The 2-0, #1 Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS to face the 1-1, #19 Ole Miss Rebels. Entering the game, Ole Miss had defeated Alabama in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. This game set the record for the most people ever to witness a football game played in the state of Mississippi. It also tied the 1989 Alabama-Ole Miss game for the largest comeback victory in Alabama football history.