Alabama scored three unanswered touchdowns after falling behind in the third quarter and defeated LSU 31–13 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge on Saturday, November 7.
Quarterback Keelon Russell threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns as the Crimson Tide improved to 7–2. LSU fell to 6–3 despite producing 457 yards of offense, compared with Alabama’s 285.
The Tigers took their only lead when Dilin Jones finished an 11-play, 90-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run. That put LSU ahead 13–10 with 2:44 remaining in the third quarter.
Alabama answered immediately. A 57-yard completion from Russell to Rico Scott helped move the Tide downfield, and Russell found Josh Ford for a seven-yard touchdown with 40 seconds left in the period.
Russell extended the lead with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Cederian Morgan early in the fourth quarter. His four-yard scoring throw to Kaleb Edwards with 6:23 remaining completed Alabama’s 21-point run.
LSU’s yardage advantage did not translate into enough points. The Tigers converted five of 14 third-down attempts and none of their four fourth-down tries. Their 380 passing yards were accompanied by only 77 rushing yards.
Alabama had led 10–3 at halftime after Conor Talty’s opening field goal and a one-yard touchdown run by Ryan Coleman-Williams. LSU’s first two scoring drives ended in Scott Starzyk field goals before Jones briefly put the home team ahead.
The Tide next visits Vanderbilt in Nashville. LSU remains home to face Texas.
Sources: Alabama Athletics — Official final game center. LSU Athletics — November 7 game report. theScore — Independent final report.