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alabama on offense versus tennessee in tuscaloosa during 2009 season


despite heated in-state rivalry auburn, former alabama head coach bear bryant more adamant defeating rivals north, tennessee vols. series named third saturday in october, traditional calendar date on game played. despite name, game played on third saturday 5 times between 1995 , 2007. first game between 2 sides played in 1901 in birmingham, ending in 6–6 tie. 1902 1913, alabama dominated series, losing once, , never allowing touchdown volunteers. beginning in 1928, rivalry first played on traditional date , began challenge tide robert neyland began challenging alabama perennial spot on top of conference standings. in 1950s, jim goostree, head trainer alabama, began tradition began handing out cigars following victory on volunteers.


between 1971–1981, alabama held eleven-game winning streak on volunteers and, between 1986 , 1994, nine-game unbeaten streak. however, following alabama s streak, tennessee responded seven-game winning streak 1995 2001. alabama has won last eleven meetings 2007 2017. alabama won 2017 game 45-7 in tuscaloosa. alabama tennessee s third most-played opponent, after kentucky , vanderbilt. tennessee alabama s second-most played opponent after mississippi state.








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