1904 Iron Bowl

1904-11-12

Birmingham, AL

ALABAMA

5

VS

AUBURN

29

WINNER

Game Summary

Auburn defeated Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham on November 12, 1904. The Tigers answered Alabama's 1903 victory and moved their series advantage to 7-2.

Series Snapshot

#9

Meeting of 90

2-7-0

Series after game

1-4-0

Record in the 1900s through this game

#23

Widest-margin rank

Before this meeting, the archive record stood at Alabama 2, Auburn 6, with 0 ties. The 1904 result moved it to Alabama 2, Auburn 7, with 0 ties.

This was the 5th listed Iron Bowl of the 1900s. Through this game, Alabama had 1 win, Auburn had 4, and the decade included 0 ties.

The teams combined for 34 points, ranking #55 in total scoring among the 90 meetings in the current archive, with 4 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 1903 and the next was 1905.

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Historical Deep Dive

Auburn Wins in Birmingham

The 1904 meeting was played in Birmingham on November 12. Auburn defeated Alabama 29-5, restoring its advantage after Alabama’s 18-6 win in 1903.

Sequence Check

Alabama had scored 18 points while beating Auburn in 1903, so the five points in 1904 did not end a multi-year scoring drought. Instead, this result returned the series to Auburn’s control one year after the Alabama victory.

Verified Record

Winsipedia and Alabama’s official 1904 season schedule agree on the November 12 date, Birmingham location and 29-5 score. The result moved Auburn’s series lead to 7-2 through nine games.

Series Context

The 24-point margin was Auburn’s third-largest in the series at that point, behind the 48-point wins in 1895 and 1900. Alabama responded in 1905 with a 30-0 shutout, beginning a two-game winning run.

Archive Note

No specific decisive play is assigned because the sources checked for this revision establish the final record rather than a complete play-by-play account.