Tuscaloosa, AL (SportsNetwork.com) – The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide will step
outside of SEC action on Saturday afternoon when they take on the Western
Carolina Catamounts at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
WCU, which plays in the Southern Conference at the FCS level, has enjoyed a
stellar season at 7-4 overall. The Catamounts finished up SoCon play 5-2 after
defeating VMI at home last Saturday, 42-27, to snap a two-game losing streak.
Since losing at Ole Miss on Oct. 4 (23-17), Alabama has reasserted itself as
one of the best teams in the nation by winning five in a row to move to 9-1
overall. In a crucial contest with then-No. 1 Mississippi State last Saturday,
the Crimson Tide took a 25-20 victory to move to 6-1 in the SEC play, and they
now control their own destiny in the Western Division.
“I think anytime you beat the No. 1 team in the country, that’s a significant
accomplishment,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. “I was really proud of
how our players competed in the game…We made plays when we had to, and I
think that was a sign of great competitive character for our team as well.”
Alabama routed WCU in the most recent meeting in November of 2012, 49-0, to
take a 3-0 lead in the all-time series.
The Catamounts haven’t been great at generating offense ths 14 6
27 Brampton Beast 9 29 3 10.3
28 Missouri Mavericks 10 42 4 9.5
Penalty Killing
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Rank Team GP TSH PPGA PCT
1 Toledo Walleye 11 42 4 90.5
2 Utah Grizzlies 13 61 6 90.2
3 Rapid City Rush 13 45 5 88.9
4 Florida Everblades 12 51 6 88.2
5 Greenvill 9 50 8 84.0
12 Bakersfield Condors 15 62 10 83.9
13 Orlando Solar Bears 15 54 9 83.3
14 Alaska Aces 15 67 12 82.1
15 Wichita Thunder 12 44 8 81.8
15 Elmira Jackals 12 55 10 81.8
17 South Carolina Stingrays 14 47 9 80.9
18 Indy Fuel 11 36 7 80.6
19 Idaho Steelheads 14 61 12 80.3
20 Missouri Mavericks 10 60 12 80.0
21 Brampton Beast 9 29 6 79.3
21 Cincinnati Cyclones 10 29 6 79.3
23 Colorado Eagles 11 53 11 79.2
23 Tulsa Oilers 11 53 11 79.2
25 Reading Royals 11 43 9 79.1
26 Evansville IceMen 10 27 6 77.8
27 Gwinnett Gladiators 11 57 13 77.2
28 Fort Wayne Komets 12 61 14 77.0
