A look back at Josh Heupel, Major Applewhite as quarterbacks competing against each other

A look back at Josh Heupel and Major Applewhite as quarterbacks competing against each other. Heupel and Applewhite will call plays against each other Saturday when Tennessee hosts South Alabama.

Tennessee (5-5, 3-4 SEC) will play South Alabama (5-5, 2-5, SBC) Saturday in Week 12 at Neyland Stadium.

Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPNU.

The matchup pits two play-callers that competed against each other as quarterbacks in the Red River Showdown.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel played at Oklahoma from 1999-2000, while South Alabama’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Major Applewhite played at Texas between 1998-2001.

In their two games head-to-head, Texas defeated the Sooners, 38-28, on Oct. 9, 1999. Oklahoma defeated the Longhorns, 63-14, on Oct. 7, 2000. Both contests were played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

Below are Heupel and Applewhite by the numbers in the 1999 and 2000 contests.