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Although Auburn and Florida haven't played yearly since 2003, the two orange-and-blue teams have a deeply historical relationship. The two teams met on the gridiron for the first time in 1912. Auburn won 27-13 and would be victorious in the first six meetings. From 1918 to 1926, the teams didn't face each other. Florida won the first five games when the games resumed in 1927. The Gators would go 9-5-1 from 1927 until the next stoppage in play in 1941. Between 1941 and 1944, in part due to World War II, the Tigers and Gators only met once. Starting in 1945, the conference foes would face off yearly for nearly six decades. Since 2003, the two teams have only played each other four times. In 1939, Auburn hosted the first game in the brand-new Auburn Stadium against the Gators. The game ended in a 7-7 tie. Florida fell in every subsequent meeting at Auburn for 39 years, until 1975, Shug Jordan's final season as coach. The 1957 season was Auburn's first national championship title, bu...

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