Louisiana State 32, Alabama 31
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer
BATON ROUGE, La. - Jayden Daniels ran for 25-yard touchdown in overtime and then found tight end Mason Taylor for a do-or-die 2-point conversion, and 15th-ranked LSU defeated No. 6 Alabama 32-31 to give first-year Tigers coach Brian Kelly his first victory over Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.
The surprising victory in a riveting game that included six second-half lead changes and a tying field goal by Alabama in the final minute also gave LSU (7-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) control of the SEC West Division with two league games remaining.
Alabama (7-2, 4-2) began overtime with the ball and took a 31-24 lead on Roydell Williams' second touchdown of the game.
But Daniels needed just one play in overtime to score and force a decision by Kelly to try to tie it with a kick or let Daniels try to win it.
"I just love the way our guys competed. I didn't want to keep going in overtime," Kelly said as jubilant fans stormed onto the field. "It just felt like it was the right time to try to win the game."
Alabama, favored by nearly two-TDs, lost in Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2010. Kelly, who as Notre Dame's coach lost to Saban and Alabama twice in college football's postseason, became the coach to break that streak in the first year of a 10-year contract worth nearly $100 million.
"To come here and restore the pride and tradition of this program just means so much," Kelly said. "It just feels so good to return the faith and trust that they've given to me."
Daniels passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for 95 yards and a score.
Alabama's Bryce Young passed for 328 yards and one touchdown, and also was intercepted.
November 5, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
Ala | LSU |
| LSU |
TD |
9:46 |
John Emery Jr. 30 yard TD pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| Ala |
FG |
5:56 |
Will Reichard 29 yard field goal |
3 |
7 |
| Ala |
FG |
0:00 |
Will Reichard 36 yard field goal |
6 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
Ala | LSU |
| Ala |
FG |
8:11 |
Will Reichard 38 yard field goal |
9 |
7 |
| LSU |
TD |
3:30 |
Josh Williams 2 yard TD run (Damian Ramos Extra Point) |
9 |
14 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Ala | LSU |
| Ala |
TD |
12:37 |
Roydell Williams 2 yard TD run (JoJo Earle 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
15 |
14 |
| LSU |
FG |
6:52 |
Damian Ramos 32 yard field goal |
15 |
17 |
| Ala |
TD |
4:44 |
Ja'Corey Brooks 41 yard TD pass from Bryce Young (Ja'Corey Brooks 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
21 |
17 |
| LSU |
TD |
1:47 |
Mason Taylor 7 yard TD pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos Extra Point) |
21 |
24 |
| Ala |
FG |
0:21 |
Will Reichard 46 yard field goal |
24 |
24 |
| OT |
Ala | LSU |
| Ala |
TD |
|
Roydell Williams 1 yard TD run (Will Reichard Extra Point) |
31 |
24 |
| LSU |
TD |
|
Jayden Daniels 25 yard TD run (Mason Taylor 2pt conversion attempt is GOOD) |
31 |
32 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Alabama |
LSU |
| First downs |
25 |
23 |
| Rushing |
9 |
7 |
| Passing |
14 |
11 |
| Penalty |
2 |
5 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-16, 38% |
5-12, 42% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
30-137 |
34-185 |
| Passing Yards |
328 |
182 |
| Return Yards |
0 |
62 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
25-51-1 |
22-32-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-10 |
6-15 |
| Punts |
4 |
6 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-91 |
7-64 |
| Alabama Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Young |
25 |
51 |
328 |
1 |
1 |
| LSU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Daniels |
22 |
32 |
182 |
2 |
0 |
| Alabama Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Gibbs |
15 |
99 |
6.6 |
0 |
| J. McClellan |
4 |
17 |
4.3 |
0 |
| R. Williams |
7 |
11 |
1.6 |
2 |
| B. Young |
4 |
10 |
2.5 |
0 |
| LSU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Daniels |
18 |
95 |
5.3 |
1 |
| J. Williams |
7 |
54 |
7.7 |
1 |
| J. Emery Jr. |
5 |
26 |
5.2 |
0 |
| A. Goodwin |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| M. Nabers |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| N. Cain |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Alabama Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Brooks |
7 |
97 |
13.9 |
1 |
| J. McClellan |
2 |
74 |
37.0 |
0 |
| J. Gibbs |
8 |
64 |
8.0 |
0 |
| C. Latu |
3 |
50 |
16.7 |
0 |
| J. Burton |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| J. Earle |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| R. Williams |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| K. Prentice |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| LSU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Boutte |
7 |
51 |
7.3 |
0 |
| M. Nabers |
6 |
49 |
8.2 |
0 |
| M. Taylor |
3 |
36 |
12.0 |
1 |
| J. Emery Jr. |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
1 |
| J. Williams |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| K. Lacy |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Alabama Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| LSU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Bernard-Converse |
1 |
0 |
| Alabama Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Burnip |
4 |
198 |
49.5 |
| LSU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Bramblett |
6 |
251 |
41.8 |
| Alabama Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| LSU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Alabama Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| LSU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Cain |
3 |
62 |
20.7 |
| Alabama Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| LSU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
