Sunday, January 16, 2011

Who has the better football program?


Auburn not only won the SEC and national championship.  Auburn not only came back from 24-0 down to beat Bama in Tuscaloosa.  Auburn not only matched Bama's undefeated championship run that included a Heisman.  Auburn not only did it in a season when Bama started the season #1.  Auburn's monster season makes things look a lot different overall in the state now.  This information has been making its rounds on the Internet and definitely deserves some more attention.  Thirty years is a long time and pretty much encapsulates modern football.  Lets take a look at some facts from these years, again just the facts...

National Titles since 1981
Auburn: 1 (2010)
Bama: 2 (1992, 2009)

SEC Titles since 1981
Auburn: 6 (1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010)
Bama: 5 (1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009)

Undefeated Seasons
Auburn: 3 (1993, 2004, 2010)
Bama: 2 (1992, 2009)

Iron Bowl Wins
Auburn: 16 (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010)
Bama: 13 (1981, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2009)

Total Wins Since 1981
Auburn: 254 (11th nationally)
Bama: 226 (22nd nationally) This accounts for 30 wins they had to forfeit due to NCAA sanctions.

SEC Wins since 1981
Auburn: 141
Bama: 129

Bowls since 1981
Auburn: 22 (15-6-1)
Bama: 19 (12-7)

Heisman Trophy Winners since 1981
Auburn: 2
Bama: 1

NCAA Probations since 1981
Auburn: 1
Bama: 3

To sum all that up, since 1981 Auburn has won more SEC titles, won more games, won more SEC games, had more undefeated seasons, won more Iron Bowls, been to more bowls, won more bowl games, and had more Heisman Trophy winners than Bama. 

Finally as many Bama fans have gone on and on about allegations against Cam Newton they have also been convicted of breaking the rules more than Auburn. 

I think the facts here speak for themselves. 

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