As the calendar turned to February, Auburn was 20-2, 8-1 in the SEC and with a win in their next game, had a chance to lead the SEC by 3 games. That next opponent: a team they hadn’t beat since 2007.
Yes, the Vanderbilt Commodores were an absolute thorn in the side of the Auburn Tigers for over a decade having won 13 straight games against Auburn by an average of 14.2 PPG. This Vanderbilt team had just 2 SEC wins to their credit so if there was ever going to be the time to end the streak, Auburn had to do it on this Saturday night inside Auburn Arena.