How many SEC Teams used to play home games away from their on campus stadium consistently?

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Florida played in Jacksonville

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Every year against Georgia. I guess the "home" team alternates.

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Auburn but mostly Alabama played home games in Birmingham.

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Yes, technically they both did.

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Legion Field was well known for hosting the regular season-ending rivalry between Alabama and Auburn each year from 1948 to 1988. Because of Birmingham's major industry of iron and steel manufacturing, the game became known as the "Iron Bowl." From the series' resumption in 1948 to 1987, each team rotated claiming home-field rights.

Tickets were split equally between the two athletic departments to sell, similar to other rivalries like the Red River Shootout between Oklahoma and Texas or the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party between Georgia and Florida.

In 1989, Auburn decided to move its home games in the series to Jordan–Hare Stadium, therefore the tickets were no longer split equally.

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Vandy used to 'sell' the occasional HOME game, to FL...maybe others as well ?

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You southerners were weird about playing college games in dilapidated stadiums in cities like Jackson and Birmingham

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in the late 60s/early 70s Missouri played some games at Busch Stadium in the dump known as St Louis.

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Auburn but mostly Alabama played home games in Birmingham.

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The main reason for some of the Auburn games being played outside of Auburn was teams refused or said they couldnt make it to Auburn.

Legion was one of the biggest stadiums in the state was also a reason why Auburn and Alabama played there. Although it kind of flip flopped as the highest with Auburn over the years

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UGA home game in Nashville every other season.

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Not sure why Vandy even has home games. Any traveling fanbase fills it up

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LSU and Arkansas played 23 straight years in Shreveport (1913-1936).

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And both sides were thrilled to do so. It was roughly halfway between the campuses and in those days (no interstate highways remember) that was a godsend. Shreveport was a big enough city to support a decent stadium and ensure a good turn out.

Kind of an interesting bit about Carolina's history that sort of answers your question. There was a time where we actually had an on-campus stadium known as Melton Field where we played home games - except when Clemson came to town. Those games were played at Municipal Stadium which was then owned by the city and would later become Williams-Brice Stadium (which is off campus obviously).

Those home games with Clemson coincided with the annual and very popular State Fair whose grounds are still next to Williams-Brice. Because the whole thing was an event that coincided with the State Fair, I believe the first couple of decades worth of games between Carolina and Clemson were all in Columbia.

It wouldn't be long before Municipal Stadium would become our permanent home and then would be renamed Carolina Stadium and then renamed again Williams-Brice Stadium.

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Williams Brice Stadium’s grandeur belies the facility’s modest beginnings in the 1930s. Prior to 1934, the Carolina football team typically played at Melton Field on campus. With a crowd capacity of only 7,000, this venue proved insufficient for special games such as “Big Thursday” between USC and Clemson College. For this annual showdown the teams would battle one another at the state’s fairgrounds, which boasted seating for 15,000 at its old wooden bowl.

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State did this against Florida in 1989(Tampa) and 1991(Orlando). These were actually State "home" games. State worn dark jerseys, etc

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They did this with Auburn in 1970 playing at Legion Field in Birmingham,too.