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Alabama vs. Tennessee: every belt game

4 belt wins in the series
Alabama
Belt games 7 1938–1986
Alabama leads 4–3
3 belt wins in the series
Tennessee
Title changesThe belt changed hands 0 times in this series
First meetingOctober 15, 1938
Most recentOctober 18, 1986
Longest gap14 yrs, 4 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

7 games, newest first

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October 18, 1986 · Alabama 56–28 · at TennesseeDefendedOctober 15, 1977 · Alabama 24–10 · at AlabamaDefendedOctober 17, 1964 · Alabama 19–8 · at TennesseeDefendedOctober 20, 1956 · Tennessee 24–0 · at TennesseeDefendedOctober 17, 1942 · Alabama 8–0 · at AlabamaDefendedOctober 21, 1939 · Tennessee 21–0 · at TennesseeDefendedOctober 15, 1938 · Tennessee 13–0 · at AlabamaDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.