| Summary: | "The Auburn Tigers put the finishing touches on one of the greatest seasons in Auburn history by defeating hapless Alabama, 26-0, at Legion Field in Birmingham. Once again, Howell Tubbs and Jerry Elliott supplied the offensive thrills for the afternoon, with Tubbs tossing two scoring passes to Elliott and taking one in for him. The Tigers' steady quarterback gained 68 yards rushing and completed five of ten passes for 78 yards. Joe Childress proved once and for all that he deserved every bit of the All-American praise given him as he slashed his way for 78 yards through a determined Alabama line. Guards Chuck Maxime and Ernest Danjean were the stars up front. They constantly bore down on Bama’s passing ace, Bart Starr, and never gave him a chance to show the passing attack which had been expected. Held scoreless in the first quarter, Auburn finally began to roll, and scored the first touchdown early in the second stanza. Tubbs climaxed an 80-yard drive with a 23-yard toss to Elliott in the end zone. Childress missed the extra-point at-tempt. Alabama was forced to punt after the kickoff, so the Tigers took up where they had left off, taking 12 plays to get 90 yards and another score. Again it was Tubbs to Elliott, this time from ten yards out. The agile end sneaked behind the Bema secondary and made a beautiful over-the-shoulder grab for his fourth touchdown of the year. Childress converted, making it 13-0 at the half. The Tigers were unable to score again until the opening moments of the final period. Tackle Paul Terry recovered a Tide fumble on the Bama 25, and in four plays it was 19-0. Childress carried it the last 13 yards for the 6-pointer. Tubbs missed the point-try. Auburn began its final touchdown march from midfield with less than three minutes to go. Tubbs carried the ball for 36, Childress for 14, and Tubbs sneaked it over for the tally. Childress converted, and it was all over. The game marked the last regular-season appearance for 11 Auburn seniors: Joe Childress, Fob James, Alton Shell, Jimmy Powell, Bill Burbank, Frank D'Agostino, M. L. Brackett, Dalton Bynum, Bob Scarborough, Ronnie Whitlock and Johnny Adams." (Description from the 1956 Glomerata)
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