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Nov. 7, 2009 • 2:35 p.m. CST • CBS GAME 9 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,012) #9 LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC) LSU Travels To Face Alabama In Top 10 Matchup College football's game of the week will take place in Tuscaloosa on Saturday when ninth-ranked LSU travels to face SEPTEMBER third-ranked Alabama in a key Southeastern Conference Western Division contest. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 5 at Washington (ESPN) W, 31-23 and the game will be televised nationally by CBS. LSU is off to a 7-1 start for the third time in five years under head coach Les Miles. The Tigers, who are 4-1 in conference play, are coming off a 42-0 win over Tulane last week. The 12 * Vanderbilt (ESPNU) W, 23-9 Tigers were also 7-1 in both 2005 and 2007. LSU goes into the contest ranked No. 9 in all major polls this week - BCS, 19 UL-Lafayette (ESPNU) W, 31-3 AP, USAToday Coaches and Harris Interactive. Alabama is 8-0 overall and 5-0 in conference action. Last year, Alabama 26 * at Mississippi State (SECN) W, 30-26 posted a 27-21 overtime win over the Tigers in Baton Rouge in what was the first win by the Crimson Tide over LSU OCTOBER since the 2002 season. LSU has won four straight games over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, including a 41-34 victory in its 3 * at #18/14 Georgia (CBS) W, 20-13 last trip there in 2007. LSU goes into the Alabama game with a defense that has allowed only 36 points in its last four 10 * #1 Florida (CBS) L, 13-3 games. LSU is allowing just 12.1 points (7th in the nation) and 293.0 total yards (15th nationally). LSU is also first in the 24 * Auburn (ESPN2) W, 31-10 SEC and No. 8 in the nation in turnover margin at +9 (1.12 per game). Offensively, the Tigers are averaging 26.4 points 31 Tulane (TigerVision) W, 42-0 and 325.1 yards per game. QB Jordan Jefferson has connected on 123 of 193 passes for 1,421 yards, 11 TDs and NOVEMBER just four interceptions. RB Charles Scott leads the Tigers ground attack with 459 yards and four scores, while Brandon LaFell (37 rec., 478 yards, 8 TDs) and Terrance Toliver (38 rec., 501 yards, 3 TDs) combine to form the league's top 7 * at #3 Alabama (CBS) 2:35 p.m. receiving tandem. A trio of linebackers - Kelvin Sheppard (70 tackles, 7.5 TFL), Perry Riley (55 tackles, 3.0 TFL), and 14 Louisiana Tech (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Harry Coleman (52 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2 sacks) - lead the Tiger defense. 21 * at Ole Miss TBA 28 * Arkansas TBA Steady Offense, Dominating Defense Carries LSU Past Tulane, 42-0 DECEMBER Charles Scott rushed for 112 yards and a pair of scores as LSU had its best offensive outing of the season in its 42-0 5 SEC Championship (CBS) 3 p.m. win over Tulane on Halloween Night in Tiger Stadium. LSU produced season highs in total offense (455 yards), rushing (Atlanta, Ga.) yards (267) and points (42) as the Tigers had little trouble with their in-state rival. Defensively, LSU limited Tulane to just All Times Central 216 total yards and only 26 rushing yards. It was LSU's first shutout of the season and the first by a Tiger team since the 2007 season. LSU wasted little time in taking control of the game as the Tigers capitalized following a blocked punt when Russell Shepard scored on a 19-yard run at the 8:05 mark in the first quarter. LSU made it 14-0 when Jordan #3 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) Jefferson found Brandon LaFell all alone in the endzone for a 39-yard TD at the 2:32 mark. Scott's 4-yard TD run made it 21-0 at halftime. LSU stretched the margin to 35-0 when Jefferson connected with LaFell on a 13-yard TD pass early SEPTEMBER in the fourth quarter. Stevan Ridley added the final score for the Tigers, a 10-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Ridley 5 #7 Virginia Tech (ABC) W, 34-24 finished with 73 rushing yards, while Shepard added 48 yards. Jefferson completed 11 of 17 passes for 163 yards and 12 Florida International W, 40-14 a pair of TDs. LaFell led the Tiger receivers with four catches for 85 yards and two TDs, while Terrance Toliver added 19 North Texas (SECN) W, 53-7 four catches for 59 yards. Defensively, Kelvin Sheppard paced the Tigers with 13 tackles, three tackles for losses and 26 * Arkansas (CBS) W, 35-7 one sack. OCTOBER LSU vs. Alabama: The Facts 3 * at Kentucky (SECN) W, 38-20 10 * at #20/16 Ole Miss (CBS) W, 22-3 Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2:35 p.m. CST 17 * #22 South Carolina (ESPN) W, 20-6 Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Bryant-Denny Stadium - 92,012) Television: CBS (live) - cable ch. 7 and HD ch. 707 in Baton Rouge 24 * Tennessee (CBS) W, 12-10 Cox Sports Television (delay) - cable ch. 37 or HD ch. 737 in Baton Rouge NOVEMBER Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network - 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge 7 * #9 LSU (CBS) 2:35 p.m. Sirius Satellite Radio - ch. 121; XM Satellite Radio - ch. 141 14 * at Mississippi State TBA The Series: Alabama leads 44-23-5 21 Chattanooga TBA Series Notes: LSU and Alabama meet for the 73nd time overall and the 18th time in Tuscaloosa … Alabama 27 * at Auburn (CBS) 1:30 p.m. leads the series, 44-23-5, which includes an 9-8 record in games played in Tuscaloosa … LSU had its 5-game winning streak against Alabama snapped in a 27-21 overtime loss in Tiger Stadium … Still, LSU has won five of All Times Central the last six and seven of the last nine vs. Alabama … LSU brings a 4-game winning streak in games played in Tuscaloosa into Saturday's game … LSU hasn't lost to Alabama in Tuscaloosa this decade as the Tigers won in Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2001 (35-21), 2003 (27-3), 2005 (16-13 ot), and 2007 (41-34) … Alabama's last win Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network over LSU in Tuscaloosa came in 1999 by a 23-17 count … LSU has won six of the last eight games between Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play the teams in Tuscaloosa, a stretch the dates back to 1993 … Since 1996, the home team in the series has won Doug Moreau, analyst just four times in 13 tries (LSU won three of the four) ... Bama coach Nick Saban coached at LSUfrom 2000-05 Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Alabama Television • CBS Record 7-1 (4-1 SEC) Record 8-0 (5-0 SEC) Ranking No. 9 Assoc. Press; No. 9 Harris Ranking No. 3 Assoc. Press; No. 3 Harris Verne Lundquist, play-by-play No. 9 USA Today/Coaches No. 3 USA Today/Coaches Gary Danielson, analyst No. 9 Bowl Championship Series No. 3 Bowl Championship Series Tracy Wolfson, sideline Last Game Oct. 31 in Baton Rouge Last Game Oct. 24 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. def. Tulane, 42-0 def. Tennessee, 12-10 Television • Cox Sports (delay) Coach Les Miles Coach Nick Saban Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Career Record 77-33/ninth year Career Record 118-50-1/14th year (college) Greg Bowser, analyst LSU Record 49-12/fifth year UA Record 25-8/third year vs. LSU 1-2 Jordy Hultberg, sideline vs. UA 3-1 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. 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