2018: No. 1 Alabama defeated Auburn 52-21. The 31-point margin would go down as the worst loss of Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn's career. Alabama was led by sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who passed for 5 touchdowns and ran for one more. It would be the first time that an Alabama player would score 6 touchdowns in a single game. The 2018 Iron Bowl would be the only game that Tagovailoa would start versus the Tigers, as an injury would end his season prematurely the following year.