The second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide defeated hated rival, the Auburn Tigers, 29-13 on the back of yet another gritty, dominating performance by Heisman frontrunner Derrick Henry. The beastly back ran for nearly 300 yards on a school record 45 carries in a game in which the Auburn defense never managed to slow him down, especially in the fourth quarter.
Auburn managed to keep the game close by forcing the Alabama offense to kick field goals instead of score touchdown for much of the game, but other than one big, and bizarre, touchdown pass never really got on track offensively either.