Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-A.

College Football Rivalries in the SEC

Football has a rich tradition in the SEC, and its many rivalries among its members have long histories. Some of the rivalries involving SEC teams include (with travelling trophies or special names in parentheses):

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Alabama-TennesseeThe Third Saturday In October

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Arkansas-LSUThe Battle for the Golden BootThe Golden Boot

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Auburn-AlabamaThe Iron BowlODK-James E. Foy V Sportsmanship Trophy

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Auburn-GeorgiaThe Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

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Florida-TennesseeThe Third Saturday in September

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Florida-Florida State

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Florida-MiamiThe War Canoe

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Florida-GeorgiaThe World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party 1

Related Topics:
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party - 1

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Georgia-Georgia TechClean, Old Fashioned Hate

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Kentucky-Indiana2

Related Topics:
Indiana - 2

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Kentucky-LouisvilleThe Governor's Cup

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LSU-TulaneThe Battle for the RagThe Rag

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Mississippi State-Ole MissThe Egg BowlThe Golden Egg Trophy

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Ole Miss-LSU

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South Carolina-Clemson

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Tennessee-Kentucky3

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Tennessee-Vanderbilt

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• ¹ Played in Jacksonville. Now officially referred to as the "Florida-Georgia Game" due to sensitivity about consumption of alcohol by college students.
• ² For decades the trophy of this game was a red, white, and blue bourbon barrel, but this practice was discontinued in 1999 following a DUI accident that killed two Kentucky football players.
• ³ For 74 years the trophy of this game was an orange, white, and blue beer keg, but this practice was discontinued in 1999 following the aforementioned DUI accident.

Each school has a permanent rival from the other division which it plays each year in football (though this may or may not reflect a traditional rivalry). Each East Division school's permanent rival from the West Division:

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• Florida--LSU
• Georgia--Auburn
• Kentucky--Mississippi State
• South Carolina--Arkansas
• Tennessee--Alabama
• Vanderbilt--Ole Miss