Conference record book
Southeastern Conference Top 25 Games of the 1930s
The best games involving a SEC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 80/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1939PostseasonNeutral site
Texas A&M vs. Tulane
Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 5 Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
80
Game score
- 1936PostseasonNeutral site
LSU vs. Santa Clara
LSU 14, Santa Clara 21
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 LSU vs. No. 5 Santa Clara · 7-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1938PostseasonNeutral site
Duke vs. USC
Duke 3, USC 7
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Duke vs. No. 8 USC · 4-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1939PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. USC
Tennessee 0, USC 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 USC · 14-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1937PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. California
Alabama 0, California 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 2 California · 13-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1939Week 8
Duke at Georgia Tech
Duke 7, Georgia Tech 6
Nonconference
No. 6 Duke vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1939Week 6
Tulane at North Carolina
Tulane 14, North Carolina 14
Nonconference
No. 5 Tulane vs. No. 17 North Carolina · 0-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1937Week 6
LSU at Vanderbilt
LSU 6, Vanderbilt 7
Conference game
No. 10 LSU vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt · 1-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1937Week 4
Villanova at Auburn
Villanova 0, Auburn 0
Nonconference
No. 9 Villanova vs. No. 14 Auburn · 0-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1937PostseasonNeutral site
LSU vs. Santa Clara
LSU 0, Santa Clara 6
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 LSU vs. No. 8 Santa Clara · 6-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1938PostseasonNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Tennessee
Oklahoma 0, Tennessee 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 17-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1936Week 5
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 0, Tennessee 0
Conference game
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 19 Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1936Week 6
Duke at Tennessee
Duke 13, Tennessee 15
Nonconference
No. 11 Duke vs. No. 17 Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1936Week 3
Tulane at Auburn
Tulane 0, Auburn 0
Conference game
No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 20 Auburn · 0-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1939PostseasonNeutral site
Boston College vs. Clemson
Boston College 3, Clemson 6
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 14 Boston College vs. No. 15 Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1939Week 4
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 17
Nonconference
Unranked Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1936Week 3
Texas at LSU
Texas 6, LSU 6
Nonconference
Unranked Texas vs. No. 7 LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1939PostseasonNeutral site
Missouri vs. Georgia Tech
Missouri 7, Georgia Tech 21
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech · 14-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1937Week 4
Duke at Tennessee
Duke 0, Tennessee 0
Nonconference
No. 8 Duke vs. Unranked Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1939Week 3
Clemson at Tulane
Clemson 6, Tulane 7
Nonconference
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 8 Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1938Week 5
Tennessee at Alabama
Tennessee 13, Alabama 0
Conference game
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 20 Alabama · 13-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1938Week 4
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Notre Dame 14, Georgia Tech 6
Nonconference
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Georgia Tech · 8-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1938Week 6
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 7, Wake Forest 0
Conference game
No. 3 Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1937Week 5
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 14, Tennessee 7
Conference game
No. 3 Alabama vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1936Week 6
Alabama at Loyola (LA)
Alabama 13, Loyola (LA) 6
Nonconference
No. 3 Alabama vs. Unranked Loyola (LA) · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.