Bama vs Mississippi State football stuff

THE GAME: The No. 4/3/4 University of Alabama football team takes to the road for an SEC Western Division matchup with the No. 20/20/20 Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on CBS with Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce calling the action. Eli Gold and Phil Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Stewart serving as the sideline reporter.

SERIES HISTORY: Alabama and Mississippi State will meet for the 100th time in a series that dates back to the 1896 season. The Mississippi State series is tied for the second longest continuously played series in the Alabama record book, dating back to the 1948 season. Alabama has played more games (99) and has more wins (79) against Mississippi State than any other opponent on record. The Crimson Tide holds a 79-17-3 advantage against the Bulldogs and is currently riding a seven game win streak in the series. Most recently, the Crimson Tide took down the top-ranked Bulldogs, 25-20, in Tuscaloosa last season. The win was UA’s seventh victory over the nation’s No. 1 team in program history, and the fourth win over the top team in college football under head coach Nick Saban.

BEATING THE BEST: With the win over No. 4 LSU on Nov. 7, Alabama owns a 36-13 (.735) mark against the Associated Press top 25, including a 20-7 (.741) record against AP top-10 teams since 2007

3-and-OUT: The Alabama defense has totaled 43 three-and-outs in the past six games (7.2 per game) to move the Crimson Tide into second place nationally at 6.11 per game. The Tide has forced a three-and-out on 55-of-130 drives this season (42.3 percent).

Fewest TDs Allowed by Defense since 2009
Team Touchdowns
1. ALABAMA 134
2. Florida 172
3. LSU 175

HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 300: Alabama limited LSU to 182 yards of total offense last weekend, the sixth time the Tide has kept a team under 300 in 2015.

GETTING TO THE QUARTERBACK: Alabama’s front seven has made their presence known to the opposing quarterback on a regular basis in 2015. The Crimson Tide ranks eighth nationally and lead the SEC in sacks with 3.22 per game (29 in nine games).

DERRICK HENRY vs. RANKED TEAMS: Derrick Henry has had an impressive overall season, but his play against the five best teams Alabama has faced –No. 20 Wisconsin, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 8 Georgia, No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 4 LSU – has been even better. Henry is rushing for 173.6 yards per game (868 yards) against ranked teams, with all five games over 125 yards and two over 200 yards (236 at A&M; 210 vs. LSU). He has 132 carries against ranked teams for a 6.6 yards per carry average and 10 touchdowns.

Mississippi State


Dak Prescott, a semifinalist for the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Awards, owns a 21-8 record as a starter and he has shattered 36 school records. For his career, the senior has scored 41 TDs (38 rush, 3 receiving) and been responsible for a school-record 100 TDs (6th SEC history). For the season, Dak is 200-of-300 for 2,351 yards with 18 touchdowns and one interception through the air. Prescott is 66 passing yards shy of becoming the 12th player in FBS history with 8,000 pass yards and 2,000 rush yards.

At 20-5, this in the winningest 25-game stretch for MSU since 1940-42. The 20-5 mark matches Alabama for the best in the SEC.

8 Touchdown catches by De’Runnya Wilson this season, which is No. 2 in the SEC

40 Receptions by Fred Ross in SEC games, which is No. 3 in the league (has two 11-rec. games)

MSU is the only team in the SEC to rank in the league’s top five in both scoring offense (34.7 ppg - fifth) and scoring defense (17.2 ppg - fourth). The Bulldogs are up to 10th nationally in scoring defense.

MSU is outscoring opponents 62-12 in the fourth quarter of games this season. The Bulldogs are the only SEC team to not allow a fourth-quarter touchdown this season and they are allowing the fewest points in the league in the fourth quarter

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