COLUMBIA, Mo. – Unbeaten near the midpoint of their season, the Missouri Tigers face their toughest challenge yet: A Saturday morning showdown with the storied Alabama Crimson Tide.
Both teams are fighting for a much-desired victory and to improve their college football playoff hopes. Mizzou (5-0) is ranked 14th and Alabama (4-1) is ranked 8th in the AP Top 25 College Football rankings.
Also on the line for Mizzou: A chance to snap a lengthy losing streak against Alabama.
Mizzou has dropped each of its last six head-to-head matchups and has not defeated the Crimson Tide since 1975, a half-century drought without a head-to-head win.
The Tigers last defeated Alabama on Sept. 8, 1975, a 20-7 road victory in Birmingham, not even the Crimson Tide’s current home grounds in Tuscaloosa.
Mizzou also won its first head-to-head matchup, the Gator Bowl on Dec. 28, 1968, by a score of 35-10. Every other game versus Alabama has ended with a defeat.
The Tigers have hosted Alabama on home grounds three times (1978, 2012 and 2020) but have yet to defeat the Crimson Tide at Faurot Field.
Mizzou and Alabama kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday. FS1 will carry the game broadcast.
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