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Neither performance was, however, sufficient to turn the tide in favor of the Wolverines. The game was highly touted by ESPN/ABC (there was a game countdown clock for a week before kickoff) and was viewed by the largest television audience for a regular-season college football game since 1993, averaging 21.8 million viewers. [ 31 ]
The Tide won a dominating 38–3 victory, outgaining the Bulldogs by nearly 400 yards. Bobby Humphrey rushed for a then-school-record 284 yards. [19] 1996: Alabama, 8–1 and ranked #10, fell to the 3–5 Bulldogs 17–16 in Starkville, giving Mississippi State head coach Jackie Sherrill his first win over his alma mater Alabama.
The Crimson Tide and Tigers met again in 1904 and 1905, with Clemson winning both games. [8] Beginning with the next meeting between the two squads in 1909, Alabama won the next thirteen matchups against Clemson. [8] The Tide posted the biggest margin of victory in the rivalry in 1931, whopping the Tigers by a margin of 74–7.
The Tide pulled within one score multiple times in the fourth quarter, but LSU's high scoring offense would prove to be too much for Alabama to overcome with the Tigers winning 46–41. The game snapped an eight-game losing streak in the series for LSU and virtually ensured both an SEC West title win and a College Football Playoff berth barring ...
This was the Crimson Tide's only loss that season; they went on to win the College Football Playoff national championship. 2016: #19 Ole Miss seemed to be on track for an unprecedented third-straight win over the top-ranked Crimson Tide, leading 24–3 with less than 2:47 left to play in the first half. Alabama then scored 24 unanswered points ...
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The Tide, led by quarterback Bryce Young, drove 97 yards for a game-tying touchdown to force the first overtime game in Iron Bowl history. (Although the rivalry game had been played 86 times, dating back to 1893, overtime in college football was instituted beginning with bowl games after the 1995 season.) [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ]
The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs now saw each other in the regular season only twice per 12-year cycle. [15] From 1992 to 2011, Alabama and Georgia met six times, with each team winning three games each. Notable matchups included the 2007 and 2008 matchups, which were both featured on College GameDay. The 2007 matchup featured #22 Georgia narrowly ...