LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997)
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
LSU................. 7 7 0 13 - 27 Record: (7-2,5-2)
Alabama............. 0 0 0 0 - 0 Record: (4-5,2-4)
Scoring Summary:
1st 01:06 LSU - Chuck Wiley 0 yd fumble recovery (Wade Richey kick), , LSU 7 - ALABAMA 0
2nd 14:08 LSU - Kevin Faulk 5 yd run (Wade Richey kick), 3-54 0:47, LSU 14 - ALABAMA 0
4th 10:00 LSU - Herb Tyler 13 yd run (Wade Richey kick failed), 10-66 3:58, LSU 20 - ALABAMA 0
05:30 LSU - Kevin Faulk 53 yd run (Wade Richey kick), 1-53 0:11, LSU 27 - ALABAMA 0
LSU ALABAMA
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 51-265 46-157
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 105 93
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 13-7-0 26-8-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 64-370 72-250
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 5-24 2-17
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 0-0 2-61
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 9-45.4 9-43.6
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 5-34 1-4
Possession Time............... 30:22 29:38
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 14 6 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 5-29 1-14
RUSHING: LSU-Kevin Faulk 27-168; Rondell Mealey 15-72; Herb Tyler 6-16; Chad Kessler 1-6;
Tommy Banks 1-3; Kend. Cleveland 1-0. Alabama-C. Alexander 24-95; Dennis Riddle 11-73; Chad Goss
1-0; Lance Tucker 2-minus 2; J.D. Phillips 2-minus 4; F. Kitchens 6-minus 5.
PASSING: LSU-Herb Tyler 7-13-0-105. Alabama-F. Kitchens 8-24-0-93; Lance Tucker 0-2-0-0; J.D.
Phillips 0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING: LSU-Abram Booty 3-66; Larry Foster 2-25; Kevin Faulk 1-9; Tommy Banks 1-5.
Alabama-Chad Goss 2-11; Quincy Jackson 1-22; Calvin Hall 1-19; S. Buchanan 1-15; Rod Rutledge 1-13;
C. Alexander 1-13; Dennis Riddle 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS: LSU-None. Alabama-None.
FUMBLES: LSU-Mark Roman 1-1. Alabama-F. Kitchens 1-1; Lance Tucker 1-1.
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium Attendance: 70123
Kickoff time: 2:32 cst End of Game: 5:23 cst Total elapsed time: 2:51
Officials: Referee: D. Burleson; Umpire: M. Wallace; Linesman: Lane Thomas;
Line judge: G. Shuford; Back judge: H. Mitchell; Field judge: L.Harrington;
Side judge: Ben Oldham; Scorer: Buddy Jones;
Temperature: 56 F Wind: NW 9 Weather: Partly Cloudy
LSU's Kevin Faulk finished with 168 rushing yards, the most
against Alabama since Errict Rhett (Florida) rushed for 170
yards in 1991. LSU's first shutout win over Alabama since
1957 (28-0). Curtis Alexander 1000+ career rushing yards.
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
SACKS (UA-A): LSU-Chuck Wiley 2-0; Johnny Mitchell 1-0; Anth. McFarland 1-0; Charles Smith
1-0. Alabama-Marcus Spencer 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): LSU-Joe Wesley 4-7; Raion Hill 7-1; Clrnce LeBlanc 6-2; Mark Roman 5-2; Kenny
Mixon 4-3; Charles Smith 1-6; Johnny Mitchell 5-1; Chuck Wiley 4-2; Anth. McFarland 3-2; Chris
Cummings 1-2; Cedr. Donaldson 1-2; Chris Beard 1-1; Fred Booker 1-1; Blaine McCorkle 1-0; Anthony
Skinner 1-0. Alabama-Kelvin Sigler 6-5; Trevis Smith 5-3; Marcus Spencer 4-4; Heath Panks 4-2;
Travis Carroll 2-4; Kenny Smith 5-0; Paul Pickett 4-1; Fernando Bryant 4-0; Steve Stanley 2-2; Jason
Jones 3-0; Deshea Townsend 3-0; Chris Edwards 2-0; Eric Kerley 2-0; Andre Short 2-0; Clint Waggoner
1-1; Steve Harris 1-1; Tony Dixon 1-1; D. McClintock 1-0; Joel Holliday 1-0; Griff Redmill 1-0;
Kecalf Bailey 1-0; Antonie Hunter 0-1.
Game Starters:
LSU
POS ## OFFENSE
SE 88 Abram Booty
LT 71 Al Jackson
LG 76 Adam Perry
C 72 Todd McClure
RG 66 Alan Faneca
RT 75 Trey Langley
TE 87 Furnell Hankton
FL 22 Larry Foster
QB 14 Herb Tyler
TB 3 Kevin Faulk
FB 43 Tommy Banks
POS ## DEFENSE
RDE 98 Arnold Miller
LDT 55 Chuck Wiley
RDT 94 Anth. McFarland
RDE 59 Kenny Mixon
LB 35 Charles Smith
MLB 48 Joe Wesley
LCB 19 Chris Cummings
SS 21 Raion Hill
FS 8 Mark Roman
RCB 27 Cedr. Donaldson
DB 18 Clrnce LeBlanc
Alabama
POS ## OFFENSE
SE 83 Calvin Hall
LT 60 Chris Samuels
LG 68 Will Friend
C 74 Paul Hogan
RG 66 Brenon Meadows
RT 62 Michael Ray
TE 86 Rod Rutledge
FL 11 Chad Goss
QB 9 F. Kitchens
RB 32 C. Alexander
FB 33 Ed Scissum
POS ## DEFENSE
LDE 88 Kenny Smith
LDT 99 Eric Kerley
RDT 97 Heath Panks
RDE 43 Steve Harris
SLB 4 Steve Stanley
MLB 44 Travis Carroll
WLB 48 Trevis Smith
LCB 25 Fernando Bryant
SS 41 Marcus Spencer
FS 20 Kelvin Sigler
RCB 2 Deshea Townsend
Player participation:
LSU: 1-Wade Richey, 6-Bryan Sparacino, 7-Rondell Mealey, 9-Clifton White, 12-Casey Taber, 13-Tyrone Frazier, 17-Melvin Hill,
23-Jeremy Witten, 26-Chris Beard, 32-Kend. Cleveland, 33-Nemessis Bates, 36-Anthony Skinner, 37-Aaron Adams, 40-Fred Booker,
42-Markeith Spears, 45-Jamal Hill, 52-Brandon Michel, 57-Blaine McCorkle, 58-Monte Gatlin, 65-Ryan Thomassie, 70-Louis Williams,
79-Naeshall Menard, 80-Chad Kessler, 81-Jamal Pack, 82-Joe Domingeaux, 83-Danny Boyd, 90-Mike Sutton, 92-Rosh. Matthews,
93-Theo Williams, 95-Johnny Mitchell.
Alabama: 1-Chris Horne, 3-Michael Feagin, 6-Lance Tucker, 7-Quincy Jackson, 8-Tim Bowens, 12-J.D. Phillips, 13-Kecalf Bailey,
17-Warren Foust, 18-B. Cunningham, 19-Jason Jones, 21-Montoya Madden, 23-Andre Short, 24-Tony Dixon, 26-Arvin Richard,
29-Dennis Riddle, 30-D. McClintock, 34-Chris Hood, 38-Shawn Draper, 39-Antonie Hunter, 40-Daniel Pope, 42-Paul Pickett,
47-Eddie Hunter, 53-G. Wagstaff, 55-Brooks Brodie, 59-Chris Edwards, 63-Sage Spree, 64-Marquis Forge, 65-J. Rudolph,
69-Michael Moore, 70-Jason McDonald, 72-Will Cuthbert, 75-Griff Redmill, 77-Joel Holliday, 82-Thad Abernathy, 84-S. Buchanan,
85-R. Crutchfield, 89-Tito Smith, 90-Jamie Carter, 91-Clint Waggoner, 93-Jonah Dismukes.
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU (7-2,5-2) vs. Alabama (4-5,2-4)
Date: Nov 8, 1997 Site: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 70123
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
LSU................. 7 7 0 13 - 27
Alabama............. 0 0 0 0 - 0
Scoring Summary:
1st 01:06 LSU - Chuck Wiley 0 yd fumble recovery (Wade Richey kick)
LSU 7 - ALABAMA 0
2nd 14:08 LSU - Kevin Faulk 5 yd run (Wade Richey kick)
3 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:47, LSU 14 - ALABAMA 0
4th 10:00 LSU - Herb Tyler 13 yd run (Wade Richey kick failed)
10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:58, LSU 20 - ALABAMA 0
05:30 LSU - Kevin Faulk 53 yd run (Wade Richey kick)
1 play, 53 yards, TOP 0:11, LSU 27 - ALABAMA 0
Kickoff time: 2:32 cst End of Game: 5:23 cst Total elapsed time: 2:51
Officials: Referee: D. Burleson; Umpire: M. Wallace; Linesman: Lane Thomas;
Line judge: G. Shuford; Back judge: H. Mitchell; Field judge: L.Harrington;
Side judge: Ben Oldham; Scorer: Buddy Jones;
Temperature: 56 F Wind: NW 9 Weather: Partly Cloudy
LSU's Kevin Faulk finished with 168 rushing yards, the most
against Alabama since Errict Rhett (Florida) rushed for 170
yards in 1991. LSU's first shutout win over Alabama since
1957 (28-0). Curtis Alexander 1000+ career rushing yards.
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU ALABAMA
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 15
Rushing..................... 13 9
Passing..................... 4 6
Penalty..................... 0 0
Rushing Attempts.............. 51 46
Yards Gained Rushing.......... 296 192
Yards Lost Rushing............ 31 35
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 265 157
NET YARDS PASSING............. 105 93
Passes Attempted............ 13 26
Passes Completed............ 7 8
Had Intercepted............. 0 0
TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 64 72
TOTAL NET YARDS............... 370 250
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.8 3.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-1 2-2
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 5-34 1-4
Number of Punts-Yards......... 9-409 9-392
Average Per Punt............ 45.4 43.6
Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 5-24 2-17
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 0-0 2-61
Interceptions: Number-Yards... 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 30:22 29:38
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 14 6 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 5-29 1-14
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Kevin Faulk 27 179 11 168 2 53 6.2
Rondell Mealey 15 75 3 72 0 21 4.8
Herb Tyler 6 33 17 16 1 14 2.7
Chad Kessler 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0
Tommy Banks 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0
Kend. Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals... 51 296 31 265 3 53 5.2
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
-------------------------------------------
Herb Tyler 13-7-0 105 0 46 1
Totals... 13-7-0 105 0 46 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
-----------------------------------
Abram Booty 3 66 0 46
Larry Foster 2 25 0 17
Kevin Faulk 1 9 0 9
Tommy Banks 1 5 0 5
Totals... 7 105 0 46
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
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Jeremy Witten 4 145 36.2 41 3
Chad Kessler 5 264 52.8 64 1
Totals... 9 409 45.4 64 4
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Larry Foster 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Faulk 2 15 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Roman 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals... 5 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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FUMBLES: LSU-Mark Roman 1-1. Alabama-F. Kitchens 1-1; Lance Tucker 1-1.
Alabama
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
--------------------------------------------
C. Alexander 24 95 0 95 0 17 4.0
Dennis Riddle 11 77 4 73 0 38 6.6
Chad Goss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lance Tucker 2 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0
J.D. Phillips 2 4 8 -4 0 4 -2.0
F. Kitchens 6 16 21 -5 0 8 -0.8
Totals... 46 192 35 157 0 38 3.4
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck
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F. Kitchens 24-8-0 93 0 22 4
Lance Tucker 2-0-0 0 0 0 0
J.D. Phillips 0-0-0 0 0 0 1
Totals... 26-8-0 93 0 22 5
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
-----------------------------------
Chad Goss 2 11 0 7
Quincy Jackson 1 22 0 22
Calvin Hall 1 19 0 19
S. Buchanan 1 15 0 15
Rod Rutledge 1 13 0 13
C. Alexander 1 13 0 13
Dennis Riddle 1 0 0 0
Totals... 8 93 0 22
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
-----------------------------------------
Daniel Pope 8 360 45.0 54 1
Lance Tucker 1 32 32.0 32 0
Totals... 9 392 43.6 54 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Fernando Bryant 0 0 0 2 61 31 0 0 0
Arvin Richard 2 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals... 2 17 17 2 61 31 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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B. Cunningham 2nd 11:18 29 yds - Missed
B. Cunningham 2nd 06:14 30 yds - Blocked
FUMBLES: LSU-Mark Roman 1-1. Alabama-F. Kitchens 1-1; Lance Tucker 1-1.
FUMBLES: LSU-Mark Roman 1-1. Alabama-Lance Tucker 1-1; F. Kitchens 1-1.
Drive Chart
Drive Chart (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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LSU 1st L35 15:00 Kickoff A49 13:10 Punt 5-16 01:50
LSU 1st L21 09:54 Punt A38 04:56 Punt 9-41 04:58
LSU 1st L40 03:16 Punt A43 01:11 Punt 4-17 02:05
LSU 1st A00 01:06 Fumble A00 01:06 Kickoff 0-0 00:00
LSU 2nd L46 14:55 Downs A00 14:08 *TOUCHDOWN 3-54 00:47
LSU 2nd L20 11:18 Missed FG L27 09:05 Punt 3-7 02:13
LSU 2nd L12 00:00 Punt L12 07:55 Fumble 0-0 00:00
LSU 2nd L20 06:14 Missed FG L36 03:06 Punt 5-16 03:08
LSU 2nd L09 01:21 Punt L18 15:00 End of half 4-9 01:21
LSU 3rd L24 12:51 Punt L32 11:09 Punt 3-8 01:42
LSU 3rd L20 06:11 Downs L38 04:16 Punt 4-18 01:55
LSU 3rd L44 00:27 Punt L48 14:46 Punt 3-4 00:41
LSU 4th L34 13:58 Punt A00 10:00 *TOUCHDOWN 10-66 03:58
LSU 4th L45 08:18 Punt L50 06:18 Punt 3-5 02:00
LSU 4th L47 05:41 Fumble A00 05:30 *TOUCHDOWN 1-53 00:11
LSU 4th L33 03:33 Punt A25 00:00 End of half 7-42 03:33
ALABAMA 1st A13 13:10 Punt A19 09:54 Punt 6-6 03:16
ALABAMA 1st A01 04:56 Punt A02 03:16 Punt 3-1 01:40
ALABAMA 1st A02 01:11 Punt A00 01:06 Fumble 1--2 00:05
ALABAMA 1st A40 01:06 Kickoff L45 14:55 Downs 7-15 01:11
ALABAMA 2nd A36 14:08 Kickoff L12 11:18 Missed FG 7-52 02:50
ALABAMA 2nd A32 09:05 Punt L43 07:55 Punt 4-25 01:10
ALABAMA 2nd L12 07:55 Fumble L12 06:14 Missed FG 4-0 01:41
ALABAMA 2nd A20 03:06 Punt L48 01:21 Punt 7-32 01:45
ALABAMA 3rd A20 15:00 Kickoff A45 12:51 Punt 4-25 02:09
ALABAMA 3rd A33 11:09 Punt L19 06:11 Downs 11-48 04:58
ALABAMA 3rd A05 04:16 Punt A29 00:27 Punt 8-24 03:49
ALABAMA 4th A21 14:46 Punt A24 13:58 Punt 3-3 00:48
ALABAMA 4th A20 10:00 Kickoff A07 08:18 Punt 3--13 01:42
ALABAMA 4th A20 06:18 Punt L47 05:41 Fumble 3-33 00:37
ALABAMA 4th A20 05:30 Kickoff A17 03:33 Punt 3--3 01:57
LSU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 08:53 07:29 04:04 09:56 16:22 14:00 30:22
3rd Down Conversions 1/4 1/3 0/2 2/5 2/7 2/7 4/14
Avg Field Position L32 L23 L29 L39 L27 L35 L31
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1
ALABAMA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 06:07 07:31 10:56 05:04 13:38 16:00 29:38
3rd Down Conversions 2/4 1/6 3/6 0/3 3/10 3/9 6/19
Avg Field Position A14 A44 A19 A20 A29 A19 A24
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/2
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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LSU 1st L35 15:00 Kickoff A49 13:10 Punt 5-16 01:50
ALABAMA 1st A13 13:10 Punt A19 09:54 Punt 6-6 03:16
LSU 1st L21 09:54 Punt A38 04:56 Punt 9-41 04:58
ALABAMA 1st A01 04:56 Punt A02 03:16 Punt 3-1 01:40
LSU 1st L40 03:16 Punt A43 01:11 Punt 4-17 02:05
ALABAMA 1st A02 01:11 Punt A00 01:06 Fumble 1--2 00:05
LSU 1st A00 01:06 Fumble A00 01:06 Kickoff 0-0 00:00
ALABAMA 1st A40 01:06 Kickoff L45 14:55 Downs 7-15 01:11
LSU 2nd L46 14:55 Downs A00 14:08 *TOUCHDOWN 3-54 00:47
ALABAMA 2nd A36 14:08 Kickoff L12 11:18 Missed FG 7-52 02:50
LSU 2nd L20 11:18 Missed FG L27 09:05 Punt 3-7 02:13
ALABAMA 2nd A32 09:05 Punt L43 07:55 Punt 4-25 01:10
LSU 2nd L12 00:00 Punt L12 07:55 Fumble 0-0 00:00
ALABAMA 2nd L12 07:55 Fumble L12 06:14 Missed FG 4-0 01:41
LSU 2nd L20 06:14 Missed FG L36 03:06 Punt 5-16 03:08
ALABAMA 2nd A20 03:06 Punt L48 01:21 Punt 7-32 01:45
LSU 2nd L09 01:21 Punt L18 15:00 End of half 4-9 01:21
ALABAMA 3rd A20 15:00 Kickoff A45 12:51 Punt 4-25 02:09
LSU 3rd L24 12:51 Punt L32 11:09 Punt 3-8 01:42
ALABAMA 3rd A33 11:09 Punt L19 06:11 Downs 11-48 04:58
LSU 3rd L20 06:11 Downs L38 04:16 Punt 4-18 01:55
ALABAMA 3rd A05 04:16 Punt A29 00:27 Punt 8-24 03:49
LSU 3rd L44 00:27 Punt L48 14:46 Punt 3-4 00:41
ALABAMA 4th A21 14:46 Punt A24 13:58 Punt 3-3 00:48
LSU 4th L34 13:58 Punt A00 10:00 *TOUCHDOWN 10-66 03:58
ALABAMA 4th A20 10:00 Kickoff A07 08:18 Punt 3--13 01:42
LSU 4th L45 08:18 Punt L50 06:18 Punt 3-5 02:00
ALABAMA 4th A20 06:18 Punt L47 05:41 Fumble 3-33 00:37
LSU 4th L47 05:41 Fumble A00 05:30 *TOUCHDOWN 1-53 00:11
ALABAMA 4th A20 05:30 Kickoff A17 03:33 Punt 3--3 01:57
LSU 4th L33 03:33 Punt A25 00:00 End of half 7-42 03:33
Defensive Statistics
Defensive Statistics (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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48 Joe Wesley 4 7 11 . . . . . . / .
21 Raion Hill 7 1 8 . . . . 1 . / .
18 Clrnce LeBlanc 6 2 8 . . . . 1 . / .
8 Mark Roman 5 2 7 . . . . . . / .
59 Kenny Mixon 4 3 7 . . . . . 1 / 1
35 Charles Smith 1 6 7 1.0/6 . . . . . 1/6 .
95 Johnny Mitchell 5 1 6 1.0/1 . . . . . 1/1 .
55 Chuck Wiley 4 2 6 3.0/18 . 1-0 . . . 2/15 3
94 Anth. McFarland 3 2 5 1.0/7 . . . . . 1/7 2
19 Chris Cummings 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . / .
27 Cedr. Donaldson 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . / .
26 Chris Beard 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
40 Fred Booker 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
36 Anthony Skinner 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
57 Blaine McCorkle 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
90 Mike Sutton . . . . . 1-0 . . . / .
98 Arnold Miller . . . . . . . 1 . / 1
Alabama
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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20 Kelvin Sigler 6 5 11 1.0/2 . . . . . / .
48 Trevis Smith 5 3 8 1.0/3 . . . . . / .
41 Marcus Spencer 4 4 8 2.0/15 . . . . . 1/14 .
97 Heath Panks 4 2 6 2.0/4 . . . . . / .
44 Travis Carroll 2 4 6 2.0/5 . . . . . / .
88 Kenny Smith 5 . 5 2.0/4 . . . . . / .
42 Paul Pickett 4 1 5 . . . . . . / .
25 Fernando Bryant 4 . 4 . . . . 1 . / .
4 Steve Stanley 2 2 4 . . . . . . / .
19 Jason Jones 3 . 3 1.0/1 . . . . . / .
2 Deshea Townsend 3 . 3 . . . . . . / .
99 Eric Kerley 2 . 2 . . . . . . / .
59 Chris Edwards 2 . 2 . . . . . . / .
23 Andre Short 2 . 2 . . . . . . / .
24 Tony Dixon 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
43 Steve Harris 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
91 Clint Waggoner 1 1 2 . . . . . . / .
77 Joel Holliday 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
30 D. McClintock 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
75 Griff Redmill 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
13 Kecalf Bailey 1 . 1 . . . . . . / .
39 Antonie Hunter . 1 1 . . . . . . / .
11 Chad Goss . . . . 1 1-0 . . . / .
Quickie Statistics
Quickie Statistics (Final)
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU ALABAMA
Score......................... 27 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 51-265 46-157
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 105 93
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 13-7-0 26-8-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 64-370 72-250
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 5-24 2-17
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 0-0 2-61
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 9-45.4 9-43.6
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 5-34 1-4
Possession Time............... 30:22 29:38
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 14 6 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 0-0
LSU Alabama
Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg
Kevin Faulk 27 168 2 53 6.2 C. Alexander 24 95 0 17 4.0
Rondell Mealey 15 72 0 21 4.8 Dennis Riddle 11 73 0 38 6.6
Herb Tyler 6 16 1 14 2.7 Chad Goss 1 0 0 0 0.0
Chad Kessler 1 6 0 6 6.0 Lance Tucker 2 -2 0 0 -1.0
Passing AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng Passing AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng
Herb Tyler 13-7-0 105 0 46 F. Kitchens 24-8-0 93 0 22
Lance Tucker 2-0-0 0 0 0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Abram Booty 3 66 0 46 Chad Goss 2 11 0 7
Larry Foster 2 25 0 17 Quincy Jackson 1 22 0 22
Kevin Faulk 1 9 0 9 Calvin Hall 1 19 0 19
Tommy Banks 1 5 0 5 S. Buchanan 1 15 0 15
Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20
Chad Kessler 5 52.8 64 1 Daniel Pope 8 45.0 54 1
Jeremy Witten 4 36.2 41 3 Lance Tucker 1 32.0 32 0
Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long
Larry Foster 2 8 0 5 Arvin Richard 2 17 0 17
Kevin Faulk 2 15 0 11
Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long
Fernando Bryant 2 61 0 31
Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-Yards TOP LSU - ALABAMA
---- --- ---- ------------ ---------- ----------- --- -----------------
LSU 1st 01:06 Chuck Wiley 0 yd fumble recovery Wade Richey kick 7 - 0
LSU 2nd 14:08 Kevin Faulk 5 yd run Wade Richey kick 3-54 0:47 14 - 0
LSU 4th 10:00 Herb Tyler 13 yd run Wade Richey kick failed 10-66 3:58 20 - 0
LSU 4th 05:30 Kevin Faulk 53 yd run Wade Richey kick 1-53 0:11 27 - 0
Participation Report
Participation Report (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU Alabama
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
SE 88 Abram Booty SE 83 Calvin Hall
LT 71 Al Jackson LT 60 Chris Samuels
LG 76 Adam Perry LG 68 Will Friend
C 72 Todd McClure C 74 Paul Hogan
RG 66 Alan Faneca RG 66 Brenon Meadows
RT 75 Trey Langley RT 62 Michael Ray
TE 87 Furnell Hankton TE 86 Rod Rutledge
FL 22 Larry Foster FL 11 Chad Goss
QB 14 Herb Tyler QB 9 F. Kitchens
TB 3 Kevin Faulk RB 32 C. Alexander
FB 43 Tommy Banks FB 33 Ed Scissum
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
RDE 98 Arnold Miller LDE 88 Kenny Smith
LDT 55 Chuck Wiley LDT 99 Eric Kerley
RDT 94 Anth. McFarland RDT 97 Heath Panks
RDE 59 Kenny Mixon RDE 43 Steve Harris
LB 35 Charles Smith SLB 4 Steve Stanley
MLB 48 Joe Wesley MLB 44 Travis Carroll
LCB 19 Chris Cummings WLB 48 Trevis Smith
SS 21 Raion Hill LCB 25 Fernando Bryant
FS 8 Mark Roman SS 41 Marcus Spencer
RCB 27 Cedr. Donaldson FS 20 Kelvin Sigler
DB 18 Clrnce LeBlanc RCB 2 Deshea Townsend
LSU: 1-Wade Richey, 6-Bryan Sparacino, 7-Rondell Mealey, 9-Clifton White, 12-Casey Taber, 13-Tyrone Frazier, 17-Melvin Hill,
23-Jeremy Witten, 26-Chris Beard, 32-Kend. Cleveland, 33-Nemessis Bates, 36-Anthony Skinner, 37-Aaron Adams, 40-Fred Booker,
42-Markeith Spears, 45-Jamal Hill, 52-Brandon Michel, 57-Blaine McCorkle, 58-Monte Gatlin, 65-Ryan Thomassie, 70-Louis Williams,
79-Naeshall Menard, 80-Chad Kessler, 81-Jamal Pack, 82-Joe Domingeaux, 83-Danny Boyd, 90-Mike Sutton, 92-Rosh. Matthews,
93-Theo Williams, 95-Johnny Mitchell.
Alabama: 1-Chris Horne, 3-Michael Feagin, 6-Lance Tucker, 7-Quincy Jackson, 8-Tim Bowens, 12-J.D. Phillips, 13-Kecalf Bailey,
17-Warren Foust, 18-B. Cunningham, 19-Jason Jones, 21-Montoya Madden, 23-Andre Short, 24-Tony Dixon, 26-Arvin Richard,
29-Dennis Riddle, 30-D. McClintock, 34-Chris Hood, 38-Shawn Draper, 39-Antonie Hunter, 40-Daniel Pope, 42-Paul Pickett,
47-Eddie Hunter, 53-G. Wagstaff, 55-Brooks Brodie, 59-Chris Edwards, 63-Sage Spree, 64-Marquis Forge, 65-J. Rudolph,
69-Michael Moore, 70-Jason McDonald, 72-Will Cuthbert, 75-Griff Redmill, 77-Joel Holliday, 82-Thad Abernathy, 84-S. Buchanan,
85-R. Crutchfield, 89-Tito Smith, 90-Jamie Carter, 91-Clint Waggoner, 93-Jonah Dismukes.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Alabama Game Captains: Lance Tucker, Ed Scissum, Marcus Spencer, and
Heath Panks
LSU Game Captains: Chuck Wiley, Adam Perry, and Anthony Skinner
Alabama wins the toss and will defer; LSU will receive and defend the
South goal.
L 1-10 L35 ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA35.
Jonah Dismukes kickoff 59 yards to the LSU6, out-of-bounds, LSU ball on
LSU35.
L 1-10 L35 Tommy Banks rush up middle for 3 yards to the LSU38 (Paul Pickett;Trevis
Smith).
L 2-7 L38 Kevin Faulk rush left for 11 yards to the LSU49, 1ST DOWN LSU (Steve
Stanley;Trevis Smith).
L 1-10 L49 Kevin Faulk rush left for 7 yards to the ALABAMA44 (Deshea Townsend).
L 2-3 A44 PENALTY LSU false start 5 yards to the ALABAMA49.
L 2-8 A49 Herb Tyler rush right for no gain to the ALABAMA49 (Trevis Smith;Kelvin
Sigler).
L 3-8 A49 Herb Tyler LL pass incomplete to Abram Booty.
L 4-8 A49 Jeremy Witten punt 36 yards to the ALABAMA13, fair catch by Deshea Townsend.
--------------- 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:50 ---------------
A 1-10 A13 ALABAMA drive start at 13:10 (1st).
A 1-10 A13 C. Alexander rush left for 5 yards to the ALABAMA18 (Kenny Mixon).
A 2-5 A18 C. Alexander rush left for 4 yards to the ALABAMA22 (Johnny Mitchell;Joe
Wesley).
A 3-1 A22 C. Alexander rush right for 3 yards to the ALABAMA25, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Chris Cummings;Raion Hill).
A 1-10 A25 F. Kitchens pass incomplete to Ed Scissum.
A 2-10 A25 C. Alexander rush draw play for 1 yard to the ALABAMA26 (Kenny Mixon).
A 3-9 A26 F. Kitchens sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ALABAMA19 (Chuck Wiley).
A 4-16 A19 Daniel Pope punt 54 yards to the LSU27, Kevin Faulk return 4 yards to
the LSU31, PENALTY LSU illegal block 10 yards to the LSU21, 1st and
10, LSU ball on LSU21.
--------------- 6 plays, 6 yards, TOP 03:16 ---------------
L 1-10 L21 LSU drive start at 09:54 (1st).
L 1-10 L21 Herb Tyler screen pass complete to Kevin Faulk for 9 yards to the LSU30
(Steve Stanley).
L 2-1 L30 Rondell Mealey rush right for 2 yards to the LSU32, 1ST DOWN LSU
(Kenny Smith).
L 1-10 L32 Rondell Mealey rush up middle for 4 yards to the LSU36 (Trevis Smith;Steve
Harris).
L 2-6 L36 Rondell Mealey rush up middle for no gain to the LSU36 (Paul Pickett;Marcus
Spencer).
L 3-6 L36 Herb Tyler LL pass complete to Larry Foster for 17 yards to the ALABAMA47,
1ST DOWN LSU (Kecalf Bailey).
L 1-10 A47 Herb Tyler pass complete to Abram Booty for 10 yards to the ALABAMA37,
1ST DOWN LSU (Fernando Bryant).
L 1-10 A37 Rondell Mealey rush right for 4 yards to the ALABAMA33 (Heath Panks).
L 2-6 A33 PENALTY LSU false start 5 yards to the ALABAMA38.
L 2-11 A38 Herb Tyler crossing pass incomplete to Larry Foster.
L 3-11 A38 Herb Tyler flag pass incomplete to Larry Foster.
L 4-11 A38 Timeout Alabama, clock 05:05.
L 4-11 A38 Jeremy Witten punt 37 yards to the ALABAMA1, downed.
--------------- 9 plays, 31 yards, TOP 04:58 ---------------
A 1-10 A01 ALABAMA drive start at 04:56 (1st).
A 1-10 A01 C. Alexander rush up middle for no gain to the ALABAMA1 (Joe
Wesley;Arnold Miller).
A 2-10 A01 C. Alexander rush right for 1 yard to the ALABAMA2 (Raion Hill;Joe
Wesley).
A 3-9 A02 F. Kitchens sideline pass incomplete to Calvin Hall.
A 4-9 A02 Daniel Pope punt 53 yards to the LSU45, Larry Foster return 5 yards to
the 50 yardline (Andre Short), PENALTY LSU illegal block 10 yards to the
LSU40, 1st and 10, LSU ball on LSU40.
--------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------
L 1-10 L40 LSU drive start at 03:16 (1st).
L 1-10 L40 Herb Tyler sideline pass complete to Abram Booty for 10 yards to the 50
yardline, 1ST DOWN LSU (Fernando Bryant).
L 1-10 L50 Rondell Mealey rush draw play for 5 yards to the ALABAMA45 (Paul
Pickett;Kelvin Sigler).
L 2-5 A45 Rondell Mealey rush left for 4 yards to the ALABAMA41 (Eric Kerley;Trevis
Smith;Paul Pickett).
L 3-1 A41 Rondell Mealey rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the ALABAMA43 (Kelvin
Sigler).
L 4-3 A43 Jeremy Witten punt 41 yards to the ALABAMA2, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:05 ---------------
A 1-10 A02 ALABAMA drive start at 01:11 (1st).
A 1-10 A02 Lance Tucker rush up middle to the ALABAMA0, fumble by Lance Tucker
recovered by LSU Chuck Wiley at ALABAMA0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:06.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:05 ---------------
Wade Richey kick attempt good.
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LSU 7, ALABAMA 0
======================
Danny Boyd kickoff 56 yards to the ALABAMA9, Fernando Bryant return 31 yards
to the ALABAMA40 (Anthony Skinner;Fred Booker).
A 1-10 A40 ALABAMA drive start at 01:06 (1st).
A 1-10 A40 C. Alexander rush right for 2 yards to the ALABAMA42 (Raion Hill).
A 2-8 A42 C. Alexander rush draw play for 5 yards to the ALABAMA47 (Joe Wesley).
A 3-3 A47 C. Alexander rush draw play for 4 yards to the LSU49, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Charles Smith;Arnold Miller).
A 1-10 L49 Lance Tucker crossing pass incomplete to Chad Goss.
A 2-10 L49 C. Alexander rush draw play for 4 yards to the LSU45 (Raion Hill).
==END OF 1st QUARTER==
LSU 7, ALABAMA 0
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
A 3-6 L45 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
A 3-6 L45 Lance Tucker crossing pass incomplete to Dennis Riddle.
A 4-6 L45 Lance Tucker rush up middle for no gain to the LSU45.
--------------- 7 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:11 ---------------
L 1-10 L45 LSU drive start at 14:55 (2nd).
L 1-10 L45 LSU ball on LSU46.
L 1-10 L46 Herb Tyler RR pass complete to Abram Booty for 46 yards to the ALABAMA8,
1ST DOWN LSU.
L 1-G A08 Kevin Faulk rush draw play for 3 yards to the ALABAMA5 (Kelvin Sigler).
L 2-G A05 Kevin Faulk rush right for 5 yards to the ALABAMA0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:08.
Wade Richey kick attempt good.
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LSU 14, ALABAMA 0
======================
--------------- 3 plays, 54 yards, TOP 00:47 ---------------
Danny Boyd kickoff 59 yards to the ALABAMA6, Fernando Bryant return 30 yards
to the ALABAMA36 (Fred Booker).
A 1-10 A36 ALABAMA drive start at 14:08 (2nd).
A 1-10 A36 Dennis Riddle rush draw play for 6 yards to the ALABAMA42 (Joe
Wesley;Mark Roman).
A 2-4 A42 Dennis Riddle rush left for 8 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Joe Wesley).
A 1-10 A50 Dennis Riddle rush left for 38 yards to the LSU12, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Joe Wesley).
A 1-10 L12 Dennis Riddle rush left for 1 yard to the LSU11 (Clrnce LeBlanc).
A 2-9 L11 Dennis Riddle rush right for loss of 1 yard to the LSU12.
A 3-10 L12 F. Kitchens LL pass incomplete to Calvin Hall.
A 4-10 L12 B. Cunningham field goal attempt from 29 MISSED, spot at LSU20, clock
11:18.
--------------- 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 02:50 ---------------
L 1-10 L20 Kevin Faulk rush right for loss of 1 yard to the LSU19 (Kenny Smith;Marcus
Spencer).
L 2-11 L19 Kend. Cleveland rush draw play for no gain to the LSU19 (Eric Kerley;Travis
Carroll;Steve Stanley).
L 3-11 L19 Herb Tyler LL pass complete to Larry Foster for 8 yards to the LSU27 (Deshea
Townsend;Marcus Spencer).
L 4-3 L27 Chad Kessler punt 41 yards to the ALABAMA32, Arvin Richard return 0 yards to
the ALABAMA32 (Chris Cummings;Chris Beard).
--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:13 ---------------
A 1-10 A32 ALABAMA drive start at 09:05 (2nd).
A 1-10 A32 F. Kitchens crossing pass complete to Quincy Jackson for 22 yards to the
LSU46, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Raion Hill).
A 1-10 L46 Dennis Riddle rush left for 3 yards to the LSU43 (Anth. McFarland).
A 2-7 L43 F. Kitchens deep pass incomplete to S. Buchanan.
A 3-7 L43 F. Kitchens crossing pass incomplete to Calvin Hall.
A 4-7 L43 Lance Tucker punt 32 yards to the LSU11, Mark Roman return 1 yards to
the LSU12, fumble forced by Chad Goss, fumble by Mark Roman recovered by
ALABAMA Chad Goss at LSU12.
--------------- 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:10 ---------------
A 1-10 L12 ALABAMA drive start at 07:55 (2nd).
A 1-10 L12 Dennis Riddle rush right for no gain to the LSU12 (Chuck Wiley).
A 2-10 L12 Chad Goss rush reverse for no gain to the LSU12 (Clrnce LeBlanc).
A 3-10 L12 F. Kitchens flag pass incomplete to Calvin Hall.
A 4-10 L12 B. Cunningham field goal attempt from 30 BLOCKED, recovered by LSU Chris
Cummings at LSU0 spot at LSU0, clock 06:14 (blocked by Chris Cummings),
clock 06:14.
--------------- 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:41 ---------------
L 1-10 L00 LSU ball on LSU20.
L 1-10 L20 Kevin Faulk rush draw play for loss of 3 yards to the LSU17 (Kenny
Smith;Travis Carroll).
L 2-13 L17 Kevin Faulk rush right for 30 yards to the LSU47, 1ST DOWN LSU
(Marcus Spencer).
L 1-10 L47 Kevin Faulk rush draw play for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Travis
Carroll;Steve Stanley).
L 2-7 L50 Kevin Faulk rush up middle for no gain to the 50 yardline (Trevis
Smith;Travis Carroll).
L 3-7 L50 Herb Tyler sacked for loss of 14 yards to the LSU36 (Marcus Spencer).
L 4-21 L36 Chad Kessler punt 64 yards to the ALABAMA0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 03:08 ---------------
A 1-10 A20 ALABAMA drive start at 03:06 (2nd).
A 1-10 A20 Dennis Riddle rush draw play for 13 yards to the ALABAMA33, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Mark Roman).
A 1-10 A33 C. Alexander rush draw play for 4 yards to the ALABAMA37 (Charles
Smith).
A 2-6 A37 F. Kitchens crossing pass incomplete to Dennis Riddle, dropped pass.
A 3-6 A37 F. Kitchens crossing pass complete to Chad Goss for 7 yards to the
ALABAMA44, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Chris Beard).
A 1-10 A44 F. Kitchens middle pass incomplete (Arnold Miller).
A 2-10 A44 F. Kitchens rush up middle for 8 yards to the LSU48 (Johnny Mitchell).
A 3-2 L48 F. Kitchens crossing pass incomplete to Dennis Riddle, dropped pass.
A 4-2 L48 Daniel Pope punt 39 yards to the LSU9, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 01:45 ---------------
L 1-10 L09 LSU drive start at 01:21 (2nd).
L 1-10 L09 Kevin Faulk rush left for 7 yards to the LSU16 (Kelvin Sigler).
L 2-3 L16 Kevin Faulk rush right for loss of 2 yards to the LSU14 (Heath Panks).
L 3-5 L14 Timeout Alabama, clock 00:40.
L 3-5 L14 Kevin Faulk rush right for 7 yards to the LSU21, 1ST DOWN LSU
(Fernando Bryant;Marcus Spencer).
L 1-10 L21 Herb Tyler rush KN for loss of 3 yards to the LSU18.
L 2-13 L18 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.
==END OF 2nd QUARTER==
LSU 14, ALABAMA 0
======================
Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
L 2-13 L18 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, LSU ball on LSU35.
--------------- 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:21 ---------------
Wade Richey kickoff 65 yards to the ALABAMA0, touchback.
A 1-10 A20 ALABAMA drive start at 15:00 (3rd).
A 1-10 A20 C. Alexander rush draw play for 17 yards to the ALABAMA37, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Chris Cummings).
A 1-10 A37 C. Alexander rush right for 3 yards to the ALABAMA40 (Cedr. Donaldson).
A 2-7 A40 C. Alexander rush draw play for 4 yards to the ALABAMA44 (Johnny
Mitchell;Joe Wesley).
A 3-3 A44 C. Alexander rush left for 1 yard to the ALABAMA45 (Charles Smith;Joe
Wesley).
A 4-2 A45 Daniel Pope punt 32 yards to the LSU23, fair catch by Kevin Faulk.
--------------- 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 02:09 ---------------
L 1-10 L23 LSU drive start at 12:51 (3rd).
L 1-10 L23 LSU ball on LSU24.
L 1-10 L24 Kevin Faulk rush right for no gain to the LSU24 (Trevis Smith).
L 2-10 L24 Kevin Faulk rush up middle for 2 yards to the LSU26 (Paul Pickett;Heath
Panks).
L 3-8 L26 Herb Tyler rush quarterback draw for 6 yards to the LSU32 (Marcus Spencer),
PENALTY LSU illegal shift declined.
L 4-2 L32 Chad Kessler punt 52 yards to the ALABAMA16, Arvin Richard return 17 yards
to the ALABAMA33 (Blaine McCorkle).
--------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:42 ---------------
A 1-10 A33 ALABAMA drive start at 11:09 (3rd).
A 1-10 A33 F. Kitchens crossing pass complete to Chad Goss for 4 yards to the
ALABAMA37 (Charles Smith;Cedr. Donaldson).
A 2-6 A37 C. Alexander rush draw play for 1 yard to the ALABAMA38 (Chuck
Wiley;Raion Hill).
A 3-5 A38 F. Kitchens LF pass complete to C. Alexander for 13 yards to the LSU49,
1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Joe Wesley;Clrnce LeBlanc).
A 1-10 L49 C. Alexander rush draw play for 5 yards to the LSU44 (Joe Wesley;Cedr.
Donaldson).
A 2-5 L44 C. Alexander rush left for 3 yards to the LSU41 (Mark Roman).
A 3-2 L41 C. Alexander rush right for 4 yards to the LSU37, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Clrnce LeBlanc;Charles Smith).
A 1-10 L37 F. Kitchens crossing pass complete to Rod Rutledge for 13 yards to the
LSU24, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA.
A 1-10 L24 Dennis Riddle rush draw play for 5 yards to the LSU19 (Raion Hill).
A 2-5 L19 F. Kitchens crossing pass incomplete to Quincy Jackson, dropped pass.
A 3-5 L19 F. Kitchens sideline pass incomplete to Arvin Richard.
A 4-5 L19 F. Kitchens RF pass complete to Dennis Riddle for no gain to the LSU19
(Clrnce LeBlanc).
--------------- 11 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:58 ---------------
L 1-10 L19 LSU drive start at 06:11 (3rd).
L 1-10 L19 LSU ball on LSU20.
L 1-10 L20 Herb Tyler rush right for 14 yards to the LSU34, 1ST DOWN LSU (Kelvin
Sigler).
L 1-10 L34 Kevin Faulk rush up middle for 1 yard to the LSU35 (Heath Panks).
L 2-9 L35 Kevin Faulk rush left for 3 yards to the LSU38 (Heath Panks).
L 3-6 L38 Herb Tyler sideline pass incomplete to Larry Foster, PENALTY LSU illegal
shift declined.
L 4-6 L38 Chad Kessler punt 57 yards to the ALABAMA5, downed.
--------------- 4 plays, 18 yards, TOP 01:55 ---------------
A 1-10 A05 ALABAMA drive start at 04:16 (3rd).
A 1-10 A05 C. Alexander rush draw play for 4 yards to the ALABAMA9 (Johnny
Mitchell;Chris Cummings), PENALTY ALABAMA holding 4 yards to the
ALABAMA5.
A 1-10 A05 1st and 10.
A 1-10 A05 C. Alexander rush right for 4 yards to the ALABAMA9 (Joe Wesley).
A 2-6 A09 F. Kitchens sideline pass incomplete to Ed Scissum.
A 3-6 A09 F. Kitchens rush left for 8 yards to the ALABAMA17, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Mark Roman).
A 1-10 A17 C. Alexander rush draw play for 14 yards to the ALABAMA31, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Mark Roman).
A 1-10 A31 C. Alexander rush draw play for 1 yard to the ALABAMA32 (Charles Smith).
A 2-9 A32 Dennis Riddle rush left for loss of 3 yards to the ALABAMA29 (Chuck
Wiley).
A 3-12 A29 F. Kitchens crossing pass incomplete to Chad Goss (Cedr. Donaldson).
A 4-12 A29 Daniel Pope punt 38 yards to the LSU33, Kevin Faulk return 11 yards to
the LSU44 (D. McClintock).
--------------- 8 plays, 24 yards, TOP 03:49 ---------------
L 1-10 L44 LSU drive start at 00:27 (3rd).
L 1-10 L44 Herb Tyler sideline pass incomplete to Abram Booty (Fernando Bryant).
L 2-10 L44 Rondell Mealey rush draw play for 4 yards to the LSU48 (Joel Holliday).
==END OF 3rd QUARTER==
LSU 14, ALABAMA 0
======================
Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
L 3-6 L48 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
L 3-6 L48 Herb Tyler crossing pass incomplete to Abram Booty.
L 4-6 L48 Jeremy Witten punt 31 yards to the ALABAMA21, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:41 ---------------
A 1-10 A21 ALABAMA drive start at 14:46 (4th).
A 1-10 A21 F. Kitchens deep pass incomplete to Quincy Jackson (Chris Cummings).
A 2-10 A21 Dennis Riddle rush draw play for 3 yards to the ALABAMA24 (Kenny
Mixon;Anth. McFarland).
A 3-7 A24 F. Kitchens crossing pass incomplete to Dennis Riddle, dropped pass.
A 4-7 A24 Daniel Pope punt 45 yards to the LSU31, Larry Foster return 3 yards to
the LSU34 (Clint Waggoner).
--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:48 ---------------
L 1-10 L34 LSU drive start at 13:58 (4th).
L 1-10 L34 Kevin Faulk rush up middle for 5 yards to the LSU39 (Marcus Spencer;Kelvin
Sigler).
L 2-5 L39 Kevin Faulk rush right for 8 yards to the LSU47, 1ST DOWN LSU (Kelvin
Sigler).
L 1-10 L47 Kevin Faulk rush up middle for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Steve
Harris;Kelvin Sigler).
L 2-7 L50 Kevin Faulk rush draw play for loss of 2 yards to the LSU48 (Travis
Carroll;Heath Panks).
L 3-9 L48 Kevin Faulk rush draw play for 12 yards to the ALABAMA40, 1ST DOWN
LSU (Deshea Townsend).
L 1-10 A40 Kevin Faulk rush right for 10 yards to the ALABAMA30, 1ST DOWN LSU
(Kenny Smith;Travis Carroll).
L 1-10 A30 Rondell Mealey rush left for 15 yards to the ALABAMA15, 1ST DOWN LSU
(Fernando Bryant;Kelvin Sigler).
Fernando Bryant shaken up on the play.
L 1-10 A15 Kevin Faulk rush right for loss of 3 yards to the ALABAMA18 (Trevis Smith).
L 2-13 A18 Timeout LSU, clock 10:12.
L 2-13 A18 Herb Tyler LF pass complete to Tommy Banks for 5 yards to the ALABAMA13
(Kelvin Sigler).
L 3-8 A13 Herb Tyler rush quarterback draw for 13 yards to the ALABAMA0, 1ST DOWN
LSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:00.
Wade Richey kick attempt failed.
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LSU 20, ALABAMA 0
======================
--------------- 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:58 ---------------
Wade Richey kickoff 65 yards to the ALABAMA0, touchback.
A 1-10 A20 ALABAMA drive start at 10:00 (4th).
A 1-10 A20 F. Kitchens sideline pass incomplete to Dennis Riddle.
A 2-10 A20 F. Kitchens sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ALABAMA13 (Anth.
McFarland).
A 3-17 A13 F. Kitchens sacked for loss of 6 yards to the ALABAMA7 (Charles Smith).
A 4-23 A07 Daniel Pope punt 49 yards to the LSU44, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:42 ---------------
L 1-10 L44 LSU drive start at 08:18 (4th).
L 1-10 L44 LSU ball on LSU45.
L 1-10 L45 Kevin Faulk rush left for 8 yards to the ALABAMA47.
L 2-2 A47 Kevin Faulk rush draw play for 1 yard to the ALABAMA46 (Andre Short;Antonie
Hunter).
L 3-1 A46 Kevin Faulk rush up middle for no gain to the ALABAMA46 (Chris Edwards).
L 4-1 A46 PENALTY LSU delay of game 4 yards to the 50 yardline.
L 4-5 L50 Chad Kessler punt 50 yards to the ALABAMA0, touchback.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:00 ---------------
A 1-10 A20 ALABAMA drive start at 06:18 (4th).
A 1-10 A20 F. Kitchens crossing pass complete to Calvin Hall for 19 yards to the
ALABAMA39, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Clrnce LeBlanc).
A 1-10 A39 F. Kitchens sideline pass complete to S. Buchanan for 15 yards to the
LSU46, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA.
A 1-10 L46 F. Kitchens sacked for loss of 1 yard to the LSU47 (Johnny Mitchell),
fumble by F. Kitchens recovered by LSU Mike Sutton at LSU47.
--------------- 3 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:37 ---------------
L 1-10 L47 LSU drive start at 05:41 (4th).
L 1-10 L47 Kevin Faulk rush right for 53 yards to the ALABAMA0, 1ST DOWN LSU,
TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:30.
Wade Richey kick attempt good.
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LSU 27, ALABAMA 0
======================
--------------- 1 plays, 53 yards, TOP 00:11 ---------------
Wade Richey kickoff 65 yards to the ALABAMA0, touchback.
A 1-10 A20 ALABAMA drive start at 05:30 (4th).
A 1-10 A20 J.D. Phillips sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ALABAMA12 (Chuck Wiley).
A 2-18 A12 C. Alexander rush draw play for 1 yard to the ALABAMA13 (Kenny Mixon).
A 3-17 A13 J.D. Phillips rush quarterback draw for 4 yards to the ALABAMA17 (Anth.
McFarland).
A 4-13 A17 Daniel Pope punt 50 yards to the LSU33, fair catch by Kevin Faulk.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:57 ---------------
L 1-10 L33 LSU drive start at 03:33 (4th).
L 1-10 L33 Rondell Mealey rush draw play for loss of 1 yard to the LSU32 (Jason Jones).
L 2-11 L32 Rondell Mealey rush left for 5 yards to the LSU37 (Kenny Smith).
L 3-6 L37 Rondell Mealey rush right for 5 yards to the LSU42 (Jason Jones;Tony Dixon).
L 4-1 L42 Chad Kessler rush left for 6 yards to the LSU48, 1ST DOWN LSU (Chris
Edwards).
L 1-10 L48 Rondell Mealey rush up middle for 21 yards to the ALABAMA31, 1ST DOWN
LSU (Jason Jones).
L 1-10 A31 Rondell Mealey rush up middle for no gain to the ALABAMA31 (Griff Redmill).
L 2-10 A31 Rondell Mealey rush left for 6 yards to the ALABAMA25 (Tony Dixon;Clint
Waggoner).
L 3-4 A25 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.
--------------- 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 03:33 ---------------
======FINAL SCORE=====
LSU 27, ALABAMA 0
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Play Breakdown Summary
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU Alabama
Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total
OVERALL.......... 50 14 64 OVERALL.......... 41 31 72
1ST DOWN......... 24 5 29 1ST DOWN......... 19 12 31
2ND DOWN-SHORT... 3 0 3 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 4 0 4 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 4 3 7
2ND DOWN-LONG.... 11 2 13 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 11 2 13
3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 0 2 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 2 1 3
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 0 0 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 2 0 2
3RD DOWN-LONG.... 5 7 12 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 2 12 14
4TH DOWN......... 1 0 1 4TH DOWN......... 1 1 2
LSU Alabama
Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total
............... 50 14 64 ............... 41 31 72
Play Breakdown
Play Breakdown (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
LSU (Sorted by Play type)
1ST DOWN RUN (24 RUN, 5 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 L20 #3 -3 [ ] draw play 1-10 A47 #88 10 [ ]
1-8 A08 #3 3 [ ] draw play 1-10 L46 #88 46 [ ] right
1-10 L47 #3 3 [ ] draw play 1-10 L21 #3 9 [ ] SC
1-10 L33 #7 -1 [ ] draw play 1-10 L44 #88 - [ ] SI
1-10 L50 #7 5 [ ] draw play 1-10 L40 #88 10 [ ] SI
1-10 L21 #14 -3 [ ] KN
1-10 L49 #3 7 [ ] left
1-10 L45 #3 8 [ ] left
1-10 L09 #3 7 [ ] left
1-10 A30 #7 15 [ ] left
1-10 L34 #3 1 [ ] up middle
1-10 L34 #3 5 [ ] up middle
1-10 L47 #3 3 [ ] up middle
1-10 L35 #43 3 [ ] up middle
1-10 L32 #7 4 [ ] up middle
1-10 L48 #7 21 [ ] up middle
1-10 A31 #7 0 [ ] up middle
1-10 L20 #14 14 [ ] right
1-10 L47 #3 53 [ ] right
1-10 L24 #3 0 [ ] right
1-10 A15 #3 -3 [ ] right
1-10 L20 #3 -1 [ ] right
1-10 A40 #3 10 [ ] right
1-10 A37 #7 4 [ ] right
2ND-SHORT RUN (3 RUN, 0 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS
2-2 A47 #3 1 [ ] draw play
2-3 L16 #3 -2 [ ] right
2-1 L30 #7 2 [ ] right
2ND-MIDDLE RUN (4 RUN, 0 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5 A45 #7 4 [ ] left
2-6 L36 #7 0 [ ] up middle
2-5 A05 #3 5 [ ] right
2-5 L39 #3 8 [ ] right
2ND-LONG RUN (11 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS
2-7 L50 #3 -2 [ ] draw play 2-11 A38 #22 - [ ] CR
2-11 L19 #32 0 [ ] draw play 2-13 A18 #43 5 [ ] LF
2-10 L44 #7 4 [ ] draw play
2-9 L35 #3 3 [ ] left
2-7 L38 #3 11 [ ] left
2-11 L32 #7 5 [ ] left
2-10 A31 #7 6 [ ] left
2-10 L24 #3 2 [ ] up middle
2-7 L50 #3 0 [ ] up middle
2-8 A49 #14 0 [ ] right
2-13 L17 #3 30 [ ] right
3RD-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1 A46 #3 0 [ ] up middle
3-1 A41 #7 -2 [ ] up middle
3RD-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3RD-LONG RUN (5 RUN, 7 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS
3-9 L48 #3 12 [ ] draw play 3-7 L50 # SACK [ ]
3-8 L26 #14 6 [ ] quarterback draw 3-6 L48 #88 - [ ] CR
3-8 A13 #14 13 [ ] quarterback draw 3-11 A38 #22 - [ ] FL
3-5 L14 #3 7 [ ] right 3-6 L36 #22 17 [ ] left
3-6 L37 #7 5 [ ] right 3-11 L19 #22 8 [ ] left
3-8 A49 #88 - [ ] left
3-6 L38 #22 - [ ] SI
4TH DOWN RUN (1 RUN, 0 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS
4-1 L42 #80 6 [ ] left
Play Breakdown
Play Breakdown (Final)
1997 LSU Football
LSU vs Alabama (Nov 8, 1997 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Alabama (Sorted by Play type)
1ST DOWN RUN (19 RUN, 12 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 A36 #29 6 [ ] draw play 1-10 A25 #33 - [ ]
1-10 L24 #29 5 [ ] draw play 1-10 L46 # - [ ]
1-10 A20 #29 13 [ ] draw play 1-10 A20 # SACK [ ]
1-10 L49 #32 5 [ ] draw play 1-10 A33 #11 4 [ ] CR
1-10 A20 #32 17 [ ] draw play 1-10 L49 #11 - [ ] CR
1-10 A05 #32 4 [ ] draw play 1-10 A32 #7 22 [ ] CR
1-10 A33 #32 4 [ ] draw play 1-10 A20 #83 19 [ ] CR
1-10 A17 #32 14 [ ] draw play 1-10 L37 #86 13 [ ] CR
1-10 A31 #32 1 [ ] draw play 1-10 A21 #7 - [ ] DP
1-10 A50 #29 38 [ ] left 1-10 A44 # - [ ] up middle
1-10 L12 #29 1 [ ] left 1-10 A20 #29 - [ ] SI
1-10 L46 #29 3 [ ] left 1-10 A39 #84 15 [ ] SI
1-10 A13 #32 5 [ ] left
1-10 A01 #32 0 [ ] up middle
1-10 A02 #6 -2 [ ] up middle
1-10 L12 #29 0 [ ] right
1-10 A05 #32 4 [ ] right
1-10 A37 #32 3 [ ] right
1-10 A40 #32 2 [ ] right
2ND-SHORT RUN (0 RUN, 0 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS
2ND-MIDDLE RUN (4 RUN, 3 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-6 A37 #32 1 [ ] draw play 2-6 A37 #29 - [ ] CR
2-4 A42 #29 8 [ ] left 2-5 L19 #7 - [ ] CR
2-5 A18 #32 4 [ ] left 2-6 A09 #33 - [ ] SI
2-5 L44 #32 3 [ ] left
2ND-LONG RUN (11 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS
2-10 A21 #29 3 [ ] draw play 2-10 A20 # SACK [ ]
2-10 L49 #32 4 [ ] draw play 2-7 L43 #84 - [ ] DP
2-7 A40 #32 4 [ ] draw play
2-8 A42 #32 5 [ ] draw play
2-18 A12 #32 1 [ ] draw play
2-10 A25 #32 1 [ ] draw play
2-9 A32 #29 -3 [ ] left
2-10 A44 #9 8 [ ] up middle
2-9 L11 #29 -1 [ ] right
2-10 A01 #32 1 [ ] right
2-10 L12 #11 0 [ ] reverse
3RD-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS
3-1 A22 #32 3 [ ] right 3-2 L48 #29 - [ ] CR
3-2 L41 #32 4 [ ] right
3RD-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3 A47 #32 4 [ ] draw play
3-3 A44 #32 1 [ ] left
3RD-LONG RUN (2 RUN, 12 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS
3-6 A09 #9 8 [ ] left 3-17 A13 # SACK [ ]
3-17 A13 #12 4 [ ] quarterback draw 3-9 A26 # SACK [ ]
3-12 A29 #11 - [ ] CR
3-6 A37 #11 7 [ ] CR
3-6 L45 #29 - [ ] CR
3-7 A24 #29 - [ ] CR
3-7 L43 #83 - [ ] CR
3-10 L12 #83 - [ ] FL
3-5 A38 #32 13 [ ] LF
3-10 L12 #83 - [ ] left
3-5 L19 #26 - [ ] SI
3-9 A02 #83 - [ ] SI
4TH DOWN RUN (1 RUN, 1 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS
4-6 L45 #6 0 [ ] up middle 4-5 L19 #29 0 [ ] RF