Known as the Iron Bowl, the in-state rivalry between Saban's Crimson Tide and the Tigers often produced chaotic and memorable finishes. Alabama went 12–5 in the Iron Bowl during Saban's 17 years on the sidelines but just 5–4 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

After the win, Auburn highlighted how great their home crowd was. They used help from a notable person familiar with the place to help illustrate that. Legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban took to " College GameDay " to "alert" Texas A&M of the environment, which Auburn included in their video.

Texas A&M (8-2, 5-1 SEC) enters Week 13 with everything on the line, as the Aggies will take on the Auburn Tigers (4-6, 1-5 SEC) in a must-win road test before hosting the No. 3-ranked Texas Longhorns