Auburn and Tennessee will kick at 11 a.m. CST on Oct. 13 inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will be televised on either ESPN or SEC Network (network will be finalized after Week 6 games have concluded).
The Tigers are currently riding their longest win streak in the series' history at six games, dating back to 2003's victory on The Plains. Auburn owns a 28-21-3 edge in the all-time series.
Auburn last played the Volunteers in 2013, Gus Malzahn's first season as head coach. Thanks to 444 yards on the ground, Nick Marshall and the Tigers offense blew out Butch Jones' Vols, 55-23.
The most recent meeting between the teams in Auburn was a 26-22 win for the Tigers in 2009, Gene Chizik's first year at the helm.
Under first-year coach Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee is 2-3 (0-2 SEC) on the season; a showdown with No. 8 Auburn will be the second of a incredibly brutal three-game stretch. After a 38-12 loss at No. 2 Georgia over the weekend, the Vols will have a bye week before playing in Jordan-Hare. Following the Auburn game, Tennessee hosts No. 1 Alabama.
Auburn (4-1, 1-1 SEC) will play its first true road game of the year this weekend at Mississippi State before hosting the Vols. Quarterback Jarrett Stidham and the Tigers offense is still searching for their identity, having failed to score more than 30 points as a unit against FBS foes this season.
Coordinator Kevin Steele and the defense have carried the team through five weeks, ranking No. 8 nationally in rushing defense, No. 3 in scoring defense, No. 5 in opponent third-down conversions and No. 8 in tackles for loss.
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Nathan King, senior in journalism with a minor in business, is The Plainsman's sports editor.
