November 3, 2007 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

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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.

Chevis Jackson's interception return to the Alabama 12 in Q1 set up Early Doucet's touchdown reception that gave LSU an early 10-3 lead
DJ Hall's 67-yard touchdown reception from Wilson in Q2 kept Alabama competitive at 17-13
Kareem Jackson's 59-yard interception return to the LSU 20 in Q2 created a scoring opportunity that led to Keith Brown's touchdown, closing LSU's lead to 20-20
LSU's ability to move the ball consistently with Flynn through the air and control time of possession (20:37 vs. 16:39) allowed them to maintain control despite four turnovers

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 15:00	Alabama	+32 yd	John Parker Wilson pass complete to Matt Caddell for 32 yards to the LSU 20 for a 1ST down.
Q1 12:30	Alabama	+36 yd	Leigh Tiffin 36 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 10:32	LSU	+35 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Richard Dickson for 35 yards to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:32	LSU	+21 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 21 yards to the Alab 12 for a 1ST down.
Q1 6:05	LSU	+43 yd	Colt David 43 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 5:29	Alabama	+18 yd	John Parker Wilson pass intercepted by Chevis Jackson at the Alab 30, returned for 18 yards to the Alab 12.
Q1 4:30	LSU	+10 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:30	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:56	LSU	+1 yd	Jacob Hester rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 2:15	LSU	+35 yd	Early Doucet pass complete to Matt Flynn for 35 yards to the Alab 19 for a 1ST down.
Q2 14:56	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:48	LSU	+24 yd	Andrew 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 11:03	Alabama	+67 yd	John Parker Wilson pass complete to DJ Hall for 67 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 10:20	Alabama	+24 yd	Leigh Tiffin kickoff for 65 yards returned by Keiland Williams for 24 yards to the LSU 29.
Q2 11:03	Alabama	+0 yd	Leigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q2 10:20	LSU	+0 yd	Matt 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.
0:00	LSU	+0 yd	Pass Interception
Q2 7:06	LSU	+0 yd	Matt Flynn pass intercepted by Ezekial Knight at the LSU 10, returned for no gain to the LSU 10.
Q2 6:02	Alabama	+42 yd	Leigh Tiffin kickoff for 64 yards returned by Trindon Holliday for 42 yards to the LSU 17, Lsu penalty 31 yard holding accepted.
Q2 6:12	Alabama	+21 yd	Leigh Tiffin 21 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 1:07	LSU	+59 yd	Matt 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 0:46	Alabama	+29 yd	John Parker Wilson pass complete to Keith Brown for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:46	Alabama	+0 yd	Leigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:46	LSU	+20 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 20 yards to the Alab 29 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:00	LSU	+47 yd	Colt David 47 yard field goal BLOCKED.
Q3 1:19	Alabama	+14 yd	John Parker Wilson pass complete to Keith Brown for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 1:19	Alabama	+0 yd	Leigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q3 1:12	Alabama	+20 yd	Leigh Tiffin kickoff for 62 yards returned by Keiland Williams for 20 yards to the LSU 28.
Q3 0:20	LSU	+61 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:20	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 13:28	LSU	+35 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Demetrius Byrd for 35 yards to the Alab 38 for a 1ST down.
Q4 11:15	LSU	+21 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 61 yards returned by Javier Arenas for 21 yards to the Alab 30.
Q4 11:21	LSU	+49 yd	Colt David 49 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 7:33	LSU	+61 yd	Patrick Fisher punt for 44 yards, returned by Javier Arenas for 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 7:33	Alabama	+0 yd	Leigh Tiffin extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:49	LSU	+32 yd	Matt Flynn pass complete to Early Doucet for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 2:49	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:49	LSU	+23 yd	Andrew Crutchfield kickoff for 61 yards returned by Javier Arenas for 23 yards to the Alab 32.
Q4 1:26	LSU	+1 yd	Jacob Hester rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 1:26	LSU	+0 yd	Colt David extra point GOOD.
Q4 1:05	Alabama	+23 yd	John 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

Player	INT	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
John Parker WilsonAlabama	1	14/40	234	5.8	3	16.4
Matt FlynnLSU	3	24/44	353	8.0	3	37.1
Early DoucetLSU	0	1/1	35	35.0	0	100.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonathan LoweAlabama	10	31	3.1	0	8
Terry GrantAlabama	13	23	1.8	0	5
DJ HallAlabama	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Parker WilsonAlabama	9	-34	-3.8	0	23
Jacob HesterLSU	16	47	2.9	2	9
Keiland WilliamsLSU	3	24	8.0	0	15
Matt FlynnLSU	10	19	1.9	0	12
Trindon HollidayLSU	1	2	2.0	0	2
Richard MurphyLSU	1	0	0.0	0	0
Charles ScottLSU	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DJ HallAlabama	2	76	38.0	1	67
Matt CaddellAlabama	3	55	18.3	0	32
Keith BrownAlabama	2	43	21.5	2	29
Terry GrantAlabama	3	29	9.7	0	15
Nick WalkerAlabama	2	25	12.5	0	15
Mike McCoyAlabama	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jonathan LoweAlabama	1	2	2.0	0	2
Demetrius ByrdLSU	6	144	24.0	1	61
Early DoucetLSU	5	67	13.4	2	32
Richard DicksonLSU	3	55	18.3	0	35
Brandon LaFellLSU	4	43	10.8	0	19
Matt FlynnLSU	1	35	35.0	0	35
Jacob HesterLSU	5	33	6.6	0	18
Terrence ToliverLSU	1	11	11.0	0	11

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Kareem JacksonAlabama	1	51
Rashad JohnsonAlabama	1	2
Ezekial KnightAlabama	1	0
Chevis JacksonLSU	1	18

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Leigh TiffinAlabama	2/2	100.0	36	4/4	10
Colt DavidLSU	2/3	66.7	49	5/5	11

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javier ArenasAlabama	3	69	23.0	61	1
Chad JonesLSU	3	18	6.0	10	0
Early DoucetLSU	2	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
P.J. FitzgeraldAlabama	8	267	33.4	0	0	37
Patrick FisherLSU	6	276	46.0	0	0	52

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

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