The Iron Bowl and its weather history - WBRC
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The biggest football game in the state of Alabama goes way back. All the way back to 1893. The Iron Bowl has been played 86 times since then, and has featured some wild games between the Crimson Tide and Tigers. Alabama has 48 wins, Auburn has 37 wins and there has been one tie. The longest win streak by either team in the series is owned by Alabama at nine games. There has also been some wild weather on game day. Most years the Iron Bowl is pretty tame weather-wise, but that's not always the case. Occasionally you'll get an Iron Bowl that features big-time cold, unusual warmth, rain, thunderstorms, and/or wind. Some of the numbers behind the game itself, and the weather that usually happens on game day. (WSFA 12 News) Of the 86 games played, 17 of them featured rain. One of those featured a lot of rain with more than four inches falling over the course of the day. That Iron Bowl is arguably one of the wildest in terms of weather. Most of the time the ...