TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The No. 1/1 Alabama football team finished out its 2020 home slate with a dominant 42-13 victory over Auburn Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide is now 8-0 on the season, while the Tigers fall to 5-3.
Devonta Smith continued to roll up big numbers, tallying 171 receiving yards on seven catches, including two that went for touchdowns. It marked his fifth game this season with 140-plus receiving yards and pushed him over 1,000 yards for the season. Smith's 1,074 on 72 catches in 2020 marks the second 1,000-yard season of his career, after tallying 1,256 in 2019. He now has two of the 11 1,000-yard seasons in Alabama history. Smith also bettered his Southeastern Conference and Alabama career receiving touchdown record to 35.
Mac Jones threw for 302 yards on 18-26 passing with a career-best five touchdown throws, tying the Iron Bowl passing TD record. Two of his passing scores went to Smith, two to John Metchie III and one to Jahleel Billingsley It was Billingsley's first career touchdown. Najee Harris rushed for 96 yards on 11 carries, including a 39-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Harris has now scored rushing touchdowns in seven of eight games this season, totaling 17.
Josh Jobe led the Crimson Tide defense with a career-best 10 tackles, including five solo stops. The Tide also came away with a pair of interceptions, one by Malachi Moore and one by Brian Branch that included a 30-yard return. It was Branch's first pick for the Tide. Christopher Allen, Christian Barmore and Will Anderson Jr. all notched sacks against the Tigers.
Up Next:
Alabama heads to Baton Rouge to take on LSU on Saturday, Dec. 5. The matchup between the Crimson Tide and Tigers, which was originally scheduled for Nov. 14, will be the 85th meeting between the two storied programs with UA holding a 53-26-5 advantage in the series, including a 28-9-2 mark in Death Valley.
