The most impressive Saban stat you'll see

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With Saturday night’s 25-20 victory against Mississippi State, University of Alabama coach Nick Saban recorded his fifth win against a team ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll.

That’s more than anyone else since the poll was created in 1936.

Overall, Saban is 5-2 in those games, 4-1 with the Crimson Tide.

Only eight other coaches have three or more wins against No. 1 teams:

Name, record
Nick Saban 5-2
Joe Paterno 4-8
Lou Holtz 4-2
Jimmy Johnson 4-1
Jack Mollenkopf 4-2
Paul W. “Bear” Bryant 3-3
Dennis Erickson 3-3
Bo Schembechler 3-5-1
Barry Switzer 3-2-2

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Saban has beaten more #1 AP teams than anyone in the history of college football. The includes legendary coaches Lou Holtz, Bear, Joe Paterno.

Here's hoping somehow Alabama gets reshuffled to #2 this year so he can add another one to this list.

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