NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Iron Bowl

The Iron Bowl is the name given to the annual intercollegiate football game between the teams of Auburn University and the University of Alabama. The deep-seated football rivalry between Alabama and Auburn has historically spilled over into the politics and society of the state of Alabama. As is typical of such games, it is usually scheduled to be the final regular-season game for each team and is always played in late November. Image File history File links Summary Iron Bowl logo. ... Image File history File links Summary Iron Bowl logo. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

1 History
2 Game results
3 Statistics
4 References
5 See also

History

Alabama and Auburn played their first football game in Lakeview Park in Birmingham, Alabama on February 22, 1893. Auburn won, 32-22, before an estimated crowd of 2,000. 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. The series was 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. Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State Counties Jefferson, Shelby Incorporated December 19, 1871 Government - Type Mayor - Council - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (Current) Larry Langford (Mayor-Elect) Area - City 151. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Auburn president Dr. Ralph B. Draughon and Alabama president Dr. John Gallalee decided during the winter and spring of 1948 to end the disagreement and renew the series after fighting what they considered interference into their internal affairs by the state legislature. The teams met in Birmingham because it had the largest stadium in the state, 44,000-seat Legion Field. Alabama won that game, 55-0, in the most lopsided victory of the series. The game would be played exclusively at Legion Field until 1989 when Auburn hosted the game in Jordan-Hare Stadium before a (then) record crowd of 85,319. Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. ... Jordan-Hare Stadium is the playing venue for Auburn Universitys football team located on campus in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The stadium is named for Ralph Shug Jordan (pronounced JURD-an), the Universitys winningest football coach, and Cliff Hare, a member of Auburns first football team. ...

**Iron Bowl**
Alabama (38)	Auburn (33)
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Ties (1)
1907

For most of the 20th century, the games were played at Birmingham's Legion Field. Alabama played many "home" games at Legion Field due to the difficulty of travel to Tuscaloosa. When the series was resumed in 1948, the Alabama State Legislature and the schools agreed to play at a neutral site in Birmingham. Legion Field was the largest stadium in the state at the time. There was supposed to be a 50-50 split of tickets, but because of Birmingham's proximity to Tuscaloosa the split usually wound up being 65-35 in Alabama's favor. Between 1948 and 1988, this ticket division continued, effectively making every game an Alabama home game, though the schools still alternated the privilege of calling the pregame coin-toss. Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. ... Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ...

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 in response to their success under Pat Dye. Soon, this stadium eclipsed Legion Field in size and Auburn desired to move this game from Legion Field to a home-and-home series, as Alabama played most "home" games at Legion Field, and each year, regardless of which team was officially designated as the "home team," Alabama fans claimed 65% of tickets. Alabama coach and Athletic Director Ray Perkins objected, saying that "it will never happen." However, both schools reached an agreement where Auburn could play their home games for the Iron Bowl in Auburn starting in 1989, with the exception of 1991, 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. Since the change in 1989 Alabama has only won twice when not playing in Birmingham, while Auburn has won 11 times. For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... Jordan-Hare Stadium is the playing venue for Auburn Universitys football team located on campus in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The stadium is named for Ralph Shug Jordan (pronounced JURD-an), the Universitys winningest football coach, and Cliff Hare, a member of Auburns first football team. ... Patrick Fain Dye (born November 6, 1939, in Blythe, Georgia) was an American college football coach most notable for his tenure as the head coach at Auburn University from 1981 until 1992. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

Alabama officials had fought the move from Birmingham and continued to hold their home game at Legion Field until the 2000 season where it was once again played in Tuscaloosa in Bryant-Denny Stadium after the capacity of the Crimson Tide's on-campus home was expanded to more than 83,000, exceeding the capacity of Legion Field. The game had been played in Tuscaloosa only twice before early in the series in 1895 and 1901. A new attendance record was set in 2006 as the latest expansion to Bryant-Denny increased its capacity to 92,138. Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. ... Bryant-Denny Stadium, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the home stadium for the University of Alabama football team. ...

Game results

Since 1893, The Crimson Tide and Tigers have played 72 times. Alabama leads the all-time series, with 38 wins to Auburn's 33, with one tie.^[1]

Alabama victories are shaded ██ red. Auburn victories shaded in ██ blue.

No.	Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	1893-02-22	Birmingham	Auburn	32	Alabama	22	AUB 1-0
2	1893-11-30	Montgomery	Auburn	40	Alabama	16	AUB 2-0
3	1894-11-29	Montgomery	Alabama	18	Auburn	0	AUB 2-1
4	1895-11-23	Tuscaloosa	Auburn	48	Alabama	0	AUB 3-1
5	1900-11-17	Montgomery	Auburn	53	Alabama	5	AUB 4-1
6	1901-11-15	Tuscaloosa	Auburn	17	Alabama	0	AUB 5-1
7	1902-10-18	Birmingham	Auburn	23	Alabama	0	AUB 6-1
8	1903-10-23	Montgomery	Alabama	18	Auburn	6	AUB 6-2
9	1904-11-12	Birmingham	Auburn	29	Alabama	5	AUB 7-2
10	1905-11-18	Birmingham	Alabama	30	Auburn	0	AUB 7-3
11	1906-11-17	Birmingham	Alabama	10	Auburn	0	AUB 7-4
12	1907-11-16	Birmingham	Alabama	6	Auburn	6	AUB 7-4-1
13	1948-12-04	Birmingham	Alabama	55	Auburn	0	AUB 7-5-1
14	1949-12-03	Birmingham	Auburn	14	Alabama	13	AUB 8-5-1
15	1950-12-02	Birmingham	Alabama	34	Auburn	0	AUB 8-6-1
16	1951-12-02	Birmingham	Alabama	25	Auburn	7	AUB 8-7-1
17	1952-11-29	Birmingham	Alabama	21	Auburn	0	Tied 8-8-1
18	1953-11-28	Birmingham	Alabama	10	Auburn	7	BAMA 9-8-1
19	1954-11-27	Birmingham	Auburn	28	Alabama	0	Tied 9-9-1
20	1955-11-26	Birmingham	Auburn	26	Alabama	0	AUB 10-9-1
21	1956-12-01	Birmingham	Auburn	34	Alabama	7	AUB 11-9-1
22	1957-11-30	Birmingham	Auburn	40	Alabama	0	AUB 12-9-1
23	1958-11-29	Birmingham	Auburn	14	Alabama	8	AUB 13-9-1
24	1959-11-28	Birmingham	Alabama	10	Auburn	0	AUB 13-10-1
25	1960-11-26	Birmingham	Alabama	3	Auburn	0	AUB 13-11-1
26	1961-12-02	Birmingham	Alabama	34	Auburn	0	AUB 13-12-1
27	1962-12-01	Birmingham	Alabama	38	Auburn	0	Tied 13-13-1
28	1963-11-30	Birmingham	Auburn	10	Alabama	8	AUB 14-13-1
29	1964-11-26	Birmingham	Alabama	21	Auburn	14	Tied 14-14-1
30	1965-11-27	Birmingham	Alabama	30	Auburn	3	BAMA 15-14-1
31	1966-12-03	Birmingham	Alabama	31	Auburn	0	BAMA 16-14-1
32	1967-12-02	Birmingham	Alabama	7	Auburn	3	BAMA 17-14-1
33	1968-11-30	Birmingham	Alabama	24	Auburn	16	BAMA 18-14-1
34	1969-11-29	Birmingham	Auburn	49	Alabama	26	BAMA 18-15-1
35	1970-11-28	Birmingham	Auburn	33	Alabama	28	BAMA 18-16-1
36	1971-11-27	Birmingham	Alabama	31	Auburn	7	BAMA 19-16-1
37	1972-12-02	Birmingham	Auburn	17	Alabama	16	BAMA 19-17-1
38	1973-12-01	Birmingham	Alabama	35	Auburn	0	BAMA 20-17-1
39	1974-11-29	Birmingham	Alabama	17	Auburn	13	BAMA 21-17-1
40	1975-11-27	Birmingham	Alabama	28	Auburn	0	BAMA 22-17-1
41	1976-11-27	Birmingham	Alabama	38	Auburn	7	BAMA 23-17-1
42	1977-11-26	Birmingham	Alabama	48	Auburn	21	BAMA 24-17-1
43	1978-12-02	Birmingham	Alabama	34	Auburn	16	BAMA 25-17-1
44	1979-12-01	Birmingham	Alabama	25	Auburn	18	BAMA 26-17-1
45	1980-11-29	Birmingham	Alabama	34	Auburn	18	BAMA 27-17-1
46	1981-11-28	Birmingham	Alabama	28	Auburn	17	BAMA 28-17-1
47	1982-11-27	Birmingham	Auburn	23	Alabama	22	BAMA 28-18-1
48	1983-12-03	Birmingham	Auburn	23	Alabama	20	BAMA 28-19-1
49	1984-12-01	Birmingham	Alabama	17	Auburn	15	BAMA 29-19-1
50	1985-11-30	Birmingham	Alabama	25	Auburn	23	BAMA 30-19-1
51	1986-11-29	Birmingham	Auburn	21	Alabama	17	BAMA 30-20-1
52	1987-11-27	Birmingham	Auburn	10	Alabama	0	BAMA 30-21-1
53	1988-11-25	Birmingham	Auburn	15	Alabama	10	BAMA 30-22-1
54	1989-12-02	Auburn	Auburn	30	Alabama	20	BAMA 30-23-1
55	1990-12-01	Birmingham	Alabama	16	Auburn	7	BAMA 31-23-1
56	1991-11-30	Birmingham	Alabama	13	Auburn	6	BAMA 32-23-1
57	1992-11-26	Birmingham	Alabama	17	Auburn	0	BAMA 33-23-1
58	1993-11-20	Auburn	Auburn	22	Alabama	14	BAMA 33-24-1
59	1994-11-19	Birmingham	Alabama	21	Auburn	14	BAMA 34-24-1
60	1995-11-18	Auburn	Auburn	31	Alabama	27	BAMA 34-25-1
61	1996-11-23	Birmingham	Alabama	24	Auburn	23	BAMA 35-25-1
62	1997-11-22	Auburn	Auburn	18	Alabama	17	BAMA 35-26-1
63	1998-11-21	Birmingham	Alabama	31	Auburn	17	BAMA 36-26-1
64	1999-11-20	Auburn	Alabama	28	Auburn	17	BAMA 37-26-1
65	2000-11-18	Tuscaloosa	Auburn	9	Alabama	0	BAMA 37-27-1
66	2001-11-17	Auburn	Alabama	31	Auburn	7	BAMA 38-27-1
67	2002-11-23	Tuscaloosa	Auburn	17	Alabama	7	BAMA 38-28-1
68	2003-11-22	Auburn	Auburn	28	Alabama	23	BAMA 38-29-1
69	2004-11-20	Tuscaloosa	Auburn	21	Alabama	13	BAMA 38-30-1
70	2005-11-19	Auburn	Auburn	28	Alabama	18	BAMA 38-31-1
71	2006-11-18	Tuscaloosa	Auburn	22	Alabama	15	BAMA 38-32-1
72	2007-11-24	Auburn	Auburn	17	Alabama	10	BAMA 38-33-1
73	2008-11-29^[2]	Tuscaloosa	Auburn at Alabama
74	2009-11-28^[2]	Auburn	Alabama at Auburn

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Statistics

As of November 2007:

Alabama leads the all-time series 38-33-1.
Auburn has won the game each of the past six years.
Since the resumption of the series in 1948, the only head coaches to win the Iron Bowl in the first year at their school are Gene Stallings (Alabama-1990), Terry Bowden (Auburn-1993) Dennis Franchione (Alabama-2001). The only coaches to win their final Iron Bowl appearance are Stallings in 1996 and Bowden in 1997.
Since the resumption of the series, the only two Auburn coaches to win more than half of their Iron Bowls are Terry Bowden (1993-1997, 3-2), and Tommy Tuberville (1999-present, 7-2). The only Alabama coaches to lose more than half of their Iron Bowl games as coach are the four who failed to win a single Iron Bowl: former coaches J.B. "Ears" Whitworth (1955-1957), Bill Curry (1987-1989), Mike Shula (2003-2006), and current coach Nick Saban who is 0-1 (2007).
Alabama has shut Auburn out 14 times (1894, 1905, 1906, 1948, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1973, 1975 and 1992), while Auburn has shut Alabama out eight times (1895, 1901, 1902, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1987 and 2000).
The largest margin of victory in the series is 55 points, when Alabama defeated Auburn 55-0 in 1948, the first game in the series since 1907. Auburn's largest margin of victory in the series is 48 points, when the Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide 53-5 in 1900.
Five games have been decided by one point. Auburn won by one point in 1949 (14-13), 1972 (17-16), 1982 (23-22) and 1997 (18-17), while Alabama won by one point in 1996 (24-23).
Since 1981, the Iron Bowl has been televised nationally on either a broadcast or cable network every season except 1993, when NCAA probation prevented Auburn from appearing on television.
Since the retirement of Bear Bryant following the 1982 season, Auburn leads the series 15-10.
Auburn last held the series edge in 1963 (14-13-1) before Alabama won five straight contributing to the current 5 game Alabama advantage (38-33-1).
Former Alabama head coach Mike Shula is the only Crimson Tide head coach to lose four consecutive games to Auburn, and is one of only three coaches to lose at least four consecutive games in the series. The others are Auburn's Ralph Jordan (1959-1962) and (1964-1968) and Doug Barfield (1976-1980).
The longest winning streak in the series is held by Alabama at 9 games, from 1973 to 1981.
Auburn's longest winning streak is its current one; 6 in a row from 2002 through 2007.
The game has been played in four cities: Auburn, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa.
The greatest number of points given up by an Alabama team coached by Crimson Tide coach Bear Bryant occurred in the 1969 Iron Bowl. Auburn defeated Alabama, 49-26, ending a five-year Crimson Tide winning streak in the series.
Auburn and Alabama have never both had losing records in the same season.
Alabama has never beaten Auburn in Tuscaloosa (0-6), only scoring 35 points in those six games.
Alabama has entered the Iron Bowl undefeated and untied on 11 occasions (1961, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1994), while Auburn has entered the game with an unblemished record four times (1957, 1971, 1993, 2004). In the only Iron Bowl to match up two undefeated, untied squads, the Crimson Tide routed the Tigers 31-7 in 1971. Auburn and Alabama were both undefeated in 1994 (Auburn and Georgia had tied 23-23), and Alabama defeated Auburn 21-14. The only other teams to enter the game undefeated and untied and lose the Iron Bowl were the 1972 and 1989 Alabama squads; the Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide 17-16 in the Punt Bama Punt game and 30-20 in the first Iron Bowl game played at Jordan-Hare Stadium, respectively.
Auburn has been defeated twice at Jordan-Hare Stadium and never at Bryant-Denny, giving Auburn only two losses since the Iron Bowl moved to a home-and-home series in 1999 (Auburn is 13-2 in games played on-campus).
The trophy given to the winner of the game is called 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 year at the winner's coliseum. After the trophy presentation, the SGA President of the losing school must recite his or her adversary's fight song.
Starting in 2007, the Iron Bowl will be played during the week of Thanksgiving which moves the game back one week each year. This is due to a change in SEC policy that will begin in 2007 that requires conference teams to play the week of Thanksgiving, which is tradtionally the last week of the season before the SEC Championship Game. Many schools have complained that with the Iron Bowl taking place the weekend before Thanksgiving, if the winner of the Iron Bowl won the SEC West, that team would have an unfair competitive advantage by having a week off before the championship game. Prior to 1993, this was traditionally the week that the Iron Bowl occurred.
In a survey done by Sports Illustrated it ranked #2 after Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees as the greatest rivalry.^{[citation needed]} ESPNU ranked the rivalry #1 in their Top Ten College Football Rivalries.^{[citation needed]}

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^ Alabama vs. Auburn series history. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
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