Bama vs Tennessee football stuff

THE GAME: The No. 8/8 University of Alabama football team returns home for its annual rivalry game commonly referred to as the “Third Saturday in October” with the Tennessee Volunteers. 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 Tennessee will meet for the 98th time in a series that the Crimson Tide leads, 52-37-8. The rivalry dates back to the 1901 season, when the two teams first met in Birmingham and finished in a 6-6 tie. The Crimson Tide has won the last eight meetings and seeks its ninth straight series win for the first time since an 11-game winning streak from 1971-81. Last season, Alabama left Knoxville with a 34-20 victory in the most recent matchup between the two teams. The Tide and Vols have met every year since 1928, with the exception of the 1943 season when neither school fielded a football team due to World War II.

SABAN PASSES BRYANT FOR MOST ROAD WINS VS. TOP-10: With Alabama’s 41-23 win over Texas A&M in College Station, head coach Nick Saban earned his sixth victory while at UA against a top-10 team on the road, passing Paul “Bear” Bryant for the most road wins versus at a top-10 opponent in Alabama history. The victory improved Saban to 6-1 while at Alabama.

3-and-OUT: The Alabama defense has totaled 36 three-and-outs in the past four games (9.0 per game) to move the Crimson Tide into first place nationally at 6.86 per game. The Tide has forced a three-and-out on 48-of-109 drives this season (44.0 percent), including 36-of-65 in the past four games (55.4 percent).

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 rank 15th nationally and second in the SEC in sacks with 3.14 per game (22 in seven games). The 3.14 sacks per game is higher than any Alabama team during the Saban era and the 22 sacks matches the season total from 2013. The Tide has 17 sacks in the last four games (4.25 per game)

SABAN VS. THE VOLS: Alabama head coach Nick Saban has compiled a 10-1 (.909) career record against Tennessee. Most recently, he came away with a 34-20 win in Knoxville to close out the month of October. Saban is one of eight Alabama coaches to win his first game against Tennessee, joining W.B. Blount (1903), Jack Leavenworth (1905), J.W.H. Pollard (1906), D.V. Graves (1912), Red Drew (1947), Bill Curry (1987) and Gene Stallings (1990).

ALABAMA-TENNESSEE TV RESULTS: The 2015 game marks the 38th televised game in series history. The Alabama-Tennessee game has been televised every year since 1989. The Crimson Tide owns a 22-13-2 record over the Volunteers in televised games.

Tennessee

Dobbs had the second 300-yard passing/100-yard rushing game of his career with 312 passing and 118 rushing vs. Georgia.

Dobbs is the only player in Tennessee history to accomplish the feat and third in the SEC over the last 20 years, joining Tim Tebow and Johnny Manziel.

Vols are second in the NCAA in kickoff return average (37.3).

The Vols are one of seven teams with a kickoff and punt return for touchdown this season.

Tennessee is seeking its first win over a Top 10 opponent since 2006 when it defeated No. 10 Georgia, 51-33, in Athens.

In facing No. 8 Alabama, 10 of Tennessee’s last 11 opponents from the SEC West have either been ranked in the top eight or have stood undefeated at the time of the game.

Against Florida (9/26), Dobbs became the first FBS player since Tulsa’s James Kilian in 2003 to lead his team in passing, rushing, and receiving in a single game. He logged 277 yards of total offense at The Swamp, including 136 rushing yards and a 58-yard touchdown reception

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