▁Bowl ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁Alabama ' s ▁annual ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁in - state ▁A ub urn ▁University ▁Tig ers . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season , ▁S aban ▁has ▁compiled ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁eight ▁wins ▁and ▁five ▁losses ▁( 8 – 5 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Tig ers . ▁After ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁lost ▁ 1 7 – 1 0 ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Iron ▁Bowl , ▁Alabama ▁shut out ▁A ub urn ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁game ▁ 3 6 – 0 . ▁Their ▁win ▁in ▁that ▁game ▁ended ▁a ▁six - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁against ▁the ▁Tig ers , ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁all - time ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁at ▁T us cal o osa . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁A ub urn ▁took ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁first ▁quarter ▁lead , ▁but ▁Alabama ▁eventually ▁won ▁ 2 6 – 2 1 ▁after ▁Greg ▁Mc El roy ▁threw ▁a ▁four - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Roy ▁Up ch urch ▁with ▁just ▁under ▁ 2 : 0 0 ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Alabama ▁surrender ed ▁a ▁ 2 4 - point ▁lead ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁national ▁champions ▁ 2 8 – 2 7 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁Iron ▁Bowl