No. 5/9/9 Alabama Rolls Past No. 14/15/15 LSU, 31-13, in Baton Rouge

Saturday, November 7

Baton Rouge, La.

2:30 p.m. CT

Alabama

7-2 , 5-2

LSU

6-3 , 3-3

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Alabama	3	7	7	14	31
LSU	3	0	10	0	13

Game Book

11/7/2026 7:50:00 PM | Football

Box Score Photo Gallery

BATON ROUGE, La. - No. 5/9/9 Alabama football (7-2, 5-2 SEC) picked up its second ranked road victory of the season, taking down No. 14/15/15 LSU (6-3, 3-3 SEC), 31-13, inside Tiger Stadium. The Crimson Tide scored the final 21 points in the contest within a 9:13 span over the third and fourth quarters to secure the win.

LSU was able to outgain the Crimson Tide, 457-285, but the Alabama defense held strong to limit the Tigers' scoring opportunities. The Tide held LSU to 5-of-14 on third down and 0-of-4 on fourth down, including a trio of turnovers on downs across the home team's final four drives of the contest.

Keelon Russell paced the Tide offense with 206 yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-24 passing, also adding 25 yards on eight rushes. On the ground, Trae'shawn Brown led UA with 35 yards on 11 carries and Ryan Coleman-Williams scored his first rushing touchdown of the season.

Rico Scott led the Tide receiving corps with 67 yards on three receptions while Kaleb Edwards contributed 50 yards and a touchdown on three grabs. Additionally, Josh Ford and Cederian Morgan each added their second receiving touchdowns of the season in the contest.

Defensively, Luke Metz led Alabama with a team-best 11 tackles as well as securing his fourth turnover of the season with a second-quarter interception. Red Morgan and Bray Hubbard were not far behind with nine stops apiece, with the former also adding a pass breakup. Caleb Woodson spotted the stat sheet with eight tackles, one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble, while Devan Thompkins added a pair of sacks for the second time this season. The Crimson Tide finished with four sacks on the day as Yhonzae Pierre and Terrance Green each added one.

Notes

Alabama now leads the all-time series against LSU, 59-27-5, including a mark of 31-10-2 in games at Tiger Stadium. The Tide has won 14 of the last 16 meetings between the two schools, including each of the last four.
Since 2021, Kalen DeBoer owns a perfect 9-0 record in regular season games after a bye week.
DeBoer now holds a career record of 18-8 in ranked matchups, including a 10-6 clip at Alabama.
Against Associated Press Top 25 teams on the road, DeBoer is 11-3 in his career and 6-2 during his time at the Capstone.
Alabama now holds three wins against teams ranked in this week's College Football Playoff Top 25, including a pair of victories on the road.
Keelon Russell threw for three touchdowns passes for the fifth time in nine games this season.
With his one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, Ryan Coleman-Williams scored the third rushing touchdown of his career and his first since Nov. 16, 2024, against Mercer.
Cederian Morgan has now scored touchdowns on each of his two receptions during his freshman campaign.
Josh Ford has recorded a touchdown or first down on four of his five receptions this season.
Kaleb Edwards has turned 12 of his 17 receptions this season into first downs or touchdowns, including all three catches today.
Alabama has forced 21 turnovers this season, including 13 interceptions and eight fumble recoveries.
The Tide defense has forced a turnover in every game this season, including multiple turnovers in seven of nine outings.
The Tide has forced at least one turnover in 143 of 163 contests since 2015. In that span, UA has totaled 263 turnovers, including 167 interceptions and 96 fumbles.
With his second-quarter pick, Luke Metz now leads the team with four turnovers this season (two interceptions, two fumble recoveries).
Devan Thompkins turned in his second multi-sack performance of the season and now leads the team with 5.0 sacks this year.

How It Happened

First Quarter

10:40 - UA | Alabama gained 50 yards on nine plays from the game's opening possession, scoring on a 43-yard field goal from Conor Talty. (3-0, Alabama)
4:48 - LSU | The Tigers responded with a field goal of their own, as Scott Starzyk converted from 23 yards to close a 14-play, 70-yard drive. (3-3)

Second Quarter

8:23 - UA | After LSU missed a field goal to start the quarter, an 11-play, 62-yard drive from the Tide culminated in a one-yard rushing touchdown from Ryan Coleman-Williams. (10-3, Alabama)

Third Quarter

11:43 - LSU | The Tigers opened the second half with an 11-play, 53-yard drive that ended with a 41-yard field goal from Starzyk. (10-6, Alabama)
2:44 - LSU | LSU took its first lead of the game on a five-yard rushing touchdown from Dilin Jones to close an 11-play, 90-yard drive. (13-10, LSU)
0:36 - UA | The Tide responded on the ensuing drive, taking the ball 75 yards in five plays and scoring on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Keelon Russell to Josh Ford. (17-13, Alabama)

Fourth Quarter

9:44 - UA | On the first play of the drive, Russell connected with Cederian Morgan on a 25-yard touchdown pass. (24-13, Alabama)
6:23 - UA | Taking over with a short field after another LSU turnover on downs, Russell found Kaleb Edwards for a four-yard touchdown pass on the third play of an 18-yard drive. (31-13, Alabama)

Up Next

Alabama will stay on the road for a contest at Vanderbilt on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Kickoff between the Crimson Tide and Commodores is set for 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network.