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Belt / 2007 season / Reign #263 · Game 1,387 of 1,640
November 3, 2007 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

LSU defends the belt, 41–34, on the road at Alabama.

Home · Challenger
AlabamaAP No. 17 34
AT
Away · Defending Holder
LSUAP No. 3 41

AP poll, week 10: LSU No. 3 at Alabama No. 17 · No. 1 that week: Michigan. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

LSU came in 14 days into reign #263, which began with a win over Auburn, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. LSU went on to defend it 2 more times before Arkansas took it on November 23, 2007, 34 days after the reign began.

For Alabama this was its 18th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 8 times before.

It was the 4th of 6 belt games between the two; going in, Alabama led the belt series 3–0; all-time Alabama leads 5–1. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

LSU's defense forced four turnovers, including three interceptions of Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson, to preserve the belt with a 41-34 victory in Baton Rouge. Alabama struck first with a Leigh Tiffin field goal, but LSU responded with a quick scoring drive capped by Early Doucet's 10-yard touchdown reception and followed it up with Jacob Hester's 1-yard touchdown run to build a 17-3 lead. Alabama clawed back with two touchdown passes from Wilson to DJ Hall and Keith Brown sandwiched around a Tiffin field goal, but LSU's defense and Matt Flynn's arm kept the Tigers in control throughout, as Flynn connected with receivers for key first downs despite the interceptions.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 AlabamaLSU
Total yards254475
Rushing yards2087
Passing yards298407
First downs1823
3rd down conv.4/176/16
Turnovers33
Penalties–yards2–1514–130
Time of possession16:3920:37

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 15:00Alabama+32 ydJohn Parker Wilson pass complete to Matt Caddell for 32 yards to the LSU 20 for a 1ST down.
Q1 12:30Alabama+36 ydLeigh Tiffin 36 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 10:32LSU+35 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Richard Dickson for 35 yards to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:32LSU+21 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 21 yards to the Alab 12 for a 1ST down.
Q1 6:05LSU+43 ydColt David 43 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 5:29Alabama+18 ydJohn Parker Wilson pass intercepted by Chevis Jackson at the Alab 30, returned for 18 yards to the Alab 12.
Q1 4:30LSU+10 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:30LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:56LSU+1 ydJacob Hester rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 2:15LSU+35 ydEarly Doucet pass complete to Matt Flynn for 35 yards to the Alab 19 for a 1ST down.
Q2 14:56LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:48LSU+24 ydAndrew Crutchfield kickoff for 59 yards returned by Javier Arenas for 24 yards to the Alab 38, fumbled at the Alab 38, recovered by Alab.
Q2 11:03Alabama+67 ydJohn Parker Wilson pass complete to DJ Hall for 67 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 10:20Alabama+24 ydLeigh Tiffin kickoff for 65 yards returned by Keiland Williams for 24 yards to the LSU 29.
Q2 11:03Alabama+0 ydLeigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q2 10:20LSU+0 ydMatt Flynn pass intercepted by Rashad Johnson at the Alab 27, returned for no gain to the Alab 42, Lsu penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted.
0:00LSU+0 ydPass Interception
Q2 7:06LSU+0 ydMatt Flynn pass intercepted by Ezekial Knight at the LSU 10, returned for no gain to the LSU 10.
Q2 6:02Alabama+42 ydLeigh Tiffin kickoff for 64 yards returned by Trindon Holliday for 42 yards to the LSU 17, Lsu penalty 31 yard holding accepted.
Q2 6:12Alabama+21 ydLeigh Tiffin 21 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 1:07LSU+59 ydMatt Flynn pass intercepted by Kareem Jackson at the Alab 14, returned for 59 yards to the LSU 20, Lsu penalty 7 yard personal foul on Jacob Hester accepted.
Q2 0:46Alabama+29 ydJohn Parker Wilson pass complete to Keith Brown for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:46Alabama+0 ydLeigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:46LSU+20 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 20 yards to the Alab 29 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:00LSU+47 ydColt David 47 yard field goal BLOCKED.
Q3 1:19Alabama+14 ydJohn Parker Wilson pass complete to Keith Brown for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 1:19Alabama+0 ydLeigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q3 1:12Alabama+20 ydLeigh Tiffin kickoff for 62 yards returned by Keiland Williams for 20 yards to the LSU 28.
Q3 0:20LSU+61 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:20LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 13:28LSU+35 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 35 yards to the Alab 38 for a 1ST down.
Q4 11:15LSU+21 ydAndrew Crutchfield kickoff for 61 yards returned by Javier Arenas for 21 yards to the Alab 30.
Q4 11:21LSU+49 ydColt David 49 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 7:33LSU+61 ydPatrick Fisher punt for 44 yards, returned by Javier Arenas for 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 7:33Alabama+0 ydLeigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:49LSU+32 ydMatt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:49LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:49LSU+23 ydAndrew Crutchfield kickoff for 61 yards returned by Javier Arenas for 23 yards to the Alab 32.
Q4 1:26LSU+1 ydJacob Hester rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 1:26LSU+0 ydColt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 1:05Alabama+23 ydJohn Parker Wilson rush for 23 yards to the LSU 49 for a 1ST down.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Alabama

PlayerINTC/ATTYDSAVGTDQBR
John Parker Wilson114/402345.8316.4

LSU

PlayerINTC/ATTYDSAVGTDQBR
Matt Flynn324/443538.0337.1
Early Doucet01/13535.00100.0

Rushing

Alabama

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jonathan Lowe10313.108
Terry Grant13231.805
DJ Hall100.000
John Parker Wilson9-34-3.8023

LSU

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jacob Hester16472.929
Keiland Williams3248.0015
Matt Flynn10191.9012
Trindon Holliday122.002
Richard Murphy100.000
Charles Scott1-1-1.000

Receiving

Alabama

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
DJ Hall27638.0167
Matt Caddell35518.3032
Keith Brown24321.5229
Terry Grant3299.7015
Nick Walker22512.5015
Mike McCoy144.004
Jonathan Lowe122.002

LSU

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Demetrius Byrd614424.0161
Early Doucet56713.4232
Richard Dickson35518.3035
Brandon LaFell44310.8019
Matt Flynn13535.0035
Jacob Hester5336.6018
Terrence Toliver11111.0011
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Interceptions

Alabama

PlayerINTYDSTD
Kareem Jackson1510
Rashad Johnson120
Ezekial Knight100

LSU

PlayerINTYDSTD
Chevis Jackson1180

Kicking

Alabama

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Leigh Tiffin2/2100.0364/410

LSU

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Colt David2/366.7495/511

Punt Returns

Alabama

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Javier Arenas36923.0611

LSU

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Chad Jones3186.0100
Early Doucet200.000

Punting

Alabama

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
P.J. Fitzgerald826733.40037

LSU

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Patrick Fisher627646.00052

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 273070333) · This game in the downloadable dataset