After a slow start to 2015, Tennessee won six straight to close the season, including three against SEC East opponents. That makes the Volunteers 386-241-33 against teams currently in the SEC.
A loss to Arkansas and a win over South Carolina made the Gamecocks the team Tennessee has the second-best winning percentage against in the conference behind Texas A&M. Tennessee also won its first game all time against Missouri, and slipped deeper into a hole against arch-rival Alabama.
A win over Georgia not only moved Tennessee ahead of the Bulldogs in the all-time series, but it meant Tennessee has the same winning percentage against Georgia and Auburn.
| OPPONENT | RECORD | WIN % |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 2-0 | 1.000 |
| South Carolina | 25-7-2 | .735 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | .720 |
| Kentucky | 78-24-9 | .693 |
| Vanderbilt | 75-29-5 | .688 |
| Ole Miss | 44-20-1 | .676 |
| LSU | 20-9-3 | .625 |
| Mississippi State | 28-16-1 | .622 |
| Georgia | 22-21-2 | .488 |
| Auburn | 21-28-3 | .488 |
| Florida | 19-26-3 | .395 |
| Alabama | 38-53-7 | .387 |
| Missouri | 1-3 | .250 |
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
