Conference record book
Southeastern Conference Top 25 Games of the 1950s
The best games involving a SEC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 77/100
- 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.
- 1950PostseasonNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Kentucky
Oklahoma 7, Kentucky 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Kentucky · 6-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1959Week 8
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 3, LSU 7
Conference game
No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 LSU · 4-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1956Week 9
Tennessee at Georgia Tech
Tennessee 6, Georgia Tech 0
Conference game
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1959Week 9
LSU at Tennessee
LSU 13, Tennessee 14
Conference game
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 9 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1952Week 10
Alabama at Georgia Tech
Alabama 3, Georgia Tech 7
Conference game
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech · 4-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1956Week 3
Georgia Tech at SMU
Georgia Tech 9, SMU 7
Nonconference
No. 3 Georgia Tech vs. No. 12 SMU · 2-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1959Week 6
Auburn at Georgia Tech
Auburn 7, Georgia Tech 6
Conference game
No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1954Week 6
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Ole Miss 0, Arkansas 6
Nonconference
No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 7 Arkansas · 6-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1951PostseasonNeutral site
Baylor vs. Georgia Tech
Baylor 14, Georgia Tech 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1951PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Maryland
Tennessee 13, Maryland 28
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Maryland · 15-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1959Week 10
Auburn at Georgia
Auburn 13, Georgia 14
Conference game
No. 12 Auburn vs. No. 6 Georgia · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1958PostseasonNeutral site
Clemson vs. LSU
Clemson 0, LSU 7
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 1 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1950PostseasonNeutral site
Texas vs. Tennessee
Texas 14, Tennessee 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 9 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1958Week 10
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 7, Mississippi State 6
Conference game
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 18 Mississippi State · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1953Week 6
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 27
Nonconference
No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 13-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1958Week 6
Georgia Tech at Auburn
Georgia Tech 7, Auburn 7
Conference game
No. 17 Georgia Tech vs. No. 5 Auburn · 0-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1957Week 9
Mississippi State at Auburn
Mississippi State 7, Auburn 15
Conference game
No. 12 Mississippi State vs. No. 3 Auburn · 8-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1956PostseasonNeutral site
Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh 14, Georgia Tech 21
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1956PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Baylor
Tennessee 7, Baylor 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Baylor · 6-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1955PostseasonNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. TCU
Ole Miss 14, TCU 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 7 TCU · 1-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1958Week 8
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 0, LSU 14
Conference game
No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 LSU · 14-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Tennessee at Ole Miss
Tennessee 7, Ole Miss 14
Conference game
No. 12 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Ole Miss · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1955Week 5
Auburn at Georgia Tech
Auburn 14, Georgia Tech 12
Conference game
No. 17 Auburn vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1951Week 2
Kentucky at Texas
Kentucky 6, Texas 7
Nonconference
No. 17 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1959Week 5
Georgia Tech at Tennessee
Georgia Tech 14, Tennessee 7
Conference game
No. 4 Georgia Tech vs. No. 14 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
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.