Ole Miss vs. Alabama by the numbers
No. 15 Ole Miss (3-0) at No. 13 Alabama (2-1)
2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (CBS)
Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa
1 SEC player has scored more points than Alabama K Will Reichard, who has 448. Auburn’s Daniel Carlson holds the SEC record with 480 points from 2014 through 2017.
3 Seasons were spent by Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin as the offensive coordinator for Alabama. Kiffin held that position with the Crimson Tide from 2014 through 2016. Alabama coach Nick Saban has a 28-3 record in games with one of his former assistant coaches as the opposing head coach.
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3 Quarterbacks have had the opportunity to run the Alabama offense this season. Slated to start against Ole Miss, Jalen Milroe started the first two games and went all the way against Texas. Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson split the duties last week against South Florida. All three QBs played against Middle Tennessee. Milroe has completed 27-of-45 passes for 449 yards with five TDs and two interceptions and run for 92 yards and two TDs on 22 carries. Buchner has completed 8-of-19 passes for 61 yards with no TDs and no interceptions and run for 20 yards and one TD on three carries. Simpson has completed 6-of-10 passes for 78 yards with no TDs and no interceptions and run for zero yards and two TDs on 11 carries.
7 Consecutive victories for Alabama over Ole Miss, during which the Crimson Tide has averaged 52.8 points and 526.4 yards per game.
12 Previous meetings between Alabama and Ole Miss with both teams ranked in the AP Poll. The Crimson Tide has won nine of those games, including in each of the past two seasons.
13 Is the rank of Alabama in this week’s AP Poll, the worst showing for the Crimson Tide since the Sept. 27, 2015, poll, when Alabama also was ranked No. 13. The Tide rallied to win the CFP national championship that season by upending No. 8 Georgia, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 4 LSU, No. 20 Mississippi State and No. 18 Florida to reach a No. 1-vs.-No. 2 showdown against Clemson, which the Tide won 45-40 in the CFP national-championship game. Alabama’s drop from No. 2 in the 2015 poll came after a 43-37 setback against Ole Miss. Saturday’s game will be the first for Alabama against Ole Miss with the Tide outside the top 10 since Oct. 13, 2007, when unranked Alabama defeated the Rebels 27-24.
15 Consecutive victories in the fourth game of the season for Alabama. The Crimson Tide’s fourth-game streak started after a 26-23 overtime loss to Georgia in the fourth game of the 2007 season.
58 Victories for Alabama, 10 victories for Ole Miss and two ties are the on-the-field results of the Crimson Tide-Rebels series. Alabama has had to vacate three victories and forfeit one win and Ole Miss has had to vacate one victory in the series. Alabama has won the past seven meetings.
100 Victories and 47 losses for Alabama coach Nick Saban in games against opponents ranked in the AP Poll. Saban has the most coaching victories against ranked opponents after passing former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who had an 86-82 record against ranked teams. Twenty-three of Saban’s victories have come with a margin of victory of 25 or more points.
135 Yards and two TDs on 25 rushing attempts for Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins in the Rebels’ 30-24 loss to Alabama last season. Judkins had the most rushing yards by an opposing player against the Crimson Tide last season.
299 Games have been played by Alabama since it was most recently shut out. By scoring on Saturday, the Crimson Tide would have the 14th scoring streak of at least 300 games in major-college football history. The record streak of 439 games belongs to Florida and also is active. There is one other streak in SEC history longer than Alabama’s – Georgia’s current string of 362 games, which is the fourth-longest in major-college football history. Alabama’s most recent shutout loss came 9-0 to Auburn on Nov. 18, 2000.
852 Passing yards and 213 rushing yards for Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart, who leads the Rebels in both categories this season. Alabama’s top passer is QB Jalen Milroe with 449 yards, and the Crimson Tide’s top rusher is Roydell Williams with 177 yards.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.