First meeting | November 14, 1896 Alabama, 20â0 |
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Latest meeting | September 30, 2023 Alabama, 40â17 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 108 |
All-time series | 86â18â3
[1] Alabama leads 88â17â3 on the field, but two wins were vacated or forfeited. [n 1] [2] |
Largest victory | Alabama, 59â0 (1922) |
Longest win streak | Alabama, 22 (1958â1979) |
Current win streak | Alabama, 16 (2008âpresent) |
The AlabamaâMississippi State football rivalry, also known as the 90 Mile Drive [3] [4] or the Battle for Highway 82, [5] [6] is an American college football rivalry between the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and Mississippi State Bulldogs football team of Mississippi State University. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and are currently members of the SEC's Western Division. The two campuses are located approximately 90 miles apart and are the two geographically closest SEC universities.
In 1935, MSU Coach Major Ralph Sasse, on "orders" from his team, went to Memphis, Tennessee, to select the first bulldog mascot. Ptolemy, a gift of the Edgar Webster family, was chosen and the Bulldogs promptly defeated Alabama 20â7. [7]
AlabamaâMississippi State is one of the Southeastern Conference's longest-running series, dating back to 1896. Mississippi State is Alabama's most played opponent, while Alabama is MSU's third most played team behind Ole Miss and LSU. Aside from the AlabamaâOle Miss football rivalry, it also has been one of the league's most lopsided with Alabama leading the series 86â18â3 through the 2023 season. [1]
Alabama victories | Mississippi State victories | Tie games | Forfeits / Vacated wins [n 2] [n 3] |
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State | City | Games | Alabama victories | Mississippi State victories | Ties | Years played |
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Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1896â1902, 1905, 1925âpresent |
Birmingham | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1913â22, 1978, 1987, 1989 | |
Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1932 | |
Mississippi | Starkville | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1906, 1928, 1948, 1951, 1958â62, 1986âpresent |
Jackson | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1964â65, 1969â1984 | |
Columbus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1903â04, 1911 | |
Meridian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1926, 1931 | |
Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1912 |
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Per June's original ruling from the NCAA Committee on Infractions, Alabama football must vacate all 10 victories during the 2005 season, including the Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech, all six wins in 2006 and the first five wins in 2007 leading up to when the textbook improprieties were discovered prior to the Tennessee game that season. Wins in 2007 over Tennessee and Colorado stand.
First meeting | November 14, 1896 Alabama, 20â0 |
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Latest meeting | September 30, 2023 Alabama, 40â17 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 108 |
All-time series | 86â18â3
[1] Alabama leads 88â17â3 on the field, but two wins were vacated or forfeited. [n 1] [2] |
Largest victory | Alabama, 59â0 (1922) |
Longest win streak | Alabama, 22 (1958â1979) |
Current win streak | Alabama, 16 (2008âpresent) |
The AlabamaâMississippi State football rivalry, also known as the 90 Mile Drive [3] [4] or the Battle for Highway 82, [5] [6] is an American college football rivalry between the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and Mississippi State Bulldogs football team of Mississippi State University. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and are currently members of the SEC's Western Division. The two campuses are located approximately 90 miles apart and are the two geographically closest SEC universities.
In 1935, MSU Coach Major Ralph Sasse, on "orders" from his team, went to Memphis, Tennessee, to select the first bulldog mascot. Ptolemy, a gift of the Edgar Webster family, was chosen and the Bulldogs promptly defeated Alabama 20â7. [7]
AlabamaâMississippi State is one of the Southeastern Conference's longest-running series, dating back to 1896. Mississippi State is Alabama's most played opponent, while Alabama is MSU's third most played team behind Ole Miss and LSU. Aside from the AlabamaâOle Miss football rivalry, it also has been one of the league's most lopsided with Alabama leading the series 86â18â3 through the 2023 season. [1]
Alabama victories | Mississippi State victories | Tie games | Forfeits / Vacated wins [n 2] [n 3] |
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State | City | Games | Alabama victories | Mississippi State victories | Ties | Years played |
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Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1896â1902, 1905, 1925âpresent |
Birmingham | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1913â22, 1978, 1987, 1989 | |
Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1932 | |
Mississippi | Starkville | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1906, 1928, 1948, 1951, 1958â62, 1986âpresent |
Jackson | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1964â65, 1969â1984 | |
Columbus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1903â04, 1911 | |
Meridian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1926, 1931 | |
Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1912 |
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Per June's original ruling from the NCAA Committee on Infractions, Alabama football must vacate all 10 victories during the 2005 season, including the Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech, all six wins in 2006 and the first five wins in 2007 leading up to when the textbook improprieties were discovered prior to the Tennessee game that season. Wins in 2007 over Tennessee and Colorado stand.