That being said, I am a Southerner, so I will watch every game. But I'm also a geek, so I also feel like doing a little research. Which team has the best historical pedigree? I don't know yet. We'll find out together by the end of the article!
- University of Alabama Crimson Tide. 1892.
- 802-319-43
- 13 championships: 1925, '26, '30, '34, '41, '61, '64, '65, '73, '78, '79, '92, 2009
- 26 conference titles
- 1 Heisman
- Crimson & white, Big Al the Elephant, Yea Alabama
- No team in: 1898 (ban on off-campus games), 1918 (WWI), '43 (WWII)
- Auburn University Tigers. 1892.
- 693-400-47
- 2 championships: 1957, 2010
- 11 conference titles
- 3 Heisman winners
- Navy blue & burnt orange, Aubie the Tiger, War Eagle
- No team in 1943
- University of Florida Gators. 1906.
- 663-379-40
- 3 championships: 1996, 2006, '08
- 8 conference titles
- 3 Heisman winners
- Blue & Orange, Albert E & Alberta Gator, Orange & Blue
- University of Georgia Bulldogs. 1892.
- 731-389-54
- 5 championships: 1927, '42, '46, '68, '80
- 12 conference titles
- 2 Heisman winners
- Red & black, Uga the Bulldog, "Glory Glory"
- University of Kentucky Wildcats. 1881.
- 562-552-44
- 1 championship: 1950
- 2 conference titles
- Blue & white, Wildcats, "On, On, U of K," "Kentucky Fight"
- Louisiana State University Tigers. 1893.
- 721-389-47
- 3 championships: 1958, 2003, '07
- 13 conference titles
- 1 Heisman
- Purple & gold, Mike the Tiger, "Fight for LSU"
- Ole Miss Rebels. 1890.
- 614-464-35
- 3 championships: 1959, '60, '62
- 6 conference titles
- Yale blue & Harvard crimson, Rebels (Rebel Black Bears), "Forward Rebels," "Dixie" (unofficial)
- Mississippi State Bulldogs. 1895.
- 500-538-39
- 1 championship: 1940 (retroactive)
- 1 conference title
- Maroon & white, Bully the Bulldog, "Hail State"
- University of Tennessee Volunteers. 1891.
- 789-340-53
- 6 championships: 1938, '40, '50, '51, '67, '98
- 16 conference titles
- Orange & white, Smokey IX, "Down the Field," "Rocky Top" (unofficial)
- Vanderbilt University Commodores. 1890.
- 558-567-50
- 13 conference titles
- Black & gold, Mr. C, "Dynamite!"
- Sewanee was also a charter member of the SEC in 1932 but left in 1940. After the turn of the century, they were pretty lousy at sports. In the 8 years they were in the SEC, they never won a game. Perhaps they were too interested in silly trifles like "academics" to worry overmuch about football. However, in 1899 they had arguably the best football season in history. They won all 12 of their games, 11 by shutout. 5 of those shutouts came in a 6-day period while on a 2500 mile train trip. They weren't playing little no-name teams, either. They faced off against Georgia, GA Tech, Tennessee, Southwestern Presbyterian, Texas, Texas A & M, Tulane, LSU, Ole Miss, Cumberland, Auburn (the only team that scored against them), and North Carolina. They outscored their opponents 322-10.
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| Yep, these fine turtleneck-wearing specimens of manhood. |
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