#21 Auburn defeated #17 Alabama 31-27 at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 18, 1995. The game featured 58 points and repeated lead changes.
Alabama erases a ten-point halftime deficit
Patrick Nix threw two first-half touchdown passes for Auburn, and backup quarterback Dameyune Craig added a rushing score. Alabama receiver Toderick Malone answered with two long touchdowns, but they did not both occur in the first quarter. His 52-yard catch from Freddie Kitchens tied the game 7-7 in the first; his 59-yard reverse came with 3:37 left in the second and reduced Auburn’s halftime lead to 24-14.
Alabama rallied after the break. Michael Proctor kicked a 20-yard field goal, Kitchens scored on a one-yard run to tie the game 24-24, and Proctor later put the Tide ahead 27-24. Auburn responded when Fred Beasley broke a 22-yard touchdown run with 10:18 remaining.
Alabama’s final possession reached the Auburn end zone in the closing seconds. Curtis Brown caught a Kitchens pass near the boundary, but officials ruled that he did not get a foot down in bounds. With no replay review available in 1995, the ruling stood and Auburn kept the four-point victory. Stephen Davis finished with 80 rushing yards; Beasley’s late run supplied the winning points.
The result gave Auburn its second win over Alabama in three seasons under Terry Bowden.