Alabama vs. Texas A&M by the numbers
No. 11 Alabama (4-1, 2-0) at Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0)
2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (CBS)
Kyle Field in College Station, Texas
0 Opponents have had at least 100 rushing and 100 passing yards against Texas A&M this season. New Mexico had 131 passing yards and 91 rushing yards in a 52-10 loss on Sept. 2. Miami (Fla.) had 374 passing yards and 77 rushing yards in a 48-33 victory on Sept. 9. Louisiana-Monroe had 127 rushing yards and 95 passing yards in a 47-3 loss on Sept. 16. Auburn had 144 rushing yards and 56 passing yards in a 27-10 loss on Sept. 23. Arkansas had 131 passing yards and 42 rushing yards in a 34-22 loss on Sept. 30.
1 SEC player has scored more points than Alabama K Will Reichard, who has 474. Auburn’s Daniel Carlson set the SEC record with 480 points from 2014 through 2017.
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3 Men have been the head football coach at Alabama and Texas A&M — Paul “Bear” Bryant, 1954-57 Texas A&M, 1958-1982 Alabama; Gene Stallings, 1965-71 Texas A&M, 1990-96 Alabama; and Dennis Franchione, 2001-02 Alabama, 2003-07 Texas A&M.
10 Consecutive games with a TD pass by Texas A&M QB Max Johnson when he’s thrown at least seven passes. Johnson made his first start of the 2023 season in the Aggies’ 34-22 victory over Arkansas last week after coming in when Conner Weigman got hurt in a 27-10 victory over Auburn on Sept. 23. Johnson has had at least one TD pass in each of his past seven appearances.
11 Field goals have been made by Alabama K Will Reichard and Texas A&M K Randy Bond, tied for the most in the nation this season.
12 Victories for Alabama and three victories for Texas A&M in the Crimson Tide-Aggies series. No. 15 Texas A&M upended top-ranked Alabama 29-24 on Nov. 10, 2012, in their first meeting as SEC rivals, and the unranked Aggies also upset the top-ranked Crimson Tide 41-38 on Oct. 9, 2021. In the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1968, Texas A&M, under the direction of Gene Stallings, defeated Alabama, coached by Stallings’ mentor Paul “Bear” Bryant, 20-16.
16 Games as a ranked team for Alabama when playing Texas A&M, including Saturday’s contest, with the Crimson Tide at No. 11 in the AP Poll. Alabama has been ranked for all its meetings with the Aggies and owns a 4-2 record against unranked Texas A&M teams, which is the case on Saturday. The Tide has an 8-1 record against ranked Texas A&M teams. The Tide’s current ranking is its lowest for a league game against the Aggies. Alabama has been No. 1 eight times and No. 2, No. 7 and No. 10 once apiece for SEC matchups against Texas A&M.
29 Victories and three losses for Alabama coach Nick Saban in games with one of his former assistant coaches as the opposing head coach. That includes a 5-1 record against Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, who served as Saban’s offensive coordinator at LSU from 2000 through 2004.
40 Tackles for Alabama S Caleb Downs this season. After recording 13 tackles in a 40-17 victory over Mississippi State last week, Downs has 10 more tackles in 2023 than any other Crimson Tide player.
45 Receiving yards are needed by Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith to become the first SEC player with 2,000 receiving yards who also has at least 250 rushing yards, kickoff-return yards and punt-return yards. Kentucky QB/WR Randall Cobb (2008-2010) is the only other SEC player who has at least 1,000 receiving yards to reach 250 yards in each of the other three categories.
82 Percent of Alabama QB Jalen Milroe’s passes have been completed in the past two games. In the first two games of the season, Milroe completed 27-of-45 passes (60 percent). After sitting out against South Florida in Alabama’s third game, Milroe had returned to complete 27-of-33 in the past two contests. In the first two games, Milroe had five TDs and two interceptions. In the past two, he had one TD and one interception.
217 Punt-return yards for Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith, the most in the nation this season. Smith has averaged 18.1 yards on 12 returns in 2023. Alabama has allowed 56 yards on nine punt returns this season.
301 Games have been played by Alabama since it was most recently shut out. Alabama’s scoring streak is the third-longest in SEC history and the 14th-longest in major-college football history. Alabama’s most recent shutout loss came 9-0 to Auburn on Nov. 18, 2000.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.