Conference record book
Southeastern Conference Top 25 Games of the 1960s
The best games involving a SEC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 78/100
- 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.
- 1967PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Oklahoma
Tennessee 24, Oklahoma 26
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1964PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Texas
Alabama 17, Texas 21
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 5 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1962PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Arkansas 13, Ole Miss 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 3 Ole Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1965PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. LSU
Arkansas 7, LSU 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 5 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1961PostseasonNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Texas
Ole Miss 7, Texas 12
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Texas · 5-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1961Week 8
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 7, LSU 10
Conference game
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1962PostseasonNeutral site
Georgia Tech vs. Missouri
Georgia Tech 10, Missouri 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Georgia Tech vs. No. 6 Missouri · 4-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1964Week 7
Florida at Alabama
Florida 14, Alabama 17
Conference game
No. 9 Florida vs. No. 3 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1963Week 12
Alabama at Auburn
Alabama 8, Auburn 10
Conference game
No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 5 Auburn · 2-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1961PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. Alabama
Arkansas 3, Alabama 10
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Alabama · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Auburn vs. Nebraska
Auburn 7, Nebraska 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 1963 Nebraska vs. Auburn (Bowl Full Game)
- 1960Week 7
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Ole Miss 10, Arkansas 7
Nonconference
No. 2 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Arkansas · 3-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1965PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Alabama
Nebraska 28, Alabama 39
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Alabama · 11-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1964Week 9
LSU at Alabama
LSU 9, Alabama 17
Conference game
No. 8 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama · 8-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1964PostseasonNeutral site
Syracuse vs. LSU
Syracuse 10, LSU 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 6 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1965PostseasonNeutral site
Florida vs. Missouri
Florida 18, Missouri 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Florida vs. No. 6 Missouri · 2-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1966Week 12
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Georgia Tech 14, Georgia 23
Nonconference
No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Georgia · 9-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1962Week 8
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 15, LSU 7
Conference game
No. 4 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 LSU · 8-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1969PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Arkansas 22, Ole Miss 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Ole Miss · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Alabama
Ole Miss 7, Alabama 12
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1967PostseasonNeutral site
Georgia vs. NC State
Georgia 7, NC State 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 10 NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1968Week 8
Georgia at Houston
Georgia 10, Houston 10
Nonconference
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 15 Houston · 0-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1960PostseasonNeutral site
Rice vs. Ole Miss
Rice 6, Ole Miss 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Rice vs. No. 3 Ole Miss · 8-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1966PostseasonNeutral site
Syracuse vs. Tennessee
Syracuse 12, Tennessee 18
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Syracuse vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1962PostseasonNeutral site
Texas vs. LSU
Texas 0, LSU 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 7 LSU · 13-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
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.