The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Third Saturday in October
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →4 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Alabama leads the all-time series 61–39–7. They've met 107 times since 1903. Alabama once took 15 straight.
Stature & the series, 1903–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
39–61–7
Alabama leads
streak
1
Alabama in a row
longest run
15
Alabama
biggest win
51
Alabama, 1906
first met
1903
107 meetings
biggest crowd
102,455
2014
The coaching duels
Bill Battle vs Bear Bryant1–6
Bob Neyland vs Frank Thomas4–1–1
Bob Neyland vs Red Drew4–1–1
Doug Dickey vs Bear Bryant3–2–1
Johnny Majors vs Bear Bryant1–5
Bowden Wyatt vs Bear Bryant2–2–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
203–266
Alabama leads
1st-rounders
40–76
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s8–5
1970s18–22
1980s26–28
1990s46–30
2000s54–35
2010s25–83
2020s26–63
Best picks, either side
1998Peyton Manning QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1968Bob Johnson CenterRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1987Cornelius Bennett LinebackerRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1994Heath Shuler QuarterbackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
2000Chris Samuels Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
Recent meetings
2025Alabama37–20
2024Tennessee24–17
2023Alabama34–20
2022Tennessee52–49
2021Alabama52–24
2020Alabama48–17
2019Alabama35–13
2018Alabama58–21
2017Alabama45–7
2016Alabama49–10
2015Alabama19–14
2014Alabama34–20
2013Alabama45–10
2012Alabama44–13