Historically, Oklahoma has been the bane of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s existence.
In five previous meetings, the Tide has a single win. That’s one of the worst records in Alabama’s long and storied history against a team it has played at least five times.
The three previous battles in the last 20 years featuring the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Oklahoma Sooners were simple, clear-cut affairs. In each contest, it was the potent, high-octane offense of the Sooners versus Bama’s tried-and-trusted defense. Alabama lost a road game to Oklahoma in 2002, the final year of the Franchione regime, and in Mike Shula’s inaugural season in 2003, Bama dropped another game at home to the Sooners.