Bama vs. Auburn football stuff

THE GAME: The No. 2/2/2 University of Alabama football closes out its 2015 regular season with a trip to Auburn to face off with the Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on CBS with Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce working the game once again.

IRON BOWL HISTORY: Alabama and Auburn will square off for the 80th Iron Bowl matchup in the series on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Crimson Tide holds a 43-35-1 advantage in a series that dates back to the 1893 season. UA and AU first met on Feb. 22, 1893, at Birmingham’s Lakeview Park with the Tigers claiming a 32-22 victory in the inaugural matchup. Alabama has had the upper hand in recent meetings, claiming five of the last seven matchups and three of those wins have led to a Crimson Tide national championship, including a come-from-behind 26-20 win in Auburn in 2009, a 42-14 win in 2011 and a 49-0 victory in 2012. Most recently, Alabama closed out the 2014 regular season with a 55-44 victory in Tuscaloosa, erasing a 12-point second-half deficit to secure its spot in the SEC Championship game.

10-WIN SEASONS: With last Saturday’s victory over Charleston Southern, Alabama reached the 10-win plateau for the eighth straight season. The eight consecutive years with 10 wins extends the school record that was set by the Tide last season. It is the third-longest streak in FBS since 1937, with only Florida State (14 10-win seasons from 1987-2000) and Texas (nine 10-win seasons from 2001-09) owning longer stretches. In 120 seasons, the Tide has won 10 or more games 35 times, one back of Oklahoma (36) for the most 10-win seasons in college football history. Alabama has produced 10, 10-win seasons since 2002 (2002, 2005, 2008-15). Tide head coach Nick Saban is the 11th coach in school history to lead his team to a 10-win season and is the fi fth coach in school history to have more than one 10-win campaign.

TIDE LOOKING FOR 11th WIN: Alabama heads to Auburn in search of its 11th victory of the season on Saturday against the Tigers. The Crimson Tide have won 11 games in a season 18 times and will be looking for its 19th in program history. Under head coach Nick Saban, Alabama has had six 11-win seasons.

FORCING TURNOVERS: In the eight games since losing the turnover battle 5-0 and falling to Ole Miss by six points, Alabama has turned the tide in regards to turnovers. Since the matchup with the Rebels, the Crimson Tide is plus-8 in turnovers, having forced 17 total – 13 interceptions – in those eight games. The Crimson Tide has now forced 22 turnovers this season, which is the second most in the SEC and is tied for 17th nationally. Alabama’s 15 interceptions lead the SEC and rank tied for 10th nationally, while the team’s 408 return yards lead the nation and the four pick-sixes are tied for first in the nation.

3-AND-OUT: The Alabama defense has totaled 53 three-and-outs in the past eight games (6.6 per game) to move the Crimson Tide into second place nationally at 5.91 per game. The Tide has forced a three-and-out on 65-of-155 drives this season (41.9 percent).

GETTING TO THE QUARTERBACK: Alabama’s front seven has made its presence known on a regular basis in 2015. The Crimson Tide ranks third nationally and leads the SEC in sacks with 3.45 per game (38 in 11 games).

Derrick Henry ranks in the No. 4 spot nationally for rushing yards after playing only one quarter and gaining 68 yards against Charleston Southern last weekend. He is now 56 yards behind the national leader with 1,526 rushing yards this season and leads the NCAA in touchdowns with 21.

Alabama has faced six rushing defenses that are currently ranked in the top 40 nationally and in those games Henry has 823 yards on 145 carries and 12 touchdowns for an average of 137.2 yards per game and 5.68 yards per carry.


Auburn

Daniel Carlson is the only kicker nationally with four 51+-yard field goals in college football this season. His 56-yard field goal vs. Louisville is the fifth-longest in college football in 2015.

Auburn is third in the nation with only 15 kickoff returns allowed and is third nationally with only five punts returned. The Tigers are fourth for the fewest kickoff return yards allowed (318). The Tigers’ total of 20 combined returns allowed leads all FBS teams and their 402 combined return yards allowed (kickoffs and punts) is fourth nationally.

Jordan-Hare Stadium is now home to the nation’s largest video board

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Junior college transfer Kevin Phillips has had a solid start as Auburn’s punter. Averaging 41.1 yards per kick, 13 of Phillips’ 47 punts have landed inside the 20 and nine have been longer than 50 yards. Phillips has had only five punts returned this season.

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