The Cathedrals
DICK FRIEDMAN
August 17, 2012
The stadiums of the SEC—the most worshipped spots on campus—blend aura, mystique, memory, pageantry, scenery, sustenance and joy to keep fans making the pilgrimage, time and again
AUBURN TIGERS
JORDAN-HARE STADIUM
CAPACITY 87,451
FIRST GAME Nov. 30, 1939 Auburn 7, Florida 7
ATTENDANCE 15,000
MOST RECENT RENOVATION 2004
SIGNATURE FEATURE Pregame flight of Nova, a.k.a. War Eagle VII
PATRON SAINT Coach Ralph (Shug) Jordan
INDELIBLE MOMENT After playing the majority of the first 53 Iron Bowls against Alabama in Birmingham, the rivalry came to Auburn for the first time on Dec. 2, 1989. The No. 10 Tigers defeated the No. 2 Crimson Tide 30--20.
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE Auburn's the only school at which John Heisman coached that has a Heisman Trophy winner: Pat Sullivan (1971), Bo Jackson ('85), Cam Newton (2010).