alabama returns to action next Saturday at 4 p.m. ET in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game in Atlanta, Ga. against No. 1 ranked Florida. The game will be televised by CBS.
( by www.rolltide.com)
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