Postgame notebook from Saturday afternoon’s game between No. 1 Alabama and Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Saturday’s game against Mississippi State was Alabama’s 1,242nd college football game. That figure takes into account games both forfeited and vacated per NCAA rulings. Without accounting for those stipulations, the game was actually Alabama’s 1,264th football game. Saturday’s game was Alabama’s 591st all-time SEC game and the Tide has an official record of 393-167-20 (.682), accounting for forfeiture and vacated games. Alabama’s actual, on-field record in SEC games is 404-167-20 (.701). With the victory, the Tide’s actual on-field record is 903-317-44 (.732), including a mark of 82-10 (.891) this decade.
Alabama’s captains for today’s game vs. Mississippi State were Reuben Foster, O.J. Howard and Dalvin Tomlinson.
With today’s 51-3 win over Mississippi State, the Crimson Tide is 102-6 (.944) under Nick Saban when leading at the half. Alabama has held the lead in 19 of its last 24 games dating back to the start of the 2015 season, including eight of 10 games this season.