10-6 over Tennessee in Birmingham. It was huge, Amazin even. The Vols were No. 4 and three touchdown favorites and had All-American linebackers and the nation’s longest winning streak and a great dual-threat-ish black quarterback named Condredge Holloway, one of the first black quarterbacks Auburn’s defense faced, which may or may not have had something to do with the all-out assault he suffered to devastating effect.
From the Oct. 10, 1972 issue of Birmingham News:
The jury is now in on the Tigers and the rest of the conference had better beware. The Tigers are for real. The 10-6 score of Saturday’s game does not reflect the whipping Tennessee took. From the opening play, when Holloway was slammed to the turf for a ten-yard loss, the Tigers dominated the game. The lone Tennessee score came with 1:36 left in the ball game and proved too little too late. For its sparse talent, truly this Auburn team is amazing.
Amazing. Amazin. Amazins. You can watch the birth of a nickname* below. The narration is the Tennessee broadcast booth’s. It’s beautiful nonetheless. And there are more photos below.
* At least that’s how some folks say it started.
You can watch the 1970 game here.
Photos: AU Archives. Video courtesy Allen Spain.
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Oh man oh man oh man! This was the UT team when my dad was at school there. I need to show him this and gloat at Christmas. “Hey Dad … Remember this chestnut?”
16 years old and going crazy during that game. May be my all-time favorite Auburn team!
Just a few observations watching the replay…. 1) Ken Bernich and Danny Sanspree were beasts! 2) Auburn never met a forward pass they liked. 3) 5-play playbook starring terry Henley. 4) Gang-tackling is a lost art today. 5) Defense wins games!
Thanks for posting Jeremy….brought back a lot of great memories of a truly awesome team!
this was my first AU game – I remember it was very cool while we were at Birmingham-Southern that morning but warmed up nicely that afternoon. The UT game for me was what the Iron Bowl was for most AU fans – as much as I detested UT, I had forgotten how good an announcer John Ward was –
No this is how you tackle!