Auburn

The Auburn Tigers, national champions in 1957 and heartbreakingly close in numerous other years, represent one of the great programs in college football history. However, they have not enjoyed that much success in UCFC games. Auburn's all-time record in UCFC play is 13-8-0. Still, their championship runs have involved some pretty important games.

The Tigers took the title for the first time on November 21, 1942, when they beat a great Georgia team that had held the title all year, and that was later named the 1942 national champions. Auburn then beat Clemson 41-13 to end the 1942 season -- and then didn't play at all during 1943 because of World War II. So they didn't defend their title until September 29, 1944, when they beat Samford 32-0. Two weeks later, Auburn lost the crown to Georgia Tech.

Auburn didn't regain the title until November 13, 1971, when the great Pat Sullivan led Auburn to a 35-20 victory over UCFC holders Georgia. But two weeks later, Auburn lost the title to an Alabama team that played for -- and lost -- the national title.

Auburn next took the title on October 29, 1983 -- one of the all-time great football seasons -- when they knocked off holders Florida 28-21. The 1983 team was one of Auburn's beat teams ever. Led by Bo Jackson, the Tigers won the rest of their games that year, finishing 11-1 but ultimately being overshadowed by Miami (Florida) and Nebraska, whose spectacular Orange Bowl decided the national championship. Auburn had a chance to prove that they were the better team in the first game of the 1984 season, but Miami (Florida) united the national title and the UCFC in a 20-18 victory over the Tigers.

It would be another 24 years before Auburn regained the crown with a 20-17 win over Florida on September 29, 2007. This time they held it only a few weeks before losing to an LSU team that went on to win the national championship. The SEC title game will be Auburn's first shot at the UCFC since 2007.