Auburn Alabama Game 1989
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Auburn alabama game 1989. Auburn defeated alabama 30 20. 2 1989 a long held auburn dream came true and alabama played at jordan hare stadium for the first time. After years of discussion threats of litigation and political wrangling it finally happened. Then on december 2 1989 everything changed.
Highlights of the season included a 62 27 victory over ole miss after falling behind 21 0 a 47 30 victory over tennessee in a match of unbeatens and a 17 16 victory over penn state in which alabama blocked an 18 yard field goal try with 13 seconds left in the game for the win. 2 in the country. The jordan hare stadium scoreboard reflects the final score of auburn 30 alabama 20 in the 1989 iron bowl the first played on the auburn campus. More 1989 auburn pages.
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012. Auburn fans cheer after the iron bowl at jordan hare stadium in auburn ala on dec. Seven years later on dec. More 1989 auburn pages.
By then dye had won three sec championships and beaten alabama. After winning three straight iron bowls for the first time since the mid 1950s auburn s grandest wish finally came. Auburn won 30 20 went on to beat ohio state in the hall of fame bowl and finished the season ranked 6 in both major polls. On december 2 1989 alabama came to the plains for the first time ever as a sellout crowd witnessed auburn win its first true home game of the series 30 20 over an alabama team that entered the game undefeated and ranked no.
Playing each game at legion field in birmingham was never ideal for the auburn tigers and nobody thought a home game on the plains was possible. Won hall of fame bowl 31 14 versus ohio state. The 1989 auburn tigers football team represented auburn university in the 1989 ncaa division i a football season.