Auburn vs. Tennessee
When the SEC expanded in 1992 and split into divisions, one of the most underrated rivalries in all of college football was lost. Auburn and Tennessee played every year from 1956-91, and the series was a dandy with back-and-forth swings, and the game was typically played in September, meaning it set the tone for the SEC race in a lot of years. While the Auburn-Tennessee rivalry never generated the publicity of the Alabama-Tennessee rivalry, the Tigers and Vols combined for seven SEC titles from 1983-90 -- the Vols in 1985, 1989 and 1990 and the Tigers in 1983, 1987, 1988 and 1989. The two schools shared the title in 1989. They still play occasionally as non-divisional foes in the SEC, but it's not like it used to be between these two old rivals when Pat Sullivan, Condredge Holloway, Bo Jackson and Reggie White were doing their thing.
When the SEC expanded in 1992 and split into divisions, one of the most underrated rivalries in all of college football was lost. Auburn and Tennessee played every year from 1956-91, and the series was a dandy with back-and-forth swings, and the game was typically played in September, meaning it set the tone for the SEC race in a lot of years. While the Auburn-Tennessee rivalry never generated the publicity of the Alabama-Tennessee rivalry, the Tigers and Vols combined for seven SEC titles from 1983-90 -- the Vols in 1985, 1989 and 1990 and the Tigers in 1983, 1987, 1988 and 1989. The two schools shared the title in 1989. They still play occasionally as non-divisional foes in the SEC, but it's not like it used to be between these two old rivals when Pat Sullivan, Condredge Holloway, Bo Jackson and Reggie White were doing their thing.
