▁over ▁two - year ▁st arter , ▁J alen ▁Hur ts . ▁Tag ov ail oa ▁turned ▁in ▁several ▁stell ar ▁performances ▁as ▁Alabama ▁rolled ▁to ▁their ▁ 2 nd ▁und efe ated ▁regular ▁season ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁Alabama ▁would ▁score ▁ 5 0 - plus ▁points ▁in ▁eight ▁of ▁their ▁games . ▁Alabama ▁also ▁set ▁three ▁records ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁They ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁SE C ▁team ▁to ▁score ▁ 5 0 - plus ▁points ▁in ▁three ▁consecutive ▁games . ▁Also , ▁when ▁Alabama ▁shut ▁out ▁L SU ▁ 2 9 – 0 ▁and ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁ 2 4 – 0 , ▁it ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history ▁that ▁an ▁SE C ▁team ▁had ▁shut ▁out ▁two ▁consecutive ▁conference ▁oppon ents . ▁As ▁well , ▁Alabama ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁since ▁Y ale ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁to ▁out score ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁twelve ▁oppon ents ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁points . ▁Alabama ▁a ven ged ▁their ▁only ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁decis ive ▁ 3 1 ▁point ▁win ▁over ▁arch ▁rival ▁A ub urn , ▁ 5 2 – 2 1 ▁in ▁T us cal o osa . ▁Tag ov ail oa ▁completed ▁ 2 5 ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁passes ▁and ▁threw ▁for ▁ 3 2 4 ▁yards ▁and ▁five ▁touch down s ▁in ▁the ▁T ide ' s ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁win . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁T D ▁himself , ▁running ▁one ▁in