Auburn lost the Iron Bowl to rival Alabama 27-20 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday night, and a fumble by Cam Coleman cost them at the end.
The Tigers went into halftime down 17-6 but rallied in the second half to tie the game at 20. Bama had scored with 3:50 left to make it 27-20, but Auburn didn’t count themselves out. The Tigers began what would be a 12-play drive and had a 1st-and-10 at the Alabama 27. Cam Coleman caught a quick pass and ran for a gain of seven, but he had the ball knocked out for a fumble that was recovered by Alabama.
BRUTAL fumble late for Auburn 😳 pic.twitter.com/em31zp00aZ
— Underdog (@Underdog) November 30, 2025
Auburn had some momentum, and they were driving to potentially tie the game until that lost fumble by Coleman.
Though they recovered the fumble, Alabama didn’t run out the clock. They ended up punting with 18 seconds left on 4th-and-5, and Auburn muffed the punt, though the ball went out of bounds.
Coleman finished with 5 catches for 43 yards. He was understandably heartbroken after that.
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) November 30, 2025
Cam Coleman exits the field following Auburn’s 27-20 loss to Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
— Johnny Congdon (@congdonsation) November 30, 2025
He’s Auburn’s best player, but that fumble will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Gut wrenching stuff.@abc3340 pic.twitter.com/OtokzAnAFm
Coleman, a sophomore receiver, has 57 catches for 725 yards and 5 touchdowns this season, plus that fumble.
