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re: What's the most devastating regular season loss for each football program?
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:45 am to coachcrisp
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:45 am to coachcrisp
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The 1972 Alabama lose (17-16) to Auburn was, IMO, the most devastating loss. Alabama was undefeated and headed for a national championship game, but Auburn blocked 2 punts and returned them both for TDs in the 4th quarter to win. The thing that made it so devastating was that Alabama was by far the superior team and Auburn couldn't have scored an offensive TD in 10 quarters off that Alabama defense.
The older Bama fans always reference this one as the biggest "what the heck" game. A blocked punt returned for a TD is not very common, but two in one quarter is crazy (and by the same guy).
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Posted on 8/28/17 at 2:55 pm to Bankshot
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The older Bama fans always reference this one as the biggest "what the heck" game. A blocked punt returned for a TD is not very common, but two in one quarter is crazy (and by the same guy).
I was a UA freshman. If I hadn't been there I would have thought it had to be an instant replay. Same damn play
Posted on 8/28/17 at 3:03 pm to Bankshot
quote:It was blocked by the same guy (Newton) and returned by the same guy (David Langner..who recently died). The fricking 2 plays were identical twins of each other. Greg Gantt (a great punter who kicked a bunch of years for the Jets...he's dead,too) was Alabama's punter and he was a 3 step punter, and Auburn's special teams coach made them pay. I'll swear to you, that was about the only way Auburn could have scored on Alabama that day..a turnover for a TD.
The older Bama fans always reference this one as the biggest "what the heck" game. A blocked punt returned for a TD is not very common, but two in one quarter is crazy (and by the same guy).
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