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5 Things You Didn’t Know: Alabama Football vs Tennessee

By David Wasson

Sep 10, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver ArDarius Stewart (13) carries the ball against Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Hilltoppers 38-10. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver ArDarius Stewart (13) carries the ball against Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide defeated the Hilltoppers 38-10. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban reacts after the game against the USC Trojans at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban reacts after the game against the USC Trojans at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

5TYDK No. 2: Streaking Atop The Rankings

Alabama owns the longest winning streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision, having won 18 consecutive games dating back to last season (a loss on Sept. 19, 2015, vs. Ole Miss). The 18-game streak is the seventh longest in school history (28 games twice: 1991-93 & 1978-80) and the second longest under the direction of head coach Nick Saban (19 games 2009-10). During this stretch, the Crimson Tide have won eight games at Bryant-Denny Stadium, six straight road matchups and four consecutive neutral-site contests while going 11-0 against teams from the Southeastern Conference. Alabama has outscored its opponents by 415 points (686-250; 37.1-13.9), an average of 23.0 points per game during the streak.

The University of Alabama has played 65 games as the nation’s top-ranked team since the inception of the Associated Press poll in 1936. In those games the Crimson Tide boasts a 55-10 (.846) record. Those numbers get even more impressive when you look at the 10 seasons under the direction of head coach Nick Saban (2007-present). Since the ninth game of the 2008 season (107 games), Alabama has played 41 games while being ranked No. 1, posting a 36-5 (.878) record during that span.

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