Greatest Rivalry in Tennessee

[GARGANTUAN]

Marion- Pitt is the longest running rivalry game in the state, am I correct??

 

I heard arguments that Harriman Rockwood is longer..

[rlh]

Marion- Pitt is the longest running rivalry game in the state, am I correct??

 

I heard arguments that Harriman Rockwood is longer..

 

 

The only reason that argument has any credibility is due to WWII. The later years of WWII they didn't play.

[GARGANTUAN]

What the the TSSAA suspension all about for the Pirates?

[rlh]

What the the TSSAA suspension all about for the Pirates?

 

 

I do not know the story on that. It isn't what you would think though.

[BigJ]

I do not know the story on that. It isn't what you would think though.

 

 

 

According to the link that was posted by the Harriman fan, the Harriman/Rockwood rivalry started in 1921 and has been continuous ever since. Now, I don't know if that is true but it was part of some national media article on longest rivalries...

[Took]

According to the link that was posted by the Harriman fan, the Harriman/Rockwood rivalry started in 1921 and has been continuous ever since. Now, I don't know if that is true but it was part of some national media article on longest rivalries...

 

 

true. rockwood/ harriman is longest running rivarlry in state on tennessee.

[chs4life]

1924 SP 27 0

SP 19 0

 

1925 MC 9 0

MC 3 0

 

1926 SP 14 0

 

1927 MC 13 6

 

1928 MC 21 7

 

1929 MC 18 6

 

1930 MC 12 0

 

1931 MC 6 0

 

1932 MC 14 0

 

1933 SP 13 0

 

1934 SP 32 0

 

1935 SP 40 0

 

1936 SP 20 0

 

1937 SP 12 2

 

1938 7 7

 

1939 MC 19 6

 

1940 MC 7 0

 

1941 SP 21 0

 

1942 SP 39 0

 

1943 SP 19 0

 

SP 13 12

 

1944 MC 12 0

 

1945 DID NOT PLAY - WW II

 

1946 SP 14 0

 

1947 DID NOT PLAY - SP UNDER TSSAA SUSPENSION

 

1948 DID NOT PLAY - SP UNDER TSSAA SUSPENSION

 

1949 SP 24 13

 

1950 SP 13 12

 

1951 SP 14 7

 

1952 SP 27 6

 

1953 SP 69 0

 

1954 DID NOT PLAY - FEAR OF VIOLENCE FROM 1953 GAME

 

1955 MC 42 19

 

1956 SP 6 0

 

1957 0 0

 

1958 SP 27 6

 

1959 MC 20 6

 

1960 MC 6 0

 

1961 0 0

 

1962 SP 12 0

 

1963 SP 39 20

 

1964 SP 14 7

 

1965 SP 28 9

 

1966 MC 7 6

 

1967 SP 13 7

 

1968 MC 18 17

 

1969 SP 28 22 SP STATE CHAMPIONS

 

1970 SP 40 20

 

1971 SP 12 0

 

1972 0 0

 

1973 MC 7 3

 

1974 SP 13 7 SP STATE RUNNER-UP

 

1975 SP 12 0

 

1976 SP 35 0

 

1977 SP 12 7

 

1978 MC 16 0

 

1979 MC 10 7

 

1980 MC 7 6

 

1981 MC 14 7

 

1982 MC 26 14 MC STATE RUNNER-UP

 

1983 MC 49 8

 

1984 MC 17 10 MC STATE RUNNER-UP

 

1985 MC 35 21 SP STATE RUNNER-UP

 

1986 SP 14 13 SP STATE RUNNER-UP

 

1987 SP 21 14

 

1988 MC 34 0

 

1989 MC 25 0

 

1990 MC 32 14 MC STATE CHAMPIONS

 

1991 MC 36 13

 

1992 MC 14 7 MC STATE CHAMPIONS

 

1993 MC 21 6

 

1994 MC 6 0 MC & SP STATE CHAMPIONS

 

1995 MC 34 13 MC STATE CHAMPIONS

 

1996 SP 12 0

 

1997 MC 32 20

 

1998 SP 49 0

 

1999 SP 24 14 SP STATE CHAMPIONS

 

2000 MC 21 7

 

2001 MC 25 0

 

2002 SP 27 20

 

2003 SP 56 12

 

2004 MC 27 22

 

2005 MC 13 12

 

2006 SP 0 48

 

2007 SP 19 47 SP STATE CHAMPIONS

 

2008 SP 13 48

 

2009 ????

 

 

Would any of the South Pittsburg or Marion County faithful like to tell a story about any of these great contests over the years. I believe Dave Daffron, "Voice of the Warriors", is in the process of writing a book about this great rivalry. Any stories would be greatly appreciated.

 

Who is the oldest living person that you know that played in the rivalry?

 

I hope Dave gets it done. He has called a lot of those games. I called 10 and it was a blast and many memories.

[chs4life]

Coffee Co./Tullahoma is HUGE. 8-10,000 people every year. It even has a name "The Coffee Pot". I will say the SP/Marion Co. was Big Time.

[olerockyrebel]

Rockwood vs. Harriman is the oldest and best rivalry in the state!

 

true. rockwood/ harriman is longest running rivarlry in state on tennessee.

 

its been played every year since 1921 and still going!

[GARGANTUAN]

got the MC SP rivalry by 3...I been to a Rockwood and Harriman game, It aint got sugar on MC and SP pardon my english, but it really dont....All biased aside

[rlh]

You guys can talk about 1921 and Harriman/Rockwood all you want. The TSSAA was formed in 1924. There used to be pics around of Jasper & South Pittsburg from the 19-teens wearing sweaters and no helmets like were worn during the era for football. The scores posted by Bill are when scores started being kept in the rivalry. Regardless, the title of the thread is "Greatest Rivalry." The Pirates & Warriors have 8 football state titles between them and 5 runner-up slots since 1969 to fuel this thing. Now that they are in one of the A districts again for the first time since around 1982, this just puts back one of those layers of intensity.

[AlcoaPride2010]

Alcoa vs Maryville. The rivalry of the RINGS.