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The Alabama–Mississippi 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.
Alabama pursues its 12th victory in 13 games when it battles Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss. The No. 4 Crimson Tide (17-3, 6-1 SEC) are a ...
Alabama then alternated home games between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa over the next four weeks and defeated Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, LSU and South Carolina in each game. After they defeated Southern Miss in their annual Mobile game, the Crimson Tide defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl and captured a share of the SEC championship.
The Baby Tide opened their season with a 20–16 come-from-behind victory over Mississippi State at Denny Stadium. [51] Chuck Jordan gave State a 3–0 lead with his 31-yard field goal, and Alabama responded with a one-yard Johnny Musso touchdown run that made the score 7–3. [51]
Mark Sears scored 21 points and No. 24 Alabama maintained its spot atop the Southeastern Conference standings with a 99-67 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night. Aaron Estrada scored 15 ...
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After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama retained their No. 2 position and LSU was in the No. 6 position in the AP Poll prior to their match-up at Birmingham. [37] Playing in a regionally televised game on ABC, Alabama defeated the previously undefeated Tigers 35–21 at Legion Field and captured the 1972 conference championship.
At Jackson, Alabama defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 23–19 in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. [ 5 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] After Richard Ciemny gave the Crimson Tide an early 3–0 lead with his 30-yard field goal , Don Dudley gave State a 7–3 lead with his 16-yard touchdown run. [ 36 ]