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The '''1948 [[Iron Bowl]]''' marked the first matchup in the series since [[1907 Iron Bowl|1907]], and the first to be played in [[Legion Field]]. In the forty years since the two teams met, [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] had earned a national reputation with visits to national bowl games. The Tide overwhelmed the [[Auburn Tigers|Tigers]] during the [[December 4]] meeting by a score of 55-0. | The '''1948 [[Iron Bowl]]''' marked the first matchup in the series since [[1907 Iron Bowl|1907]], and the first to be played in [[Legion Field]]. | ||
Auburn president [[Ralph B. Draughon]] and Alabama president [[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]]. | |||
In the forty years since the two teams met, [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] had earned a national reputation with visits to national bowl games. The Tide overwhelmed the [[Auburn Tigers|Tigers]] during the [[December 4]] meeting by a score of 55-0. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 28 November 2007
The 1948 Iron Bowl marked the first matchup in the series since 1907, and the first to be played in Legion Field.
Auburn president Ralph B. Draughon and Alabama president 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.
In the forty years since the two teams met, Alabama had earned a national reputation with visits to national bowl games. The Tide overwhelmed the Tigers during the December 4 meeting by a score of 55-0.
References
- "The History of the Iron Bowl." [1] (n.d.) Accessed November 27, 2007.
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