| Summary: | "Fighting and clawing at each other like two wild animals in an arena, the Auburn Tigers and Kentucky Wildcats battled to a 14-14 tie before 34,000 fans in Birmingham. The bright green turf of Legion Field was a place only for men this day, as each team blew alternately hot and cold, making many mistakes, but always giving all it had. In a desperate attempt to pull this one out of the fire, Auburn tried three field goals, but could never succeed in putting the ball through the cross-bars. The tie stopped the Tigers' unbeaten-untied string at nine games. Kentucky grabbed the lead six minutes into the first quarter. After recovering an Alton Shell fumble at the Auburn 29, the Wildcats drove to the 15, from where Bob Hardy passed to Don Netsuke for the touchdown. Hardy converted, making it 7-0.Led by Fob James, who demonstrated for the third straight week that he was one of the finest backs in the South; the Tigers began to roll in the second period. Early in the quarter, James intercepted a pass on the Kentucky 34. In seven plays, Childress and James moved it to the two, with Childress going over from there. Childress' point-try was good, knotting the score at 7-7.James struck like lightning for the second Tiger score.Bursting through a gaping hole in the right side of the Kentucky line, he darted 68 yards into the end zone. This time it was Howell Tubbs who kicked the important point after touchdown. The Wildcats, who had been held to minute 14 yards rushing in the first half, made one of the most sensational comebacks of the year when they relentlessly battered the Auburn line for their second touchdown in the third period. Taking the second half kickoff, Kentucky scored in 13 running plays, moving the hall 72 yards during the march. Hardy calmly booted the extra point, tying the score for good at 14-14.Joe Childress tried two field goals in the tense fourth quarter, once from the 35 and again from the 13, but neither found its mark." (Description from the 1956 Glomerata)
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