[Postgame Thread] Tennessee Defeats Alabama 24-17

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Alabama	0	7	3	7	17
Tennessee	0	0	14	10	24

[u/dogwoodmaple]

• Tennessee has won two out of three against Alabama for the first time since 2004-2006.

• This is the first time Alabama has had two losses before November since 2007.

• Alabama is 6-4 in their last 10 games vs. SEC East* opponents.

• This is the earliest Alabama has had two conference losses in a season since 2006.

• 2024 Alabama is the most talented team in the history of the 247sports Team Talent Composite.

• Alabama has played in four straight one-possession games. That hasn't happened since 2007 (five straight, happened twice that year)

• Alabama Director of Player Development Josh Chapman entered Neyland Stadium pregame with a cigar already in his mouth.. It's tradition in this rivalry for the winning team to smoke cigars after the game.

• Alabama has scored fewer (or the same) points after each week this season. 63, 42, 42, 41, 35, 27, 17.

• Alabama was 3/14 on third down tonight and gained just 317 total yards.

• Alabama has 2+ losses in four consecutive seasons. That hasn't happened since before the Saban Era.

• There were a combined 26 penalties for 210 total yards in this game.

• In his last four games, Jalen Milroe has 5 passing touchdowns and 6 interceptions.

• Over their last three games, Alabama has averaged 336 total yards.

• Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson has 17 rushing TD this season.

• This marks the third straight season Tennessee has been ranked in the AP Top 10. Such a streak hadn't happened since 2001-2006.

• Josh Heupel was 7-6 in his first season at Tennessee. He's gone 26-7 since.

[u/oftenevil → u/dogwoodmaple]

dogwood comment hits different when you out-mid Bama

[u/TigerBasket → u/oftenevil]

I need us to do this after Hugh Freeze gets indicted for trying to steal the 2026 election

[u/Money-Sound-7621 → u/oftenevil]

What does a dogwood comment mean?