Auburn–Tennessee football rivalry

Auburn Tigers

Tennessee Volunteers

First meeting

November 10, 1900
Auburn 23, Tennessee 0

Latest meeting

November 9, 2013
Auburn 55, Tennessee 23

Next meeting

2018 in Auburn, Alabama

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Auburn leads, 28–21–3

Largest victory

Tennessee, 42–0 (1980)

Longest win streak

Auburn, 6 (2003–present)

Current win streak

Auburn, 6 (2003–present)

The Auburn–Tennessee football rivalry is an American college football rivalry^[1] between the Auburn Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers. The game was traditionally played prior to the 1992 football season, when the Southeastern Conference split into its Eastern and Western divisions. Auburn leads the series 28–21–3 and has won the last six games in the series.

Series history

The series started in 1900 with a 23–0 Auburn victory in Birmingham, Alabama. When the SEC split into two divisions in 1992 the annual rivalry was suspended. Tennessee then started a rivalry with Georgia, while Auburn began an annual rivalry with LSU. Auburn is 6–3 vs Tennessee since the SEC expanded. Both teams met in the 1997 and 2004 SEC Championship Game. Tennessee won 30-29 in 1997 while Auburn won 38-28 in 2004. Since 2003 Auburn owns the longest win streak in series history at six. The teams will meet again in 2018 in Auburn, Alabama.^[2]^[3]

The Auburn–Tennessee game has been played in four locations. They have played in Birmingham, Alabama at Legion Field, Knoxville, Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, Auburn, Alabama at Jordan–Hare Stadium and Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. Auburn leads 10-5 in Birmingham, Tennessee leads 13–10–2 in Knoxville, Auburn leads 7–2–1 in Auburn and the teams are tied 1–1 in Atlanta.

Game results

Auburn victories	Tennessee victories	Ties

Date	Location	Winner	Score
November 10, 1900	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	23–0
November 2, 1929	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	27–0
October 12, 1935	Birmingham, AL	Tennessee	13–6
October 10, 1936	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	6–0
November 6, 1937	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	20–7
October 8, 1938	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	7–0
December 9, 1939	Birmingham, AL	Tennessee	7–0
September 29, 1956	Birmingham, AL	Tennessee	35–7
September 28, 1957	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	7–0
September 27, 1958	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	13–0
September 26, 1959	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	3–0
September 24, 1960	Birmingham, AL	Tennessee	10–3
September 30, 1961	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	24–21
September 29, 1962	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	22–21
September 28, 1963	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	23–19
September 26, 1964	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	3–0
September 25, 1965	Knoxville, TN	Tie	13–13
September 24, 1966	Birmingham, AL	Tennessee	28–0
September 30, 1967	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	27–13
November 9, 1968	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	28–14
September 27, 1969	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	45–19
September 26, 1970	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	36–23
September 25, 1971	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	10–9
September 30, 1972	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	10–6
September 29, 1973	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	21–0
September 28, 1974	Auburn, AL	Auburn	21–0
September 27, 1975	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	21–17

Date	Location	Winner	Score
September 25, 1976	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	38–28
September 24, 1977	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	14–12
September 30, 1978	Birmingham, AL	Auburn	29–10
September 29, 1979	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	35–17
September 27, 1980	Auburn, AL	Tennessee	42–0
September 26, 1981	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	10–7
September 25, 1982	Auburn, AL	Auburn	24–14
September 24, 1983	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	37–14
September 29, 1984	Auburn, AL	Auburn	29–10
September 28, 1985	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	38–20
September 27, 1986	Auburn, AL	Auburn	34–8
September 26, 1987	Knoxville, TN	Tie	20–20
September 24, 1988	Auburn, AL	Auburn	38–6
September 30, 1989	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	21–14
September 29, 1990	Auburn, AL	Tie	26–26
September 28, 1991	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	30–21
December 6, 1997	Atlanta, GA^A	Tennessee	30–29
October 3, 1998	Auburn, AL	Tennessee	17–9
October 2, 1999	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee	24–0
October 4, 2003	Auburn, AL	Auburn	28–21
October 2, 2004	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	34–10
December 4, 2004	Atlanta, GA^B	Auburn	38–28
September 27, 2008	Auburn, AL	Auburn	14–12
October 3, 2009	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	26–22
November 9, 2013	Knoxville, TN	Auburn	55–23
Series: Auburn leads 28–21–3

^A 1997 SEC Championship Game
^B The game played on December 4, 2004 was the 2004 SEC Championship Game, and was the second time the Tigers and Volunteers met during the 2004 season.

Sources: 2011 Auburn Football Media Guide ^[4] 2011 Tennessee Football Media Guide ^[5] and College Football Data Warehouse.^[6]

Notable games

1970: Auburn overcame a 10–0 deficit and defeated the Vols 36–23 in Birmingham. It was the only loss of the year for Tennessee and cost the Vols the SEC Championship.
1972: Unranked Auburn upset No. 4 Tennessee in Birmingham. Auburn led most of the game 10–0. Tennessee came back to cut the lead 10–6, but Auburn held on for the upset.
1990: Proving once again that big leads do not hold up in the Auburn–Tennessee series, Auburn spotted Tennessee a 26–9 fourth-quarter lead, only to storm back to tie it at 26-26. Tennessee missed a potential game-winning field goal with 15 seconds left.
1997 SEC Championship Game: In the 1997 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Auburn scored 20 unanswered points to take a 20–7 lead. Tennessee scored two touchdowns late in the third quarter and another early in the fourth to win, 30–29. Tennessee's quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 373 yards and four TDs, while Auburn signal caller Dameyune Craig passed for 262 yards and a pair of scores. Tennessee went on and lost to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, 42–17.
2003: Tennessee came into Jordan–Hare Stadium ranked No. 7. Auburn took their opening drive 80 yards and scored on a 6-yard run by Ronnie Brown. On their next possession, Jason Campbell threw a 29-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone to Ben Obomanu. The Auburn defense held Tennessee in check for most of the first half, but the Vols drove 85 yards to cut the lead to 14-7 at halftime. Cadillac Williams scored on a 1-yard run on Auburn’s first possession of the second half to give the Tigers a 21–7 lead. Jason Campbell then completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Cole Bennett on the second play of the fourth quarter to put Auburn up 28–7. Clausen threw for a touchdown on each of the Vols’ next two possessions bringing the score to 28–21 with just over seven minutes left in the game. The Vols drove to the Auburn 30-yard line late in the game but Carlos Rogers intercepted a pass to end the threat. Auburn won 28–21 to beat Tennessee for the first time since 1988.^[7]
2004 SEC Championship Game: After Auburn blew out the Vols in the regular season the two teams won their divisions and played again in SEC Championship game. Auburn won the SEC Championship with a 38–28 victory then went on to defeat Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl.

References

↑ "Vols-Tigers series has grown into a great rivalry". Retrieved February 20, 2016.
↑ "2018 Auburn Tigers Football Schedule". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
↑ "2018 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 178–189, 191 (2011). Retrieved November 28, 2011.
↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Media Guide, Tennessee Athletics Department, Knoxville, Tennessee, pp. 166–179 (2011). Retrieved November 24, 2011.
↑ College Football Data Warehouse, Auburn vs Tennessee Archived January 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
↑ Martin, Dave (October 4, 2003). "Tennessee first trip to Auburn since 1998". Times Daily. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

Auburn Tigers football
Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

Tennessee Volunteers football
Venues	Waite Field (1892-1920) Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

Southeastern Conference football rivalry games

Conference

Iron Bowl (Alabama–Auburn)
Alabama–LSU
Alabama–Mississippi State
Alabama–Ole Miss
Third Saturday in October (Alabama–Tennessee)
Arkansas–Auburn
Arkansas–LSU
Battle Line Rivalry (Arkansas–Missouri)
Arkansas–Ole Miss
Arkansas–Texas A&M
Auburn–Florida
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (Auburn–Georgia)
Auburn–LSU
Auburn–Tennessee
Florida–Georgia
Florida–LSU
Florida–Tennessee
Georgia–South Carolina
Georgia–Tennessee
Georgia–Vanderbilt
Kentucky–Mississippi State
Battle for the Beer Barrel (Kentucky–Tennessee)
Kentucky–Vanderbilt
LSU–Mississippi State
Magnolia Bowl (LSU–Ole Miss)
LSU–Texas A&M
Egg Bowl (Mississippi State–Ole Miss)
Ole Miss–Vanderbilt
Tennessee–Vanderbilt

Non-conference

Alabama–Penn State
Arkansas–Texas
Auburn–Clemson
Auburn–Georgia Tech
Auburn–Tulane
Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M)
Clemson–Georgia
Clemson–South Carolina
Florida–Florida State
Florida–Miami
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech)
Georgia Tech–Tennessee
Illinois–Missouri
Indiana–Kentucky
Iowa State–Missouri
Border War (Kansas–Missouri)
Centre–Kentucky
Kentucky–Louisville
Battle On Broadway (Kentucky–Transylvania)
Battle for the Rag (LSU–Tulane)
Memphis–Ole Miss
Missouri–Nebraska
Missouri–Oklahoma
NC State–South Carolina
North Carolina–South Carolina
Ole Miss–Tulane
Sewanee–Vanderbilt
TCU–Texas A&M
Texas A&M–Texas Tech
Texas–Texas A&M

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