![]() ![]() 7 Florida Gators, an October 19 road game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and an October 26 home game against the No. Afterwards, the Tigers had a three week stretch of SEC games, including an October 12 home game against the No. Following a bye week, LSU hosted the Utah State Aggies in a game where Burrow again threw five touchdown passes and became the first quarterback in LSU history to throw for over 300 yards in four straight games. Ĭonference play for the Tigers began with their fourth game of the season, a road win against the Vanderbilt Commodores, during which Burrow threw six touchdown passes, setting a new school record. ![]() 4 in the AP Poll before a September 14 home win against the Northwestern State Demons of the Football Championship Subdivision. The Tigers prevailed in a close game with a score of 45–38, as Burrow threw four touchdown passes and placekicker Cade York scored three field goals. 9 Texas Longhorns in a matchup between two top-10 teams. With the offense using a new spread scheme, Burrow threw five touchdown passes, tying a school record. In their season opener, they defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles with a score of 55–3. The LSU offense against the Georgia Southern Eagles On the day of the game, ESPN's Football Power Index gave Alabama a 71.8 percent chance of winning. The over–under was 64 and Alabama was favored by 6.5 points. Several news sources expected the game to be high-scoring with a predicted combined score of around 60 points. The winner of the game was expected to be a strong contender to make the SEC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff, and both teams starting quarterbacks ( Joe Burrow for LSU and Tua Tagovailoa for Alabama) were considered frontrunners for the Heisman Trophy. The 2019 game was a home game for the Crimson Tide. However, since that game, Alabama had won eight straight games against the Tigers leading up to their 2019 matchup, including the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. These rankings held going into their matchup on November 9, making the game the first " Game of the Century" matchup between the two top-ranked teams in the nation since the 2011 LSU vs. By October 14, the AP Poll had Alabama and LSU ranked No. 6, respectively, in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Īt the start of the 2019 season, Alabama and LSU were ranked No. Both teams compete in the SEC's West Division. Going into the 2019 season, Alabama held more wins in the all-time series record, which was 53–25–5. Both schools were founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which was established in 1932, and the football teams have played each other annually since 1964. ![]() The football programs representing the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University played their first game against each other in 1895. In the postseason, they beat the Michigan Wolverines in the 2020 Citrus Bowl to finish the season with an 11–2 record. Alabama, meanwhile, won all of their remaining regular season games except for their matchup against the Auburn Tigers. They defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2019 Peach Bowl semifinal and the Clemson Tigers in the 2020 National Championship to finish the season as undefeated champions with a 15–0 record. Ultimately, the Tigers managed to prevent an Alabama comeback and won with a final score of 46–41.įollowing the game, the Tigers won all of their remaining regular season games and defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2019 SEC Championship Game en route to a number-1 berth in the College Football Playoff. The fourth quarter saw both teams trade touchdowns, with a collective 34 points scored in the quarter. The Crimson Tide responded with a stronger performance in the second half, with running back Najee Harris scoring two touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to bring the score to 33–27. The Tigers offense, led by quarterback and future Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, dominated the first half of the game and led at halftime by a score of 33–13. Both teams entered the game undefeated and tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference's West Division. The game is considered a " Game of the Century", as it pitted the two top-ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, and it was the first such regular-season game since the 2011 LSU vs. Alabama football game was a regular-season college football game between the LSU Tigers (ranked number 1 in the AP Poll) and the Alabama Crimson Tide (ranked number 2) on November 9, 2019, at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ![]()
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