Alabama v. UT-Chattanooga

This is the twelfth meeting in football between the University of Alabama and the various iterations of UT-Chattnooga.  They first met on October 31, 1908, and Alabama won 23-6.  That set the tone for this series, as Alabama has won all 11 prior meetings.

These days, it's common for SEC teams to play I-AA teams in November, as they try to get ready for the big games that end the season.  In fact, this will be the third time Alabama has played UT-Chattanooga under Nick Saban, and all three meetings took place at this exact moment in the schedule.  On November 21, 2009, Alabama beat UT-Chattanooga 45-0.  On November 23, 2013, Alabama beat UT-Chattanooga 49-0.  We will see if they can do something similar today.

Alabama has clinched the SEC West, and this afternoon Florida clinched the SEC East.  So those two teams will be meeting in the SEC title game for the ninth time since the game began back in 1992.  Only one other match-up -- Georgia v. LSU -- has occurred even three times.