▁their ▁first ▁five ▁games ▁over ▁San ▁Jose ▁State , ▁P enn ▁State , ▁Duke , ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁Florida ▁and ▁retained ▁their ▁un anim ous ▁No .   1 ▁ranking . ▁However , ▁in ▁their ▁sixth ▁game , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁lost ▁their ▁first ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁ups et ▁at ▁South ▁Carolina ▁ 3 5 – 2 1 . ▁ ▁They ▁reb ounded ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 3 – 1 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁on ▁home coming ▁and ▁at ▁Tennessee ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 1 – 1 0 ▁before ▁their ▁top ▁ten ▁match up ▁at ▁L SU . ▁Again st ▁the ▁Tig ers , ▁a ▁late ▁Ste van ▁R id ley ▁touch down ▁run ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 3 - yard ▁De Ang elo ▁Pet erson ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁fourth - down ▁play ▁gave ▁L SU ▁the ▁ups et ▁victory ▁and ▁effectively ▁ended ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁an ▁Alabama ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁championship . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁then ▁defeated ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁and ▁Georgia ▁State ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁season ▁finale ▁against ▁A ub urn . ▁With ▁the ▁No .   2 ▁Tig ers ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁picture , ▁A ub urn ▁over c ame ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 0 ▁def ic it ▁and ▁won ▁ 2 8 – 2 7 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁history . ▁Alabama ▁then