# @auburnuniforms on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd7QBwciMIK
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:00:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) — https://gondola.cc/Clintau24

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Auburn and Tennessee were longtime rivals in the SEC, facing each other yearly from 1956 until 1991, when the conference expanded to 12 teams and the foes were split into separate divisions. 

After playing 44 straight seasons, the old rivals have only faced off eleven times since 1992, including two meetings in the conference title game.

Despite being two of the most traditionally dressed teams in the country, the Volunteers have seen more than their fair share of uniform tweaks. They've gone back and forth with different details - sleeve stripes, pant stripes, grey number outlines, Smokey grey alternates, checkerboard helmet stripes, and so on. This week, Tennessee is breaking out another alternate, a grey uniform to pay tribute to Robert Neyland, the stadium's namesake.

Tennessee was one of those teams that refused to play in Auburn, so all of Auburn's early home games were hosted at Legion Field. The Vols finally came to town in 1974 - a 21-0 blowout victory for the Tigers.

The Volunteers got to experience Auburn's short-lived green jersey phase twice, actually, in 1938 and 1939. Auburn would lose both of those games, the latter of which would be the final time the Tigers would trot out Jack Meagher's ill-fated alternate jersey color.

Shug Jordan outfitted his Tigers team in a new "fish-net" jersey style in 1969, reportedly to help beat the heat that Neyland Stadium harbored on their old-school turf playing surface. 

Auburn and Tennessee were not afraid to play color-on-color games, which happened six times between 1964 and 1972. The marquee navy-vs-orange game came in 1972, when Auburn's "The Amazin's" team won 10-6. The beautiful color matchup is always a joy to look back on and something that will hopefully occur again in the future!

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