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Seasons in which Auburn has lost eight SEC games. The Tigers enter the Iron Bowl with an 0-7 conference record. Auburn also lost seven league games in 1948, 1950 and 1952, when it went winless against conference competition, and in 1998, when the Tigers had a 1-7 SEC mark.

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Point difference in the cumulative score for Alabama and Auburn against their five common opponents this season. The five teams that both the Crimson Tide and Tigers have played in 2012 are Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. In going 4-1 against those five teams, Alabama outscored them 168-67. In losing all five games against those teams, Auburn was outscored 168-68.

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Victory for Alabama in eight games against Auburn in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 36-0 in 2008 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tigers have won all of their other visits to Alabama's campus, posting victories in 1895, 1901, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010.

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Iron Bowl victory for Auburn when the Tigers are not ranked in the AP poll and Alabama is, which is the case this year. The Crimson Tide has a 21-1 record against Auburn in this circumstance, with the Tigers' victory coming in 2002, when No. 9 Alabama lost 17-7.

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Previous Iron Bowl played on Nov. 24 since the resumption of the series in 1948. Auburn defeated Alabama 17-10 on Nov. 24, 2007.

1

Interception thrown every 88.6 passes in his career by Alabama QB

AJ McCarron

. McCarron's interception ratio is the best in SEC history for any player with at least 400 passes.

Tim Tebow

is next on the list with one interception every 62.2 passes. The NCAA FBS record (for players with at least 600 career passes) heading into the 2012 season was one interception every 77.8 passes, set by Fresno State's

Billy Volek

from 1997 through 1999 (12 interceptions in 934 passes).

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Iron Bowl that has featured a larger discrepancy in the teams' victory totals than this year's contest. Alabama enters Saturday's game with a 10-1 record while Auburn is 3-8. In the 1950 Iron Bowl, which Alabama won 34-0, the Crimson Tide came in with an 8-2 record while the Tigers were 0-9. Auburn had seven more victories than Alabama entering the 1955 and 1957 Iron Bowls.

1

TD pass and seven interceptions thrown in the fourth quarter this season by Auburn. In the first three quarters of games, the Tigers have tossed seven TD passes and been interecepted six times. Auburn has scored an SEC-low 36 fourth-quarter points in 2012.

1

PK in the nation who has not missed a kick this season -- Alabama's

Jeremy Shelley

. Shelley has been good on all 53 of his extra-point attempts and all 10 of his field-goal attempts.

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Season in which Auburn has lost at least nine games. The Tigers enter the Iron Bowl with a 3-8 record this season. Auburn had an 0-10 record in 1950.

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QB who ranks ahead of McCarron on the list of the SEC's winningest signal-callers (as judged by winning percentage). The SEC keeps a ranking of the winning percentages of QBs who have started at least 23 games. Alabama had a record of 35-2-1 in

Jay Barker

's starts -- a winning percentage of .934 that tops the list. McCarron has a 22-2 record as a starter, a winning percentage of .917.

2

Of the eight games that Alabama has lost when ranked No. 2 that have been won by Auburn. The Tigers have a 2-8 record against Alabama when the Crimson Tide is ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, with the victories coming in 1972, when the No. 9 Tigers won 17-16, and 1989, in a 30-20 upset. Alabama has a 64-8-2 record when playing as the No. 2 team.

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Interceptions made by Auburn this season, tied with South Florida for the fewest in the nation. Alabama has thrown two interceptions this season, tied for the fewest in the nation. Auburn is the only SEC team without an interception against conference competition in 2012.

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Teams still in contention for the SEC West's berth in the conference championship game -- Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M. If Alabama defeats Auburn, the Crimson Tide will be the Western Division team in Atlanta. If the Tigers upset Alabama, then it's possible Georgia's opponent would be decided by tie-breakers, one of which favors LSU while the other favors Texas A&M.

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Consecutive seasons that the No. 2 team in the BCS standings with two rankings left to be released has gone on to win the BCS national championship game. Alabama holds the No. 2 spot in this week's BCS standings, with two more rankings remaining for 2012. Alabama in 2011 and 2009 and Auburn in 2010 were No. 2 at this point in the second and won the BCS champinship game. Only one other No. 2 team at this stage has gone on to win the BCS title -- Texas in 2005. Four other No. 2 teams at this point in the season have reached the title game but lost -- Oklahoma in 2004, Ohio State in 2002, Florida State in 2001 and Virginia Tech in 1999 -- and six have failed to make the title game -- Texas in 2008, Kansas in 2007, Michigan in 2006, Southern Cal in 2003, Florida in 2001 and UCLA in 1998.

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Times on third down with 3 or fewer yards needed for a first down that Auburn has passed this season. All three passes picked up at least 15 yards. The Tigers have run the ball 27 times in that situation, gaining 123 yards, 15 first downs and four TDs, according to the website cfbstats.com. Alabama has thrown 11 passes on third down with 3 or fewer yards to go, completing seven for six first downs and one TD. Alabama has run the ball 26 times in that situation.

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First downs gained by Alabama through opponents' penalties, the fewest in the nation. Central Florida is next-to-last with seven, and Auburn has eight. Both Alabama and Auburn's opponents are being assessed an average of 4.5 penalties per game, with 1 yard more per game marked off against the Tigers' foes -- 36.4 to 35.4

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Of 61 punts by Auburn's

Steven Clark

that have been returned this season. The Tigers' opponents have 4 punt-return yards this year, the second-fewest in the nation. Alabama has returned 32 punts this season, tied for the second-most in the nation.

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Consecutive losses on its opponents' home field for Auburn, the Tigers' longest such streak since they dropped 14 in a row from 1947 into the 1951 season. The Tigers haven't won on their opponent's home field since they defeated South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Times that Alabama has played in the SEC championship game. The Crimson Tide will be going back to Atlanta as the SEC West representative if it defeats Auburn. Alabama played in the SEC title games of 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008 and 2009.

9

Consecutive losses in conference play for Auburn. The Tigers haven't lost 10 SEC games in a row since a 10-game streak that bridged the 1951 and 1952 seasons.

12

SEC teams that have finished a season with an 0-8 conference record. Auburn would drop to 0-8 if it loses to Alabama. The loser of Saturday's Kentucky-Tennessee game also will finish the season at 0-8 in SEC play. There have been 15 teams that have posted 8-0 records in SEC play.

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Kickoffs returned against Auburn this season, the second-fewest in the nation. Alabama has returned 15 kickoffs this season, the second-fewest in the nation.

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Consecutive victories for Alabama over Auburn when the Crimson Tide enters the Iron Bowl with a record at least three games better than the Tigers' mark, which is the case this season. Since the rivalry resumed in 1948, only one Auburn team has won the Iron Bowl with a record at least three games worse than the Tide's mark. In 1949, the 1-4-3 Tigers upended 6-2-1 Alabama 14-13 in a game decided by a missed extra-point attempt.

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TD passes in 2012 by McCarron, an Alabama single-season record. McCarron broke the record of 20 set by

Greg McElroy

in 2010.

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34

Receiving yards needed by WR

Emory Blake

to become the fifth Auburn player with 2,000. The Auburn players who reached 2,000 receiving yards in their careers are

Terry Beasley

,

Tyrone Goodson

,

Karsten Bailey

and

Courtney Taylor

.

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Consecutive victories over unranked teams for Alabama. The Crimson Tide's most recent setback against an unranked opponent is a 17-10 loss to Auburn in 2007.

40

Third downs converted into first downs by Auburn, the fewest in the nation this season. The Tigers are 40 for 131 in turning third downs into first downs. However, nationally, five teams have a worse third-down conversion rate than Auburn's 30.5 percent.

58

Victories since the start of the 2008 season for Alabama, the most in a five-year span in SEC history. By beating Western Carolina last week, the Crimson Tide passed the record established by the Florida teams of 2005 through 2009. The NCAA era record for most victories in five seasons in major-college football is 60, set by Nebraska from 1993 through 1997. In the past four seasons, Alabama has 46 victories. The SEC record for most victories in a four-season stretch is 48, set by Florida from 2006 through 2009 and equaled by the Alabama teams of 2008 through 2011. The national record for four-year victories in the NCAA era is 49, set by Nebraska from 1994 through 1997 and matched by Boise State from 2006 through 2009.

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Rushing and passing plays per game, on average, for Auburn's offense this season -- four fewer than any other team in the nation. Alabama's defense has been on the field for an average of 61.1 plays per game this season, the second-fewest in the nation. The BYU defense has been on the field for one fewer play in 2012 than Alabama's.

78

Consecutive AP polls in which Alabama has been ranked, the longest streak in the nation. LSU is second with 61.

81

Points scored in seven SEC games this season by Auburn with one conference contest remaining. The most recent season in which the Tigers had fewer points in league games is 1975, when Auburn scored 80 points in six games.

83

Plays that have gained at least 10 yards against the Alabama defense this season, the fewest in the nation, according to the website

.

111

Points given up by Alabama this season, tied for the fewest in the nation with Notre Dame.

125

Points scored in the first quarter this season by Alabama, more than any other SEC team has put on the board in the opening period. Alabama also has given up SEC lows of 28 second-quarter points and 24 third-quarter points this season.

153

Consecutive games in which Alabama has scored, the longest streak in school history. The Crimson Tide hasn't been shut out since losing 9-0 to Auburn in the final game of the 2000 season.