December 29th, 1979: The first meeting between the Gamecocks and Tigers took place in Birmingham at Legion Field in the Hall of Fame Classic. Legion Field was cold, raining, and miserable that night and the Gamecocks lost their 4th of what would be 8 consecutive bowl games in a 24-14 loss to Missouri.
December 30th, 2005: The Gamecocks and Tigers met once again in a bowl game, this time in the Independence Bowl. 2005 was Steve Spurrier’s first year and the Gamecocks had won their last 5 SEC games of the season entering the game.