Being a member of a newer generation of Vols fans, I have embraced the Florida Gators as my most hated rival. But for the older generation of fans they will always think of Alabama as the biggest rival that Tennessee has. The game is referred to as "The Third Saturday in October" based on when the game was traditionally played although not as frequent as it used to. While Alabama has been on a streak lately, there was a time in my life where we were the ones beating Alabama on a yearly basis. Here is my top 5 UT-Bama moments over the course of my life.
5. 1998- Tennessee 35 Alabama 18
Honorable mention as this was during the '98 National Championship year.
4. 2000- Tennessee 20 Alabama 10
Tennessee was 2-3 at the time. Before the game we announced a freshman known as Casey Clausen as our new starting QB. Clausen never looked back and started the next 3 and a half years. We won this game and started a 6 game win streak and finished the year at 8-4.
3. 1999- Tennessee 21 Alabama 7
Fresh off a national championship, Tennessee came into Bryant-Denny Stadium ranked #5 taking on the #10 Crimson Tide and heisman Trophy contender Shaun Alexander. Alabama jumped out to a 7-0 lead and it was all UT from there as they won 21-7.
2. 2001- Tennessee 35 Alabama 24
This is one of my favorite games of all time and one that I still remember today. Down 24-21 going into the 4th, Tennessee comes from behind to win. This was a great UT team consisting of Casey Clausen, jason Witten, Donte Stallworth, Travis Stephens among others. I recommend everybody to watch this game.
1. 2003- Tennessee 51 Alabama 43 (5OT)
The biggest moment happened during this game. The Vols faced a 4th and 19 in overtime. We converted and wound up winning in 5 overtimes.
With a win this Saturday we will see one of the biggest moments in UT Sports history.
Until next time,
Nathan Krispin
Boy Meets Sports
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