Playing the Bulldogs is convenient, requiring only a 170-mile round trip every other season. The Tide’s most frequent opponent at 103 games, Mississippi State is not likely to value the proximity. The Crimson Tide leads the series 83-17-3. The Bulldogs have beaten Alabama football only three times this century and the Crimson Tide is on a current 11-game winning streak going back to 2008.
Beating any Power Five opponent 11 straight times is no small feat. But the current Tide streak is well short of its streak record against the Bulldogs of 22 wins from 1958-1979.
The last Bullies’ success over the Tide came in 2006 and 2007.