re: Individual games that cost your team a National Title

Another for Auburn: the 1988 "Earthquake Game" at LSU. Crazy, LSU can't move the ball a few yards and doesn't cross mid-field all game and suddenly Hodson hits like three straight 4th down passes to win the game.

Auburn would have been undefeated and would have played Tony Rice and ND in the Sugar Bowl for the MNC. Would have been a good matchup. Auburn's defense that year was salty, especially against the run and ND was all run.

To this day Auburn and ND have never played. I believe they are the only top 25 programs to never meet - maybe LSU-Michigan as well.