What happened the last five times LSU beat Alabama?

LSU’s wins have been few and far between since Nick Saban was hired at Alabama, but they’ve all been memorable.

Alabama has fairly inarguably been LSU’s biggest rival in football over the last 15 years since the program hired former Tigers national title-winning coach Nick Saban.

However, the temperature of a rivalry doesn’t really depend on how competitive the series is. After all, Alabama leads the all-time series 55-26-5 and has dropped this game just four times since Saban was hired in 2007.

The Crimson Tide are in the midst of an especially dominant stretch, and when the two teams face off in Tiger Stadium on Saturday in a game that could determine the SEC West, LSU will be looking for just its second win in the series since 2011.

With that in mind, here’s what happens the last five times the Tigers came out victorious in this rivalry, beginning with perhaps the most iconic game in series history.

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron closing in on a milestone

Is today the day for Ed Orgeron?

LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron has been chasing this milestone since the win over the Florida Gators: elusive win No. 50. As a head coach Orgeron has compiled a 65-49 record. Not exactly a world-beater of a record, but he is over the .500 mark.

As a member of the LSU Tigers, Orgeron is 49-20. A win over the ULM Warhawks will put him 30 games over .500 since becoming the head coach in 2016. His win over Florida allowed Orgeron to break the tie he had with Nick Saban.

With win No. 50 on the table, he can become the fourth head coach to win 50 games for the LSU Tigers. Bernie Moore was the first to do it.

Coach (Tenure) Games Wins Losses Ties Winning %
Charles McClendon, 1962-79 203 137 59 7 .692
Les Miles, 2005-16 148 114 34 0 .770
Bernie Moore, 1935-47 128 83 39 6 .672
Ed Orgeron, 2016-21 69 49 20 0 .710
Nick Saban, 2000-04 64 48 16 0 .750

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