Third Saturday in October
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Third Saturday in October
Teams Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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 Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....

Originated 1901
Series Alabama leads 48–38–7
Largest Victory Alabama 51, Tennessee 0
November 29, 1906
Highest Scoring Game Tennessee 51, Alabama 43
October 25, 2003
Most Recent Game Alabama 37, Tennessee 6
October 22, 2011
Current Win Streak Alabama 5


The Third Saturday in October, also known as the Alabama–Tennessee football rivalry, is an American college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 rivalry
College rivalry
Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically...

 game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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 team of the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....

 and the Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....

 team of the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

. The name refers to the usual calendar date on which the game was traditionally played prior to the 1992 football season, when the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 (SEC) split into its Eastern and Western divisions. From 1995 to 2010, it has only been scheduled for that date five times.

Overall, Alabama leads the series with an official 48–38–7 record.

Series history

The first game between the two sides was played in 1901 in Birmingham, ending in a 6–6 tie. From 1902 to 1913, Alabama dominated the series, only losing once, and never allowing a touchdown by the Volunteers. Beginning in 1928, the rivalry was first played on its traditional date and began to be a challenge for the Tide as Robert Neyland
Robert Neyland
Robert Reese Neyland, MBE was an American football player and coach and and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He served three stints as the head football coach as the University of Tennessee...

 began challenging Alabama for their perennial spot on top of the conference standings.

Between 1971–1981, Alabama held an eleven-game winning streak over the Volunteers and, between 1986–1994, a nine-game unbeaten streak. However, following Alabama's streak, Tennessee responded with a seven-game winning streak from 1995–2001. Alabama won the most recent game 41-10 in 2010, and lead the series 47–38–7.

Victory cigars

In the 1950s, Jim Goostree, the head trainer for Alabama, began another tradition as he began handing out cigars following a victory over the Volunteers. Both teams continued the tradition for some time, though kept it secret due to the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 rules concerning extra benefits and tobacco products. Alabama publicly restarted the tradition in 2005, though as a result, self-reported an NCAA violation before finally being banned following the violation.

Streaks

There have been several long winning streaks in the series. In the first major streak of the series, Bama won 7 straight over the Vols from 1905–1913 (the two teams did not play in 1910 and 1911), outscoring the Vols 112–0 in the process.

Alabama has the longest winning streak of the series, 11 games, from 1971 to 1981. It was broken in 1982 when Johnny Majors
Johnny Majors
Johnny Majors is a former American football player and coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for...

 led the Vols to an upset victory over Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships...

 and the Tide.

Alabama had a 9 game unbeaten streak from 1986 to 1994, including a tie in 1993 which was later forfeited due to NCAA sanctions. The streak was broken by Tennessee in 1995 when the Vols beat the Tide 41–14. Tennessee began their own 7 game win streak that night, which was broken when Alabama defeated the Vols 34–14 in 2002. Alabama currently enjoys a 5 game winning streak in the series from 2007-2011 with an average margin of victory during this stretch of 21 points.

All time

Alabama leads the all–time series 48–38–7 (with the 1993 tie forfeited to Tennessee by Bama due to NCAA penalties, and the 2005 Bama victory vacated due to NCAA penalty). Due to this technicality, Tennessee actually has one more "official" contest in the series (2005 Loss, which is officially not removed by the NCAA ruling), giving the Vols 38 wins to 49 losses in the series. Alabama has no official result (Win or Loss) for 2005, giving the Tide 48 wins to 38 losses in the series.

The game has been played in 3 different cities. Alabama leads the series when played in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

 (21–14–6) (21-13-7 on the field) and Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

 (22–20–1). Also leads the series in Tuscaloosa (5-4) (Alabama leads 6-4 on the field)

Alabama won the last game, played on October 22, 2011, 37-6.

Game results

Alabama victories are colored ██ crimson. Tennessee victories are colored ██ orange. Ties are white
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

0–0–1
1903 Alabama 24 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 1–0–1
1904 Alabama 0 Tennessee 5 Birmingham, Alabama 1–1–1
1905 Alabama 29 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 2–1–1
1906 Alabama 51 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 3–1–1
1907 Alabama 5 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 4–1–1
1908 Alabama 4 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 5–1–1
1909 Alabama 10 Tennessee 0 Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

ALA 6–1–1
1912 Alabama 7 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 7–1–1
1913 Alabama 6 Tennessee 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...

ALA 8–1–1
1914 Alabama 7 Tennessee 17 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 8–2–1
1928 Alabama 13 Tennessee 15 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 8–3–1
1929 Alabama 0 Tennessee 6 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 8–4–1
1930 Alabama 18 Tennessee 6 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 9–4–1
1931 Alabama 0 Tennessee 25 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 9–5–1
1932 Alabama 3 Tennessee 7 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 9–6–1
1933 Alabama 12 Tennessee 6 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 10–6–1
1934 Alabama 13 Tennessee 6 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 11–6–1
1935 Alabama 25 Tennessee 0 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 12–6–1
1936 Alabama 0 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 12–6–2
1937 Alabama 14 Tennessee 7 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 13–6–2
1938 Alabama 0 Tennessee 13 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 13–7–2
1939 Alabama 0 Tennessee 21 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 13–8–2
1940 Alabama 13 Tennessee 27 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 13–9–2
1941 Alabama 9 Tennessee 2 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 14–9–2
1942 Alabama 8 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 15–9–2
1944 Alabama 0 Tennessee 0 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 15–9–3
1945 Alabama 25 Tennessee 7 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 16–9–3
1946 Alabama 0 Tennessee 12 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 16–10–3
1947 Alabama 10 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 17–10–3
1948 Alabama 6 Tennessee 21 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 17–11–3
1949 Alabama 7 Tennessee 7 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 17–11–4
1950 Alabama 9 Tennessee 14 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 17–12–4
1951 Alabama 13 Tennessee 27 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 17–13–4
1952 Alabama 0 Tennessee 15 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 17–14–4
1953 Alabama 0 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 17–14–5
1954 Alabama 27 Tennessee 0 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 18–14–5
1955 Alabama 0 Tennessee 20 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 18–15–5
1956 Alabama 0 Tennessee 24 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 18–16–5
1957 Alabama 0 Tennessee 14 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 18–17–5
1958 Alabama 7 Tennessee 14 Knoxville, Tennessee 18–18–5
1959 Alabama 7 Tennessee 7 Birmingham, Alabama 18–18–6
1960 Alabama 7 Tennessee 20 Knoxville, Tennessee UT 18–19–6
1961 Alabama 34 Tennessee 3 Birmingham, Alabama 19–19–6
1962 Alabama 27 Tennessee 7 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 20–19–6
1963 Alabama 35 Tennessee 0 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 21–19–6
1964 Alabama 19 Tennessee 8 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 22–19–6
1965 Alabama 7 Tennessee 7 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 22–19–7
1966 Alabama 11 Tennessee 10 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 23–19–7
1967 Alabama 13 Tennessee 24 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 23–20–7
1968 Alabama 9 Tennessee 10 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 23–21–7
1969 Alabama 14 Tennessee 41 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 23–22–7
1970 Alabama 0 Tennessee 24 Knoxville, Tennessee 23–23–7
1971 Alabama 32 Tennessee 15 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 24–23–7
1972 Alabama 17 Tennessee 10 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 25–23–7
1973 Alabama 42 Tennessee 21 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 26–23–7
1974 Alabama 28 Tennessee 6 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 27–23–7
1975 Alabama 30 Tennessee 7 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 28–23–7
1976 Alabama 20 Tennessee 13 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 29–23–7
1977 Alabama 24 Tennessee 10 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 30–23–7
1978 Alabama 30 Tennessee 17 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 31–23–7
1979 Alabama 27 Tennessee 17 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 32–23–7
1980 Alabama 27 Tennessee 0 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 33–23–7
1981 Alabama 38 Tennessee 19 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 34–23–7
1982 Alabama 28 Tennessee 35 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 34–24–7
1983 Alabama 34 Tennessee 41 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 34–25–7
1984 Alabama 27 Tennessee 28 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 34–26–7
1985 Alabama 14 Tennessee 16 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 34–27–7
1986 Alabama 56 Tennessee 28 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 35–27–7
1987 Alabama 41 Tennessee 22 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 36–27–7
1988 Alabama 28 Tennessee 20 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 37–27–7
1989 Alabama 47 Tennessee 30 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 38–27–7
1990 Alabama 9 Tennessee 6 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 39–27–7
1991 Alabama 24 Tennessee 19 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 40–27–7
1992 Alabama 17 Tennessee 10 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 41–27–7
1993 Alabama 17 Tennessee 17 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 41–28–7
1994 Alabama 17 Tennessee 13 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 42–28–7
1995 Alabama 14 Tennessee 41 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 42–29–7
1996 Alabama 13 Tennessee 20 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 42–30–7
1997 Alabama 21 Tennessee 38 Birmingham, Alabama ALA 42–31–7
1998 Alabama 18 Tennessee 35 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 42–32–7
1999 Alabama 7 Tennessee 21 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 42–33–7
2000 Alabama 10 Tennessee 20 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 42–34–7
2001 Alabama 24 Tennessee 35 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 42–35–7
2002 Alabama 34 Tennessee 14 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 43–35–7
2003 Alabama 43 Tennessee 51 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 43–36–7
2004 Alabama 13 Tennessee 17 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 43–37–7
2005 Alabama 6 Tennessee 3 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 43–37–7
2006 Alabama 13 Tennessee 16 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 43–38–7
2007 Alabama 41 Tennessee 17 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 44–38–7
2008 Alabama 29 Tennessee 9 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 45–38–7
2009 Alabama 12 Tennessee 10 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 46–38–7
2010 Alabama 41 Tennessee 10 Knoxville, Tennessee ALA 47–38–7
2011 Alabama 37 Tennessee 6 Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 48–38–7
† Alabama would later forfeit the 1993 tie and vacate their 2005 win.
‡ Five overtime game.

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