Auburn and Alabama playing before a capacity crowd in the not-yet-named Iron Bowl. The audience saw the Tide roll over the Tigers 25-7.

Even then there were obviously good things on the horizon.

The players are standing and looking ahead here: Shug Jordan was leading the way to a brighter future and Vince Dooley and Travis Tidwell were up-and-coming stars. The Tigers finished the season at .500 and saw plenty of upside going into the 1952 season.

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