Rivalry leaderboard

Auburn-Tennessee Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 76/100
Overtime: 0

Series context

Completed meetings: 53
Series record: Auburn 28-22-3 Tennessee
Tracked years: 1900-2020
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

22 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1990Week 6
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 26, Tennessee 26
Result: Tie
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
1971Week 3
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 10, Tennessee 9
Winner: Auburn
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 9 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
1987Week 5
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 20, Auburn 20
Result: Tie
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Auburn · 0-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
1997PostseasonNeutral site
Auburn vs. Tennessee
Auburn 29, Tennessee 30
Winner: Tennessee
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 3 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 1997 Tennessee vs. Auburn (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
1989Week 5
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 14, Tennessee 21
Winner: Tennessee
No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 12 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
1991Week 5
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 21, Tennessee 30
Winner: Tennessee
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 5 Tennessee · 9-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
2004Week 15
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
Winner: Auburn
No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 15 Tennessee · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2004 Tennessee vs. Auburn (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
1959Week 3
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 0, Tennessee 3
Winner: Tennessee
No. 17 Auburn vs. No. 9 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
1972Week 4
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 6, Auburn 10
Winner: Auburn
No. 4 Tennessee vs. Unranked Auburn · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
1968Week 9
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 14, Auburn 28
Winner: Auburn
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 18 Auburn · 14-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1938Week 4
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 0, Tennessee 7
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Auburn vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1998Week 6
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 17, Auburn 9
Winner: Tennessee
No. 4 Tennessee vs. Unranked Auburn · 8-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2003Week 7
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 21, Auburn 28
Winner: Auburn
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Unranked Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
1957Week 3
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 7, Tennessee 0
Winner: Auburn
No. 7 Auburn vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
1958Week 3
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 0, Auburn 13
Winner: Auburn
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 2 Auburn · 13-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2004Week 6
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 34, Tennessee 10
Winner: Auburn
No. 8 Auburn vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 24-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1970Week 5
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 23, Auburn 36
Winner: Auburn
No. 20 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Auburn · 13-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2008Week 5
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 12, Auburn 14
Winner: Auburn
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 15 Auburn · 2-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1960Week 3
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 10, Auburn 3
Winner: Tennessee
No. 11 Tennessee vs. Unranked Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
1985Week 5
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 20, Tennessee 38
Winner: Tennessee
No. 1 Auburn vs. Unranked Tennessee · 18-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1975Week 4
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 17, Tennessee 21
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Auburn vs. No. 16 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
1965Week 3
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 13, Auburn 13
Result: Tie
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Auburn · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
2018Week 7
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 30, Auburn 24
Winner: Tennessee
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 21 Auburn · 6-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1962Week 3
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 21, Auburn 22
Winner: Auburn
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked Auburn · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1977Week 4
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 14, Tennessee 12
Winner: Auburn
Unranked Auburn vs. Unranked Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
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.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.