The Alabama vs. LSU Series History

by kleph on Oct 31, 2011 10:17 AM CDT in History

LSU's Al Doggett and Saturday night in Tiger Stadium weren't enough to stop the Tide in 1952. Alabama won 21-20.

On the morning of Nov. 18, 1895, Alabama and LSU faced off in Baton Rouge for the first of 74 contests leading up to this Saturday's game in Bryant-Denny Stadium. That Tiger team of yore was undefeated and the Tide squad that year had nary a win. Both would finish their respective seasons in that state.

It took three tries for Alabama to notch a win against the Bayou Bengals, a 10-0 victory in Baton Rouge in 1903. Since that time things have gone considerably better for the Crimson Tide. Alabama leads the overall series 45-24-5. Still recent history has certainly put the balance of power on the far side of the Pearl River. LSU holds a 7-3 lead against the Tide since 2001.

While a great amount of attention has been paid to the fact this is the first time the two teams have met holding the top two rankings in college football, there are quite a few top ten tilts in the history book - 1964, 1972, 1973, 1978, 2005 and 2009.

So to get everyone up to speed on the history of the rivalry we offer the complete record of the series between two teams as well as the record book for those games compiled by the UA Athletic Department. Please peruse and enjoy.

Alabama vs LSU Historical Record

Season	W/L	Score	Date	Location	Game	Information
1895	L	6-12	Nov. 18	Baton Rouge, La.
1902	L	0-11	Nov. 29	Tuscaloosa, AL
1903	W	18-0	Nov. 9	Baton Rouge, La.
1904	W	11-0	Dec. 2	Baton Rouge, La.
1907	W	6-4	Nov. 23	Mobile, AL
1909	L	6-12	Nov. 25	Birmingham, AL
1919	W	21-0	Nov. 15	Baton Rouge, La.
1920	T	7-7	Nov. 13	Tuscaloosa, AL	Homecoming	Alabama's 1st HC Game
1921	W	47-3	Oct. 29	New Orleans, La.
1922	W	30-3	Nov. 10	Tuscaloosa, AL	Homecoming
1923	W	32-0	Nov. 16	Montgomery, AL
1925‡†	W	24-0	Oct. 10	Baton Rouge, La.
1926‡†	T	0-0	Oct. 30	Tuscaloosa, AL	Homecoming
1927	W	13-0	Oct. 8	Birmingham, AL
1928	W	33-0	Dec. 8	Birmingham, AL
1930‡†	W	33-0	Nov. 15	Montgomery, AL
1944	T	27-27	Sept. 30	Baton Rouge, La.	Season Opener
1945	W	26-7	Oct. 6	Baton Rouge, La.
1946	L	21-31	Nov. 9	Baton Rouge, La.		LSU (19)
1947	W	31-12	Nov. 22	Tuscaloosa, AL	Homecoming	Alabama (8)
1948	L	6-26	Nov. 20	Baton Rouge, La.
1951	L	7-13	Sept. 29	Mobile, AL		Alabama (9)
1952	W	21-20	Sept. 27	Baton Rouge, La.
1953†	T	7-7	Sept. 26	Mobile, AL		Alabama (5)
1954	W	12-0	Sept. 25	Baton Rouge, La.
1957	L	0-28	Sept. 28	Baton Rouge, La.	Season Opener
1958	L	3-13	Sept. 27	Mobile, AL	Season Opener	LSU (15)
1964‡†	W	17-9	Nov. 7	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (3) LSU (8)
1965‡†	W	31-7	Nov. 6	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (5)
1966†	W	21-0	Sept. 24	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (4)
1967	W	7-6	Nov. 11	Baton Rouge, La.
1968	W	16-7	Nov. 9	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (20)
1969	L	15-20	Nov. 8	Baton Rouge, La.		LSU (12)
1970	L	9-14	Nov. 7	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (19) LSU (11)
1971†	W	14-7	Nov. 6	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (4) LSU (18)
1972†	W	35-21	Nov. 11	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (2) LSU (6)
1973‡†	W	21-7	Nov. 22	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (2) LSU (7)
1974†	W	30-0	Nov. 9	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (3)
1975†	W	23-10	Nov. 8	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (5)
1976	W	28-17	Nov. 6	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (15)
1977†	W	24-3	Nov. 5	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (2) LSU (18)
1978‡†	W	31-10	Nov. 11	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (3) LSU (10)
1979‡†	W	3-0	Nov. 10	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (1)
1980	W	28-7	Nov. 8	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (6)
1981†	W	24-7	Sept. 5	Baton Rouge, La.	Season Opener	Alabama (4)
1982	L	10-20	Nov. 6	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (8) LSU (11)
1983	W	32-26	Nov. 5	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (19)
1984	L	14-16	Nov. 10	Birmingham, AL		LSU (12)
1985	T	14-14	Nov. 9	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (20) LSU (15)
1986	L	10-14	Nov. 8	Birmingham, AL		Alabama (6) LSU (18)
1987	W	22-10	Nov. 7	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (13) LSU (5)
1988	L	18-19	Nov. 5	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (18) LSU (13)
1989†	W	32-16	Nov. 11	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (4)
1990	W	24-3	Nov. 10	Tuscaloosa, AL
1991	W	20-17	Nov. 9	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (8)
1992‡†	W	31-11	Nov. 7	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (3)
1993	L	13-17	Nov. 6	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (5)
1994	W	35-17	Nov. 5	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (6)
1995	W	10-3	Nov. 4	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (16)
1996	W	26-0	Nov. 9	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (10) LSU (11)
1997	L	0-27	Nov. 8	Tuscaloosa, AL		LSU (14)
1998	W	22-16	Nov. 7	Baton Rouge, La.
1999†	W	23-17	Nov. 6	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (12)
2000	L	28-30	Nov. 4	Baton Rouge, La.
2001	L	21-35	Nov. 3	Tuscaloosa, AL	Homecoming
2002	W	31-0	Nov. 16	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (10) LSU (14)
2003	L	3-27	Nov. 15	Tuscaloosa, AL		LSU (3)
2004	L	10-26	Nov. 13	Baton Rouge, La.		LSU (17)
2005	L	13-16	Nov. 12	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (4) LSU (5) OT
2006	L	14-28	Nov. 11	Baton Rouge, La.		LSU (12)
2007	L	34-41	Nov. 3	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (17) LSU (3)
2008	W	27-21	Nov. 8	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (1) LSU (16) OT
2009‡†	W	24-15	Nov. 7	Tuscaloosa, AL		Alabama (3) LSU (9)
2010	L	21-24	Nov. 6	Baton Rouge, La.		Alabama (5) LSU (11)

‡ National Champion, † SEC Champion

Source: The University of Alabama 2011 Football Media Guide

The Alabama vs LSU Record Book

Record	Alabama	LSU
Most Points	47(1922)	41 (2007)
Fewest Points	0 (4 times)	0 (15 times)
Most 1st Down	33 (1989)	30 (2001)
Fewest 1st Down	6 (2 times)	6 (2 times)
Most Yards Rush	387 (1989)	272 (1998)
Fewest Yards Rush	20 (2007)	22 (1992)
Most Yards Pass	291 (2006)	526 (2001)
Fewest Yards Pass	0 (2 times)	17 (1977)
Most Total Plays	89 (1989)	84 (1982)
Fewest Total Plays	43 (1982)	49 (1984)
Most Yds Tot Off	644 (1989)	611 (2001)
Fewest Yds Tot Off	98 (1958)	90 (1966)
Most Yards Rush	291 (Shaun Alexander, 96)	201 (Kevin Faulk, 98)
Most Yards Pass	291 (John Parker Wilson, 06)	528 (Rohan Davey, 01)
Most Receptions	10 (Julio Jones, 2010)	19 (Josh Reed, 2001)
Most Yards Rec	142 (DJ Hall, 2006)	293 (Josh Reed, 2001)

Source: The University of Alabama Football Record Book

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20 yards rushing in 2007?

oh god that game broke my wee little heart

People who live in glass houses should not hang out with Charles Barkley.

by Wallacewade04 on Oct 31, 2011 10:25 AM CDT reply actions

why is the lsu player's jersey have an R on it?

in 1952 lsu went to a letter number system. a letter + a number from zero to nine. even numbers were players on the right and odd on the left. ends=E, guards=G and tackles=T etc. so dodgett’s R signified a right halfback on the left side of the line.

Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All

by kleph on Oct 31, 2011 10:30 AM CDT reply actions

2010 was not an overtime game

by tide96 on Oct 31, 2011 10:43 AM CDT reply actions

no it was not

transcription error. thanks for the catch.

Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All

by kleph on Oct 31, 2011 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Josh Reed is the name of the receiver

(not Josh Reek)

by Geauxst22 on Oct 31, 2011 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

thanks

again, the error is mine.

Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All

by kleph on Oct 31, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions

no worries

by Geauxst22 on Oct 31, 2011 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Let us not

mention that name around here again..

by SoFla Tideroller on Oct 31, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Josh Reed, Josh Reed, Josh Reed!

Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

"Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it."
--Sir Thomas Beecham to a lady cellist.

by MuddyBayou on Nov 2, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

I've been trying to remove that game from memory

our secondary was pitiful that year

by RichieGrogan on Oct 31, 2011 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

i dont think my sports emotions could handle bama losing on saturday.

need this.

Beware of Mike Es: Mike E, Mike E, Mike E, Mike E, Mike E

by Mr. Abe Froman on Oct 31, 2011 11:56 AM CDT reply actions

We're in the same boat.

But, you’re still chipping in for gas, dude.

by TiderUpNorth on Oct 31, 2011 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Shaun Alexander

I wouldn’t mind watching his carries from that game again. Never seen a back have that good of a game against us, or anyone for that matter.

Josh Reed’s 19 catches were amazing. He should have been up for the Heisman that year.

by Big McLargeHuge on Oct 31, 2011 3:30 PM CDT reply actions

Check out the pregame rankings of (10) Alabama and (11) LSU for the '96 game.

Another year’s score that made little sense to me was 2002. LSU did not have a bad team that year and in fact beat Florida.

by TiderUpNorth on Oct 31, 2011 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I could have sworn that Rohan Davey passing stats in '01

should have been measured in miles.

by Talabama on Oct 31, 2011 4:36 PM CDT reply actions

Damn Kleph. Was the '52 game played by candle light?

by TiderUpNorth on Oct 31, 2011 5:51 PM CDT reply actions

saturday night in tiger stadium

a lot of those shots of night games in that era look like that due to the types of flash cameras had back then.

Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All

by kleph on Oct 31, 2011 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I know. I was just kidding.

by TiderUpNorth on Oct 31, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions

actually

it’s a complete pain in the ass if you are looking for game photos to use in posts.

Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All

by kleph on Oct 31, 2011 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions

From my menial amounts of Bama research, I can only imagine how difficult/time consuming these projects are for you.

We all truly appreciate your efforts.

Ya know… You could always use closeup photos of the little figures from that vibrating football field game… Yes I admit it: I painted my figures Bama colors.

by TiderUpNorth on Oct 31, 2011 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions