re: Official In-Season Practice, Injury Reports and Press Conferences Thread: 12-0

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee and Alabama will meet as top-10 ranked teams at Neyland Stadium for the first time since 1996.

But that’s just one of many interesting numbers pertaining to the game on Saturday (3:30 pm. ET, CBS) when the No. 9-ranked Vols (5-1, 2-1 SEC) play the No. 1-ranked Tide (6-0, 3-0).

The last time the teams met when both were ranked in the AP Top 25 was in 2005, when No. 5 Alabama beat No. 17 Tennessee, 6-3.

In 1999, the teams met as top-10 foes, and the No. 5 Vols beat Shaun Alexander and eventual SEC champ Alabama, 21-7, in Tuscaloosa.

Tennessee was in the midst of a seven-game win streak over Alabama entering the new millennium, but the Tide have the current run in the rivalry, having won nine in a row.

Here’s a look at how the teams compare statistically entering the matchup:

Schedule strength

(USA Today Sagarin Ratings)

1. Stanford

6. Tennessee

22. Alabama

Total Offense

1. Louisville, 659.2 yards per game

24. Alabama, 489.8

51. Tennessee, 432.0

Rushing Offense

1. New Mexico, 354.0

T-20. Alabama, 237.0

50. Tennessee, 192.5

Passing Offense

1. Texas Tech, 544.0

47. Alabama, 252.8

62. Tennessee, 239.5

Scoring Offense

1. Louisville, 58 points per game

6. Alabama, 44.8

48. Tennessee, 33.8

Total Defense

1. Michigan, 212.8

12. Alabama, 292.5

66. Tennessee, 399.3

Rushing Defense

1. Alabama, 69.2

86. Tennessee, 183.0

Passing Defense

1. Michigan, 113.7

49. Tennessee, 216.3

61. Alabama, 223.3

Scoring Defense

1. Michigan, 10.3

11. Alabama, 15.8

64. Tennessee, 26.7

Team Sacks

1. Ohio, 4.17 per game

T-2. Alabama, 4.00

T-106. Tennessee, 1.50

Sacks Allowed

1. Troy, 0.20

T-41. Alabama, 1.67

T-78. Tennessee, 2.33

Third-Down Conversion Rate

1. Toledo, .568

16. Alabama, .488

51. Tennessee, .424

Third-Down Conversion Defense

1. Michigan, .122

25. Alabama, .316

34. Tennessee, .337

Turnover Margin

1. Washington, 2.17

T-20. Alabama, 0.83

T-97. Tennessee, -0.50

Time of Possession

1. Army, 36:00

41. Alabama, 31:00

88. Tennessee, 28:00

Kick Return Offense

1. Air Force, 37.14

28. Tennessee, 24.13

72. Alabama, 20.64

Kick Return Defense

1. Memphis, 14.00

32. Tennessee, 18.83

59. Alabama, 20.62

Punt Returns

1.Syracuse, 21.25

4. Alabama, 17.71

74. Tennessee, 7.09

Net Punting

1. Utah, 48.12

16. Alabama, 41.45

35. Tennessee, 39.46

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