Alabama got the 1949 result out of their system on 2 December 1950, and the man who did most of the damage was a sophomore halfback.
Marlow scores three
Bobby Marlow caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Ed Salem in the first quarter, ran in from seven yards in the second, and added a two-yard score in the third. Larry Chiodetti ran 31 yards for a touchdown in the same third quarter, and Jim Burkett finished the scoring from a yard out in the fourth. Alabama scored in all four quarters and Auburn did not score at all.
A winless season ends
Auburn came into the game without a victory. They left it the same way, finishing 0-10 and 0-7 in the Southeastern Conference. It was the third and final season of Earl Brown’s tenure; Auburn hired Ralph “Shug” Jordan to replace him, and Jordan would go on to coach the Tigers for 25 years and win them a national championship inside seven.
Alabama’s unrewarded season
Alabama were 8-2 going into the game and 9-2 leaving it, a record that put them inside the top 20 of both major polls. No bowl invitation followed. It was a good side — Salem, Marlow, Chiodetti, Burkett — that finished its year on the first Saturday in December with nothing further to play for.
The 34-0 result gave Alabama a 2-1 lead in the renewed series. It was also the last Iron Bowl before Jordan arrived on the other sideline, which is the detail that turned out to matter.