Week 1: How well do these teams know each other?

Some teams know each other very well, and play each other every year. Some teams are mere acquaintances, and have only seen each other a few times on the field. Some teams are complete strangers and will be meeting for the first time.

Here we take a look at just how well teams from the SEC’s Week 1 matchups know each other, listed in order from most played to least played.

OLD FRIENDS

NORTH CAROLINA vs. SOUTH CAROLINA (Charlotte, North Carolina, 6 p.m. ET) — 57th meeting

• All-time series record: North Carolina leads, 34-18-4
• Last time played: 2013
• Longest streak: North Carolina with 5 games (1903-1911), South Carolina with 5 games (1967-1974)
• Current streak: South Carolina with 2 games
• Biggest margin of victory: North Carolina with 48 points

MISSISSIPPI STATE at SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 10 p.m. ET) — 29th meeting

• All-time series record: Southern Miss leads, 14-13-1
• Last time played: 2014
• Longest streak: Southern Miss with 9 games (1975-1983)
• Current streak: Mississippi State with 3 games
• Biggest margin of victory: Mississippi State with 49 points

ACQUAINTANCES

WESTERN KENTUCKY at VANDERBILT (Nashville, Tennessee, 8 p.m. ET) — 4th meeting

• All-time series record: Vanderbilt leads, 3-0
• Last time played: 1938
• Longest streak: Vanderbilt with 3 games (1931-1938)
• Current streak: Vanderbilt with 3 games
• Biggest margin of victory: Vanderbilt with 46 points

LOUISIANA MONROE at GEORGIA (Athens, Georgia, noon ET) — 4th meeting

• All-time series record: Georgia leads, 3-0
• Last time played: 2005
• Longest streak: Georgia with 3 games (1994-2005)
• Current streak: Georgia with 3 games
• Biggest margin of victory: Georgia with 64 points

UTEP at ARKANSAS (Fayetteville, Arkansas, 3:30 p.m. ET) — 3rd meeting

• All-time series record: Arkansas leads, 2-0
• Last time played: 2010
• Longest streak: Arkansas with 2 games (1989-2010)
• Current streak: Arkansas with 2 games
• Biggest margin of victory: Arkansas with 37 points

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE at MISSOURI (Columbia, Missouri, 4 p.m. ET) — 3rd meeting

• All-time series record: Missouri leads, 2-0
• Last time played: 2008
• Longest streak: Missouri with 2 games (1936-2008)
• Current streak: Missouri with 2 games
• Biggest margin of victory: Missouri with 49 points

LOUISVILLE vs. AUBURN (Atlanta, Georgia, 3:30 p.m. ET) — 2nd meeting

• All-time series record: Auburn leads, 1-0
• Last time played: 1974
• Longest streak: Auburn with 1 game (1974)
• Current streak: Auburn with 1 game
• Biggest margin of victory: Auburn with 13 points

NEW MEXICO STATE at FLORIDA (Gainesville, Florida, 7:30 p.m. ET) — 2nd meeting

• All-time series record: Florida leads, 1-0
• Last time played: 1994
• Longest streak: Florida with 1 game (1994)
• Current streak: Florida with 1 game
• Biggest margin of victory: Florida with 49 points

MCNEESE STATE at LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 7:30 p.m. ET) — 2nd meeting

• All-time series record: LSU leads, 1-0
• Last time played: 2010
• Longest streak: LSU with 1 game (2010)
• Current streak: LSU with 1 game
• Biggest margin of victory: LSU with 22 points

WISCONSIN vs. ALABAMA (Arlington, Texas, 8 pm.. ET) — 2nd meeting

• All-time series record: Wisconsin leads, 1-0
• Last time played: 1928
• Longest streak: Wisconsin with 1 game (1928)
• Current streak: Wisconsin with 1 game
• Biggest margin of victory: Wisconsin with 15 points

STRANGERS

TENNESSEE-MARTIN at OLE MISS (Oxford, Mississippi, noon ET) — 1st meeting

BOWLING GREEN at TENNESSEE (Nashville, Tennessee, 4 p.m. ET) — 1st meeting

LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE at KENTUCKY (Lexington, Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET) — 1st meeting

ARIZONA STATE vs. TEXAS A&M (Houston, Texas, 7 p.m. ET) — 1st meeting

Christine Wang

Christine Wang is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. She covers Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss.