re: Opening game record over the years

For reference, opening games since 2000. Ole Les kind of spoiled us. 11 Straight opening week victories including 6 over ranked FBS teams.

Saban (4-1)
2000 Western Carolina (H) W 58-0
2001 Tulane (H) W 24-17
2002 #16 Va Tech L 8-26
2003 ULM (H) W 49-7
2004 Oregon State (H) W 21-20 OT

Miles (11-1)
2005 #15 Arizona State (A) W 35-31
2006 UL Lafayette (H) W $%-3
2007 Miss State (A) W 45-0
2008 App State #1 FCS (H) W 41-13
2009 Washington (A) W 31–23
2010 No. 18 North Carolina (N) W 30–24
2011 No. 3 Oregon (N) W 40–27
2012 North Texas (H) W 41–14
2013 No. 20 TCU (N) W 37–27
2014 No. 14 Wisconsin (N) W 28–24
2015 No. 25 Mississippi State (A) W 21–19
2016 Wisconsin (N) L 14–16

O (3-2)
2017 BYU (N) W 27–0
2018 No. 8 Miami (FL) (N) W 33–17
2019 Georgia Southern (H) W 55–3
2020 Mississippi State (H) L 34–44
2021 UCLA (A) L 27–38

Kelly 0-1
2022 Florida State (N) L 23–24