Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

Not to be confused with the South's Oldest Rivalry between North Carolina and Virginia.

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
Auburn Tigers
Georgia Bulldogs
SportCollege football
First meetingFebruary 20, 1892
Auburn, 10–0
Latest meetingOctober 5, 2024
Georgia, 31–13
Next meeting2025
Statistics
Meetings total129
All-time seriesGeorgia leads, 65–56–8[1]
Largest victoryAuburn, 44–0 (1900)
Longest win streakGeorgia, 9 (1923–1931)
Current win streakGeorgia, 8 (2017–present)
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The Auburn–Georgia football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs. The two teams first played each other in 1892, and the rivalry has been renewed annually since 1944 for a total of 129 games as of 2024. Because it is the oldest rivalry still contested between teams in the Deep South, the series is referred to by both schools as the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" (although the first football game played in the Deep South was Wofford vs. Furman in 1889).[2][3][4] The series is currently the second-most played rivalry in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), behind Minnesota–Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe) and tied with North Carolina–Virginia (South's Oldest Rivalry).

The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry is eight months older than the South's Oldest Rivalry, with Auburn–Georgia first meeting on February 20, 1892, and North Carolina–Virginia first meeting on October 22, 1892. The Auburn–Georgia series has been played almost continuously from the beginning, with the exception of 1893 (rematch not scheduled), 1897 (Georgia disbanded its team early in the season following the fatal on-field injury of one of its players), 1917 and 1918 (Georgia did not field teams during World War I), and 1943 (Auburn did not field a team due to World War II). The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry and the South's Oldest Rivalry were tied from 1910–1942 until North Carolina–Virginia surpassed Auburn–Georgia in 1943 (though North Carolina–Virginia continued to trail Southern rivalry Texas–Texas A&M by two games). Conference realignments in the early 2010s ended several prominent rivalries, allowing North Carolina–Virginia (in 2014) and Auburn–Georgia (in 2015) to surpass Kansas–Missouri and Texas–Texas A&M, giving North Carolina–Virginia the undisputed lead as most-played rivalry in the South and tied with Cincinnati–Miami University (Battle for the Bell) for the second-most played rivalry in the FBS. They would soon be joined by Auburn–Georgia in 2017 after the SEC foes played twice in the same season – once in the regular season and again in the conference championship game.[5] The Cincinnati–Miami University matchup was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Auburn–Georgia and North Carolina–Virginia tied for the second-most played rivalry in FBS.

Series history

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The first college football game between Auburn University and the University of Georgia was played on February 20, 1892, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia.[6] The game was the brainchild of Charles Herty of Georgia and George Petrie of Auburn, the founders and first head coaches of their respective university's football teams. The two had met as graduate school classmates at Johns Hopkins University.[6] The game was also, according to legend, when Auburn's team cheer, "War Eagle", originated, though this claim is disputed.[7] Auburn won the game 10–0.

The Tigers and Bulldogs have played each other nearly every year since. There have only been three exceptions since 1898, when World War I and World War II interrupted the series. When the Southeastern Conference split into its Eastern Division and Western Division in 1992, with Auburn placed in the west and Georgia in the east, the game was designated as the teams' annual cross-divisional rivalry game, leaving open the possibility for the two teams to meet in the SEC Championship Game. This happened for the first time in 2017, when Georgia beat Auburn 28–7 to claim their 13th SEC championship. This championship game matchup tied the rivalry with the South's Oldest Rivalry between Virginia and North Carolina for the 2nd most played rivalry game in FBS football.

The rivalry is historically close, with the all-time series tied as recently as the 2014 season. However, since 2006, Georgia has won 17 of the last 20 to take a nine-game lead.

Game results

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Auburn victoriesGeorgia victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 February 20, 1892 Atlanta, GA Auburn 10 Georgia 0
2 November 24, 1894 Atlanta, GA Georgia 10 Auburn 8
3 November 28, 1895 Atlanta, GA Auburn 16 Georgia 6
4 November 26, 1896 Atlanta, GA Georgia 12 Auburn 6
5 November 24, 1898 Atlanta, GA Auburn 18 Georgia 17
6 November 18, 1899 Atlanta, GA Tie0Tie0
7 November 30, 1900 Atlanta, GA Auburn 44 Georgia 0
8 November 27, 1901 Atlanta, GA Tie0Tie0
9 November 27, 1902 Atlanta, GA Georgia 12 Auburn 5
10 November 26, 1903 Atlanta, GA Georgia 22 Auburn 13
11 November 24, 1904 Macon, GA Auburn 17 Georgia 6
12 November 30, 1905 Macon, GA Auburn 20 Georgia 0
13 November 29, 1906 Macon, GA Georgia 4 Auburn 0
14 November 30, 1907 Macon, GA Georgia 6 Auburn 0
15 November 27, 1908 Montgomery, AL Auburn 23 Georgia 0
16 November 25, 1909 Montgomery, AL Auburn 17 Georgia 5
17 November 24, 1910 Savannah, GA Auburn 26 Georgia 0
18 November 29, 1911 Savannah, GA Tie0Tie0
19 November 28, 1912 Athens, GA Georgia 12 Auburn 6
20 November 22, 1913 Atlanta, GA Auburn 21 Georgia 7
21 November 21, 1914 Atlanta, GA Tie0Tie0
22 October 30, 1915 Atlanta, GA Auburn 12 Georgia 0
23 November 4, 1916 Columbus, GA Auburn 3 Georgia 0
24 November 1, 1919 Columbus, GA Auburn 7 Georgia 0
25 October 30, 1920 Columbus, GA Georgia 7 Auburn 0
26 October 29, 1921 Columbus, GA Georgia 7 Auburn 0
27 November 4, 1922 Columbus, GA Auburn 7 Georgia 3
28 November 3, 1923 Columbus, GA Georgia 7 Auburn 0
29 November 15, 1924 Columbus, GA Georgia 6 Auburn 0
30 November 7, 1925 Columbus, GA Georgia 34 Auburn 0
31 November 6, 1926 Columbus, GA Georgia 16 Auburn 0
32 October 22, 1927 Columbus, GA Georgia 33 Auburn 3
33 November 3, 1928 Columbus, GA Georgia 13 Auburn 0
34 November 15, 1929 Athens, GA Georgia 24 Auburn 0
35 November 25, 1930 Columbus, GA Georgia 39 Auburn 7
36 November 21, 1931 Columbus, GA Georgia 12 Auburn 6
37 November 19, 1932 Columbus, GA Auburn 14 Georgia 7
38 November 18, 1933 Columbus, GA Auburn 14 Georgia 6
39 November 24, 1934 Columbus, GA Georgia 18 Auburn 0
40 November 23, 1935 Columbus, GA Auburn 19 Georgia 7
41 October 24, 1936 Columbus, GA Auburn 20 Georgia 13
42 November 20, 1937 Columbus, GA Tie0Tie0
43 November 19, 1938 Columbus, GA Auburn 23 Georgia 14
44 November 25, 1939 Columbus, GA Auburn 7 Georgia 0
45 November 2, 1940 Columbus, GA Georgia 14 Auburn 13
46 November 1, 1941 Columbus, GA Georgia 7 Auburn 0
47 November 21, 1942 Columbus, GA Auburn 27 No. 1 Georgia 13
48 November 18, 1944 Columbus, GA Georgia 49 Auburn 13
49 November 17, 1945 Columbus, GA Georgia 35 Auburn 0
50 November 16, 1946 Columbus, GA No. 3 Georgia 41 Auburn 0
51 November 15, 1947 Columbus, GA Georgia 28 Auburn 6
52 November 13, 1948 Columbus, GA No. 13 Georgia 42 Auburn 14
53 November 12, 1949 Columbus, GA Tie20Tie20
54 November 18, 1950 Columbus, GA Georgia 12 Auburn 10
55 November 17, 1951 Columbus, GA Georgia 46 Auburn 14
56 November 15, 1952 Columbus, GA Georgia 13 Auburn 7
57 November 14, 1953 Columbus, GA No. 20 Auburn 39 Georgia 18
58 November 13, 1954 Columbus, GA Auburn 35 #20 Georgia 0
59 November 12, 1955 Columbus, GA No. 12 Auburn 16 Georgia 13
60 November 17, 1956 Columbus, GA Auburn 20 Georgia 0
61 November 16, 1957 Columbus, GA No. 3 Auburn 6 Georgia 0
62 November 15, 1958 Columbus, GA No. 4 Auburn 21 Georgia 6
63 November 14, 1959 Athens, GA No. 12 Georgia 14 #8 Auburn 13
64 November 12, 1960 Auburn, AL No. 10 Auburn 9 Georgia 6
65 November 18, 1961 Athens, GA Auburn 10 Georgia 7
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
66 November 17, 1962 Auburn, AL Georgia 30 Auburn 21
67 November 16, 1963 Athens, GA No. 9 Auburn 14 Georgia 0
68 November 14, 1964 Auburn, AL Auburn 14 Georgia 7
69 November 13, 1965 Athens, GA Auburn 21 Georgia 19
70 November 16, 1966 Auburn, AL No. 9 Georgia 21 Auburn 13
71 November 18, 1967 Athens, GA Georgia 17 Auburn 0
72 November 16, 1968 Auburn, AL No.5 Georgia 17 No. 12 Auburn 3
73 November 15, 1969 Athens, GA No. 11 Auburn 16 No. 16 Georgia 3
74 November 14, 1970 Auburn, AL Georgia 31 No. 8 Auburn 17
75 November 13, 1971 Athens, GA No. 6 Auburn 35 No. 7 Georgia 20
76 November 18, 1972 Auburn, AL No. 11 Auburn 27 Georgia 10
77 November 17, 1973 Athens, GA Georgia 28 Auburn 14
78 November 16, 1974 Auburn, AL No. 7 Auburn 17 Georgia 13
79 November 15, 1975 Athens, GA No. 20 Georgia 28 Auburn 13
80 November 13, 1976 Auburn, AL No. 7 Georgia 28 Auburn 0
81 November 12, 1977 Athens, GA Auburn 33 Georgia 14
82 November 18, 1978 Auburn, AL Tie22Tie22
83 November 17, 1979 Athens, GA No. 15 Auburn 33 Georgia 13
84 November 15, 1980 Auburn, AL No. 1 Georgia 31 Auburn 21
85 November 14, 1981 Athens, GA No. 4 Georgia 24 Auburn 13
86 November 13, 1982 Auburn, AL No. 1 Georgia 19 Auburn 14
87 November 12, 1983 Athens, GA No. 3 Auburn 13 #4 Georgia 7
88 November 17, 1984 Auburn, AL No. 18 Auburn 21 #15 Georgia 12
89 November 13, 1985 Athens, GA No. 14 Auburn 24 #12 Georgia 10
90 November 15, 1986 Auburn, AL Georgia 20 #8 Auburn 16
91 November 13, 1987 Athens, GA No. 12 Auburn 27 #8 Georgia 11
92 November 12, 1988 Auburn, AL No. 9 Auburn 20 #17 Georgia 10
93 November 18, 1989 Athens, GA No. 11 Auburn 20 Georgia 3
94 November 17, 1990 Auburn, AL No. 24 Auburn 33 Georgia 10
95 November 18, 1991 Athens, GA Georgia 37 Auburn 27
96 November 14, 1992 Auburn, AL No. 12 Georgia 14 Auburn 10
97 November 13, 1993 Athens, GA No. 7 Auburn 42 Georgia 28
98 November 12, 1994 Auburn, AL Tie23Tie23
99 November 11, 1995 Athens, GA No. 20 Auburn 37 Georgia 31
100 November 16, 1996 Auburn, AL Georgia 56 #20 Auburn 494OT
101 November 15, 1997 Athens, GA #16 Auburn 45 #7 Georgia 34
102 November 14, 1998 Auburn, AL #17 Georgia 28 Auburn 17
103 November 13, 1999 Athens, GA Auburn 38 #14 Georgia 21
104 November 11, 2000 Auburn, AL No. 22 Auburn 29 #14 Georgia 26
105 November 10, 2001 Athens, GA No. 24 Auburn 24 #19 Georgia 17
106 November 16, 2002 Auburn, AL No. 7 Georgia 24 #24 Auburn 21
107 November 15, 2003 Athens, GA No. 7 Georgia 26 Auburn 7
108 November 13, 2004 Auburn, AL No. 3 Auburn 24 #8 Georgia 6
109 November 12, 2005 Athens, GA No. 15 Auburn 31 #9 Georgia 30
110 November 11, 2006 Auburn, AL Georgia 37 #5 Auburn 15
111 November 10, 2007 Athens, GA No. 10 Georgia 45 #18 Auburn 20
112 November 15, 2008 Auburn, AL No. 13 Georgia 17 Auburn 13
113 November 14, 2009 Athens, GA Georgia 31 Auburn 24
114 November 13, 2010 Auburn, AL No. 2 Auburn 49 Georgia 31
115 November 12, 2011 Athens, GA No. 14 Georgia 45 #24 Auburn 7
116 November 10, 2012 Auburn, AL No. 5 Georgia 38 Auburn 0
117 November 16, 2013 Auburn, AL No. 7 Auburn 43 #25 Georgia 38
118 November 15, 2014 Athens, GA No. 16 Georgia 34 #9 Auburn 7
119 November 14, 2015 Auburn, AL Georgia 20 Auburn 13
120 November 12, 2016 Athens, GA Georgia 13 No. 8 Auburn 7
121 November 11, 2017 Auburn, AL No. 10 Auburn 40 No. 1 Georgia 17
122 December 2, 2017 Atlanta, GAA No. 6 Georgia 28 No. 2 Auburn 7
123 November 10, 2018 Athens, GA No. 5 Georgia 27 #24 Auburn 10
124 November 16, 2019 Auburn, AL No. 4 Georgia 21 #12 Auburn 14
125 October 3, 2020 Athens, GA No. 4 Georgia 27 #7 Auburn 6
126 October 9, 2021 Auburn, AL No. 2 Georgia 34 #18 Auburn 10
127 October 8, 2022 Athens, GA No. 2 Georgia 42 Auburn 10
128 September 30, 2023 Auburn, AL No. 1 Georgia 27 Auburn 20
129 October 5, 2024 Athens, GA No. 5 Georgia 31 Auburn 13
Series: Georgia leads 65–56–8[1]

Results by location

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As of October 5, 2024

State City Games Auburn victories Georgia victories Ties Years played
Alabama Auburn 33 12 20 1 1960–present
Montgomery 2 2 0 0 1908–09
Georgia Columbus 39 16 21 2 1916–58
Athens 35 17 18 0 1912, 1929, 1959–present
Atlanta 14 6 5 3 1892–1903, 1913–15, 2017
Macon 4 2 2 0 1904–07
Savannah 2 1 0 1 1910–11

Notable games

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1892 Trophy
1895 Auburn-Georgia game at Piedmont Park.

1892

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The two schools met in the first meeting in what is now the Deep South’s oldest college football rivalry. Auburn won the game 10–0. One Atlanta newspaper called it the “social event of the year.”

1896

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Georgia won by a 12–6 score to finish its first undefeated season under Pop Warner. For Auburn, the game featured Reynolds Tichenor's brilliant punt returns.[8]

1899

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All accounts Auburn was leading Georgia by a score of 11-6 when the game was called due to darkness, lighting not being available at that time, resulting in an official 0-0 tie.[9][10] As noted by sideline reporters for The Atlanta Constitution "The conditions that appeared to make the ruling of Referee Rowbotham a necessity were such as should never have occurred on any gridiron that has the advantage of police protection. As darkness came on it was impossible in the bleachers and grand stand to distinguish the play and with no obstacle in the way the crowd surged into the field mingled with the players and made further progress a matter of impossibility.[11]" Fifteen minutes prior to the decision, Auburn coach, John Heisman, and Georgia Coach, Gordon Saussy, made an official request to call the game for the same reason.[11] The decision was backed by Umpire Taylor. "In the decision that made the game a tie the referee was backed up by Umpire Taylor of Birmingham who, although a Just official has always been regarded by many as a friend of Auburn.[11]"

1902

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Rufus Nalley dies in Atlanta after a short, serious illness.[12] According to some, the last thing that he heard before losing consciousness on November 27, was that Georgia had beaten Auburn earlier that day, news that caused him to smile. It was the first victory for Georgia in the rivalry since the 1896 team for which Nalley played.[13]

1916

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Auburn won 3–0 in the mud on a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter by Moon Ducote kicked off of teammate Legare Hairston's leather helmet, in Columbus's McClung Stadium.[14] This precipitated the rule which states the ball must be kicked directly off the ground.[15]

1920

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Georgia upset Auburn 7–0 when Auburn was fresh off a 56–6 beatdown of Vanderbilt.

1942

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Georgia won the national championship with an 11–1 record, beating UCLA in the 1943 Rose Bowl, Georgia's lone loss came to Auburn, falling 27–13 at Columbus's Memorial Stadium.

1959

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On November 14, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, as time ran short, Georgia player and future Auburn head-coach Pat Dye recovered a fumble by Auburn quarterback Bryant Harvard. Georgia quarterback Fran Tarkenton's touchdown pass in the final seconds gave Georgia a 14–13 victory and cost Auburn a Southeastern Conference championship. Georgia went on to claim the 1959 SEC Championship and the 1960 Orange Bowl Championship with a victory over Missouri in Miami.

1983

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Again at Sanford Stadium, Pat Dye celebrated his first SEC championship as Auburn's coach after the Tigers beat Georgia 13–7 on November 12. Georgia coach Vince Dooley, a former star Auburn quarterback, was there too on that day in 1959 as an assistant on Shug Jordan's staff.

1986

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The Bulldogs visited Auburn as three-touchdown underdogs. Auburn was two wins away from the SEC Championship, with only one blemish on their record, an 18–17 setback at Florida. Georgia, deprived of starting quarterback James Jackson at the last moment due to a family funeral, staged a 20–16 upset victory. When Georgia fans stormed the field of Jordan–Hare Stadium and started tearing the turf from midfield and refused to leave, they were doused by sprinkler system and fire hoses. The hoses were quickly turned on the stands, soaking the Georgia marching band and fans listening to its traditional post-game performance. The incident received widespread attention and Auburn officially apologized.

1994

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Georgia ended Auburn's 20-game winning streak with a 23–23 tie at Jordan-Hare. The Sunday morning headline in nearby Columbus, Ga read "UGA beats Auburn 23–23". [citation needed]

1996

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The two teams played in the first Southeastern Conference football game to go into overtime. First-year head coach Jim Donnan's team was down 28–7 at halftime, before rallying to tie it at 28 on a 30-yard touchdown as time expired from Mike Bobo to Cory Allen, and Georgia went on to win 56–49 in four overtimes. This game was also famous for the incident in which Uga V lunged at Auburn wide receiver Robert Baker after a first-quarter touchdown.[16]

1999

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Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville got his first signature win, as the underdog Tigers led 31–0 at halftime and cruised to a 38–21 victory.

2001

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No. 19 Georgia had a chance to force overtime after getting possession back at the Auburn 45-yard line with 1:10 remaining and no timeouts. The Bulldogs drove down to the goal line with 16 seconds left, but rather than spiking the ball to save time off the game clock, they inexplicably called for a handoff up the middle for no gain. Time expired before Georgia was trying to hurry up on offense, and the Bulldogs lost to the #24 Tigers 24–17.

2002

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No. 7 Georgia traveled to #22 Auburn with a spot in the SEC Championship game and an outside chance at the national title on the line. Auburn led 14–3 at halftime, thanks to a 53-yard touchdown run from Ronnie Brown. Georgia rallied to make it 21–17 Tigers with 1:25 remaining when they faced a 4th and 15 from the Auburn 19. QB David Greene threw up a prayer, and Michael Johnson caught the pass over Auburn CB Horace Willis to come away with the improbable touchdown. Georgia defeated Auburn 24–21 to secure a spot in their first SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs defeated Arkansas 30–3 to win their first SEC Championship since 1982. The Bulldogs finished the season 13–1 with a victory over Florida State in the Sugar Bowl, and a #3 final ranking. Auburn meanwhile finished with a 9-4 record and defeated Penn State in the Citrus Bowl.

2004

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No. 8 Georgia traveled to undefeated and #3 Auburn in 2004. The Tigers were eyeing their first SEC Championship since splitting the title in 1989 (note: Auburn was on probation in 1993 and ineligible for the championship), as well as a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. The Tigers won 24–6 on their way to a 13–0 season, ending with a 16–13 victory over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl and a No. 2 national ranking.

2006

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No. 5 Auburn had hopes of playing for a National Championship after knocking off eventual champion Florida, but the Bulldogs got a big performance out of free safety Tra Battle. Battle tied a Georgia record that day with three interceptions, one of which he returned 30 yards for a touchdown. UGA would go on to rout the Tigers 37–15, dashing their title hopes and costing Tommy Tuberville a shot at playing for the SEC Championship Game.[17]

2007

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The game marked the first time in the modern era that Georgia wore black jerseys. It also marked the first time that Georgia defeated Florida and Auburn in the same season since 1982 [1], and the first time that Georgia scored more than 40 points in three straight games since 1942.

2013

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No. 7 Auburn hosted No. 25 Georgia in Auburn. Through the first 50 minutes of the game, Auburn had scored on seven of nine possessions with 29 first downs building a 37–17 lead. In contrast, when Georgia began their first possession of the fourth quarter they had only reached the end zone once on their previous six drives.[18] Auburn maintained that 20-point lead until 9:35 left in the game when the momentum suddenly shifted in Georgia's favor. At that moment, Aaron Murray threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to senior Rantavious Wooten to cut the deficit to 13 points. In fact Murray would lead his team to three touchdowns in the span of 7:46, the final touchdown giving Georgia their first lead of the game with 1:49 remaining.[18] With 36 seconds remaining and faced with 4th and 18 from the Tiger 26-yard line, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall, a former defensive back for the Bulldogs during the 2011 season, threw a Hail Mary pass, which was tipped by Georgia safety Josh Harvey-Clemons into the hands of Auburn sophomore wide receiver Ricardo Louis. What has become known as "The Prayer at Jordan–Hare,"[19][20][21][22][23] the play resulted in a game-winning touchdown for the Tigers with 25 seconds to spare. Auburn went on to win the SEC Championship and later barely lost the BCS National Championship in the final seconds to Florida State. This was the first time an SEC team failed to win the BCS Championship game since the 2005 football season.

2014

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The Bulldogs avenged their loss from the year before by handily beating the Tigers 34–7 in Athens. Auburn scored first and took a 7–0 lead, but the Bulldogs came back with 34 unanswered points. Bulldogs freshman running back Nick Chubb ran the ball 19 times for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Georgia outgained the Tigers in total yards 412–292 and Auburn committed 3 turnovers in the game. The loss effectively ended the Tigers' hopes for a second straight National Championship Game appearance. However, the Bulldogs would lose running back Todd Gurley to a knee injury during the game. It was later revealed that he had torn his ACL, ending his season and college career.

2017

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The two teams met twice in a single season for the first time in history. The first matchup occurred on November 11 in Georgia's only regular season loss, where the #1 Bulldogs lost 40–17 at #10 Auburn. A rematch took place in the 2017 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, where #6 Georgia got revenge by beating #2 Auburn 28–7 and winning the SEC championship, securing a College Football Playoff spot in the process.

Family rivalry

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Beyond the length of the rivalry, the schools' football histories are quite interconnected, with many individuals having played or coached at both schools.

Georgia's all-time winningest head coach and long-time athletic director, Vince Dooley, earned both his bachelor's and master's degree at Auburn while playing football and subsequently beginning his coaching career under legendary Auburn head coach Shug Jordan. Jordan himself was an assistant football coach and head basketball coach at Georgia before returning to his alma mater.

Former Auburn head coach Pat Dye was a three-year letterman and All-American offensive lineman at Georgia under head coach Wally Butts. About the rivalry, Dye has said, "It's a unique thing. It's like playing against your brother. I don't think anybody who plays in that game can ever forget it. It just doesn't matter much where it's played or what somebody's record is. It's so intense and tough, but at the same time, it's family."

Current Auburn associate head coach and defensive line coach Rodney Garner previously coached at Georgia for fifteen years (1998–2012).[24] Garner and current Georgia offensive line coach Stacy Searels both played at Auburn under Dye. Former Georgia offensive coordinator Neil Callaway was Auburn's offensive line coach for all of Dye's 12 seasons.

Two-time former Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and offensive line coach Hugh Nall are former Georgia players. Tracy Rocker, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee and two-time All-American at Auburn as a defensive lineman, was a defensive line coach at Georgia from 2014–2017 after holding the same position at Auburn from 2009–2010.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia – Auburn Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "Georgia and Auburn renew Deep South's Oldest Rivalry". University of Georgia Sports Communications. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry". Auburn University Sports Communications. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Loran Smith (November 13, 2010). "Smith: Rivalry has long, grand history". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  5. ^ Auburn–Georgia may eventually surpass North Carolina–Virginia in games played due to the divisional pairings of their respective conferences, the SEC and ACC. Auburn and Georgia are in different SEC divisions, which could set up an SEC Championship Game match-up, the second game in the same season (as was the case in 2017). North Carolina and Virginia, on the other hand, are in the same ACC division, making an ACC Championship Game match-up impossible.
  6. ^ a b Stegeman, John F. (2007). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. pp. 8–14. ISBN 978-0-8203-1959-9.
  7. ^ Alex, McDaniel (November 11, 2015). "Did Auburn steal it's 'War Eagle' battle cry from Georgia?". al.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Triumph Books (2006). Echoes of Georgia Football: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781617490484.
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  10. ^ "2018 Football Schedule – University of Georgia". Georgia Football schedule/results. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 19, 1899 · Page 5". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1899. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "Ben Nalley Goes to Rest". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1902. p. 8.
  13. ^ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "Prominent Sport Writer Selects Football Heroes". Columbus Daily Enquirer. December 10, 1916.
  15. ^ Loyola Director, Dick Ducote, Dies Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The Milwaukee Journal, March 26, 1937.
  16. ^ Johnson, Joe (December 5, 2013). "Former Auburn receiver bitten at by Uga V pleads to federal drug, gun charges". Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  17. ^ "25 Days: Tra Battle goes for the hat trick vs. AU".
  18. ^ a b "Auburn-Georgia 2013". ESPN. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  19. ^ Crepea, James (November 21, 2013). "Auburn notebook: Prayer at Jordan-Hare a play from Malzahn's past". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  20. ^ Wolken, Dan (November 17, 2013). "Auburn Defeats Georgia on Miracle Play 43–38". USA Today. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  21. ^ Crowe, J.D. (November 18, 2013). "War Eagle Wings and the Prayer at Jordan-Hare". AL.com. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  22. ^ Huskey, Jonathan (November 20, 2013). "A look inside the "Prayer at Jordan-Hare"". WRBL News3. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  23. ^ Mitrosilis, Teddy (November 17, 2013). "A prayer at Jordan-Hare that saved Auburn, Iron Bowl from deflating". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  24. ^ "AUBURNTIGERS.COM Rodney Garner Bio :: Auburn University Official Athletic Site Auburn University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  25. ^ "Tracy Rocker hired to coach Georgia's defensive line | Georgia Bulldogs blog | Columbus Ledger Enquirer". Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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