0 — Occasions in which Alabama and Tennessee have met in the Southeastern Conference football championship game since its implementation in 1992. The Volunteers have made five trips, playing Auburn twice, LSU twice and Mississippi State once.
3 — Different locations for this rivalry, with either Birmingham, Tuscaloosa or Knoxville having hosted all 104 meetings.
5 — Jersey number of Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, who is currently the SEC’s top Heisman Trophy candidate.
7 — Consecutive victories by Phillip Fulmer’s Vols over the Crimson Tide from 1995 to 2001, representing Tennessee’s longest winning streak in the series.
8 — Ties this rivalry has experienced, including the 6-6 deadlock in the inaugural meeting at Birmingham in 1901. The most recent tie transpired in 1993, when the 17-17 outcome was eventually forfeited to Tennessee due to Alabama’s NCAA sanctions.
9 — Jersey number of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, who is the reigning Heisman Trophy winner but has been nursing a shoulder injury.
11 — Alabama’s winning streak over Tennessee from 1971 to 1981 under the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant.
15 — The Tide’s current series streak, which encompasses the entire Nick Saban era in Tuscaloosa. Of Alabama’s 15 straight victories, 13 have transpired by double digits.
44.3 — Points per game averaged this season by Alabama, which ranks fifth nationally.
46.8 — Points per game averaged this season by Tennessee, which ranks second nationally.
213 — Average length in minutes — or three hours and 33 minutes — of an “SEC on CBS” broadcast this season. The two longest contests so far have been Tennessee’s win over Florida (3:49) on Sept. 24 and Alabama’s triumph at Arkansas (3:40) on Oct. 1.
358 — Cost, in dollars, of the cheapest Alabama-Tennessee ticket on StubHub as of Thursday afternoon.
1943 — The only year, due to World War II, in which these two schools didn’t play since the SEC’s launch in 1933.
101,915 — The capacity of Neyland Stadium, the site of Saturday’s game.
10,700,000 — Dollars that Saban is scheduled to make this season, more than double the $5 million salary of Tennessee counterpart Josh Heupel.
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