Alabama’s decade of dominance has included some spectacular accomplishments, including the defense’s ability to step up and make really good quarterbacks look silly.

Here are 10 really tough outings against the Tide for quarterbacks who don’t (or didn’t) struggle very often at the college level.

1. Shea Patterson, Ole Miss

Sept. 30, 2017: Patterson was the latest quarterback to fall victim to Alabama’s dominant defense. Coming into the game, the sophomore was completing over 70 percent of his passes and averaging 427 yards and 3.7 touchdowns.

The Tide kept the up-and-comer in check, limiting Patterson to 165 yards passing with two interceptions. They also only allowed 14 of his 29 attempts to be completed (48.3 percent), well below his season average.

The beating went beyond just Patterson, however, as the Rebels lost 66-3.

2. Deondre Francois, Florida State

Sept. 2, 2017: Francois makes this list for one reason and one reason only: his second-half performance against the Tide before his season-ending injury.

The redshirt sophomore had an excellent start to the game, completing 14-of-22 passes (63.6 percent) for 161 yards and a touchdown.

The second half was a different story, however.

Before the leg injury, Francois completed 45.5 percent of his passes in the second half for 49 yards and two picks. The defense for Alabama had finally started to smother the Florida State offense, and the end result was a 24-7 win for the Tide.

3. Jake Browning, Washington

Dec. 31, 2016: Browning ended the 2016 season with the second-most touchdown passes in college football (43) behind Toledo’s Logan Woodside (45). He also had the nation’s seventh-highest QB rating (167.52).

That wasn’t enough against the Alabama defense, however. Despite averaging 252.3 passing yards, 3.2 touchdowns and only 0.5 interceptions in the other 13 games, Browning threw for only 150 yards and one touchdown against Alabama, while also tossing two interceptions in a 24-7 loss in the national semis.

His 52.6 completion percentage was also well below his season average heading into the game (63.2 percent).

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4. Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State

Nov. 12, 2016: Fitzgerald isn’t the most polished passer in college football, but he is still considered one of the most dynamic quarterbacks. He led the SEC in total yards last season with 3,798 (2,423 passing, 1,375 rushing) in addition to being second in the conference in total touchdowns (37) behind Tennessee’s Joshua Dobbs (39).

Fitzgerald struggled mightily against the Tide, however. He only managed to muster up 160 yards of total offense, and of his 1,375 rushing yards last season (second in the SEC), he only gained 15 of them against Alabama on 11 carries.

The worst part was that he only completed 10 of his 33 passes in the 51-3 loss, which is only 30.3 percent.

5. Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee

Oct. 15, 2016: As previously mentioned, Dobbs led the SEC in total touchdowns last season with 39. As impressive as that is, not even one of those touchdowns came against the Tide.

In fact, Dobbs only finished with 61 total yards on the day (92 passing, minus-31 rushing). His longest run only went for 4 yards as the Vols got rolled by Alabama 49-10.

6. Connor Cook, Michigan State

Dec. 31, 2015: Michigan State was really good in 2015. Their one-point loss to Nebraska (39-38) was the Spartans’ only regular season loss. Coming into the Playoff game against Tide, they were known for their stingy defense and strong quarterback play.

Cook actually finished No. 9 in the Heisman voting that year after throwing for 3,131 yards and 24 touchdowns. It’s a good thing that the Heisman was decided before the Playoff started, however, or Cook might have found himself well outside the top 10.

Against Alabama, the three-year starter completed less than 50 percent of his passes (19-of-39) for 210 yards. He also threw two interceptions in an atrocious 38-0 defeat to the eventual national champions.

7. Brandon Allen, Arkansas

Oct. 19, 2013: Allen, not yet the quarterback who would eventually have almost a 4-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio over the course of his last two seasons, got rocked by the Alabama defense.

Allen completed only 28 percent of his passes (7 of 25) for 91 yards and two interceptions. Alabama doesn’t usually beat SEC opponents by 50-plus points — well, not until recently, at least — but they did destroy the Razorbacks 52-0 that year.

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8. Denard Robinson, Michigan

Sept. 1, 2012: During the 2010 season, Robinson finished with the second-most total yards (4,272) in the country. He threw for 2,570 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding 1,702 and 14 more TDs on the ground. He finished sixth in the Heisman voting that year.

The next season (2011) wasn’t as great, but he still ended up edging out Russell Wilson (250.9) for the most total yards per game in the Big Ten (257.6).

It was a solid two-year stretch for Robinson, but then came Alabama in the opening game of the 2012 season. The Michigan quarterback with the nickname “Shoelace” struggled, throwing two interceptions and rushing for only 27 yards.

9. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State

Jan. 1, 2011: By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of Kirk Cousins. He’s the star quarterback for the Washington Redskins after being taken three rounds after Robert Griffin III in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Well, at one time, he was slinging the ball around for the Spartans. As a junior, Cousins had the tall task of facing Alabama’s defense in the Capital One Bowl following a disappointing 9-3 regular season in 2010 for the Tide — Alabama hasn’t accrued three losses in a season since then.

The Tide absolutely pummeled Cousins and the rest of the Michigan State offense. Cousins finished with 64 total yards (120 passing, minus-56 rushing — sacked four times) in the 49-7 beatdown.

You like that, Cousins?

10. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas

Sept. 26, 2009: Despite being drafted by the Patriots in the third-round of the 2011 NFL Draft, Mallett’s NFL career has been mostly limited to holding a clipboard.

People forget that in 2009, Mallett led the SEC in passing yards (3,624) by a wide margin — 729 yards to be exact — while also tossing 30 touchdowns.

The 6-7, 250-pound quarterback was attempting to get in the way of Alabama’s perfect season, however, and the results weren’t pretty.

Mallett averaged 288.7 passing yards and 2.4 touchdowns in the other 12 games he played, but the Tide held him to 160 yards and one touchdown, while also grabbing an interception en route to a 35-7 victory over the Razorbacks.

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