I did some digging today leading into this match up with Alabama. How many times have we had top 10 match ups in Neyland? and what happened?
There aren't near as many as I thought, and they were some pretty epic games. Only 9 games in the past 44 years, and prior to 1990 I had to dig back to 1972. I stopped looking prior to '72 Penn State. This weekend is going to be awesome.
2004 - #10 Vols vs #8 Auburn - L
1999 - #6 Vols vs #9 Georgia - W
1998 - #6 Vols vs #2 Florida - W
1998 - #1 Vols vs #10 Arkansas - W
1996 - #2 Vols vs #4 Florida - L
1996 - #6 Vols vs #7 Alabama - W
1990 - #5 Vols vs #9 Florida - W
1990 - #9 Vols vs #1 Notre Dame - L
1972 - #7 Vols vs #6 Penn State - W (first game under the lights in Neyland)
There aren't near as many as I thought, and they were some pretty epic games. Only 9 games in the past 44 years, and prior to 1990 I had to dig back to 1972. I stopped looking prior to '72 Penn State. This weekend is going to be awesome.
2004 - #10 Vols vs #8 Auburn - L
1999 - #6 Vols vs #9 Georgia - W
1998 - #6 Vols vs #2 Florida - W
1998 - #1 Vols vs #10 Arkansas - W
1996 - #2 Vols vs #4 Florida - L
1996 - #6 Vols vs #7 Alabama - W
1990 - #5 Vols vs #9 Florida - W
1990 - #9 Vols vs #1 Notre Dame - L
1972 - #7 Vols vs #6 Penn State - W (first game under the lights in Neyland)