Auburn and Ole Miss were among the founding members of the SEC when the conference began in 1928. Despite being lifelong conference foes, the two teams met on the gridiron only 14 times over 62 years. They faced each other annually from 1990 to 2023.⁣ The Tigers and Rebels would face off in two bowl games as conference foes - the 1965 Liberty Bowl and the 1971 Gator Bowl.⁣ The Gator Bowl pitted future Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan against all-time great Archie Manning. While the two legendary quarterbacks faced off in Jacksonville, Florida, their legendary coaches were not in attendance.⁣ Auburn's Shug Jordan was recovering from an emergency appendectomy back home. Ole Miss' John Vaught suffered a heart attack just a few months prior. He would step away for a while before returning for one final season in 1973.⁣ In 1973, Auburn would officially rename their home venue Jordan-Hare Stadium, becoming the first venue in the country to be named after an active coach. Auburn would ...