Here’s a look at some eye-popping stats and historical context for Saturday’s SEC Championship Game between Alabama and Florida.

No. 2 ALABAMA vs. No. 18 FLORIDA

Alabama and Florida will be meeting for the eighth time in the SEC Championship Game since it was established in 1992. Considering this is the 24th SEC title game, that means these two programs have met in exactly one-third of the games. There’s only one other pair of schools that have even met three times, and that’s Georgia and LSU. Here’s a look at all the teams that have met multiple times in the title game.

It’s also worth noting that Florida (11) and Alabama (10) are 1st and 2nd, respectively, in SEC Championship Game appearances.

TEAMS NUMBER OF MEETINGS SERIES W-L
1. Alabama-Florida 8 FLA 4-3
2. Georgia-LSU 3 LSU 2-1
T3. Arkansas-Florida 2 FLA 2-0
T3. Auburn-Tennessee 2 Tied 1-1
T3. LSU-Tennessee 2 UT 2-0

Alabama coach Nick Saban has been nearly unbeatable in championship games of any kind. Saban is a combined 9-1 in SEC title games and national championship games in his time as a head coach at LSU and Alabama. His only loss came to Tim Tebow and the Gators in the 2008 SEC Championship Game, but he’s won each of the last six games since then.

SEASON TYPE OF CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT
2001 SEC Championship Game Won (LSU def. UT, 31-20)
2003 SEC Championship Game Won (LSU def. UGA, 34-13)
2003 BCS National Championship Won (LSU def. OKLA, 21-14)
2008 SEC Championship Game Lost (FLA def. ALA, 31-20)
2009 SEC Championship Game Won (ALA def. FLA, 32-13)
2009 BCS National Championship Won (ALA def. TEX, 37-21)
2011 BCS National Championship Won (ALA def. LSU, 21-0)
2012 SEC Championship Game Won (ALA def. UGA, 32-28)
2012 BCS National Championship Won (ALA def. ND, 42-14)
2014 SEC Championship Game Won (ALA def. MIZZ, 42-13)

Alabama RB Derrick Henry set numerous records after his performance last week in the Iron Bowl. However, he’s eyeing a few more records today against Florida, including the SEC single-season records for rushing yards and rushing TDs.

PLAYER RUSHING TDS SEASON
T1. Tim Tebow, FLA 23 2007
T1. Tre Mason, AUB 23 2013
3. Derrick Henry, ALA 22 2015
T4. Trent Richardson, ALA 21 2011
T4. Johnny Manziel, TAMU 21 2012
PLAYER RUSHING YARDS SEASON
1. Herschel Walker, UGA 1,891 1981
2. Darren McFadden, ARK 1,830 2007
3. Tre Mason, AUB 1,816 2013
4. Derrick Henry, ALA 1,797 2015
5. Bo Jackson, AUB 1,786 1985

Meanwhile, Florida is hoping its running back, Kelvin Taylor, can carry his unprecedented success against the Gators’ rivals this season over to the SEC title game today. Taylor is the only Florida back to post 100-yard rushing efforts in each of the school’s three traditional rivalry games against Tennessee, Georgia and Florida State in a single season. That will be crucial as the Gators have gone 8-0 this season when outrushing their opponents, but they’ve gone 2-2 when they haven’t.

DATE RUSHING YARDS OPPONENT
Sept. 26 102 Tennessee
Oct. 31 121 Georgia
Nov. 28 136 Florida State

Florida’s offense may be going through significant struggles, but the Gators’ defense has been spectacular all season. UF is the only FBS school to be ranked in the top 10 in each of the following categories:

STAT CATEGORY FBS RANK AVERAGE
Scoring defense 5th 15.5
Total defense 5th 283.6
Rushing defense 7th 111.3
Passing defense 9th 172.3
Sacks per game T-5th 3.2
Opp. third down conv. 10th 30%