2001 - Week 4

This is a bitter pill to swallow, isn't it? It was just a disappointing loss. Well, here's the stats anyway...

Bama never lost a 37-36 game before this past week. Alabama has lost 20 games by the slimmest of margins, the last before this week coming in 1999 against Louisiana Tech.
South Carolina gets their first win on the field against the Tide; they're now 1-10 overall against Alabama. That leaves Birmingham-Southern and Chattanooga as the teams Alabama has the most victories against without a blemish, at 10-0 each. For most without a loss, Alabama has a 20-0-1 all-time record against Samford.
Bama takes their first loss when scoring 36; they're now 8-1. Alabama is 0-2-1 when allowing 37 points.
This marks the third time in three years that Alabama has scored 34 points or more and lost the game (35-34 against Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl, 40-38 last year against UCF). It had only happened two times previously in Alabama history (41-34 against Tennessee in 1983, 40-34 against Kentucky in 1997). Alabama also had a 37-37 tie with Florida State in 1967. Alabama is 260-5-1 when scoring 36 or more points.
Alabama is now 2-2; they've started the season 2-2 eleven times, the most recent before this year in 1998. Bama's best record after a 2-2 start is 9-3, in 1976.
Bama is 6-3 on games played on September 29.

The Miners come to Birmingham next. Here's some notes:

Bama has never played the Miners. They will be the 113^th different opponent Alabama has faced.
It's Alabama's first Birmingham game of the year; Alabama is 203-79-20 in Birmingham over the years.
But here's an interesting fact: each of the five years Bama's beaten Arkansas since they joined the SEC, the Tide has wound up in the SEC Championship game.
Interesting fact of the week: against current WAC teams, Alabama is only 8-5 (3-2 against Louisiana Tech, 0-3 against Rice, 2-0 against SMU, 3-0 against Tulsa).
Bama plays on my birthday this year! They're 8-3 on October 6.