re: Most Iconic Moments in Each SEC Stadium

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Not sure about the most iconic, but the Stoernover is in the top five.

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The 1922 Michigan vs. Vanderbilt football game, played October 14, 1922, was a college footballgame between the Michigan Wolverines and Vanderbilt Commodores. The game ended as a scoreless tie. It was the inaugural game at Dudley Field (now known as Vanderbilt Stadium), the first dedicated football stadium in the South.

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The eponymous stadium cost some $200,000 and could seat up to 22,600 people

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The first of its kind in the South,[3][4] the dedication of Dudley Field saw much fanfare. A parade of floats and bands marched through the streets, and Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, the great-great grandson of the university's namesake, made an appearance. Three airplanes flew over the stadium as the Vanderbilt band played 'America.'

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Lt. Herbert Fox of the 136th Air Squadron circled back, flying over the northern goal posts, and dropped a decorated football onto the field which Coach McGugin caught off a single bounce

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The Commodores' lone advantage going into the game was their speed,[25] perhaps not unlike today when teams play Southern schools.[26]During the pregame talk in his dressing room, Coach McGugin famously said "You are going against Yankees, some of whose grandfathers killed your grandfathers in the Civil War."[

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The game saw little offense, featuring the season's top two defenses as measured by points against per game.[41] Vanderbilt punted 17 times, and Michigan punted 10 times

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The best chance to break the tie came early in the first quarter when Vanderbilt was forced to punt from its own 7-yard line.[30] The Wolverines completed their first pass, Doug Roby to Goebel, setting in motion the change in field position which led to their being poised to score inside the 5-yard line.[1] The Commodore punt was partially blocked, giving Michigan the ball at Vanderbilt's 25-yard line. Two end runs, two line bucks, and a forward pass brought them there, first and goal. Some six minutes had gone by at this point.[1]The Commodores' defense stiffened and repelled four attempts at a touchdown. Three runs straight up the middle were stopped before the goal line. Cappon made a yard, Kipke lost one, and Cappon then drove to within a foot of the goal. Vanderbilt captain Jess Neely was heard shouting 'Stop em!'[45][46] On fourth down, Michigan faked a field goal and ran with Harry Kipke off tackle to the right. Kipke was stood up just inches from the end zone.[44][47] One Vanderbilt player even pushed himself off of the goal post, in an attempt to generate a greater backwards push, as the crowd cheered.

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