November 5, 2016 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

Alabama defends the belt, 10–0, on the road at LSU.

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Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Alabama came in 14 days into reign #297, which began with a win over Texas A&M, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. Alabama went on to defend it 5 more times before Clemson took it on January 9, 2017, 79 days after the reign began.

For LSU this was its 17th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 6 times before.

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

AI-Written

Recap

Alabama's defense dominated LSU from the opening whistle, intercepting Danny Etling twice while forcing the Tigers into a season-low offensive performance. LSU managed just 125 total yards and couldn't establish any rhythm, with their opening drive stalling when Colby Delahoussaye's field goal attempt was blocked by Ronnie Harrison. Alabama's offense controlled the clock and field position throughout, with Jalen Hurts orchestrating efficient drives punctuated by a 52-yard completion to ArDarius Stewart in the third quarter. The Crimson Tide broke through in the fourth quarter when Hurts punched in a 21-yard rushing touchdown, then sealed the victory with Adam Griffith's field goal with 2:41 remaining. Alabama's defense and time of possession advantage proved decisive in this defensive struggle, allowing the defending belt holder to keep its title despite an unimpressive offensive showing.

Ronnie Harrison blocked LSU's opening field goal attempt, setting the tone for Alabama's defensive dominance
Minkah Fitzpatrick's interception of Danny Etling in the fourth quarter prevented any LSU momentum
Jalen Hurts' 21-yard rushing touchdown in Q4 13:08 provided the game-winning score
Adam Griffith's 25-yard field goal with 2:41 remaining sealed the victory and belt retention

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

LSUAlabama

Total yards125323

Rushing yards33216

Passing yards92107

First downs616

3rd down conv.4/157/17

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards3–206–29

Time of possession26:0533:55

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 13:48	Alabama	+0 yd	Jalen Hurts pass intercepted Jamal Adams return for no gain to the Alab 33
Q1 12:39	LSU	+49 yd	Colby Delahoussaye 49 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Ronnie Harrison
Q1 10:34	LSU	+41 yd	Danny Etling pass complete to D.J. Chark for 41 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:27	Alabama	+21 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 21 yds to the LSU 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:10	Alabama	+28 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 28 yds to the Alab 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:52	Alabama	+42 yd	Adam Griffith 42 yd FG MISSED
Q3 13:21	Alabama	+52 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to ArDarius Stewart for 52 yds to the LSU 8 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:33	Alabama	+22 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Miller Forristall for 22 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:08	Alabama	+21 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 21 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q4 12:32	LSU	+0 yd	Danny Etling pass intercepted Minkah Fitzpatrick return for no gain to the Alab 43
Q4 7:40	Alabama	+23 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 23 yds to the LSU 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:41	Alabama	+25 yd	Adam Griffith 25 yd FG GOOD
Q4 2:41	Alabama	+27 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 59 yds , Donte Jackson return for 27 yds to the LSU 33

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

LSU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Danny Etling	11/24	92	3.8	0	1	5.8

Alabama

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jalen Hurts	10/19	107	5.6	0	1	62.8

Rushing

LSU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Leonard Fournette	17	35	2.1	9
Derrius Guice	2	8	4.0	5
J.D. Moore	2	5	2.5	4
Danny Etling	6	-15	-2.5	7

Alabama

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Hurts	20	114	5.7	1	28
Damien Harris	12	53	4.4	0	13
Bo Scarbrough	11	52	4.7	0	11
ArDarius Stewart	1	4	4.0	0	4
Josh Jacobs	5	-3	-0.6	0	3
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

LSU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
D.J. Chark	3	45	15.0	41
Colin Jeter	2	18	9.0	13
Malachi Dupre	3	17	5.7	11
Leonard Fournette	1	8	8.0	8
Travin Dural	1	3	3.0	3
J.D. Moore	1	1	1.0	1

Alabama

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
ArDarius Stewart	3	55	18.3	52
Calvin Ridley	2	23	11.5	21
Miller Forristall	1	22	22.0	22
Trevon Diggs	1	9	9.0	9
Josh Jacobs	1	3	3.0	3
Damien Harris	1	-2	-2.0	0
O.J. Howard	1	-3	-3.0	0

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Defense

LSU

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Kendell Beckwith	16	5	0	0.5	0	0
Lewis Neal	11	0	0	1	0	2
Duke Riley	9	4	0	2	0	0
Dwayne Thomas	9	3	0	3	2	1
Donte Jackson	7	6	0	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux	7	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jamal Adams	6	3	0	1	0	0
Arden Key	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Frank Herron	5	1	1	1	0	0
John Battle	4	1	0	0	0	0
Tre'Davious White	3	2	0	1.5	0	0
Devin White	3	2	0	1	0	0
Donnie Alexander	1	1	0	0	0	0
J.D. Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Gilmore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Voorhies	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rashard Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	0

Alabama

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Reuben Foster	11	2	0.5	1.5	0	0
Marlon Humphrey	8	6	0	0	0	0
Shaun Dion Hamilton	7	2	0	1	0	0
Dalvin Tomlinson	6	1	1	1.5	0	0
Ryan Anderson	6	0	1	1	1	1
Tim Williams	4	1	0.5	1.5	0	0
Anfernee Jennings	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	3	1	1	1	0	1
Ronnie Harrison	3	1	0	0.5	1	0
Minkah Fitzpatrick	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rashaan Evans	1	1	1	1	0	0
Keaton Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Da'Ron Payne	1	1	0	0	0	1
Josh Jacobs	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Averett	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0
JK Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Damien Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

LSU

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Arden Key	0	0	1

Alabama

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jalen Hurts	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0

Interceptions

LSU

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jamal Adams	1	0	0

Alabama

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Minkah Fitzpatrick	1	0	0

Kick Returns

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Donte Jackson	1	27	27.0	27	0

Alabama

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
ArDarius Stewart	1	14	14.0	14	0

Kicking

LSU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Colby Delahoussaye	0/1	0.0	0	0/0	0

Alabama

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam Griffith	1/2	50.0	25	1/1	4

Punt Returns

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tre'Davious White	3	16	5.3	13	0

Alabama

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trevon Diggs	2	1	0.5	1	0

Punting

LSU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Josh Growden	8	336	42.0	0	0	51

Alabama

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
JK Scott	5	258	51.6	0	0	66

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 400869044) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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