1893 Iron Bowl

1893-11-30

Montgomery, AL

ALABAMA

AUBURN

WINNER

Game Summary

Auburn defeated Alabama 40-16 in Montgomery on November 30, 1893. It was the second meeting of the calendar year and gave Auburn a 2-0 lead in the new series.

Series Snapshot

Meeting of 90

0-2-0

Series after game

0-2-0

Record in the 1890s through this game

#23

Widest-margin rank

Before this meeting, the archive record stood at Alabama 0, Auburn 1, with 0 ties. The 1893 result moved it to Alabama 0, Auburn 2, with 0 ties.

This was the 2nd listed Iron Bowl of the 1890s. Through this game, Alabama had 0 wins, Auburn had 2, and the decade included 0 ties.

The teams combined for 56 points, ranking #11 in total scoring among the 90 meetings in the current archive, with 2 games sharing that total. The 24-point margin ranks #23 by size, shared by 4 games.

Early-era Iron Bowl records can be sparse, so this archive keeps the verified date, location and score separate from later interpretation. In the surrounding chronology, the previous listed meeting was 1892 and the next was 1894.

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Historical Deep Dive

Auburn Takes a 2-0 Series Lead

Alabama and Auburn met in Montgomery on November 30, 1893, for their second football game of the calendar year. Auburn won 40-16, following its 32-22 victory in Birmingham the previous February.

Verified Record

The date, Montgomery location and 40-16 final score agree in the Winsipedia series database and Alabama’s official 1893 season schedule. Those sources also identify Auburn as the winner, giving the Tigers the first two victories in the series.

Calendar and Season Labels

The first game occurred on February 22, 1893, after the 1892 football season. This archive keeps the season-year label 1892 for that first page and uses 1893 for the November rematch so both meetings remain distinct.

Archive Note

Detailed play-by-play from these earliest meetings is limited. This entry therefore emphasizes the cross-checked date, venue, score and position in the series rather than assigning unsupported turning points or quotations.

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Editorial note

Iron Bowl History separates verified game data from editorial interpretation. Scores, dates, and rivalry records are maintained from official records, media guides, game books, and contemporary accounts when available. See our sources and methodology page for correction standards.