VS 
Date/Time: Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. CT
Location: New Orleans, La. • Mercedes-Benz Superdome (75,000)
Television: ESPN (Brent Musberger, play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Erin Andrews, sidelines; Tom
Rinaldi, sidelines)
Radio: ESPN (Mike Tirico, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Holly Rowe, sidelines)
LSU Sports Radio Network (Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play; Doug Moreau, analyst; Gordy Rush, sidelines)
Crimson Tide Sports Network (Eli Gold, play-by-play; Phil Savage, analyst; Chris Stewart, sidelines)
SiriusXM Channel 84
Series Record: UA leads 45-25-5
The game is the first intra-conference matchup for the national championship in the BCS era … The game assures the SEC of its sixth straight national championship and 8th overall in the BCS era … LSU has won two BCS National Championships – 2004 and 2008 (both coming at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans) … LSU won a 9-6 overtime thriller in Tuscaloosa earlier this season. This will be the first rematch for a National Championship since the 1996 season when Florida State defeated Florida, 24-21, in their regular-season meeting, followed by the Gators rolling to a 52-20 win in the 1997 Sugar Bowl to earn the national title … Alabama won the BCS National Championship in 2010 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif … Alabama and LSU are 1-2 in the best records in the SEC since 2007. The Crimson Tide are 49-12 (.8033) and the Tigers are 53-13 (.8030) … Alabama has the most defensive shutouts in the SEC since 1992 (17) and LSU is second (16) … Alabama and LSU are 1-2 in least offensive TDs allowed this season (Alabama-9 / LSU-13) … Since 2000, the average winning margin in LSU-Alabama rivalry is 11.00 points per game. Seven of the 11 games have been decided by 9-points-or-less … LSU and Alabama are 1-2 in SEC in points per offensive drive this season. LSU averages 2.75 points per drive (413 points/150 drives started) while Alabama averages 2.59 points per drive (373 points /144 drives started) … LSU and Alabama are also 1-2 in the SEC in drive efficiency. LSU scores on 48.0 percent of its offensive drives while Alabama scores on 46.5 percent of its drives. LSU scores touchdowns on 37.3 percent of its offensive drives while Alabama scores TDs on 34.0 percent of its drives … Alabama leads SEC in defensive 3-and-outs, stopping opponents without a first down 50.3 percent of the time (72 of 143). LSU is seventh at 31.5 percent (51 of 162) … LSU and Alabama are 1-2 in least amount of turnovers and least amount of opponents scoring off of its turnovers … LSU and Alabama are 1-2 in fourth quarter scoring margin this season.








