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Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper hangs on to a reception against Mississippi State during an SEC game on Nov. 15, 2014, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

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Western Carolina (7-4) at No. 2 Alabama (9-1)

3 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network)

Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa

0 Victories in 51 games against NCAA FBS opponents for Western Carolina, which is a member of the NCAA FCS Southern Conference. Alabama left the Southern Conference to join the SEC, which played its first football season in 1933.

0 SEC teams have won at least 10 games in seven consecutive seasons. Alabama would become the first if it defeats Western Carolina on Saturday to improve to 10-1 for the 2014 campaign. Last season, the Crimson Tide became the second SEC team with at least 10 victories in six consecutive seasons. Florida reached double-digit wins every season from 1993 through 1998.

2 Consecutive seasons with 49-0 victories in the game before the Iron Bowl for Alabama. The Crimson Tide beat Western Carolina 49-0 in 2012 and beat Tennessee-Chattanooga 49-0 in 2013.

2 Rushing TDs scored against Alabama this season. Every other defense in the nation has given up at least five rushing TDs in 2014.

3 Players in SEC history have more receiving yards than Alabama WR Amari Cooper, who has 3,039. Jordan Matthews holds the SEC record for career receiving yards with 3,759 for Vanderbilt from 2010 through 2013. Terrence Edwards had 3,093 for Georgia from 1999 through 2002, and Alshon Jeffery had 3,042 for South Carolina from 2009 through 2011.

3 Previous meetings between Alabama and Western Carolina. The Crimson Tide defeated the Catamounts 52-0 in 2002, 52-6 in 2007 and 49-0 in 2012.

4 Receptions needed by WR Amari Cooper to become Alabama's career leader. DJ Hall set the school record by catching 194 passes for the Crimson Tide from 2004 through 2007.

5 Southern Conference victories for Western Carolina this season, tied for the most in school history and the first time the Catamounts have had five league wins since the 2001 season.

7 Victories and four losses for Western Carolina this season. The Catamounts have defeated Brevard, Catawba, Furman, Wofford, Mercer, The Citadel and VMI and lost to South Florida, Presbyterian, Chattanooga and Samford. Samford is playing Auburn on Saturday.

11 Previous games for Western Carolina against SEC opponents - all losses. Two of the Catamounts' notable games against SEC teams are a 58-0 defeat by LSU in Nick Saban's first game as the Tigers' coach on Sept. 2, 2000, and a 52-6 defeat by Alabama in Saban's first game as the Crimson Tide's coach on Sept. 1, 2007.

14 Consecutive games won at Bryant-Denny Stadium by Alabama, tied for the longest home winning streak in the nation with Baylor. The Crimson Tide hasn't lost at home since a 29-24 setback against Texas A&M on Nov. 10, 2012.

14 100-yard rushing games for Alabama RB T.J. Yeldon, one short of the Crimson Tide career record shared by Bobby Humphrey and Shaun Alexander.

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27 Consecutive regular-season non-conference games won by Alabama. The Crimson Tide's most recent regular-season loss to a non-conference opponent is a 41-34 setback against Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 17, 2007.

39 Penalties marked off against Alabama's opponents for 309 yards this season. No other team's opponents have been penalized fewer times and for fewer yards than the Crimson Tide's in 2014.

53 Consecutive victories in games against unranked teams by Alabama. The Crimson Tide's most recent defeat by an unranked team came on Nov. 17, 2007, when Louisiana-Monroe upended Alabama 21-14.

63 Consecutive AP polls have included Alabama in the top 10, the longest streak in school history, the second-longest in SEC history and the eighth-longest in poll history. The Tide hasn't been out of the top 10 of the AP poll since Dec. 5, 2010, when Alabama ranked 15th. Alabama had a 62-poll streak from 1977 through 1981. The longest top-10 streak in SEC history lasted 81 polls, achieved by Florida from 1992 through 1997. The longest top-10 streak in the poll's history is 137 by Miami (Fla.) from 1985 through 1993.

79 Games played by Alabama when ranked No. 2 in The Associated Press poll. The Crimson Tide has a 69-8-2 record when in the second spot in the AP poll.

99 Games played by Alabama since the Crimson Tide failed to score in the first half, the longest streak in the nation. On Sept. 29, 2007, Alabama and Florida State headed into halftime tied at 0-0. The Seminoles won the game 21-14. The Tide has scored in the first half of every game since.

111 Consecutive Associated Press polls have included Alabama, the longest streak in the nation and the second-longest in SEC history, behind the 209 polls achieved by Florida from 1990 into 2002.

135 Points scored in the second quarter by Alabama, the highest-scoring period for an SEC team this season. The Crimson Tide has outscored its opponents 135-36 in the second quarter. The only period in which Western Carolina has been cumulatively outscored this season is the second. The Catamounts have been outscored 106-62 in the second quarter.

179 Consecutive games without being shut out for Alabama, a school record. Alabama's most recent shutout came 9-0 to Auburn on Nov. 18, 2000.

262.9 Yards of total offense averaged by Western Carolina QB Troy Mitchell, the best figure in the Southern Conference this season. Mitchell has thrown for 2,320 yards and run for 572.

1,303 Receiving yards for Alabama WR Amari Cooper, more than any other player in the nation. Cooper added to his school single-season record total with 88 receiving yards against Mississippi State last week, when he became the 10th SEC player with at least 1,300 receiving yards in a season.

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