Alabama-Florida SEC Championship Postgame Notebook

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Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) makes an interception and returns it for a touchdown against the Florida Gators during the first quarter of the SEC Championship college football game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Florida’s first-quarter touchdown today snapped Alabama’s streak without a touchdown allowed at 273 minutes and 3 seconds. Prior to today, an Alabama opponent last scored a touchdown in the third quarter of the Texas A&M game on Oct. 22. The Crimson Tide blanked the Aggies over the final 27:54 of that game and then shutout No. 15 LSU, 10-0, in Baton Rouge the following week. The Tide limited Mississippi State to a field goal on Nov. 12 in a 51-3 victory before allowing only a field goal while defeating Chattanooga, 31-3, on Nov. 19, and allowing four field goals in a 30-12 win over Auburn on Nov. 26.

Minkah Fitzpatrick’s 44-yard interception return for a touchdown today was Alabama’s FBS-best 10th defensive touchdowns this season and his second interception return for a score in 2016.

The 44-yard interception return for a touchdown by Minkah Fitzpatrick today was the fourth of his career, setting a new Alabama record. Fitzpatrick shared the previous career record of three with Antonio Langham (1990-93), C.J. Mosley (2010-13) and Eddie Jackson (2013-16). Fitzpatrick returned two interceptions for scores at Texas A&M in 2015 and had a school-record 100-yard interception return at Arkansas on Oct. 8 this season.

Senior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen recorded 1.5 sacks vs. Florida today to move into sole possession of second place on the Alabama career sack list with 26.5. Derrick Thomas is the Crimson Tide career leader with 52.0 (1985-88).

Allen’s 1.5 sacks also give him 42 tackles for loss in his career, good for fourth on the Alabama career list in that category. Kindall Moorehead (1998-2002) is third with 48.5.

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