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Iron Bowl
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Teams Alabama Crimson Tide
Auburn Tigers
Originated February 22, 1893
Total meetings 76
Series Alabama leads 41–34–1
First Game Auburn 32, Alabama 22
February 22, 1893
Largest Victory Alabama 55, Auburn 0
1948
Highest Scoring Game Auburn 49, Alabama 26
November 29, 1969
Lowest Scoring Game Alabama 3, Auburn 0
November 26, 1960
Most Recent Game Alabama 42, Auburn 14
November 26, 2011
Alabama's Longest Streak Nine Years (1973–1981)
Auburn's Longest Streak Six Years (2002–2007)
Current Streak Alabama 1 (2011)

The Iron Bowl is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University. The series is considered one of the best and most hard-fought rivalries in all of sports.[1][2] As the rivalry was mainly played in Birmingham, Alabama for many years, the name of the Iron Bowl comes from Birmingham's historic role in the steel industry.[3] Alabama leads the series with an overall record of 41–34–1.

The games are played at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn every odd-numbered year, and in Bryant–Denny Stadium at Tuscaloosa every even-numbered year. For much of the 20th century the game was played every year at Legion Field in Birmingham. Alabama has a 32–15 record in games played at Legion Field, while Auburn has a 7–4 record in games played at Jordan–Hare Stadium and a 7–1 record in games played in Tuscaloosa (5–1 at Bryant–Denny Stadium). The game is traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day weekend. In 1993 both schools agreed to move the game up to the week before Thanksgiving to give themselves a bye for a potential SEC Championship Game berth, however in 2007 the conference voted to ban any team from having a bye in its schedule before the league championship game, returning the game to its traditional Thanksgiving weekend spot.

History

Auburn and Alabama played their first football game in Lakeview Park in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 22, 1893. Auburn (then named the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama) won 32–22, before an estimated crowd of 5,000. As if a signal of the future, disagreement between the schools began immediately as Alabama considered the game to be the final matchup of the 1892 season and Auburn recorded it as the first of 1893.

Tensions further built when, after both 1906 and 1907 contests, Auburn head coach Mike Donahue threatened to cancel the series if Alabama head coach "Doc" Pollard continued employing his elaborate formations and shifts.[4] The series was indeed suspended after the 1907 game when the schools could not come to agreement over the amount of expenses to be paid players, as well as from where officials for the game should be obtained.[5]

In 1947 the Alabama House of Representatives passed a resolution encouraging the schools to "make possible the inauguration of a full athletic program between the two schools".[6] The schools were disinclined to resume the series despite the passage of the resolution, since it did not have the effect of law. However, the Alabama congress threatened to withhold state funding from the schools unless they DID resume the rivalry. With that threat in mind, Ralph B. Draughon, the president of Auburn (then named the Alabama Polytechnic Institute), and Alabama president John Gallalee decided during the winter and spring of 1948 to end the disagreement and renew the series. The games would be played in Birmingham because it had the largest stadium in the state, 44,000-seat Legion Field, and the tickets would be split evenly between the two schools. Alabama won the first game when the series renewed 55–0, the most lopsided victory of the series.[7][8]

By 1980 the series had come to be called the Iron Bowl, due to Birmingham's prominence as a center of iron and steel production. Throughout the 1980s, Auburn made additions to Jordan–Hare Stadium, and in 1987 it eclipsed Legion Field in size. Auburn desired to make the Iron Bowl a "home-and-home" series, and the schools reached an agreement where Auburn could play their home games for the Iron Bowl in Auburn starting in 1989 (except for the 1991 game, which was played at Legion Field), and Alabama would have a "home" ticket allocation for games in Legion Field. On December 2, 1989, Alabama came to Auburn's Jordan–Hare Stadium for the first time in the history of the rivalry. A sellout crowd would witness Auburn win its first true "home" game of the series, 30–20 over an Alabama team that entered the game unbeaten and ranked #2 in the country.

Alabama continued to hold their home game at Legion Field. In 1998, Alabama expanded Bryant–Denny Stadium to a capacity of 83,818, exceeding Legion Field by a few hundred. Alabama moved their home games in the series to Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2000. A new attendance record for the Iron Bowl was set in 2006 as the latest expansion to Bryant–Denny Stadium increased its capacity to 92,138. The record was reset again in 2010, after another expansion to Alabama's Bryant–Denny Stadium, when a crowd of 101,821 witnessed an Auburn victory with a score of 28–27.

In 2009 and 2010 CBS Sports arranged an agreement between the two universities to have the game played in an exclusive time slot on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The 2009 game was the sixth Iron Bowl to be played on a Friday and the first in 21 years.[9] CBS did not attempt to renew the agreement after 2010 due to criticism from within the state from both fan bases, returning the game to its traditional Saturday date.

Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Award

The trophy given to the winner of the game is the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Award. It is named after James E. Foy, an Alabama graduate and former Auburn dean of students and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society – which was established on both campuses during the 1920s. The Foy Trophy is presented at halftime of the Auburn–Alabama basketball game later in the same academic year at the winner's home court. At the start of each season the SGA Presidents of both schools agree to bet on the outcome of the Iron Bowl by agreeing that after the trophy presentation, the SGA President of the losing team will sing the winning team's fight song.

Notable games

In the 2010 Iron Bowl, Auburn rallied from a 24–point deficit to win 28–27.


1893: First Game - The first meeting between Auburn and Alabama. Auburn beat Alabama in Birmingham 32-22 in just the second year of football for both programs.

1948: Rivalry Renewed - After 41 years of not playing each other due to issues regarding player per diem, officiating, and other petty disagreements, the teams finally played another game. Bama got revenge against Auburn winning 55-0 to get its fifth win in 13 tries against Auburn. It is also the most lopsided result in the series history.

1957: National Champions - Auburn won its third straight Iron Bowl in a 40-0 thrashing of Alabama in Birmingham. This completed a 10-0 season, and Auburn was crowned national champions. It marks the only Iron Bowl which crowned a national champion due to the practice at the time of the AP awarding the national title at the completion of the regular season. It was also Auburn's last football game of the season due to probation.

1964: First Televised Iron Bowl - This was the first Iron Bowl to be broadcast nationally on television on November 26, 1964.[10] Quarterback Joe Namath led Alabama to a 21–14 victory over Auburn, and after a Notre Dame loss two days later, the Crimson Tide were crowned national champions in both the AP and UPI polls.[11]

1967: The Run in the Mud – During the first night game in the series thunder storms soaked the grass field at Legion Field into a muddy mess. The game had to constantly be stopped to clear raincoats and other wet weather accessories from the field. The game was won late by Alabama quarterback Kenny Stabler who ran for a 47–yard touchdown and the 7–3 Alabama win.[12]

1971: Undefeateds part I - Both teams were playing for a shot at the national championship against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. 10–0 Alabama (No. 4 AP) routed 9–0 Auburn (No. 5 AP), and eventual Heisman winner Pat Sullivan, 31–7. Alabama would later fall to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.

1972: Punt Bama Punt – With less than 10 minutes remaining, an Auburn drive stalled and managed only a field goal, which made the score 16–3. The decision was not popular at the time with Auburn fans as a chorus of boos greeted Coach Jordan's decision. On the ensuing possession Alabama was forced to punt, and then the incredible happened. Auburn's Bill Newton blocked Greg Gantt's punt and his teammate David Langner ran the ball back 25 yards for an Auburn touchdown, narrowing the score to 16–10. Several minutes later, Alabama was forced to punt again and once again Newton blocked the punt and Langner again returned it for a touchdown. Gardner Jett kicked the extra point to give Auburn the 17-16 win.

1981: 315 – Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant earned his 315th career victory, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg to become the all-time winningest Division I-A coach (at the time) in a 28–17 win over Auburn.

1982: Bo Over the Top – Auburn drove the length of the field and scored with two minutes remaining when running back Bo Jackson jumped over the top of the pile from the one yard line. Auburn won the game 23–22. The victory ended Alabama's 9-game win streak over Auburn, the longest in series history. It would also be coach Bear Bryant's last Iron Bowl.

1983: Bye-Bye Bo - Auburn defeated Alabama 23-20 at Legion Field behind the legs of Bo Jackson who set the Iron Bowl rushing record for 256 yards and an outright win of the SEC Championship. Auburn would go on to beat Michigan in the Sugar bowl and finish the season at No. 3.

1984: Wrong Way Bo – Late in the fourth quarter Auburn had a 4th-and-goal from the one yard line, trailing by two points. Coach Pat Dye decided to go for the touchdown instead of a field goal. Despite the success two years prior, the ball went to Brent Fullwood instead of Bo Jackson. Jackson ran the wrong direction on the block, causing Fullwood to be forced out of bounds by an Alabama defender, Rory Turner, securing a 17–15 victory for Alabama and knocking Auburn out of the Sugar Bowl.[13][14]

1985: The Kick – After a long fought game with 4 lead changes in the forth quarter alone, Alabama had the ball on their own 12-yard line, trailing by one point with 37 seconds remaining. Alabama quarterback Mike Shula led the offense down to the Auburn 35 yard line. Van Tiffin hit a series record-tying 52-yard field goal with no time remaining to lift Alabama to a 25–23 victory.[15][16]

1986: Reverse to Victory – Auburn has the ball on the Alabama seven, trailing 17–14 with 32 seconds remaining in the game. The called play is a reverse to wide receiver Lawyer Tillman, but Coach Dye, seemingly reacting to the Bama defensive alignment and ran down the sideline and shouted at Tillman to call a time out (at the time, NCAA rules only allowed players on the field to call times out.) Tillman does not call timeout and Auburn runs the reverse for a touchdown, and a 21–17 Auburn win. Endless speculation surrounds the play to this day. Alabama players saw Pat Dye's pleas for time out, and froze, possibly giving Auburn the needed edge to run the risky reverse play. No one knows if Tillman simply didn't hear the time out, or if it was a deliberate plan for Tillman not to call timeout so Dye could freeze the Bama defense; a relatively common tactic during that time.[17][18]

1989: The First Time Ever – Auburn (No. 11 AP) defeated the undefeated Crimson Tide (No. 2 AP) 30–20 in the first ever Iron Bowl played on campus in Auburn in the confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. Previous Iron Bowls had moved from place to place, eventually settling in Birmingham, but never once was a series game played in Auburn. The game decided the SEC championship with Auburn winning a three-way tie with Alabama, and Tennessee; Alabama was undefeated while Auburn had suffered one conference loss, at Tennessee.

1993: Radio Championship – Unbeaten Auburn (No. 6 AP) came from behind to defeat 8–1–1 Alabama (No. 11 AP) in the second Iron Bowl ever played in Auburn, 22–14. The game was not televised due to Auburn's probation, but was shown on closed-circuit television before 47,421 fans in Tuscaloosa's Bryant–Denny Stadium.[19]

1994: Undefeateds part II - 10–0 Alabama (No. 3 AP) defeated 9–0–1 Auburn (No. 6 AP) 21–14 in the second series match-up of undefeated teams, ending Auburn's 21–game unbeaten streak.

1996: Gene's Farewell - In the second-to-last Iron Bowl played at Legion Field, Alabama came from behind to beat Auburn 24–23 in the final minutes of the game. It was also the final Iron Bowl for Alabama coach Gene Stallings, finishing with a respectable career coaching record in the rivalry's history at 5–2.

2000: Shut Out in T-Town - The Iron Bowl returned to Tuscaloosa for the first time in 99 years. Amidst miserable weather conditions of cold and sleet, Auburn clinched a spot in the SEC Championship game with a 9–0 shutout led by kicker Damon Duval. It was also the final game for Alabama head coach Mike DuBose.

2004: Championship Season - Alabama came into the game unranked but led Auburn (No. 3 AP) 6-0 during the first half, relying on two field goals kicked by Brian Bostick. The Tigers came back strong in the second half, starting with the combination of quarterback Jason Campbell and running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams scoring a touchdown. Auburn scored a total of 21 points during the second half. The Crimson Tide's quarterback Spencer Pennington connected with D. J. Hall to score a touchdown in the final minutes of the game. Auburn won 21-13, and moved on to win the SEC Championship game.

2005: Sacked Bama Sacked - In Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn sets a new school and series record by sacking Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle 11 times. Auburn records five sacks while holding Alabama to minus-17 yards of offense in the first quarter alone. Seven different Auburn players recorded at least half a sack in the game, led by 3.5 sacks from Stanley McClover. Auburn wins 28–18.

2007: Six In-a-Row – Auburn wins a sixth straight Iron Bowl over Alabama 17-10. This is currently the longest winning streak in the rivalry for Auburn. Brandon Cox becomes only the second starting quarterback for the Tigers, alongside Jason Campbell, to finish their Auburn career with a perfect 3-0 record in the Iron Bowl.

2008: The Beat Down in T-town – Alabama ends Auburn's six game win streak in the series with a 36–0 victory in Tommy Tuberville's last game as Auburn's head coach. Due to the Iron Bowl being moved to home field for both teams, it also marked the first series victory for Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

2009: The Drive – Trailing 21–20 with 8:27 remaining, unbeaten Alabama (No. 2 AP) marched down the field on a 15-play, 79 yard drive capped by a 3 yard touchdown pass from Greg McElroy to Roy Upchurch. Alabama took the lead 26–21 with 1:27 remaining and held on for the win. Alabama would go on to win both the SEC Championship and the BCS National Championship.

2010: The Comeback – Facing a 24-point deficit, No. 2 Auburn, led by quarterback Cam Newton's series tying three touchdown passes, would rally to a 28–27 victory, snapping Alabama's 20-game home win streak. It was the greatest comeback ever achieved by Auburn, and the greatest comeback ever allowed by Alabama. Newton would later win the 2010 Heisman Trophy, and Auburn would go on to win both the SEC Championship and the BCS National Championship.

Game results

Since 1893, the Crimson Tide and Tigers have played 76 times. Alabama leads the all-time series, with 41 wins to Auburn's 34, with one tie. The game has been played in four cities: Auburn, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa. Alabama leads the series in Birmingham (34–18–1). Auburn leads the series in Tuscaloosa (7–1) and Auburn (7–4). The series is tied in Montgomery (2–2). For the first time in history the previous three winners of the Iron Bowl went on to win the BCS National Championship, Alabama in 2009, Auburn in 2010, and Alabama in 2011. This also marked the first time that two different teams from the same state won consecutive BCS National Championship games.

Auburn victories are colored ██ navy blue. Alabama victories are colored ██ crimson. Ties are white.

# Date Location Winner Score Series
Alabama Auburn
1 February 22, 1893 Birmingham, AL Auburn 22 32 AU 1–0–0
2 November 30, 1893 Montgomery, AL Auburn 16 40 AU 2–0–0
3 November 29, 1894 Montgomery, AL Alabama 18 0 AU 2–1–0
4 November 23, 1895 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 0 48 AU 3–1–0
5 November 17, 1900 Montgomery, AL Auburn 5 53 AU 4–1–0
6 November 15, 1901 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 0 17 AU 5–1–0
7 October 18, 1902 Birmingham, AL Auburn 0 23 AU 6–1–0
8 October 23, 1903 Montgomery, AL Alabama 18 6 AU 6–2–0
9 November 12, 1904 Birmingham, AL Auburn 5 29 AU 7–2–0
10 November 18, 1905 Birmingham, AL Alabama 30 0 AU 7–3–0
11 November 17, 1906 Birmingham, AL Alabama 10 0 AU 7–4–0
12 November 16, 1907 Birmingham, AL Tie 6 6 AU 7–4–1
13 December 4, 1948 Birmingham, AL Alabama 55 0 AU 7–5–1
14 December 3, 1949 Birmingham, AL Auburn 13 14 AU 8–5–1
15 December 2, 1950 Birmingham, AL Alabama 34 0 AU 8–6–1
16 December 2, 1951 Birmingham, AL Alabama 25 7 AU 8–7–1
17 November 29, 1952 Birmingham, AL Alabama 21 0 Tie 8–8–1
18 November 28, 1953 Birmingham, AL Alabama 10 7 AL 9–8–1
19 November 27, 1954 Birmingham, AL Auburn 0 8 Tie 9–9–1
20 November 26, 1955 Birmingham, AL Auburn 0 26 AU 10–9–1
21 December 1, 1956 Birmingham, AL Auburn 7 34 AU 11–9–1
22 November 30, 1957 Birmingham, AL Auburn 0 40 AU 12–9–1
23 November 29, 1958 Birmingham, AL Auburn 8 14 AU 13–9–1
24 November 28, 1959 Birmingham, AL Alabama 10 0 AU 13–10–1
25 November 26, 1960 Birmingham, AL Alabama 3 0 AU 13–11–1
26 December 2, 1961 Birmingham, AL Alabama 34 0 AU 13–12–1
27 December 1, 1962 Birmingham, AL Alabama 38 0 AU 13–13–1
28 November 30, 1963 Birmingham, AL Auburn 8 10 AU 14–13–1
29 November 26, 1964 Birmingham, AL Alabama 21 14 Tie 14–14–1
30 November 27, 1965 Birmingham, AL Alabama 30 3 AL 15–14–1
31 December 3, 1966 Birmingham, AL Alabama 31 0 AL 16–14–1
32 December 2, 1967 Birmingham, AL Alabama 7 3 AL 17–14–1
33 November 30, 1968 Birmingham, AL Alabama 24 16 AL 18–14–1
34 November 29, 1969 Birmingham, AL Auburn 26 49 AL 18–15–1
35 November 28, 1970 Birmingham, AL Auburn 28 33 AL 18–16–1
36 November 27, 1971 Birmingham, AL Alabama 31 7 AL 19–16–1
37 December 2, 1972 Birmingham, AL Auburn 16 17 AL 19–17–1
38 December 1, 1973 Birmingham, AL Alabama 35 0 AL 20–17–1
39 November 29, 1974 Birmingham, AL Alabama 17 13 AL 21–17–1
40 November 29, 1975 Birmingham, AL Alabama 28 0 AL 22–17–1
41 November 27, 1976 Birmingham, AL Alabama 38 7 AL 23–17–1
42 November 26, 1977 Birmingham, AL Alabama 48 21 AL 24–17–1
43 December 2, 1978 Birmingham, AL Alabama 34 16 AL 25–17–1
44 December 1, 1979 Birmingham, AL Alabama 25 18 AL 26–17–1
45 November 29, 1980 Birmingham, AL Alabama 34 18 AL 27–17–1
46 November 28, 1981 Birmingham, AL Alabama 28 17 AL 28–17–1
47 November 27, 1982 Birmingham, AL Auburn 22 23 AL 28–18–1
48 December 3, 1983 Birmingham, AL Auburn 20 23 AL 28–19–1
49 December 1, 1984 Birmingham, AL Alabama 17 15 AL 29–19–1
50 November 30, 1985 Birmingham, AL Alabama 25 23 AL 30–19–1
51 November 29, 1986 Birmingham, AL Auburn 17 21 AL 30–20–1
52 November 27, 1987 Birmingham, AL Auburn 0 10 AL 30–21–1
53 November 25, 1988 Birmingham, AL Auburn 10 15 AL 30–22–1
54 December 2, 1989 Auburn, AL Auburn 20 30 AL 30–23–1
55 December 1, 1990 Birmingham, AL Alabama 16 7 AL 31–23–1
56 November 30, 1991 Birmingham, AL Alabama 13 6 AL 32–23–1
57 November 26, 1992 Birmingham, AL Alabama 17 0 AL 33–23–1
58 November 20, 1993 Auburn, AL Auburn 14 22 AL 33–24–1
59 November 19, 1994 Birmingham, AL Alabama 21 14 AL 34–24–1
60 November 18, 1995 Auburn AL Auburn 27 31 AL 34–25–1
61 November 23, 1996 Birmingham, AL Alabama 24 23 AL 35–25–1
62 November 22, 1997 Auburn, AL Auburn 17 18 AL 35–26–1
63 November 21, 1998 Birmingham, AL Alabama 31 17 AL 36–26–1
64 November 20, 1999 Auburn, AL Alabama 28 17 AL 37–26–1
65 November 18, 2000 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 0 9 AL 37–27–1
66 November 17, 2001 Auburn, AL Alabama 31 7 AL 38–27–1
67 November 23, 2002 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 7 17 AL 38–28–1
68 November 22, 2003 Auburn, AL Auburn 23 28 AL 38–29–1
69 November 20, 2004 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 13 21 AL 38–30–1
70 November 19, 2005 Auburn, AL Auburn 18 28 AL 38–31–1
71 November 18, 2006 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 15 22 AL 38–32–1
72 November 24, 2007 Auburn, AL Auburn 10 17 AL 38–33–1
73 November 29, 2008 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama 36 0 AL 39–33–1
74 November 27, 2009 Auburn, AL Alabama 26 21 AL 40–33–1
75 November 26, 2010 Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn 27 28 AL 40–34–1
76 November 26, 2011 Auburn, AL Alabama 42 14 AL 41–34–1
77 November 24, 2012 Tuscaloosa, AL TBD AL

Series record sources: 2011 Alabama Football Media Guide,[20] 2011 Auburn Football Media Guide,[21] and College Football Data Warehouse.[22]

See also

References

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  14. ^ Lowry, Will (December 2, 1984). "Dye defends decision to go for TD". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13B. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  15. ^ Goens, Mike (December 2, 1985). "Tiffin – It was like a dream". TimesDaily. p. 1B. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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  19. ^ Stevenson, Tommy (November 21, 1993). "Day historic in more ways than one". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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