Alabama-Mississippi State Postgame Notebook

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Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver Keith Mixon (23) is hit by Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton (20) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama’s 51-3 win over Mississippi State today marked the 64th time the Crimson Tide has held an opponent to 10 points or fewer under head coach Nick Saban since the start of the 2007 season and the seventh time in 2016.

Alabama limited Mississippi State to 94 yards on the ground today, and has surrendered just 688 yards rushing through 10 games this season. Alabama led the nation in rushing defense coming into today’s contest.

Since the start of the 2009 season, no defense has allowed fewer touchdowns than the Crimson Tide. Alabama’s defense has surrendered only 154 touchdowns over the last 104 games.

In head coach Nick Saban’s tenure at Alabama, the Tide has limited opponents to under 300 yards of total offense 84 times, or 63.1 percent of the time. UA opened the 2016 season by limiting USC to just 194 yards in the Tide’s 52-6 victory and followed that up by holding Western Kentucky to 239 yards on Sept. 10. Alabama held Kent State to 166 yards on Sept. 24, Kentucky to 161 on Oct. 1, Tennessee to 163 yards on Oct. 15, Texas A&M to 278 yards on Oct. 22, LSU to 125 on Nov. 5 and Mississippi State to 274 yards today.

Tim Williams’ first quarter sack today give his a team-leading eight on the season and 20 for his career, moving him into sole possession of eighth place on the UA all-time list. Antwan Odom (2000, 2002-03) is seventh with 20.5.

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