AALABAMALABAMA CCRIMSONRIMSON TTIDEIDE FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 1155 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 111515 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 6622 BOWL APPEARANCES 3344 BOWL VICTORIES 2244 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 4/3/4 ALABAMA (8-1, 5-1 SEC) GAME 10 Sept. 5 vs. 20/18 Wisconsin (ABC) W, 35-17 Sept. 12 Middle Tennessee (SECN) W, 37-10 Date ............. Saturday, Nov. 14 Sept. 19 *15/11 Ole Miss (ESPN) L, 37-43 Time .................... 2:30 p.m. CT Sept. 26 Louisiana-Monroe (SECN) W, 34-0 Location .......... Starkville, Miss. Oct. 3 *at 8/6 Georgia (CBS) W, 38-10 Venue .......Davis Wade Stadium Oct. 10 *Arkansas (ESPN) W, 27-14 Capacity ........................ 61,337 Oct. 17 *at 9/10 Texas A&M (CBS) W, 41-23 Television .......................... CBS Oct. 24 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 19-14 Series Record .. UA leads 77-18-3 Alabama (8-1, 5-1 SEC) MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-2, 3-2 sEC) Nov. 7 *2/4/4 LSU (CBS) W, 30-16 Last Meeting ........ Nov. 15, 2014 Nov. 14 *at 20/20/20 Miss. State (CBS) 2:30 p.m. CT CRIMSON TIDE Alabama 25, Mississippi State 20 BULLDOGS Nov. 21 Charleston Southern TBA Nov. 28 *at Auburn TBA THE GAME: The No. 4/3/4 University of Alabama football team takes to the road for an SEC Western Division matchup with the No. 20/20/20 Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on CBS with Verne Lundquist, Gary 20/20/20 mississippi state (7-2, 3-2 sEC) Danielson and Allie LaForce calling the action. Eli Gold and Phil Savage will handle the Sept. 5 at Southern Miss (FS1) W, 34-16 radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Stewart serving as the sideline Sept. 12 *14/15 LSU (ESPN) L, 19-21 reporter. Sept. 19 Northwestern State (SECN) W, 62-13 Sept. 26 *at RV/25 Auburn (ESPN2) W, 17-9 RANKINGS: Alabama enters week 11 ranked third in the Associated Press poll and Oct. 3 *at 14/15 Texas A&M (SECN) L, 17-30 fourth in the Amway Coaches Poll. Mississippi State is No. 20 in both sets of rankings. Oct. 10 Troy (SECN) W, 45-17 The Crimson Tide were seeded fourth in last Tuesday’s initial set of the College Football Oct. 17 Louisiana Tech (SECN) W, 45-20 Playoff rankings while the Bulldogs were ranked 20th. Oct. 24 *Kentucky (SECN) W, 42-16 Nov. 5 *at Missouri (ESPN) W, 31-13 MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs enter Saturday’s game with a 7-2 overall record Nov. 14 *4/3/4 Alabama (CBS) 2:30 p.m. and a 3-2 mark in SEC play. State began the season with a 34-16 over in-state rival Nov. 21 *at Arkansas TBA Southern Miss before falling to LSU at home, 21-19. The next game saw the Bulldogs Nov. 28 *at Ole Miss TBA take down Northwestern State, 62-13, before earning a conference win at Auburn, 17- *Conference Game 9. October began with a loss to then No. 14/15 Texas A&M in College Station, 30-17, All times are Central and subject to change before MSU reeled off four straight wins. Troy and Louisiana Tech both fell in Starkville, Rankings listed are College Football Playoff/AP/Amway Coaches Poll with the Bulldogs notching a 45-17 win over the Trojans before taking down Tech, 45-20. Mississippi State would then claim its second SEC victory, this one over Kentucky by a ON THE AIR margin of 42-16, before taking to the road for a 31-13 win over Missouri last Thursday. TELEVISION Dan Mullen enters his seventh season as head coach of the Bulldogs, owning a 53-33 CBS record during his time in Starkville. The Bulldogs return 10 starters and 45 lettermen Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist from last season’s squad that went 10-3 and spent part of the season as the nation’s top- Color Analyst: Gary Danielson ranked team. Sideline: Allie LaForce SERIES HISTORY: Alabama and Mississippi State will meet for the 100th time in a series RADIO that dates back to the 1896 season. The Mississippi State series is tied for the second- longest continuously played series in the Alabama record book, dating back to the 1948 Crimson Tide Sports Network season. Alabama has played more games (99) and has more wins (77) against Mississippi Play-by-Play: Eli Gold State than any other opponent on record. The Crimson Tide holds a 77-18-3 (79-17-3 Color Analyst: Phil Savage actual including vacated and forfeited games) advantage against the Bulldogs and is Sideline: Chris Stewart currently riding a seven game win streak in the series. Most recently, the Crimson Tide SATELLITE RADIO took down the top-ranked Bulldogs, 25-20, in Tuscaloosa last season. The win was UA’s seventh victory over the nation’s No. 1 team in program history, and the fourth win over CTSN on Sirius: 84 the top team in college football under head coach Nick Saban. CTSN on XM: 84 NEXT GAME: The Crimson Tide will return home to close out its 2015 home slate, hosting the Charleston Southern Buccaneers for the fi rst matchup in program history. CSU fi nished 2014 with an 8-4 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the Big South Conference. 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. 2:30 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. - Players 4 p.m. - Viewing PRACTICE CBS 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 6 p.m. - Coach Saban 6:15 p.m. - Players @AlabamaFTBL @AlabamaFBL @AlabamaFTBL MONDAY 12 p.m. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick 6 p.m. – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor Saban will be available to the media for his weekly press conference in the Stone Media Room. Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. The audio of Coach Saban’s media briefi ng can also be heard by teleconference by 6:15 p.m. – Selected players available to the media following practice in the calling 1-800-973-1544 (password is U of A). Selected players that have been Naylor Stone Media Room. requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media Room following Coach Saban’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests THURSDAY should be made by contacting Josh Maxson or Alex Thompson. Josh can be No media availability reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-3631. Alex can be reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-6084. Requests FRIDAY must be made no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. No media availability MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ON THE INTERNET 12 p.m. Coach Saban RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics web site serves as a resource for 12:30 p.m. Selected Players in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching 3 p.m. CT – Game notes and press conference quotes/video posted on staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and RollTide.com. all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. Crimson Tide Video Uplink – Links to download footage for broadcast SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have television use will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions its own web site to get the latest information on the league. Through the or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, [email protected]. results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the beginning; no media availability following practice). SEC school media web sites and home pages. TUESDAY ALABAMA PLAYERS: Interview requests for Alabama players should be 1 p.m. CT – Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room. made through Josh Maxson or Alex Thompson. Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m., before TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period practice on Tuesday and after practice on Wednesday. All player requests at beginning). for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before, so proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off limits for WEDNESDAY interviews beginning Thursday. 10-12:10 a.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 a.m.) - 1-877-381-5694 (Confi dential). Contact SEC Offi ce 1-205-458-3000 for GAME CREDENTIALS: Media should apply for credentials at www.RollTide. weekly passcode to access the call. 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 TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period located next to Gate 3.