Which head coach holds the longest winning streak? How many time have they met as ranked opponents? Here are the numbers behind one of the SEC's classic matchups.
SEC Network's Ryan McGee looks back at how the Tide and Tigers' rivalry dwindled down over the years, but then explains how the old flame has been reignited. Connelly on Week 10: Madness or mundanity in the SEC? Showdowns or separation in the Big 12? Last stand in L.A.?Alabama enters the game undefeated in conference play and on a six game winning streak.
The two schools first met in 1895, a matchup that ended in a 12-6 win by LSU. However, Alabama leads the series with 55 wins in 87 games, including 10 in the last 12 meetings. Bear Bryant's 11 straight wins over LSU as Alabama head coach is the longest streak in the rivalry's 128-year history.Since Nick Saban came to the Crimson Tide, he's lost to LSU in back-to-back games just once.
However, once Saban joined the Crimson Tide in 2007, it started to turn back around. Saban won two of the next five meetings before winning eight straight between 2012 and 2018, the second longest streak in series history behind Bear Bryant's 11-win streak between 1971 and 1981.Joe Burrow outduels Trevor Lawrence as he passes for 463 yards and five touchdowns while adding another TD on the ground to lead LSU to a 42-25 defeat of Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Of the 16 Bowl Championship Series games, the two programs accounted for five titles. The Crimson Tide won three times, while the Tigers won twice, including one with Nick Saban as head coach in 2003.
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