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AALABAMALABAMA CCRIMSONRIMSON TTIDEIDE FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 1166 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 111919 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 6633 BOWL APPEARANCES 3355 BOWL VICTORIES 2255 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1/1/1 ALABAMA (9-0, 6-0 SEC) GAME 10 Sept. 3 vs. 20/17 USC (ABC) W, 52-6 Sept. 10 UR/RV Western Kentucky (ESPN2) W, 38-10 Date ............. Saturday, Nov. 12 Sept. 17 *at 19/17 Ole Miss (CBS) W, 48-43 Time ....................... 11 a.m. CT Sept. 24 Kent State (SEC Network) W, 48-0 Location ..........Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 1 *Kentucky (ESPN) W, 34-6 Venue ....Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 8 *at 16/18 Arkansas (ESPN) W, 49-30 Capacity ...................... 101,821 Oct. 15 *at 9/11 Tennessee (CBS) W, 49-10 Television ........................ ESPN Oct. 22 *6/6 Texas A&M (CBS) W, 33-14 (9-0, 5-0 SEC) Series Record UA leads 78-18-3 (4-5, 2-3 SEC) Nov. 5 *at 15/14 LSU (CBS) W, 10-0 Alabama Last Meeting ........ Nov. 14, 2016 mississippi state Nov. 12 *Mississippi State (ESPN) 11 a.m. .. Alabama 31, Mississippi State 6 Nov. 19 Chattanooga TBA CRIMSON TIDE bulldogs Nov. 26 *Auburn TBA THE GAME: The No. 1/1 University of Alabama football team returns home to host the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The matchup between the Crimson Tide MIssissippi State (4-5, 2-3 SEC) and Bulldogs is scheduled for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff on ESPN. Joe Tessitore Sept. 3 vs. South Alabama (SEC Network L, 20-21 and Todd Blackledge will call the game from the booth with Holly Rowe on the Sept. 10 *vs. South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 27-14 sidelines. Eli Gold and Phil Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sept. 17 *at 20/22 LSU (ESPN2) L, 20-23 Sports Network, with Chris Stewart serving as the sideline reporter. Nationally, Sept. 24 at Massachusetts (ASN) W, 47-35 the game will air on Touchdown Radio with Taylor Zarzour and Gino Torretta in Oct. 8 *RV/RV Auburn (ESPN) L, 14-38 the booth and Ryan Brown on the sidelines. Oct. 14 at BYU (ESPN) L, 21-28 (OT) Oct. 22 *at Kentucky (SEC Network) L, 38-40 RANKINGS: Alabama remains No. 1 in both the Associated Press and Amway Oct. 29 Samford (SEC Network) W, 56-41 Coaches polls this week following Saturday’s 10-0 win over LSU. The Tide Nov. 5 *vs. 9/10 Texas A&M (SEC Network) W, 35-28 was No. 1 in the initial CFP rankings, which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Nov. 12 *at 1/1/1 Alabama (ESPN) 11 a.m. Mississippi State is unranked in both polls and the CFP rankings. Nov. 19 *Arkansas TBA Nov. 26 *at Ole Miss TBA MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs enter Saturday’s game with a 4-5 overall record, *Conference Game All times are Central and subject to change including a 2-3 mark in SEC play following a 35-28 win vs. then-No. 9 Texas A&M on Rankings listed are College Football Playoff/Associated Press/Amway Coaches Nov. 5. Mississippi State opened the season with a 21-20 loss to South Alabama on Sept. 3 before rebounding to defeat South Carolina, 27-14, on Sept. 10. No. 20 LSU ON THE AIR defeated the Bulldogs, 23-20 on Sept. 17, before State evened is record with a 47- TELEVISION 35 win at Massachusetts on Sept. 24. The Bulldogs dropped three straight games to start October — Auburn 38-14 on Oct. 8; at BYU, 28-21 in overtime on Oct. 14, ESPN and 40-38 at Kentucky on Oct. 29 before snapping the skid with a 56-41 win over Play-by-Play: Joe Tessitore Samford on Oct. 29. Mississippi State is led head coach Dan Mullen, who has an Color Analyst: Todd Blackledge eight-year career record of 59-40 in Starkville, including a 28-33 mark in SEC play. Sideline: Holly Rowe RADIO SERIES HISTORY: Alabama holds a 78-18-3 lead over Mississippi State in a series that dates back to the 1896 season. The Mississippi State series is tied Crimson Tide Sports Network Play-by-Play: Eli Gold for the second-longest continuously played series in the Alabama record book, Color Analyst: Phil Savage dating back to the 1948 season. The two border rivals will be meeting for the Sideline: Chris Stewart 102nd time this weekend in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has played more games (101) and has more wins (78) against Mississippi State than any other opponent on SATELLITE RADIO record. The Tide has won eight straight against State, including the last four in CTSN on Sirius: 83 Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban is 13-1 against Mississippi State in his career, with an CTSN on XM: 190 8-1 record during his tenure at Alabama. The Tide defeated the Bulldogs, 31-6, in their most recent meeting in 2015 in Starkville. NATIONAL RADIO Touchdown Radio NEXT GAME: Alabama will host Chattanooga on Nov. 19 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Play-by-Play: Taylor Zarzour The Tide is 12-0 against the Mocs and 7-0 all-time in Tuscaloosa. Alabama defeated Color Analyst: Gino Torretta Chattanooga, 49-0, in Tuscaloosa in the last meeting between the schools in 2013. Sideline: Ryan Brown Nick Saban is 2-0 against Chattanooga with both victories coming at Alabama in 2009 (45-0) and 2013. 1 ALABAMA FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES NO MEDIA NO MEDIA MISSISSIPPI OFF DAY 12 p.m. - Coach 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY STATE Saban 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 10:40 a.m. 11 a.m. CT 12:30 p.m. - Players 4 p.m.- Viewing PRACTICE ESPN 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 6 p.m. - Coach Saban @AlabamaFTBL @AlabamaFBL @AlabamaFTBL MONDAY THURSDAY 12 p.m. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick No media availability Saban will be available to the media for his weekly press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. The audio FRIDAY of Coach Saban’s media briefi ng can also be heard by teleconference by No media availability calling 1-800-973-1544 (password is U of A). Selected players that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media ON THE INTERNET Room following Coach Saban’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics web site serves as a resource for should be made by contacting Josh Maxson or Alex Thompson. Josh can be in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-3631. Alex can be coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-6084. Requests staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and must be made no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have 12 p.m. Coach Saban its own web site to get the latest information on the league. Through the 12:30 p.m. Selected Players services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and 3 p.m. CT – Game notes and press conference quotes/video posted on media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides RollTide.com. access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. 4 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning; no media availability following practice). CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP: Links to download footage for broadcast television use only will be emailed when footage is made available. For TUESDAY questions or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England 1 p.m. CT – Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room. by e-mail at [email protected]. 3:40 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing ALABAMA PLAYERS: Interview requests for Alabama players should be period at beginning). made through Alex Thompson ([email protected]). Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m., WEDNESDAY before practice on Tuesday and after practice on Wednesday. All player 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 requests for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the a.m.) - 1-877-381-5694 (Confi dential). Contact SEC Offi ce 1-205-458-3000 Sunday before, so proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off for weekly passcode to access the call. limits for interviews beginning Thursday. 3:40 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing GAME CREDENTIALS: Media should apply for credentials at www.RollTide. period at beginning). com/media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in the northwest corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8 which is 6 p.m. – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor located next to Gate 3. The media will call window opens three hours prior Stone Media Room.