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The 2 games that put Southern Football on the map
Posted on 6/10/14 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 5:10 pm
When you look at football in the South, it is no secret that Alabama is the top program.
They are one of the top programs in the country - now and historically.
And they played in the 1st game that put Southern Football on the map, this game is even sometimes called "the game that changed the South"
It was the 1926 Rose bowl against Washington. The Huskies were heavily favored, but ultimately fell to the boys from Dixie as Alabama scored 20 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter.
OK - everyone saw that coming. But what was the 2nd big win for Southern football?
Glad you asked, it was the dedication of Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA when the Dawgs whipped heavily favored national powerhouse Yale.
The game was a big deal. Roughly 35,000 people attended the game, the largest crowd ever for a football game in Dixie at the time. NINE governors were in attendance.
And yes, the Hedges were up for the 1st game.
Those 2 big wins over national powers did a bunch to create respect for Southern football.
They are one of the top programs in the country - now and historically.
And they played in the 1st game that put Southern Football on the map, this game is even sometimes called "the game that changed the South"
It was the 1926 Rose bowl against Washington. The Huskies were heavily favored, but ultimately fell to the boys from Dixie as Alabama scored 20 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter.
OK - everyone saw that coming. But what was the 2nd big win for Southern football?
Glad you asked, it was the dedication of Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA when the Dawgs whipped heavily favored national powerhouse Yale.
The game was a big deal. Roughly 35,000 people attended the game, the largest crowd ever for a football game in Dixie at the time. NINE governors were in attendance.
And yes, the Hedges were up for the 1st game.
Those 2 big wins over national powers did a bunch to create respect for Southern football.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 8:01 pm
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Posted on 6/10/14 at 6:03 pm to dcbl
Dawgs shut out the powerhouse Yale 15-0 
Posted on 6/10/14 at 6:30 pm to dcbl
frick yeah
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:09 pm to dcbl
Can you imagine the atmosphere. Dallas how was it 
Posted on 6/10/14 at 7:58 pm to bdv1974
Wish there was film on it somewhere I could get my hands on.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 8:03 pm to bdv1974
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Can you imagine the atmosphere. Dallas how was it
Posted on 6/10/14 at 8:11 pm to ruckusdawg
Posted on 6/10/14 at 8:38 pm to dcbl
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It was the 1926 Rose bowl against Washington. The Huskies were heavily favored, but ultimately fell to the boys from Dixie as Alabama scored 20 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter.
And Bama and Awbarn found out that winning = paying players well and often. And that grown men will pay more for an RV than they will for a "stationary mobile home".
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