Alabama Crimson Tide history visiting Big Ten venues

Kyle Golik

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For the first time since visiting Penn State in 2011, Alabama Crimson Tide will play in a Big Ten venue. It will be just the third time Alabama visits a current member of the Big Ten conference.

Over the course of Nick Saban’s 17 seasons at Alabama, the scheduling wizardry that came about was Alabama played marquee out of conference games on a neutral site. That strategy paid dividends for the Crimson Tide. 

Overall, as the Big Ten is currently constructed, Alabama possesses a record of 40-18 versus current members of the Big Ten.

Prior to Saban’s arrival in Tuscaloosa, it was incredibly rare for Alabama to play north of the Mason-Dixon Line. On Saturday, when Alabama travels to Wisconsin, it will mark just the second time Alabama has made an appearance in Camp Randall Stadium. The last time the Crimson Tide played at Camp Randall was in 1928 where Wisconsin got a 15-0 win.

Here is Alabama’s history visiting current Big Ten teams:



Matchups Visiting Active Big Ten Members 
 

Penn State

Visited as a Big Ten member: 2011 Alabama 27-11 win

Visited prior to Big Ten membership: five appearances (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989) Alabama has 3-2 record in Beaver Stadium

Wisconsin

Visited as a Big Ten: 1928 Wisconsin 15-0 win

 

Matchups Visiting Big Ten Members Prior To Big Ten Membership

 

Maryland

ACC: 1953 Maryland 21-0 win

Southern California

Pac-8: three appearances (1938, 1971, 1977) Alabama has a 3-0 record at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Nebraska

Big 8: 1977 Nebraska 31-24 win


Washington

Pac-10: 1978 Alabama 20-17 win

Rutgers

Independent: 1980 Alabama 17-13 win

UCLA

Pac-10: 2000 UCLA 35-24 win

 

Kyle Golik

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Kyle Golik has been a freelance journalist since 2008 and has written for various outlets such as Bleacher Report and Mike Farrell Sports. Kyle is a member of both the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). Kyle has covered New Year’s Six bowls, conference media days and NFL Combine. Kyle is an avid music lover whether it is spinning vinyl or listening to CDs. Kyle typically listens to Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Clash and other alternative/punk artists. Kyle is also a shareholder of the Green Bay Packers and completed his Bachelor’s of Science in Information Systems at Point Park University.