OXFORD, Miss. – Alabama won the national championship in 2015. In 2014 the Crimson Tide was the No. 1 seed in the first College Football Playoff, losing to Ohio State in the semifinals.
Both of those SEC championship teams entered the playoffs with one regular-season loss. And in both cases that loss was to Ole Miss.
* On October 4, 2014, with ESPN’s College GameDay in attendance, Ole Miss upset No. 3 Alabama 23-17. It has been billed the biggest home win in school history.
* Last season in Tuscaloosa, Alabama fell behind 30-10 because of five turnovers only to have a furious rally fall short.