5 Things You Didn’t Know: Alabama vs. Mississippi State
By David Wasson
5 Things You Didn’t Know is here again, and happy to be back in Bryant-Denny Stadium, as Alabama football returns home to take on unranked Mississippi State.
Welcome back to a new weekly feature here at BamaHammer.com, called 5 Things You Didn’t Know (or 5TYDK) about Alabama football!
Of course, maybe someone somewhere knows all five of these preview tidbits in advance of every Alabama football game. But we believe in one-stop shopping — which is why we offer them to you.
ICYMI: Last Week’s 5TYDK For Alabama-LSU
And because we also like sharing the wealth, there are links at the end to both the Alabama and Mississippi State weekly pregame media notes. So you can further impress your friends and family with more things they didn’t know!
Welcome to 5TYDK …
5 Things No. 1: Series History/What’s Next
Alabama holds a 78-18-3 lead over Mississippi State in a series that dates back to the 1896 season. The Mississippi State series is tied for the second-longest continuously played series in the Alabama record book, dating back to the 1948 season. The two border rivals will be meeting for the 102nd time this weekend in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama has played more games (101) and has more wins (78) against Mississippi State than any other opponent on record. The Tide has won eight straight against State, including the last four in Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban is 13-1 against Mississippi State in his career, with an 8-1 record during his tenure at Alabama. The Tide defeated the Bulldogs, 31-6, in their most recent meeting in 2015 in Starkville.
Alabama will host Chattanooga on Nov. 19 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide is 12-0 against the Mocs and 7-0 all-time in Tuscaloosa. Alabama defeated Chattanooga, 49-0, in Tuscaloosa in the last meeting between the schools in 2013. Nick Saban is 2-0 against Chattanooga with both victories coming at Alabama in 2009 (45-0) and 2013