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Rivalry History

Auburn-Tennessee

Auburn and Tennessee have met 54 times since 1900. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
28-22-3
Current streak
Auburn 1 game
Longest streak
Auburn 6 games (2003-2013)
Avg. margin / points
12.3 / 35.7

Series overview

Auburn 28-22-3 Tennessee. Current streak: Auburn 1 game.

Last five meetings

Auburn 4 | Tennessee 1

Largest margin

42 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1900 through 2020.
  • 53 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 22, 2020.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Auburn and Tennessee have a tracked series that starts in 1900 and spans 54 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1900-2020
Busiest era
1960s, 10 games
Longest pause
16 years (1939-1956)
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1980s10 games
  • 1930s5 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2020 - Nov 22, 2020

Auburn 30, Tennessee 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1990 - Sep 29, 1990

Auburn 26, Tennessee 26. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2013 - Nov 9, 2013

Auburn 55, Tennessee 23. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1980 - Sep 27, 1980

Auburn 0, Tennessee 42. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Auburn 4, Tennessee 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Auburn 7, Tennessee 3 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 35.7, average margin 12.3.
Current streak
Auburn 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Bo Nix

    Auburn, 2020

    Passing Yards: 2414

  • Seth Williams

    Auburn, 2020

    Receiving Yards: 744

  • Tank Bigsby

    Auburn, 2020

    Rushing Yards: 834

  • Eric Gray

    Tennessee, 2020

    Rushing Yards: 772

  • Jarrett Guarantano

    Tennessee, 2020

    Passing Yards: 1112

  • Josh Palmer

    Tennessee, 2020

    Receiving Yards: 475

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Gus Malzahn

    Auburn - 2013-2020 - 26-11

  • Jeremy Pruitt

    Tennessee - 2018-2020 - 8-14

  • Kevin Steele

    Auburn - 2020 - 0-1

  • Gene Chizik

    Auburn - 2009 - 8-5

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 22, 2020Tennessee at AuburnAuburn 30, Tennessee 17Venue unavailableAuburn
Oct 13, 2018Tennessee at AuburnAuburn 24, Tennessee 30Venue unavailableTennessee
Nov 9, 2013Auburn at TennesseeAuburn 55, Tennessee 23Venue unavailableAuburn
Oct 3, 2009Auburn at TennesseeAuburn 26, Tennessee 22Venue unavailableAuburn
Sep 27, 2008Tennessee at AuburnAuburn 14, Tennessee 12Venue unavailableAuburn
Dec 4, 2004Auburn at TennesseeAuburn 38, Tennessee 28Venue unavailableAuburn
Oct 2, 2004Auburn at TennesseeAuburn 34, Tennessee 10Venue unavailableAuburn
Oct 4, 2003Tennessee at AuburnAuburn 28, Tennessee 21Venue unavailableAuburn
Oct 2, 1999Auburn at TennesseeAuburn 0, Tennessee 24Venue unavailableTennessee
Oct 3, 1998Tennessee at AuburnAuburn 9, Tennessee 17Venue unavailableTennessee