2000 - Week 2

What a great fourth quarter! That's what we've been waiting on. It gives us something to look forward to. Here are some figures about the game.

Alabama's record is now 1-1, the 19th time this has happened in Alabama history. The last time we started 1-1 was 1991 - we won 28 straight after that start.
Alabama's record on September 9 moves to 3-0.
This is the second time Alabama has beaten an opponent 28-10. The first time came in the "Sack" game against Notre Dame in 1986.
Bama has now won twelve games by exactly 18 points, and 391 by 18 or more.
Alabama's record when both teams combine for exactly 38 points is now 16-5.
Twenty-eight points is something of a magic number for Alabama...When Alabama scores 28 or more, the Tide is 328-7-1 (23-4 when scoring exactly 28). When Alabama gives up exactly 10 points, the Tide is 33-11.
Bama runs its record against Vandy to 56-18-4. The only team that Alabama has beaten more often than the Commodores is Mississippi State (67).
Bama's record in Birmingham is now 203-78-20.
And of course, Alabama has now won 16 straight on the field against Vandy...the last loss coming in 1984. That's our longest current winning streak against any opponent.

Just a couple of things for right now.

Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss is 30-4-2, a winning percentage of .861. Against teams that we've played 10 times or more, that's our sixth-best winning percentage. Top 5:
- Birmingham Southern (10-0; 1.000)
- Chattanooga (10-0; 1.000)
- Howard/Samford (20-0-1; .976)
- Kentucky (31-2; .926)
- Virginia Tech (10-1; .909)
Our record against Southern Miss when the game is in Birmingham is even better than our overall record. It's 11-1-1; that's a .885 winning percentage.
We hold an eight game winning streak against Southern Miss. The last time that we lost to the Golden Eagles was in 1990.