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1900 Iron Bowl

1900-11-17
Montgomery, AL
ALABAMA
5
VS
AUBURN
53
WINNER

Game Summary

Auburn defeated Alabama 53-5 in Montgomery on November 17, 1900, when the series resumed after the 1895 meeting. The 48-point margin remains Auburn's largest victory in the rivalry record.

Series Snapshot

#5
Meeting of 90
1-4-0
Series after game
0-1-0
Record in the 1900s through this game
#3
Widest-margin rank

Before this meeting, the archive record stood at Alabama 1, Auburn 3, with 0 ties. The 1900 result moved it to Alabama 1, Auburn 4, with 0 ties.

This was the 1st listed Iron Bowl of the 1900s. Through this game, Alabama had 0 wins, Auburn had 1, and the decade included 0 ties.

The teams combined for 58 points, ranking #9 in total scoring among the 90 meetings in the current archive, with 2 games sharing that total. The 48-point margin ranks #3 by size, shared by 2 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 1895 and the next was 1901.

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Historical Deep Dive

Return of the Iron Bowl

Alabama and Auburn resumed their football series in Montgomery on November 17, 1900, after their previous meeting in 1895. Auburn won 53-5 in the fifth game of the rivalry.

Verified Record

The date, location and score agree in the Winsipedia database and Alabama’s official 1900 season schedule. Winsipedia also identifies the 48-point difference as Auburn’s largest margin of victory in the series.

Series Context

The victory moved Auburn’s lead to 4-1 through five meetings. It also began a three-game Auburn winning run from 1900 through 1902. Alabama scored five points in this game, then was shut out in the next two meetings.

Archive Note

The historical record supports the scale of the result, but not the old page’s broad description of every phase of play. This revision keeps the confirmed facts separate from interpretation.

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Alabama 0 - Auburn 48
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Alabama 0 - Auburn 17
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.