Tennessee at Alabama

Saturday, October 25, 2003

No. 22 Tennessee beat Alabama 51–⁠43 in overtime. It was their 85th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 43–⁠35–⁠7 as played.

Away22Tennessee10–⁠3 in 2003
51
HomeAlabama4–⁠9 in 2003
43

Final, overtime at Bryant-Denny Stadium, TuscaloosaHigh 82°F, low 63°FAttendance 83,018

At kickoff
79°F, partly cloudy, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tuscaloosa Regional (KTCL), 5 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Tennessee031073151
Alabama33772343

Efficiency

TennesseeAlabama
−0.09First-down EPA−0.11
0.05Second-down EPA−0.05
0.00Third-down EPA0.10

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Alabama 54% to win. Tennessee won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Alabama leads 60–⁠41–⁠6; as played, 61–⁠40–⁠7 in 108 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Tennessee 26, Alabama 10
2025Alabama 37, Tennessee 20
2024Tennessee 24, Alabama 17
2023Alabama 34, Tennessee 20
2022Tennessee 52, Alabama 49
2021Alabama 52, Tennessee 24

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