The date was November 30, 2013, and the site was Jordan-Hare Stadium on the campus of Auburn University for the playing of the 78th Iron Bowl.
The score was tied at 28 and the top-ranked Alabama sent placekicker Adam Griffith out for a 57-yard attempt with 1-second remaining to either win the game or, presumably, take its chances in overtime.
The kick was short and fourth-ranked Auburn’s Chris Davis Jr. was positioned under the goalpost for just such an opportunity. He caught the short kick cleanly and then sped 109 yards for a game-winning, walkoff touchdown that’s become known as the “Kick Six.”
The win catapulted Auburn past Alabama to the SEC West Division Championship and a spot in the SEC Championship Game against Missouri. Following a 59-42 victory over the Missouri Tigers, Auburn wound up in the Bowl Championship Series title game against Florida State where its season ended in a 34-31 loss.
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