LSU is celebrating 100 years of Tiger Stadium, and on Saturday, DeBoer joined a long list of Alabama head coaches to win their first trip to Tiger Stadium since the venue first opened in 1924.
In fact, only one coach in the modern era of Alabama football hasn’t won on their first visit to one of college football’s most electric environments. That was Mike Shula, who lost in his first trip to Tiger Stadium as a head coach in November 2004.
From Nick Saban all the way back to Wallace Wade, who led the Crimson Tide to their first win in the stadium 99 years ago, here’s a look at how past Alabama coaches fared in their first road trips to Tiger Stadium. We also include their overall record in Baton Rouge and, when applicable, their team’s biggest margin of victory.
Nick Saban (Alabama coach, 2007-2023)
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First Trip to Tiger Stadium: Nov. 8, 2008
Final Score: Alabama 27, LSU 21 (OT)
Overall Record vs. LSU at Tiger Stadium: 6-2
Largest Margin of Victory: Alabama 55, LSU 17 (Dec. 15. 2020)
Jalen Milroe had a lights-out performance in Tiger Stadium, rushing for 185 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries for Alabama’s latest win in Baton Rouge. All-time, the Crimson Tide have lost nine times at Tiger Stadium since it first opened 100 years ago this season.
On Sunday, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum teed off on the Tigers and third-year coach Brian Kelly. Finebaum labeled LSU’s performance against Alabama as “embarrassing” during an appearance on ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter.’ He also said the Tigers’ “relevancy is over.”
“Dearly beloved, let us say goodbye to LSU for the season. Their relevancy is over. Truly one of the most embarrassing performances I have seen from a major contender in a long time. They had everything. How many times did we hear (that) Brian Kelly hasn’t lost at night in Tiger Stadium? Well, that happened (Saturday). I mean, they were only down 42-6. I’m sure they had a chance to come back and they did — with 11 seconds to go to make the score, well, not really respectable.”
Finebaum said the game was “all about Jalen Milroe.”
“Nobody is burying him,” Finebaum said. “He is alive and kicking, and so is Alabama’s chances of getting to the playoffs.”
Alabama will host the Mercer Bears from the FCS ranks at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on SEC Network+/ESPN+.
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Takeaways from Jalen Milroe and Alabama’s dominant 42-13 beatdown of LSU.
The Alabama Crimson Tide demolished the LSU Tigers, 42-13, Saturday night in Tiger Stadium in what for all intents and purposes was a College Football Playoff elimination game.
It was also an Alabama blowout for the ages. By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, Alabama fans could be heard at various points singing “Na Na Na (Goodbye)” to departing LSU fans on their way out of a stadium “Where Opponents Dreams Come to Die.”
Tell that to Jalen Milroe, who rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries and completed 12 of his 18 passes for another 109 yards. The Crimson Tide rushed for 311 yards total.
With the win, Alabama (7-2 overall, 4-2 SEC) kept its Playoff hopes alive. The Crimson Tide were ranked No. 11 in the first CFP rankings of 2024, released last Tuesday.
Here are some day-after thoughts and takeaways on the latest in a long history of victorious Saturday nights for Alabama in Baton Rouge.
Alabama was in control from the very start
Jalen Milroe hands the ball off to Jam Miller at Tiger Stadium. Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Alabama picked up three first downs on their opening drive thanks to Milroe converting a 2nd and long with a 19-yard pass to Ryan Williams. The Tide also picked up a 3rd and 9 with a 10-yard completion to Kendrick Law. Then came the first of many electric runs.
Milroe torched the LSU defense by taking off for a 39-yard touchdown run for a quick 7-0 lead barely four minutes into the contest. The Crimson Tide marched 80 yards on eight plays in 4:11.
‘The Jalen Milroe Game’
Jalen Milroe rushes for a touchdown during the second half at Tiger Stadium. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Milroe went right back to work on Alabama’s next series after the opening-drive touchdown. He found Williams for another 10-yard catch and a first down to the LSU 39, then hit Jam Miller on a screen pass that went for 20 yards to the 12.
Milroe picked his way through traffic for six yards down to the 7-yard line. Miller caught another check-down pass at the 1 on third down to set up first and goal. On second down, Justice Haynes capped off a 75-yard drive with a one-yard rush to put Alabama up 14-3 after Graham Nicholson’s extra point with 1:56 left in the quarter.
It was a 15-play drive that took 7:04 off the clock. Alabama converted four third-down conversions on the drive. The Tide closed the first quarter with nine first downs to LSU’s two and totaled 150 yards to LSU’s 62. They held the ball for 11:05 to LSU’s 3:55.
Milroe was 9-of-11 fir 86 yards through the air with four runs for 56 yards. Alabama held LSU to only nine offensive plays in the first 15 minutes. Talk about a statement first quarter.
Jihaad Campbell, Alabama’s defense made its own statement
Jihaad Campbell celebrates a broken up pass during the first half at Tiger Stadium. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
LSU’s first drive of the game started promisingly enough. After freshman running back Caden Durham got around the right end for a 45-yard gain to set up a first and goal at the 5-yard line on just the Tigers’ second offensive snap, Brian Kelly’s team seemed destined to find the end-zone. Then, Alabama tightened its belt.
Justin Jefferson led the way on a key second-down stop before Jihaad Campbell broke up a pass in the end-zone to force a 23-yard field goal from Damian Ramos to make it 7-3. It was a huge stop for Alabama’s defense early, and it would be the start of an even bigger night for Campbell in particular.
With around 3:30 to play in the first half, after Alabama had failed to pick up a first down on a 4th and 1 try from the LSU 40-yard line, Campbell came in untouched on a blitz to drill Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and force a fumble back at the LSU 32-yard line that was recovered by Tim Smith.
With the ball deep in LSU territory, Milroe took it 10 yards to the house for touchdown run No. 2 of the night and a 21-6 Alabama lead with 2:35 to play until halftime.
As for Campbell, the outside linebacker led the Crimson Tide’s defense with 12 tackles that included three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and the pass break-up at the goal line. Campbell could be playing his way into a first-round NFL Draft selection in his junior season.
Alabama took advantage of LSU’s blunders
Caden Durham runs against Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Deontae Lawson during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Alabama did a good job of capitalizing on LSU’s mistakes. While the Tide was finishing off drives in the red zone, the Tigers were being forced to settle for field goals throughout the first half.
And in the second half, LSU opened with another promising start — just as it had on its first series to start the game. Nussmeier drove the Tigers all the way to the Alabama 4-yard line.
Deontae Lawson then recorded his first career interception, picking off Nussmeier in the end-zone for a touchback. It was a 14-play, 71-yard LSU drive that led to zero points.
On Alabama’s next drive, the Tigers had Alabama stopped on a third-down sack of Milroe but committed a facemask penalty with the Tide quarterback going to the ground. The call prompted the latest in a growing line of college football fans throughout the country throwing trash onto the field and delaying the game.
The latest incident caused Kirk Herbstreit to unload on fans during the game’s broadcast on ABC. After the debris was cleared, Ryan Williams took a reverse 22 yards to the LSU 25 for a first down.
On third down, Milroe took the balls 19 yards for a touchdown to put Alabama up 28-6 after Nicholson’s extra point. It was another successful drive for the Tide, spanning 80 yards in 3:39 in eight plays.
Milroe kept running… and running
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How explosive was Milroe against LSU? To put it into perspective, he became just the second player in the history of Alabama football to have multiple four-touchdown games, joining legendary Crimson Tide running back Shaun Alexander on that list.
Milroe’s back-breaking moment came on the first play of the fourth quarter. He got behind the defense and raced 72 yards for his fourth touchdown to empty the Tiger Stadium crowd.
Alabama still controls College Football Playoff destiny
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As was mentioned all throughout the lead-up to Saturday’s showdown, this was a College Football Playoff elimination game. Alabama still controls their destiny after burying LSU on Saturday night. The Tide’s No. 11 ranking in the initial CFP rankings could improve after some higher-ranked teams lost in Week 11.
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Alabama will host the Mercer Bears next Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on SEC Network+. Mercer improved to 9-1 with a 34-0 shutout victory of VMI over the weekend and lead the Southern Conference.
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Jalen Milroe sent LSU fans home early on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.
Two years ago, LSU Tigers fans stormed the field after a thrilling overtime win over their hated nemesis, the Alabama Crimson Tide.
On Saturday in Baton Rouge, Alabama (7-2 overall, 4-2 SEC) sent the purple-and-gold clad faithful to the exits early in a 42-13 beatdown of LSU (6-3, 3-2) on a rain-soaked night in Tiger Stadium.
The Crimson Tide took a 35-6 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter when quarterback Jalen Milroe, already having a banner night, ran 72 yards for his fourth touchdown of the game. Milroe finished with 185 rushing yards on 12 carries.
He threw for another 109 yards on 12-of-18 passes. Alabama led from the opening possession of the game and never looked back.
Asked how satisfying it felt to see LSU fans filing out of the stadium just two years after storming the field following a win over Alabama in Baton Rouge for the first time in 14 years, Milroe offered:
“Forgive, never forget. I think that’s something we do as a football team. You’re going to have losses, you’re going to have wins, and all your losses can turn into a lesson. We just try to look internally at what we need to do so that we can be our best us.”
Milroe was quick to offer praise to LSU players.
“Preparing against these guys, they’re a tough team offensively and defensively. They’re a really good offense, physical defense with a great defensive coordinator. So, it was all about doing it the right way and doing what was required with our game plan and just attacking them on all cylinders because I think that was going to be so important when we approached them this weekend.”
You’ve heard that infamous Nick Saban clip probably a thousand times by now. Saban delivered the line to his players in a fiery pregame speech before Alabama’s electric 2008 win at Tiger Stadium, his first trip back to LSU since leaving the Tigers for the Miami Dolphins.
So, did Alabama make LSU quit Saturday night? Milroe more or less said as much, albeit with a slightly different choice of words.
“I think what we try to do is just make the other team tap out. Just not worry about external factors, which is the stadium and what’s around us.”
LSU and its fans certainly tapped out Saturday night.
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Everything Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said about Jalen Milroe after the Crimson Tide demolished LSU.
The Alabama Crimson Tide kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive Saturday night at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge while also delivering a knockout punch to those of the LSU Tigers.
Jalen Milroe had a game for the ages. The Alabama quarterback rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries. Milroe threw for another 109 yards and completed 12 of 18 passes as the Crimson Tide (7-2 overall, 4-2 SEC) delivered a 45-13 beatdown of LSU (6-3, 3-2). Alabama was in control virtually from the very beginning.
After the game, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer called it the Crimson Tide’s most complete game performance of the season.
“I felt like that was probably the most complete game we’ve played. To some extent, we’ve done that the past two games — against Missouri and tonight. Coming into a tough environment, play after play, just staying the course. Then coming out in the third quarter and getting an interception, just going back down the field and playing good, complementary team football.”
On Milroe’s performance in particular, DeBoer said there was plenty of credit to go around after the QB’s unforgettable night. He also talked about Milroe’s “superpower” ability when running the ball.
“I think there’s a lot of guys that helped him get to those spots where we were ahead of the chains. A lot of smaller gains that gets you into positions where your whole playbook is available to you. Honestly, he’s got a superpower when it comes to running the football. You can see him be a guy who not just gets first downs but finishes in the end zone. Him doing what he did early on just kind of got the ball rolling there. He made the throws that were timely when needed and other guys continued to step up. Again, when we stay ahead of the chains and the whole playbook is available to you, a lot we can do.”
Here’s who USA TODAY Sports experts think will win Saturday’s showdown between Alabama and LSU.
Week 11 brings another de facto playoff elimination game for the Alabama Crimson Tide, who will face the LSU Tigers Saturday night at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge in one of the biggest showdowns of the 2024 college football season.
Alabama (6-2) is coming off a bye week following a 34-0 shutout victory over the Missouri Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 26. The Crimson Tide got a major bounce-back victory thanks in no small part to its strong rushing attack. Justice Haynes, Jam Miller, Jalen Milroe and company rushed for 271 yards on 37 carries (7.3 AVG). Milroe also threw for 215 yards on 16-of-26 passing.
The Crimson Tide defense stifled Missouri and banged-up quarterback Brady Cook before backup Drew Pyne entered the game in the second half and turned the ball over three times. Alabama’s defense had one of its best performances of the season, holding Mizzou to just 239 yards of total offense.
Alabama is ranked No. 11 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. LSU (6-2) is ranked No. 13 and is also coming off a bye week after falling to the Texas A&M Aggies, 38-23, in College Station on Oct. 26.
On Thursday, USA TODAY Sports college football experts released their predictions for every Top 25 team in Week 11, including Alabama vs. LSU. Four members of the the six-member panel of Dan Wolken, Paul Myerberg, Eddie Timanus, Scooby Axson, Jordan Mendoza and Erick Smith predicted the Crimson Tide to win.
Myerberg, Smith, Timanus and Mendoza took Milroe and Alabama to win, while Wolken and Axson favored Garrett Nussmeier and the Tigers. Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt also predicted that Alabama would beat LSU.
Roll Tide Wire ranked Alabama’s five best wins at Tiger Stadium through the years. See which five made the list, and in what order.
Over the past 15-plus years, no rivalry in college football has repeatedly been as high-stakes in the month of November as the Alabama Crimson Tide‘s annual showdown with the LSU Tigers.
The 2024 edition of Alabama-LSU will be no different. When the Tide and Tigers tussle Saturday night in Baton Rouge, only one team will still be left with a realistic shot at reaching the 12-team College Football Playoff after Week 11.
Both teams are 6-2 overall, and a third loss is all but certain to ensure a postseason bid to a second-tier bowl game. Alabama is ranked No. 11 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll; LSU is ranked No. 13.
With Alabama and LSU set to meet for the 89th time, here are some important series notes: Alabama leads the all-time series, 56-27-5. Just as impressively, the Crimson Tide have lost only 10 times in Baton Rouge dating back to the first meeting between the two schools in 1895. Alabama is 29-10-3 all-time in Baton Rouge.
LSU won the last matchup between the two teams in Tiger Stadium, a thrilling 32-31 overtime victory led by Jayden Daniels. Before that, Alabama hadn’t lost in Baton Rouge since 2010.
With another critical matchup on deck between the two rivals, Roll Tide Wire is taking a look back at some of the Crimson Tide’s best wins in Tiger Stadium through the years and ranking them based on their significance, impact on the national championship race, and the thrilling manner in which those games were decided.
Here are our rankings of the five best Alabama football victories in Tiger Stadium through the years.
5. Alabama 22, LSU 16 (Nov. 7, 1998)
Shaun Alexander runs against the Louisiana State Tigers at the Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 22-16. Vincent Laforet /Allsport
Head Coaches: Mike DuBose (Alabama), Gerry DiNardo (LSU)
Key Alabama Players: Andrew Zow, Shaun Alexander, Quincy Jackson, Marcus Spencer.
LSU was poised for its first win in Tiger Stadium against an Alabama team since 1969. They led 16-7 and had first and goal inside the 5-yard line early in the fourth quarter. But on third down, Marcus Spencer made the first of two key fourth-quarter interceptions to keep the Tigers from taking a commanding three-score lead.
With just over two minutes left, Andrew Zow hit Shaun Alexander on a 21-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 16-14. Alabama went for the onside kick and recovered a wild scramble at the LSU 40-yard line. From there, Zow hit Quincy Jackson on a tipped pass for a 25-yard touchdown that gave the Tide an improbable 22-16 lead after a 2-point conversion with 38 seconds left. Alabama absolutely stole one from LSU on this afternoon in Tiger Stadium.
4. Alabama 55, LSU 17 (Dec. 5, 2020)
DeVonta Smith catches a touchdown pass at Tiger Stadium on December 05, 2020. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Head Coaches: Nick Saban (Alabama), Ed Orgeron (LSU)
Key Alabama Players: DeVonta Smith, Mac Jones, Najee Harris.
Note that this is the only game on this list that didn’t come down to the final play. Instead, it was DeVonta Smith’s Heisman Trophy highlight reel. The “Slim Reaper” caught eight passes for 231 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown on a deep ball from Mac Jones early in the second quarter and a 61-yard touchdown on Alabama’s next drive. Just before halftime, Smith made an acrobatic, one-handed grab in the back corner of the end-zone for a 20-yard touchdown — his third of the half to put Alabama up 45-14 at intermission.
Jones finished with 385 yards and four touchdowns on 20-of-28 passing, and Najee Harris had two touchdown runs in the first quarter to help jumpstart Alabama’s rout. The 55 points scored by the Tide were their highest total in the series’ history, and it was the team’s most lopsided win in the series since 1925.
3. Alabama 20, LSU 13 — OT (Nov. 8, 2014)
DeAndrew White catches a touchdown pass in overtime as he is tackled by Jalen Mills. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Head Coaches: Nick Saban (Alabama), Les Miles (LSU)
This was another game where Alabama trailed late in the second half against a top-tier LSU team at a raucous Tiger Stadium. When T.J. Yeldon fumbled deep in Alabama territory with 1:13 to go, the Tide was in serious peril until a personal foul penalty on LSU’s ensuing possession forced the Tigers to settle for a field goal.
With 50 seconds left, Blake Sims channeled A.J. McCarron’s heroics from two years earlier and led the Tide on a nine-play, 55-yard drive that put Alabama in field goal range. Adam Griffith’s 27-yard kick with 3 seconds left in regulation forced the latest in a series of Alabama-LSU games to be decided in overtime.
When Alabama got the ball in overtime, Sims hit tight end Brandon Greene for 24 yards and first and goal at the LSU 1. A few plays later, Sims found DeAndrew White on a fade route in the corner of the end-zone for a six-yard touchdown and, eventually, another thrilling win in Tiger Stadium. Amari Cooper had a game-high eight catches for 83 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.
2. Alabama 27, LSU 21 — OT (Nov. 8, 2008)
Rashad Johnson makes an interception on a pass intended for Brandon LaFell in overtime. The Tide defeated the Tigers 27-21. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Head Coaches: Nick Saban (Alabama), Les Miles (LSU)
Key Alabama Players: Rashad Johnson, John Parker Wilson, Julio Jones.
This for me was the biggest win during Nick Saban’s second year at Alabama. While the 2008 team had already beaten Georgia and Matthew Stafford in the Bulldogs’ failed “Blackout” game in Athens, Alabama hadn’t faced an environment like Tiger Stadium.
In a game with many momentum swings, Alabama overcame a blocked Leigh Tiffin field goal at the end of regulation. Rashad Johnson’s third interception came in overtime when he picked off a Jarrett Lee pass. John Parker Wilson hit Julio Jones for 24 yards and first and goal at the 1. Wilson scored on a quarterback sneak, and Alabama went on to finish the regular season 12-0 on the eve of the Saban dynasty in Tuscaloosa.
1. Alabama 21, LSU 17 (Nov. 3, 2012)
T.J. Yeldon scores during the fourth quarter at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 21-17. Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports
Head Coaches: Nick Saban (Alabama), Les Miles (LSU)
Key Alabama Players: A.J. McCarron, T.J. Yeldon, Kevin Norwood
Two teams meeting for the third time in the past calendar year with national championship implications on the line. This one had everything. As Verne Lundquist famously reminded viewers at the start of what turned out to be A.J. McCarron’s signature moment from that 2012 regular season: “They’ve… not… done… anything… with the football in this half.” He was right, but McCarron and company soon put together a game-winning drive for the ages.
Alabama started at its own 28 with 1:34 left. Kevin Norwood had three catches for 18, 15, and 11 yards, respectively, to move the Crimson Tide to the LSU 28. Then came the dagger. McCarron hit T.J. Yeldon on a beautifully designed screen pass, and the Daphne, Ala., native weaved his way through traffic for a breathtaking 28-yard game-winning touchdown with 51 seconds left. Instant classic.
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Here’s what Joel Klatt said about Alabama’s massive showdown with LSU on Nov. 9.
Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt has updated his projected College Football Playoff rankings entering the month of November — along with a bold prediction for the Nov. 9 showdown in Baton Rouge between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers.
Speaking on the Thursday edition of his daily podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast,” Klatt unveiled his new 12-team playoff projections entering the month of November. He sees the Oregon Ducks as the Big Ten champion and No. 1 seed with the Georgia Bulldogs as the SEC champion and No. 2 seed.
The Clemson Tigers were Klatt’s projected ACC champion and No. 3 seed, and the BYU Cougars as the No. 4 seed and Big 12 champion.
As for Alabama, Klatt projected the Crimson Tide as the No. 10 seed after predicting that Kalen DeBoer’s team will beat LSU at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff for Alabama-LSU is 6:30 p.m. CT on Nov. 9. The game will be televised on ABC.
Klatt said on his podcast:
“Remember, ‘Bama has the win over Georgia. And in this case, I would have them winning, at night, at LSU. So, they’re in. They’re absolutely in.”
Earlier this week, Klatt ranked Jalen Milroe and the Crimson Tide at No. 9 in his Top 10 rankings.
Klatt said of Alabama after its 34-0 win over the Missouri Tigers:
“That was a big bounce-back win for Alabama on Saturday, even if it was against a Missouri team that has been overrated since the beginning of the season. Alabama’s defense played incredibly well after a few weeks of underwhelming play. I’m not sure how much we should take from that game because I don’t think Missouri is particularly good. But when you win 34-0 against an SEC opponent, it should mean something.”
The latest on kickoff time and TV information for Alabama vs. LSU on Nov. 9.
The SEC on Monday announced kickoff times and TV info for Week 11 games, including the showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers on Nov. 9 in Baton Rouge.
The Crimson Tide and Tigers will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT at Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC, the second time this season that Alabama will play in the prime time slot on the network.
Brian Kelly’s Tigers (6-2) are ranked No. 16 in the Coaches Poll after falling 38-23 to the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on Saturday, making this year’s Alabama-LSU showdown the latest in a long line of games with enormous College Football Playoff implications.
The Crimson Tide won last year’s game against LSU, 42-28, on Nov. 4 in Tuscaloosa. LSU defeated Alabama, 32-31, in overtime in the Tide’s last trip to Baton Rouge in November 2022 — a loss that knocked Nick Saban’s team out of the playoff race.
Since Alabama’s 21-0 shutout victory over LSU in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans, Alabama has won 11 of the last 13 meetings with the Tigers.
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The latest on kickoff time and TV information for Alabama vs. LSU on Nov. 9.
The SEC on Monday announced kickoff times and TV info for Week 11 games, including the showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers on Nov. 9 in Baton Rouge.
The Crimson Tide and Tigers will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT at Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC, the second time this season that Alabama will play in the prime time slot on the network.
Brian Kelly’s Tigers (6-2) are ranked No. 16 in the Coaches Poll after falling 38-23 to the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on Saturday, making this year’s Alabama-LSU showdown the latest in a long line of games with enormous College Football Playoff implications.
The Crimson Tide won last year’s game against LSU, 42-28, on Nov. 4 in Tuscaloosa. LSU defeated Alabama, 32-31, in overtime in the Tide’s last trip to Baton Rouge in November 2022 — a loss that knocked Nick Saban’s team out of the playoff race.
Since Alabama’s 21-0 shutout victory over LSU in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans, Alabama has won 11 of the last 13 meetings with the Tigers.
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