1977 #2 Alabama @ #18 LSU No Huddle

ncaa football at a tiger stadium in baton rouge louisiana the very first meeting between the crimson tide of alabama and the tigers of lsu baton rouge on a warm sunny afternoon after some 50 days of a little bit of rain at one time throughout the period today we've got a dandy here for the renewal of this rivalry between alabama and louisiana state deep to receive the kickoff for alabama tony nathan number 22 and mitch ferguson number 41. it's a fine day for a college football game and we're in the right place here we go it is ferguson back in the end zone he'll put it down they'll be at quarterback will be number 11 jeff rutledge an improving ball player tony nathan number 22 both of them run out of birmingham lou eichner will be at half back who can fly and the big guy johnny davis the fullback with ozzie newton first offensive player of the game will be out of the wishbone now they break it and send eichner wide bring newsome in to a tight end position and they attack it will county nathan over the left side of the line and they had dave sadler at an offensive tackle lou greene at guard dwight stephenson is the center bob quiter at 258 one of the biggest and the guy i really like jim bunch number 63 and rick neal number eight for alabama it is second down and nine they go to johnny davis a little bit of delay the big guy runs it up the middle he is very close to a first down up front it's lou silvi georgia tiller kent broha and john adams great name john adams steve ripple george cupid and bobby moreau are the linebackers bobby used to play quarterback here at lsu and the secondary willie teo bob khan gary blackener and jackie cassanova it is third down and very short in alabama it goes over the right side behind fighter i think that's the thing to watch particularly early in the game luckily they hit it hard but he turns it up field at about the 36 yard line second down and six for alabama they're set up in the bone again and wetlands gives to davis and davis has a lot of room over the right side behind bunch and fighter and he's up to about the 44-yard line for the first down of alabama the tide first down [Music] [Applause] 17 to 14. penn state has the ball however and the opportunity is there for sure we'll watch those scores through the afternoon to pitch close to nathan he's right behind the line as clement runs out of the tackle but they get him for a loss back to the alabama 47 year old lion is third down and 17 and he intended to see the rossignol from making his cut fell down the ball sailed harmlessly out of bounds coach is in the fight chris williams is deep for lsu not a particular long date but it takes an alabama roll and it rolls inside the 10-yard line where lsu will have to start with very poor the lsu comes up with steve inspinger a sophomore at quarterback portland he played well last week charles alexander widely publicized kelly simmons primarily of walker and a good one mike pontella opens at the split back in the fire carlos carson at this defensive possession of the afternoon they're out of the eye formation out of a power line the ball is given to fintella the split back coming on and upfront it's chris rich offensive tackle at 254 pounds craig dewey 234 pounds jay whitney at 222 snapping william johnson 230 pound guard robert dudas 260 one pound junior and robert de lee a 225 pound freshman at the tight end he is second down in two for osu and alexander is short of the first time is eventually for alabama wayne hamilton last time we saw him he was just flat brilliant against usc marty lyons terry jones david hannah and joey mitchell on the five-man front linebackers rich wingo and barry cross ricky gilman will play a lot too don mcneal mike tucker murray leggett mike kramer the defensive secondary and if you're going to attack alabama that's where you attack it alabama now with that five-man front two linebackers up close both quarterbacks come up and they give it away to summons the full-back summons pass for the first down and that tells you something about the athletic ability of nuisance big rush kick is away and it's a good one loosen nothing but white church in front of him one two three four five six seven sounds like a defensive factor here we go alabama first down that's the 40. [Applause] alabama now trying to get something on the board as rupp mitch options have some wins [Music] [Applause] a couple of white shirts got away from them alabama's got another first down texas trailing houston in the second quarter right here no score as the pass is in the air and it is complete to ozzie nelson unfortunately that's not the case for him just inside the 25-yard line followed to 24. johnny davis the fullback runs out of tackles keeps on going johnny hammers it to the 13. first down at the lsu 13-yard line for alabama and they get him at the 11 with 6 15 to go first quarter second down after 11 for alabama second and eighth and rutledge stands not [Applause] chapman is available for the field goal it is a 31-yard field goal he'll kick it out of the hold of kevin jones it is up 20-yard line first down now he's going to be stuck behind the line that loss is back to the 11-yard line in the second down and 19 out of the i-4 it's alexander you don't think he's not excited [Applause] [Music] alexander is in motion to the sidelines and ends meet his first pass of the day off the hands of carlos carson incomplete bobby monroe will cut now for lsu ozzie newton is deep he's got a little help this time by lsu penalty flag is down did he wave i paul on the fair catch interference great call steven shealy now is in at quarterback for alabama with a better runner bigger and stronger he's got it like i said good winner donnie faust is in the backfield along with major ogilvy and his spouse would evolve on the 44 and he goes to the 30-yard line mitch ferguson is also in the lineups travis wide right bouldin wide left for alabama second down seven yards to go from the lsu 30. this whole bulk has been played pretty much in lsu country they go into the middle of the pullback and he belts it down to about the 25-yard line third down ty needs two yards at the lsu 25 stephen steele behind the line of finish number 94 live in white chapman on the season then is nine for 17. this being his 18th defend he's got this one in the air and it is good and so alabama with one minute and 37 seconds to play in the first quarter gets on the board to lead lsu three another steve glasgow will be the deep middleman for lsu with murfree and leroy jones back there gargon has the ball the freshman out of baton rouge looking for the sideline almost left there he got out to about the 20 out of the i formation with alexandra deep simmons the fullback and movement by the white side of the lsu line always have steady consistent defensive football teams and lionel wallace out to the right here comes uh insomnia before it has the man open throws it passes incomplete the pass intended for marcus quinn that's alexander in motion now they've got three men on the wide side of the field they go over the middle with it the passes tip finishing complete news and deep for alabama morrow's punt big one ozzie takes a little punishment but he gets it back to the 36-yard line so did notre dame nebraska is not a final either they're leading 12-10 over missouri jeff rutledge is back in at quarterback now for alabama at the 36-yard line first unit back in and it's big johnny davis ramming it out close to the 40. lsu with six-man front two linebackers jammed right in tight the option on outside for the uh defense and they get either outside and the penalty flag goes down sometimes you you see these clipping calls and you just i'm sure muhammad ali is worried about what the wbc does here's jeff rutledge back and slack behind the line of premise by ben trojan first quarter is over and score after one alabama three lsu nothing tim travis the tight end as they work out of the eye formation but rutledge gives the ball inside for the fullback and he really didn't surprise anybody here's the snap a little bit high pressure on the pot but he gets it away and the ball will be left to roll and it's going to roll down about the 23 yard line and his first down lsu at their own 23 lsu offense has not been able to do much so far not to do anything this time either second down all at 10. [Applause] in motion alabama's sending window they have the ball up the middle and it doesn't work moreover no pressure no line drive [Music] that's news nathan moose from wise at the open side of the field handed off to the big guy davis he moves it from the goes thirty than gets it it's first down lsu at the alabama 34-yard line and charles alexander is down to about the thirty and buffalo's warming up for the big one against the sooners next week on a second down and seven and it's alexander at the 31. [Applause] the big day against georgia tech huh irish making a move here's the pitch to alexander lsu first first down of the day for lsu handed off inside with the full back kelly simmons number 42 and he's down to about the 18th they get second down and more like nine or lsu right near the alabama 18-yard line inswinger heats the ball pitches it back to flinchella loses his footing gets inside the 15s alexander would be involved in the play but they're right now putting up in a slot position and send him in motion so it's going to be a pass and alex henderson over there all by himself the pass is thrown out there to marcus quinn he can't come up with it like conway for a 31-yard field goal lsu has not had a field goal this year they're all from five from 31 yards it's good it's the first field goal of the season for the lsu tigers with 9 minutes and 40 seconds to play in the first half we're all even at three apiece this team has just pulled even on a 31-yard field goal and here's the kickoff to mitch ferguson beautiful blocking by alabama chris williams finally shoved it out 57 yards first down alabama lsu 37 buckley rolled out what ledge to throw the world balls loose tigers get it chris williams quarterback before the ball is strong it's a free ball and it's alexander named charles a couple of yards second down eight alexander again this time the blocking is better up the middle he runs it across midfield to the alabama 47 consumers lead the cowboys 35-28 third down and two inspinger turns it inside short of the first down and down on the bottom of the stack [Applause] [Music] [Applause] where you've got to be careful on the six yard line first down they'll give it to davis davis hangs it out for a couple of yards alabama keeps it gets a first down it is second down and 11 for alabama inside its 18-yard line ruthless rose houston and defender malazzi is up to the 35-yard line for an alabama first down bruce bolton comes to the side as the white man and it's a nathan sidestep one man gets it to the 40. see that enzminger is yet to be successful through the air unless you only have one first down alabama it is third down the tide needs three [Applause] seven carries and 51 yards [Applause] [Music] all intended for ozzie newsome deflected at the line of scrimmage second down 10. alabama davis johnny davis over the 15. offensive lineman left side open the hole for him it is the first down after lsu 15. davis again between nathan and davis 214 yards after their averages second down and six davis again inside he's to the six out of the wishbone third and one for the first down nathan close to the first nine don't think he quite made it through always an inches nathan got it here chris williams and uh [Music] [Applause] unless you give it to davis they give it to nathan made them dives and he's in there touchdown he took it right in behind over the right side and davis went up over the top and fell across the plane to go live pick this up remaining on the first half clock alabama makes it a 10-3 ball game now and the lsu offense has been almost wholly impotent in the first half here as the short men it's a knuckle ball down field to leroy jones and jones comes up to about the 34 with inswinger now sets the tigers at the 34-yard line gives to charles alexander and there isn't much for alexander no room to run as he tries to slant it over the right side and where it is and alabama playing center field football as enzo puts it up throwing for carson and no chance he was double-teamed in the first half is over though the teams repair to their locker rooms the two bands are amassing to come along a fireman's fun flashback coming up in a few moments which will reflect some excitements of college football sport halftime alabama 10 lsu 3. in the entire nation you know that there's something dr chapman kicks off high short kick it goes to gaijon he got to the sidelines within two men lsu's offense dormant in the first half alexander glen feller goes in motion on second down and nine inspinger fishes with dr alexander first big play of the ball game offensively for lsu first down lsu at the alabama 41-yard line alexander again uh across the 40th 38th it's second down the alabama the contact was made by the alabama lsu one for 15. second down about a yard and a half for a first down yard line it was don mcneill followed the 20-yard line first down and it's out of chamber and he hits it for the 17 for three of the five third quarter just getting underway inswinger keeps it now back to comes to alexander one man misses him in the open field of pursuit however buries him didn't they can run the ball [Applause] is good defensive pursuit they just kept stringing him out icon way out of david woodley's hole conway has kicked the 31 yarder this one is from 35 yards snaps off target but the kick is a knuckle ball and drilled wide uh touchdown the offensive alignment as you saw there offensive line and uh backfield as well right in there to make the headquarters second down in nine for alabama and johnny davis just keeps on running one man very seldom will hold that big horse and yes he was related to that other young man named castanova who became an all-american here at lsu davis inside got a first [Applause] he was a down testy this morning he was he was concerned about this ball game and he's not out of the woods yet rutledge wanted to throw it gets it off to muslim in a great diving catch by ozzie dussell well he is really something the ball is thrown away to his outside he dies look at this gets it in his fingertips and holds on for a completion his first down alabama at the lsu 48-yard line [Applause] six to two yards for ozzie newton he needed 78 coming into this game to tie david bailey's career record at alabama tony nathan finds no place to go as he points today third down and two yards to go they go to johnny baby [Applause] trying to beef it up in there first down alabama at the 33 of lsu and davis is inside the 20th of the 18 yard line davis now has gone over 100 yards 16 carats 101 yards first down from the osu 18-yard line john adams recovered for lsu at the nine where the tigers take it first down pull back kelly simmons up across the 15. and of course [Applause] goes over the right side double tied in alignment all goes to alexander no sir they were looking for him [Applause] pretty good got the ball let's see about the penalty number 46. [Applause] alexander hello oh my goodness you ran over number 34 of alabama first down from the 32-yard line of alabama of all goes to quintella easy to cut it inside he conducted some yardage yeah outside he got one enzinger yet to complete a pass today he's over five again yardage to it he got outside to contain that time and was really clean long run nullified by the penalty the ball is at the alabama 29 second down and seven inch winger one in the throw goes it is incomplete almost intercepted by mike tucker number 21 it actually touched the fingers of carlos carson nine eastern time over most of these stations third down and seven to the sidelines out of out incomplete yeah lsu now open nine and converting third down play has not done it all day alexander in motion wayne hamilton nailed him down murray led the first down 45-yard line the five defense does its job i'll see what the offense can do as weapons goes for throw going deep for ozzie newton flag is thrown from the front lsu lsu on that 26-yard penalty for alabama the lsu 29 fighter 10 to go in the third quarter johnny davis davis again right behind green and sadler and he's down inside the 20th third down about a foot [Applause] back slanting in there tony nathan to get the first down first downs of the ball game alabama has 18 now and lsu just four davis to the 13. so the big horses are in davis with a 10-yard line davis [Applause] back to the play here now second down goal to go from the three-yard line for alabama lucas keeps it and he's not there erin gold from the foot nathan touchdown why they had to work for it i'll tell you they really had to work they earned it [Music] knocks it right into that big bunch of alabama partisans in that end zone and 24 seconds to go in the third quarter it's now alabama 17 and lsu three fifth roll over west virginia kick off now and it goes deep in the end zone to hopefully you're gone and you better sit on it first down lsu at the 20. they're down to 14 points now inspiner yet to complete a pass today gives it to charles alexander so the third quarter is over after three alabama 17 lsu three reports a tremendous job by alabama second down seven for lsu mixed up in the backfield alexander finally gets the ball and has no place to go there's better for minus spinach third and seven [Applause] anyway pound from the 15 lsu's got upon it errol hangs it up there and tony nathan comes up for a fair catch and sits down with it deadman shealy is in his quarterback [Applause] sheila first down at the lsu 31. good runner he's down to the 23-yard [Applause] line that should be a first down second down and ten nathan option four wide open touchdown [Music] 11 minutes and 50 seconds to play in a ball game now and the depth of alabama beginning to tell the tide pulling away 24-3 alabama's lead now is 24-3 the kickoff by chapman it'll go together in the end zone he'll come with him gets bundled up at the 18-yard line [Applause] first down at the 18-yard line kelly simmons the fullback breaks it for the 25 for seven today the mercy look what happened to his team the two prime heisman candidates [Music] the pitch to alexander after the 33 that's the first down uh enzo didn't have a good day woodley's strong suit is running and not throwing the ball [Applause] [Music] [Applause] down goes out to the 47-yard line they put the big uglies back in there first unit comes in defensively on first down for lsu at the 47. woodley's pass incomplete intended receiver carlos carson alabama leading 24-3 despite four turnovers oh fine run by david woodley and he's got a first down for lsu so the bengals [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and six for lsu just inside the alabama 35 woodley going long for carson and it's incomplete depending on the play don mcneill to the other side third down simpson ridley lows it out oh you can move it out danny first down lsu first down lsu alabama 23 8 20 to go at a ball game and woodlaw put it up throws for carson can't get it leading 24 3 8 16 to go and still not happy come again that's a beautiful ball handling in the backfield as quintella gets around the corner but it is third down and seven [Music] and the five spitters away from fintella for an infantry poor advantage [Applause] lsu is going to be nailed for illegal procedure if the pass is successful it is not [Applause] stedman sheila the quarterback for alabama and he's out to round the 22 the second down short eight [Applause] [Music] blue actor penalty flag goes down you know keith i didn't see the uh 7 14 to go in the ball game [Applause] johnny davis you can hear the popping all the way up here they have only offered enough to play auburn lost today keep it [Applause] good run by stedman shield he's still fine you couldn't get him down uh-oh he tells you a little something about we're still using it effectively that's lou actor and he's wrestled down his first down second and eighth chile evening to the 31-yard line has been leading two yards short of his first down major ogilvy bangs in there for the first down obviously it's been done now with the exception of the stumbling in that faster game they've been really outstanding she gives it this time for the big guy inside a number in the super bowl game when he played him second down and seven ball goes this time to oh there's a tie in crow and a feminine son of john david [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh hello this is a shirt tail and then finally goes down all the way back to the 46-yard line third down and a mile and a half for alabama that's the 46. major overview it's obvious alabama doesn't care when about sporting any more point bucks away by buddy holt goes to chris williams he makes the fair catch charles alexander is going no place that's a thousand dollars from chevrolet in johnny davis's name charles alexander cuts it up field gets it out across the 15 to the 16 for 5. david woodley throws it short to alexander and he's out short in the first half he's knocked down the offensive and defensive players of the game [Applause] good kick by bobby morrow alabama just gonna let it roll and roll dead at the 37 38 yard line he was a force in the middle of that line in this middle guard position lsu had almost no room all day long in there and now john crowe carries the ball [Applause] [Applause] as well so the top tener did pretty well today in college football as we saw the alabama crimson tide meet lsu 24-3 as the mayor gets a ride off the field we also saw an lsu team here very young a lot of freshmen a lot of sophomores a matter of fact out of the top 30 i think four seniors among the top 30 players so it is a team of the future

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Published: Wed Jul 29 2020