Alabama vs. Colorado State - Did You Know?
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No. 1 Alabama will take on Colorado State on Saturday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN2. While all angles have been written about leading up to the game, here are a few did you know stats going into the contest. Consider these helpful stats a way to make sure you're the smartest person talking about Alabama football at your tailgating event.
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No. 1 Alabama vs. CSU | When: Saturday, 6 p.m. CT | TV: ESPN2 | Preview
Quick Reference
Alabama is 2-0 (ranked No. 1 in the Nation)
Head Coach: Nick Saban 121-19 (11th season)
Defeated Florida State in week one 24-7
Defeated Fresno State in week two 41-10
Next week @ Vanderbilt 2:30 p.m. CT
Colorado State is 2-1 (unranked)
Head Coach: Mike Bobo 16-13 (3rd season)
Defeated Oregon State 58-27 in week zero
Lost to Colorado 17-3 in week one
Defeated Abilene Christian in week two 38-10
Next week @ Hawaii
Team Notes
-Injury Updates, Out for the season are outside linebackers Terrell Lewis as well as Christian Miller. Out for this weekend are outside linebackers Rashaan Evans as well as Anfernee Jennings, both are expected to be back and Saban has said they are day to day. Questionable for this Saturday is running back Joshua Jacobs and linebacker Dylan Moses.
- Alabama had four first-time starters on defense against Fresno State. Raekwon Davis (DL), Keith Holcombe (LB), Jamey Mosley (LB), and Levi Wallace (DB)
- Alabama has played 12 true freshmen in their first two games of the season. Freshmen who have seen time this year: Chris Allen (LB), Thomas Fletcher (SN), Najee Harris (RB), Jerry Jeudy (WR), Alex Leatherwood (OL), Xavier McKinney (DB), Henry Ruggs (WR), DeVonta Smith (WR), Tua Tagovailoa (QB), Jedrick Wills (OL), and Daniel Wright (DB).
- JK Scott has started 47 consecutive games at Alabama
- Calvin Ridley has 173 career receptions at Alabama, just seven shy of surpassing Alabama great Julio Jones.
Stat leaders and Team Stats
- Jalen Hurts is 24 of 36 passing (66.7%) for 224-yards and 2 touchdowns
- Jalen Hurts has rushed for 220-yards of 25 attempts (8.4 average) with 2 touchdowns
- Damien Harris has rushed for 105-yards of 15 attempts (7.0 average) with 1 touchdown
- Najee Harris has 78-yards, Bo Scarbrough has 76-yards rushing
- Calvin Ridley has 12 receptions for 127-yards with 1 touchdown
- Ronnie Harrison has 13tackles
- Anthony Averett has 10 tackles, 1 int
- Raekwon Davis, Da’Ron Payne, and Shaun Dion Hamilton each have 9 tackles this season
- Andy Pappanastos is 5 for 7 kicking FGs, longest of 35, 0 for 2 from 40+
Team Stats
- Points Per game 32.5
- Points allowed per game 8.5
- 383-yards per game average on offense
- 262-yards per game allowed of offensive yardage
- 0 Turnovers from Alabama’s offense this year
- 4 turnovers forced on defense (3 ints/1 fumble)
- 3rd down efficiency is 27%
- Opponents 3rd down efficiency is 29%
Jalen Hurts
- With his 282-yards of total offense against Fresno State in week two (128 passing, 154 rushing) Hurts has now surpassed the 4,000-yard mark in total offense in his brief career at Alabama. His average of offense per game is 245.1.
- Hurts now has 40 total touchdowns and is 10th all-time in scoring touchdowns at Alabama. AJ. McCarron who played quarterback from 2010-2013 is No. 1 with 80-touchdowns.
Misc. Stats
- Alabama received 58 out of 61 first-place votes in the latest AP Top 25 Football Rankings
- Alabama's home winning percentage .824 (6th in the Nation)
- Alabama has won their last 28 of 29 games at Bryant Denny Stadium
- Alabama has defeated 66 consecutive unranked teams
- Since 2008, Alabama has won 114 games, most of any football bowl subdivision team
- The last meeting between Colorado State and Alabama was on September 21, 2013, Alabama won 31-6
- 28 players on Alabama’s roster are from the home state of Alabama
- The last time an Alabama running back had four touchdowns in a game, was back when Trent Richardson ran for four scores against Ole Miss in 2011.
- No running back has ever rushed for 300-yards in a game at Alabama
- The last time Alabama threw for over 300-yards was in 2016 against Mississippi State, when Jalen Hurts threw for 347-yard-yards with four touchdowns
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