Tide vs. Vols: SEC classic on noted day

Tennessee beat Florida 38-33 in Knoxville on Saturday. Alabama is visiting Tennessee. The third Saturday of October is the Third Saturday in October. Texas and Arkansas played each other on the third day of that month in 1963. Arkansas beat Texas five times in eight games in the series. The late Mickey Cissell kicked a famous field goal at Austin on that date in 1960. In 1977, Texas had Earl Campbell and won 13-9 at Fayetteville. Lou Holtz and Fred Akers took over the team in 1977.

Alabama and Tennessee have been football rivals since 1901. Robert Reese Neyland and Paul William Bryant were coaches of both teams. The game is played on the Third Saturday. Alabama leads the series by 21 games, with eight ties. Tennessee's 37 wins are the most against the Crimson Tide by any program. Alabama has won 15 straight games since 2007. It is the first time since the game against Arkansas that the Tide has played in the top 10. They won 16 straight before that. Neylands designed the stadium. He was a West Point graduate and a general in U.S. Army.