1905 Iron Bowl

1905-11-18

Birmingham, AL

ALABAMA

WINNER

AUBURN

Game Summary

Alabama defeated Auburn 30-0 in Birmingham on November 18, 1905. The result was Alabama's first shutout in the series since 1894 and its third win in the first ten meetings.

Series Snapshot

#10

Meeting of 90

3-7-0

Series after game

2-4-0

Record in the 1900s through this game

#14

Widest-margin rank

Before this meeting, the archive record stood at Alabama 2, Auburn 7, with 0 ties. The 1905 result moved it to Alabama 3, Auburn 7, with 0 ties.

This was the 6th listed Iron Bowl of the 1900s. Through this game, Alabama had 2 wins, Auburn had 4, and the decade included 0 ties.

The teams combined for 30 points, ranking #64 in total scoring among the 90 meetings in the current archive, with 2 games sharing that total. The 30-point margin ranks #14 by size.

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 1904 and the next was 1906.

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Historical Deep Dive

Alabama Wins 30-0

Alabama and Auburn met in Birmingham on November 18, 1905. Alabama won 30-0 in the tenth game of the series.

Verified Result

Winsipedia and Alabama’s official 1905 season schedule both identify Alabama as the 30-0 winner. They also agree on the November 18 date and Birmingham location, providing a consistent basis for the structured record and page narrative.

Series Context

The result was Alabama’s third victory in the first ten meetings and reduced Auburn’s series lead to 7-3. It was also Alabama’s first shutout of Auburn since the 18-0 win in 1894. Alabama followed it with another shutout, 10-0, in 1906.

Source Boundary

This entry does not assign individual scoring credit or an attendance figure because those details were not established by both sources used in this revision.

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Alabama 5 - Auburn 29

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Alabama 10 - Auburn 0

Editorial note

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