Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
Florida and Tennessee have played on the third Saturday of September almost every year since 1992, giving the rivalry its nickname. Notable exceptions were in 2001, when the game was postponed until December 1 due to the September 11 terrorist attacks, and in 2014, when the addition of two new members to the SEC temporarily scrambled the dates of many traditional conference rivalries and moved the Florida–Tennessee game to October. The rivalry has sometimes served as the conference opener and is often the first significant test of the season for one or both of the teams.
Auburn–Tennessee football rivalry
The series started in 1900 with a 23–0 Auburn victory in Birmingham, Alabama. When the SEC split into two divisions in 1992 the annual rivalry was suspended. Tennessee then started a rivalry with Georgia, while Auburn began an annual rivalry with LSU. Auburn is 6–3 vs Tennessee since the SEC expanded. Both teams met in the 1997, and 2004 SEC Championship Game. Tennessee won 30-29 in 1997 while Auburn won 38-28 in 2004. Since 2003 Auburn owns the longest win streak in series history at six. The teams will meet again in 2018 in Auburn, Alabama.