The Southeastern Conference possesses college football's most intense rivalries. Do you know which Universities are the most dominating in these series?
Alabama vs. Auburn - The Iron Bowl
The Crimson Tide leads the series by a 42-34-1 margin
AU's Shug Jordan and
Bama's Bear Bryant
Biggest stomping: 1948: Bama rolls 55-0
Last meeting (2014): Alabama won 55-44
Longest Alabama series winning streak: 9 (1973-1981)
Longest Auburn series winning streak: 6 (2002-2007)
Current win streak: Auburn (1)
Most notable matchups: Auburn clinching a national championship with a win in 1957. The two teams entering the 1971 game undefeated and victorious Alabama won the SEC. 1972's incredible Punt Bama Punt game saw Auburn block two punts and return them for TD's to upset the No. 2 Crimson Tide.
Did you know?:Auburn and Alabama didn't play for 47 years (1908-1947) as the two schools feuded over referees and expenses. The two teams resumed play in 1948 and played annually in Birmingham for decades.
Alabama vs. LSUBama leads the series by a 48-25-5 margin
First meeting: Nov 18, 1895: LSU won 12-6
Biggest stomping: 1922 Bama 47 - LSU 3
Last meeting (2014): Tide won 20-13
Longest Alabama series winning streak: 11 (1971-1981)
Longest LSU series winning streak: 5 (2003-2007)
Current win streak: Alabama (2)
Most notable matchup: Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 in the 2011 BCS Championship Game.
Did you know? Alabama enjoyed a 15-game unbeaten streak at LSU from 1971-1998. Alabama posted a 14-0-1 record at Tiger Stadium during that time span.
Scott's 4Q heroics in 1980
helped UGA secure a national
title
The Bulldogs lead the series by a 48-41-2 margin
First meeting: Nov 6, 1915: Georgia 37 - Florida 0
Biggest stomping: 1942: UGA bites Gators 75-0
Last meeting (2014): UGA won 38-20
Longest Florida series winning streak: 7 (1990-1996)
Longest Georgia series winning streak: 7 (1941-1948)
Current win streak: Georgia (2)
Most notable matchup: The 1996 game was played in the heat of the Steve Spurrier vs. Phil Fulmer coaching rivalry. The Gators once again beat Peyton Manning and the Vols. The 35-29 win helped push Florida to their first national championship season.
Did you know?:The two SEC East rivals disagree on when the series first began. UGA says 1904 while Florida says 1915. Florida's rationale makes more sense to us. The two schools play for the Okefenokee Oar trophy annually.
The Spurrier vs. Fulmer
coaching rivalry added fuel to
the rivalry's fire. Vols fans
were enraged when Spurrier
said you couldn't sell "Citrus"
Bowl without UT.
Florida leads the series by a 25-19 margin
First meeting: Oct 28, 1916: Tennessee 24 - Florida 0
Biggest stomping: 1944: Tennessee 40-0
Last meeting (2013): Florida won 10-9
Longest Florida series winning streak: 9 (2005-2013)
Longest Tennessee series winning streak: 10 (1916-1953)
Current win streak: Florida (8)
Most notable matchup: The 1980 game saw the No. 2 ranked Bulldogs within moments of being upset. However WR Lindsey Scott caught a short pass and rambled 92 yards as UGA announcer exclaimed "Run Lindsay!" The win enabled Georgia to continue their successful quest for the 1980 national championship.
Did you know?:While there has been great focus on the UF vs. UT rivalry since the SEC's East division was formed in 1992, the two schools played sparingly prior to that. Between 1915 and 1991, they had met only 21 times.
ESPN's Beano Cook once said
about this rivalry, "Don't get
married on the third Saturday in
October and try not to die. If
you do, the preacher might not
show up."
Alabama leads the series by a 50-38-7 margin
First meeting: Nov 28, 1901: Tennessee 6 - Alabama 6
Biggest stomping: 1906: Alabama 51-0
Last meeting (2014): Alabama won 34-20
Longest Alabama series winning streak: 11 (1971-1981)
Longest Tennessee series winning streak: 7 (1995-2001)
Current win streak: Florida (8)
Most notable matchup: The 1967 contest featured No. 6 Alabama vs No. 7 Tennessee. The Vols won 24-13 in Birmingham and later claimed the 1967 national championship.
Did you know?:After the SEC expanded to 12 teams, scheduling revision forced this SEC rivalry to be scheduled on dates besides the third Saturday of October. Also following the 1961 Alabama win that marked Bear Bryant's first coaching appearance in this rivalry, a team trainer handed out victory cigars. The tradition lasted decades until the NCAA nipped it in the bud.
Since 1927 Mississippi State
and Ole Miss have battled for
the Golden Egg
The Rebels lead the series by a 62-42-6 margin
First meeting: Oct 28, 1901: MSU 17 - Om 0
Biggest stomping: 1915: Mississippi State 65-0
Last meeting (2014): Ole Miss won 31-17
Longest MSU series winning streak: 13 (1911-1925)
Longest Ole Miss series winning streak: 6 (1930-1935) & (1947-1952)
Current win streak: Ole Miss (1)
Most notable matchup: The 1983 game saw an "Act of God" influence the final outcome. Mississippi State's chip shot field goal to win the game was stopped just short of the crossbar by a sudden 40-mph wind blast that preserved a Rebel victory.
Did you know?:The Egg Bowl gets it name from the near egg-shaped football trophy that the two schools have played for since 1927. Back then, footballs featured a more oval shape than they do now.
Georgia mascot "Uga" was
chomping with excitement to
get a piece of this Auburn
player.
Georgia leads the series 55-54-8
First meeting: Feb 20, 1892: Auburn 10 Georgia 0
Biggest stomping: 1900: Auburn won 44-0
Last meeting (2012): UGA won 34-7
Longest Auburn series winning streak: 6 (1953-1958)
Longest Georgia series winning streak: 9 (1923-1931)
Current win streak: Georgia (2)
Most notable matchup: The 2004 contest featured No. 3 Auburn hosting No. 8 UGA. The Tigers won 24-6 and finished the season undefeated with a 13-0 record.
Did you know?:The annual contest is known as the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry." The two SEC rivals played in the conference's first overtime game. The 1996 game finished 28-28 in regulation before Georgia won 56-49 in OT. Legend has it that Auburn's "War Eagle" rally cry gained flight in the school's 1892 game. An eagle broke free from a Civil War veteran and began circling the field. Auburn fans began chanting "War Eagle.
Although this graphic illustrates
this Gator as being "Tiger Bait",
Florida holds the upper hand in
the series that features heavy
weights from the SEC East and
West Divisions.
Florida leads the series by a 31-26-3 margin
First meeting: Sept 25, 1937: LSU 19 - Florida 0
Biggest stomping: 1993: Florida 58-3
Last meeting (2014): Florida won 30-27
Longest Florida series winning streak: 9 (1988-1996)
Longest LSU series winning streak: 4 (1977-1980)
Current win streak: Florida (1)
Most notable matchups: The 2006-2008s game were "crowning" jewels as the winner of the SEC rivalry surged to a national championship for three years in a row. The Gators win in 2006 and 2008 while the Tigers roared in 2007.
Did you know?:Although in separate divisions, Florida and LSU have been locked in as permanent opponents since 1973. The two schools have played annually since. While the TV execs and fans love the game, LSU has been vocal about their desire to not have to play Florida every year.
Comments Off on SEC Conference’s Top Football Rivalries
