The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

I hate both of these fricking teams.

The two schools first played each other on Febuary 20th 1892 at piedmont park in Atlanta, Georgia with Auburn winning 10-0. the teams have played each other every year since 1898 with the exception of games misswed for World War I and World War II. Through the 2007 season, the rivalry is tied for the seventh most played college football series at 111 games and is known as being quite even, with Auburn holding a 53-50-8 lead. To further exemplify the equality of the rivals, Georgia leads the cumulative score by forty-five points: 1,730-1,685, or a per-game average of 15.59-15.18.

Beyond the length of the rivalry, the schools' football histories are quite interconnected. Georgia's long-time head coach and athletic director, Vince Dooley, earned both his bachelor's and master's degree at Auburn while playing football and subsequently beginning his coaching career under legendary Auburn head coach Shug Jordan. Jordan himself was an assistant football coach and head basketball coach at Georgia before returning to his alma mater.

Former Auburn head coach Pat Dye was a three-year letterman and All-American offensive lineman at Georgia under head coach Wally Butts. Both current Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner and offensive line coach Stacy Searels played at Auburn under Dye. Former Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and offensive line coach Hugh Nall are former Georgia players. Former Georgia offensive coordinator Neil Callaway was Auburn's offensive line coach for all of Dye's 12 seasons. In the coaching search that brought Dye to Auburn, Vince Dooley was first contacted about the position but decided to remain at Georgia.