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Alabama–LSU rivalry
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Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide LSU Tigers
Originated	1902
Series	Alabama leads 44–23–5
Largest Victory	Alabama 47, LSU 3 November 10, 1922
Highest Scoring Game	LSU 41, Alabama 34 November 3, 2007
Most Recent Game	Alabama 27, LSU 21 November 8, 2008
Alabama (44)	LSU (23)
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Ties (5)
1921 1927 1944 1953 1985

The Alabama–LSU rivalry is an annual college football rivalry between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Louisiana State University Tigers, both of which have competed in the Southeastern Conference Western Division since the 1992 season.

History

Starting in 1902, the Tigers were victorious 11–0 in the first meeting in Template:City-state. The teams did not regularly meet until the mid-1960s, during Alabama's dominance of the SEC. Between 1971–1981, the Crimson Tide won eleven consecutive times. In the 1969 meeting, LSU defeated Alabama with a 20–15 scoreline in Template:City-state—the Tigers would not win in Louisiana again until 2000. From 1971 to 1998, Alabama did not lose a game in Baton Rouge, winning 14 of 15 games. However, LSU has not lost a game in Tuscaloosa during the current decade, winning the last 4 meetings.

In 2007, the meeting was more heated following Alabama's hiring of head coach Nick Saban—who previously coached at LSU. With the hiring, many media outlets dubbed the 2007 meeting as the "Saban Bowl". With a late turnover, the Tigers beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa, 41–34.

In their most recent matchup, Alabama snapped their five game drought against the Tigers with a 27–21 overtime victory due to a late turnover. Despite the recent success of LSU, the Crimson Tide still leads the head-to-head series at 44–23–5.

Year-by-year results

Trivia

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• The series has been played in six different cities. Alabama has winning records in Baton Rouge, LA (23-7-2), Birmingham, AL (8-5-1), and Montgomery, AL (2-0-0). The two are tied in Tuscaloosa, AL (9-9-0), Mobile, AL (1-1-1), and New Orleans, LA (0-0-1).
• The lowest and highest scoring affairs were 0-0 in 1927 and 41-34 (LSU) in 2007, respectively.
• Alabama did not lose a game in Baton Rouge for 27 years, from 1971 to 1998 (14-0-1).
• The largest margin of victory in the series came in 1922, when Alabama won 47-3.

References

1. Carlton, Chuck (2007-11-02). "LSU, Alabama to meet in first Saban Bowl". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
2. "Bayou, LSU fans brace for Nick Saban Bowl". New York Daily News. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
3. "It's Saban Bowl for riled LSU fans". The Seattle Times. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
4. "Late turnover dooms No. 17 Alabama as No. 3 LSU holds on". Associated Press. 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
5. "Saban makes victorious return to Tiger Stadium as Bama stays unbeaten". Associated Press. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
6. "The Record Book" (PDF). University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2008-11-02.

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