LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide Photo Gallery
LSU defeats Alabama in overtime in a battle of national title hopefuls
By: Athlon Sports | 11/7/11, 9:41 AM EST
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LSU's defense held Alabama running back Trent Richardson to 89 yards rushing. The Heisman Trophy contender also led the Crimson Tide with 80 yards receiving.
Photos by Bruce Schwartzman
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Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron had 199 yards passing and a critical fourth-quarter interception against a stingy LSU defense.
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Morris Claiborne's (No. 17) fourth-quarter interception set up the game-tying field goal for LSU.
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Brandon Taylor and the LSU defense held the Alabama offense to just two field goals and forced two key turnovers in its 9-6 overtime win over the previously undefeated Crimson Tide.
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LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson was held to 110 yards of total offense by the Alabama defense.
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LSU coach Les Miles directed his team to a 9-6 overtime win over SEC West rival and previously undefeated Alabama.
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Nearly 102,000 fans packed Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to watch No. 1 LSU defeat No. 2 Alabama 9-6 in an overtime thriller.
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LSU's Ron Brooks returns a kick against Alabama.
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The LSU defense blocked a field goal in the second quarter of their against Alabama, one of four unsucessful attempts by Crimson Tide kickers in a game that was won by a Tigers' field goal in overtime.
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Alabama wide receiver Marquis Maze had 61 yards receiving against the LSU Tigers, but he also threw a critical fourth-quarter interception after the Crimson Tide had moved the ball deep into LSU territory.
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LSU defensive back battles Alabama tight end Michael Williams for the football. Reid would come up with the key interception, turning the Crimson Tide away in the fourth quarter of a 6-6 game.
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LSU's Eric Reid produced one of the key plays of the game in the fourth quarter of a 6-6 game when he picked off Alabama wide receiver Marquis Maze's attempted pass out of a Wildcat formation to tight end Michael Williams at the Tigers' one-yard-line.
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LSU's James Hairston celebrates with Tigers fans after their 9-6 overtime win over previously undefeated Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Alabama's Dre Kirkpatrick and his Crimson Tide teammates came up short in a 9-6 overtime loss to SEC West rival LSU.
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LSU players salute their fans that made the trip to Tuscaloosa to see the Tigers' 9-6 overtime win over previously undefeated Alabama.
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