Tell Me Your Favorite Vols Game Versus Every SEC Team

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I know you mean football but my most favorite Vols game against anyone was the win over Kentucky at Stokely in 1977. It wasn’t just the game it was the whole experience from sleeping overnight in line in 4 degree temperatures to get tickets, to the press buildup of the game in an era without internet and social media, to watching a whole load of All Americans go toe to toe for 40 minutes and finally, to victory. I’ve just never been to any game in football since then that pushed that out of my memory. It’s the basketball version of this years Bama game in Neyland, I suspect.
 
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Backwards K said:
Alabama 1995 - all he did was score on play #1. Vols roll the tide 41-14 in Birmingham. (this year was a close 2nd tho)
Arkansas 1971 - LIberty Bowl. Vols come from behind to win 14-13. It was "hog killing time in Tennessee."
Auburn 1985 -- Auburn #1 at time, Bo won the Heisman but quit in the 3rd Q this day as Vols won 38-20. Robinson throws, McGee catches.....
Florida 1990 -- Spurrier brings his first Gator team to Neyland, 6-0 and ranked 3rd... Vols win 45-3....Von Reaves to Carl Pickens
Georgia 2016 -- Dobbs heaves it.....
Kentucky 2022 -- UK thought they were going to win .........lose 44-6
LSU 2022 -- 40-13. Beat down of a very good team. Tigers thought they were gonna win that one too.
Ole Miss 1968 -- Vols beat down Archie Who 31-0 in Knoxville
Miss State 1990 -- hotter than blue blazes and MSU thought they were gonna win. Vols won 45-3 in Starkville......Ber-Nard Daffney!!
Missouri 2021-- Boat raced the Tigers in Columbia
South Carolina 1993 -- 55-3 and was not as close at the score. Steve Tanneyhill was their QB
Texas A&M 2005 Cotton Bowl-- heard how great Aggie fans were but they all left in 3rd Q. Vols won 38-7 in another game not as close as the score
Vandy 1994 or 2022 -- Both times, Vandy came in on a winning streak and expected to win. Lost 65-0 and this year lost 56-0. 98 was fun too, won 40-0.
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A lot of great ones on your list.
 
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ZZ13 said:
I know you mean football but my most favorite Vols game against anyone was the win over Kentucky at Stokely in 1977. It wasn’t just the game it was the whole experience from sleeping overnight in line in 4 degree temperatures to get tickets, to the press buildup of the game in an era without internet and social media, to watching a whole load of All Americans go toe to toe for 40 minutes and finally, to victory. I’ve just never been to any game in football since then that pushed that out of my memory. It’s the basketball version of this years Bama game in Neyland, I suspect.
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I remember that game. Great choice. And I stated that it can be any sport not just football.
 
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Not going to relist the obvious ones that have been mentioned 100 times, but some good ones...


Georgia - 2009 Absolutely rolled them in Athens, seemed to signal that we were back. What could have been.

LSU - 2005 I'm not sure we've ever had the world pulling against us as hard as in that game. Didn't matter. Ainge dug us in a seemingly insurmountable hole, then Riggs and Clausen dug us out.

South Carolina - 2003 Saw Lou Holtz leaving the field really close to me after the game. He looked like he'd just witnessed a family member's murder.
2009 - Debut of the black jerseys and just annihilating a Spurrier team is always exciting.

Vanderbilt - 2003 Third consecutive shutout of the Dores. 41-0 at halftime.
 
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Bama: 1982…..I was there
Auburn: 1985…I was there
UF: 1998
UGA: 1992
UK: 1978….I was there
LSU: 1983….I was there
Ole Miss: 1974….I was there. My 1st UT game
MSU: 1998 SECCG
Vandy: 1981…I was there. Wild game

USCjr: 1998
A&M: 2004
Mizzou: 2021
Ark: 1998
 
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West Vol said:
Not going to relist the obvious ones that have been mentioned 100 times, but some good ones...


Georgia - 2009 Absolutely rolled them in Athens, seemed to signal that we were back. What could have been.

LSU - 2005 I'm not sure we've ever had the world pulling against us as hard as in that game. Didn't matter. Ainge dug us in a seemingly insurmountable hole, then Riggs and Clausen dug us out.

South Carolina - 2003 Saw Lou Holtz leaving the field really close to me after the game. He looked like he'd just witnessed a family member's murder.
2009 - Debut of the black jerseys and just annihilating a Spurrier team is always exciting.

Vanderbilt - 2003 Third consecutive shutout of the Dores. 41-0 at halftime.
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That 2009 game with the black jerseys was special, such an exciting and magical Night.
 
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peaygolf said:
Bama: 1982…..I was there
Auburn: 1985…I was there
UF: 1998
UGA: 1992
UK: 1978….I was there
LSU: 1983….I was there
Ole Miss: 1974….I was there. My 1st UT game
MSU: 1998 SECCG
Vandy: 1981…I was there. Wild game

USCjr: 1998
A&M: 2004
Mizzou: 2021
Ark: 1998
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I was there for three of those games, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Bama. Great list.
The only game I didn’t see or listen to was 1983 LSU.
 
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mad4vols said:
I was there for three of those games, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Bama. Great list.
The only game I didn’t see or listen to was 1983 LSU.
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Now…..going back a researching the “greatest “ game vs each team would be fun.

You know I love history
 
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peaygolf said:
Now…..going back a researching the “greatest “ game vs each team would be fun.

You know I love history
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All of them are somewhat recent history but so many great games to chose from.
Alabama - 95
Auburn - 97 Sec championship game
Arkansas - 98 of course
LSU - 22 because it made the entire conference take notice that we are back. May have ranked 05 comeback above this if the rest of the 05 season was not a disaster
Miss State - 98 SEC championship game
Miss - 90
Texas A&M - guess the 05 cotton bowl by default
Florida - 98 game
Georgia - 04 game just because how unexpected it was and was probably one of Richt’s best teams
Kentucky - 97 game with over 1000 yds passing combined for Manning and Couch
Missouri - 21 game as it was a eye opener on what Heupel’s offense could achieve at Tennessee
South Carolina - 2014 comeback in our final game against one of our greatest foes (Spurrier)
Vandy - hard to pick one as beating vandy is nothing special but guess 97 game winning the sec East and Manning leading the band despite knowing his performance probably cost him the Heisman.
 
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ENGRVOL said:
All of them are somewhat recent history but so many great games to chose from.
Alabama - 95
Auburn - 97 Sec championship game
Arkansas - 98 of course
LSU - 22 because it made the entire conference take notice that we are back. May have ranked 05 comeback above this if the rest of the 05 season was not a disaster
Miss State - 98 SEC championship game
Miss - 90
Texas A&M - guess the 05 cotton bowl by default
Florida - 98 game
Georgia - 04 game just because how unexpected it was and was probably one of Richt’s best teams
Kentucky - 97 game with over 1000 yds passing combined for Manning and Couch
Missouri - 21 game as it was a eye opener on what Heupel’s offense could achieve at Tennessee
South Carolina - 2014 comeback in our final game against one of our greatest foes (Spurrier)
Vandy - hard to pick one as beating vandy is nothing special but guess 97 game winning the sec East and Manning leading the band despite knowing his performance probably cost him the Heisman.
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That 1998 Arkansas game was an emotional rollercoaster. One of my all time favorite games period.
 
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mad4vols said:
Which is considered the greatest (or your favorite) Tennessee game against every SEC* opponent?

Name as many SEC teams as you want, but only one game per school.

*Games played before a team joined the SEC is allowed. You can also include any former or confirmed future members. Also doesn’t have to be just football.

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If your favorite team isn’t an SEC school, pick your favorite game vs each SEC school, not your own conference (@BUBear )
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Alabama: 03 - went to the 5OT game at Bama. We rammer jammer’d them while they emptied the stadium. Honorable mentions: this year/1995
Auburn: don’t remember. None stand out.
Arky: 98
FL: 98 honorable mentions: 01,04,16
UGA: 06 51-33 in Athens with punt block
UK: 07
LSU: this year
Ole Miss: any game not including McCluster. Especially not the game my dad and I call the McClusterf**k game
Ms St. 98
Mizzou: 21
S. Carolina: 09 black jerseys Halloween game
aTm: cotton bowl
Vandy: they aren’t relevant enough to put any effort into
 
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peyton4heisman said:
Alabama: 03 - went to the 5OT game at Bama. We rammer jammer’d them while they emptied the stadium. Honorable mentions: this year/1995
Auburn: don’t remember. None stand out.
Arky: 98
FL: 98 honorable mentions: 01,04,16
UGA: 06 51-33 in Athens with punt block
UK: 07
LSU: this year
Ole Miss: any game not including McCluster. Especially not the game my dad and I call the McClusterf**k game
Ms St. 98
Mizzou: 21
S. Carolina: 09 black jerseys Halloween game
aTm: cotton bowl
Vandy: they aren’t relevant enough to put any effort into
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That 2007 Kentucky 4 OT game was incredible.
 
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Alabama: 2022 (A masterpiece from Jalin Hyatt to Wide Reichard!)
Arkansas: 1998 (He stumbled & fumbled. And Billy Ratliff recovered it. - S. McDonough)
Auburn: 1987 (I know, but I was there w a hot date that I married 31 years ago. And it got us the SEC.)
Florida: 1998 (* no commentary needed)
Georgia: 2004 (It was a humiliating loss for them)
Kentucky: (2007, they were good and we stole thier soul)
LSU: 2022 (Smack down @ Neyland of the Deep South)
Ole Miss: 1985 (There in rabid student section)
Miss State: 1998 (Was there)
Mizzou: 2021 (butt kicking party)
South Carolina: 2009 Black out Surprise
A&M: 2004(5) w the mighty Rick Clausen
Vandy: 1991 Dale Carter runs through their warmup before the rout ensues
 
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mad4vols said:
Which is considered the greatest (or your favorite) Tennessee game against every SEC* opponent?

Name as many SEC teams as you want, but only one game per school.

*Games played before a team joined the SEC is allowed. You can also include any former or confirmed future members. Also doesn’t have to be just football.

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Edit: If you are a fan of an opposing SEC school, you can play too.
If your favorite team isn’t an SEC school, pick your favorite game vs each SEC school, not your own conference (@BUBear )
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Only naming games I attended

Alabama - 1982
Arkansas - 1990 Cotton Bowl
Auburn - 1985
Florida - 2001
Georgia - 2006
Kentucky - 1997
LSU - 1989
Ole Miss - 1989 (Webb ran wild)
Mississippi St - 1998 (SECCG)
Missouri - 2012 (haven't been to many vs Missouri)
South Carolina - 1998
Texas A&M - 2016 (last UT game I attended)
Vanderbilt - 1994
 
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Alabama 2022
Arkansas 1998
Auburn the tie against Terry bowden
Georgia 2007
Florida 1992
Kentucky 2007
South Carolina Marquez North 2015
Mizzou 2022
Ms State 1998
Vanderbilt 2008
Texas AM 2004 cotton bowl
2005 LSU
Ole Miss 2010
 
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