Qualla: The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph https://qualla.com/kick-six en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:13 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/d/j/g/1/kick-six-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph https://qualla.com/kick-six The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph: Introduction https://qualla.com/kick-six/ Photo credit Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0. The seismographs picked it up as far north as Huntsville, 200 miles away. On November 30, 2013, when Chris Davis caught a missed 57-yard field goal attempt one yard deep in his own end zone and ran 109 yards to score the winning touchdown as time expired, the 87,451 people inside Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, generated a measurable earthquake. The 2014 ESPY Awards named it both the Best Play and the Best Game of the year in all of North American sports. College football fans later voted it the single greatest play in the sport's history. It happened because a defensive coordinator had a hunch, a coach trusted it, and the number-one team in America tried a field goal from nine yards farther than anyone should have attempted.

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/j/g/1/kick-six-wp/djg1-the-kick-six-one-second-109-yards-and-a-seismograp-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph: The Collision Course https://qualla.com/kick-six/ Photo credit Auburn Alumni Association from Auburn, USA, CC BY 2.0. Alabama and Auburn first played football in 1893 and have met every year since 1948, building a rivalry that divides families, offices, and entire towns. They call it the Iron Bowl. Entering the 2013 game, Alabama was ranked number one in the country, undefeated at 11-0, the two-...

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/j/g/1/kick-six-wp/djg1-the-kick-six-one-second-109-yards-and-a-seismograp-the-collision-course.mp3 0:06 2 full The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph: The Setup https://qualla.com/kick-six/ Photo credit Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0. Nearly everyone expected Alabama to win. ESPN's entire College GameDay panel picked the Crimson Tide. The Anniston Star published seven reasons Auburn could not compete. Alabama was favored by 10 points. Only Charles Barkley, the Auburn alumnus and NBA personality, publicly picke...

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/j/g/1/kick-six-wp/djg1-the-kick-six-one-second-109-yards-and-a-seismograp-the-setup.mp3 0:06 3 full The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph: 109 Yards https://qualla.com/kick-six/ Photo credit AuburnPilot, Public domain. Adam Griffith's kick fell short. Davis caught it at the back of the end zone, a yard deep, and hesitated for half a breath. Then he started running. He cut left along the sideline, found a wall of blockers, and accelerated through the chaos. CBS broadcaster Verne Lundquist, one o...

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/j/g/1/kick-six-wp/djg1-the-kick-six-one-second-109-yards-and-a-seismograp-109-yards.mp3 0:06 4 full The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph: What Came After https://qualla.com/kick-six/ Photo credit AuburnPilot, Public domain. Auburn went on to beat Missouri 59-42 in the SEC Championship Game and advanced to the BCS National Championship, where they lost to Florida State 34-31, ending the SEC's streak of seven consecutive national titles. Alabama fell to Oklahoma 45-31 in the Sugar Bowl. Gus Malzahn wo...

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/j/g/1/kick-six-wp/djg1-the-kick-six-one-second-109-yards-and-a-seismograp-what-came-after.mp3 0:06 5 full The Kick Six: One Second, 109 Yards, and a Seismograph: Jordan-Hare Stadium https://qualla.com/kick-six/ Photo credit AuburnPilot, Public domain. The stadium where it happened sits on the campus of Auburn University and holds 87,451 fans. It was built in 1939 and has been expanded multiple times to its current capacity. For one second on November 30, 2013, those 87,451 voices produced enough collective energy to register o...

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