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 have faced each other annually since 1990.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 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...