Jalen Milroe, Alabama Run All Over LSU in 42-28 Victory

Posted on by Jace LeJeune

For the most part of this pivotal SEC West matchup between LSU and Alabama, it looked like a Madden NFL video game that had Michael Vick on both sides of the football quarterbacking their teams.

Both quarterbacks in LSU’s Jayden Daniels and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe put on incredible shows, especially in the first half as both teams accounted for 42 total points through the first 30 minutes.

Daniels and Milroe eclipsed over 200 yards passing and 150 yards rushing a piece, which is the first time that has happened in a FBS game the last 25 years.

Daniels accounted for 382 total yards (219 passing, 163 rushing) and three total touchdowns, but it was Milroe that had the most complete game with the best rushing performance by an Alabama quarterback in school history with 20 carries for 155 yards and four touchdowns.

LSU could not stop Milroe all night long on the ground, especially on money downs as Alabama was 11 for 14 on third down. Milroe also was efficient through the air completing 15 of 23 passes for 219 yards to account for 374 total yards of offense.

After LSU took a 28-21 lead on the first drive of the second half, the game pretty much shifted towards Alabama the rest of the way as the Crimson Tide went on a 21-0 run to secure a 42-28 win over the Tigers.

To make matters worse, after having a dominant first half and being in the Heisman Trophy discussion, Daniels was knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter after getting slammed down by Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner. Due to concussion protocol, the Tigers’ star quarterback was out for the game and Garrett Nussmeier had to finish out the rest of the way.

“Obviously, we have to put him through more testing before I can accurately say that was a concussion or not a concussion.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly on Jayden Daniels’ status moving forward

The game started looking like it was going to be a clone of the 2019 game between both these teams as LSU’s offense started the game blazing hot with a 46-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to Malik Nabers.

Alabama got the lead with two touchdown runs by Milroe at 14-7, but LSU responded when Daniels ran it for a nine-yard touchdown run to tie the game.

It was a back and forth first half with Alabama scoring with a minute left before halftime, but Daniels put up an incredible one-minute drive in which he hit Kyren Lacy for a 26-yard touchdown to tie it at 21.

In the second half, LSU took the opening drive and marched right down the field as Jayden Daniels threw a dime to Malik Nabers down the sidelines for a big gain that later set up a Josh Williams touchdown to give the Tigers the lead.

However, Alabama got a tying score from Roydell Williams and then took the lead at 35-28 with Milroe’s fourth rushing touchdown.

There was one turnover in the game and that occurred at the start of the fourth quarter when Daniels’ pass was tipped and intercepted by Terrion Arnold. That allowed Alabama to give themselves a two-touchdown cushion with a Jase McClellan touchdown run at 42-28.

While both offenses moved the football, Alabama’s defense made the plays it needed to make in the second half by forcing two LSU punts, an interception, and a turnover on downs.

“We are playing a top ten team on the road. You can’t play good. We played good tonight. Good is not good enough. You have to play elite. You go on the road and play a top ten team. We didn’t play at a high enough level. It was a game that we needed to play better and needed to coach better. We knew that we were going on the road and playing a top ten team in their place. We didn’t reach that elite level tonight.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly on the loss

#8 Alabama (8-1, 6-0) has continued to show in SEC play to play their best and most complete football in second half of games in their conference schedule, and now, are in the driver seat of a SEC West title.

#14 LSU falls short of winning a second straight game against Alabama and now will fall to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the SEC. With the loss, the Tigers are out of contention for a SEC West championship. The goal moving forward for LSU would be to try and clinch a second straight ten-win season only if they can win out.

The final three games on LSU’s schedule will all be at home, and they will be against Florida, Georgia State, and Texas A&M.

1st Quarter:

2nd Quarter:

3rd Quarter:

4th Quarter:

Final Stats:

Offensive Cumulative Stats:

STAT
NET TOTAL YARDS478507
NET RUSHING YARDS206288
Rushing Attempts2446
Average Per Rush8.66.3
Rushing TDs26
Yards Gained210303
Yards Lost415
NET PASSING YARDS272219
Completion-Attempts20-3415-23
Completion Percentage59%65%
Avg Per Completion13.614.6
Passing TDs20
TOTAL 1ST DOWNS2128
Rushing 1st Downs817
Passing 1st Downs1110
Penalty 1st Downs21
TOTAL PLAYS5869
Avg Yds/Play8.27.3
Rushing-Passing24-3446-23

Offense Efficiency Comparison:

STAT
RED ZONE ATTEMPTS2-24-4
Red Zone Points1428
RZ TDs Rush-Pass2-04-0
RZ FG Made-Att0-00-0
RZ Turns00
3rd Downs4-911-14
4th Downs0-20-0
Penalties8-606-50
Fumbles-Lost0-00-0
Pts Off Turns07
POSSESSION TIME26:2733:33

Special Teams Comparison:

STAT
Punts-Avg2-36.51-50.0
Inside2001
Field Goals0-10-2
Kick Returns1-134-88
Punt Returns0-00-0

Defensive Comparison:

STAT
TACKLES7553
Solo Tackles3929
Tackles for Loss31
TFL Yards-17-4
Pass Breakups36
QB Hurries22
Sacks21
Sacks Yards-12-4
Takeaways FR-INT0-00-1
Forced Fumbles00
Fumble Recoveries00
FR Yards00
Interceptions01
INT Yards010
TDs INT-FR0-00-0

LSU Passing:

#PLAYERC-AYDSTDIC%RTG
5DANIELS,JAYDEN15-242192163158.3
13NUSSMEIER,GARRETT5-1053005094.5
PASS TOTALS20-342722159

LSU Receiving:

#PLAYERNOYDSTDLNGAVGTGTC%
8NABERS,MALIK1017114617.11856
11THOMAS JR.,BRIAN33602312560
86TAYLOR,MASON3190116.3560
2LACY,KYREN23912619.5367
27WILLIAMS,JOSH160661100
28JACKSON,KALEB110111100
6 RECEIVERS2027224613.63557

LSU Rushing:

#PLAYERATTYDSTDLNGAVG
5DANIELS,JAYDEN1116314014.8
3DIGGS,LOGAN824053
27WILLIAMS,JOSH419174.8
4EMERY JR.,JOHN10000
4 RUSHERS242062408.6

LSU Punting:

PunterNOYDSAVGLNGI2050+
BRAMBLETT,JAY27336.54000

LSU Field Goals:

KickerTimeDistResult
Ramos,Damian2nd-11:2146MISSED
TOTAL0-1LONG OF 0

LSU All-Purpose Yards:

PlayerTotRushRecKORPRIR-FRTDs
NABERS,MALIK17101710001
DANIELS,JAYDEN16316300001
LACY,KYREN390390001

LSU Defense:

#Player (Starter)TotTkSoloSackTFLIntBrUpQBHFF
30Penn III,Greg (LB)106010000
4Perkins Jr.,Harold (LB)86110000
8Burns,Major (DB)85000100
14Sam,Andre83000000
25Toviano,Javien75000000
15Ryan,Sage (DB)63000100
1Speights,Omar (LB)51000000
2Oghoufo,Ovie (LB)51000000
13Swinson,Bradyn (DE)32000020
35Jones,Sai’vion (DE)31000100
90Guillory,Jacobian (DL)31000000
0Smith,Maason (DE)10000000
5Daniels,Jayden10000000
6Allen,Jordan11000000
11Thomas Jr.,Brian10000000
21Yaites,Ryan (DB)11000000
29Hughes,Jeremiah (DB)11000000
52Malbrue,Princeton (DE)11000000
94Shand,Paris (DE)11110000
99Jefferson,Jordan (DT)10000000
2Lacy,Kyren00000000
8Nabers,Malik00000000
27Williams,Josh00000000
34Ramos,Damian00000000
TOTALS7539230320

LSU Punt Returns:

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD

LSU Kick Returns:

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD
JACKSON,KALEB11313130

LSU Team Stats By Quarter:

1stRushPassCAITotYAvg3rdsPens
1st56-506-633-6-01139.40-11-5
2nd89-10910-1017-10-021011.12-32-20
3rd59-477-555-7-01026.42-32-15
4th30-011-535-11-1534.80-23-20
Total2124-20634-27220-34-14788.24-98-60

LSU Scoring Summary:

QtrClockScoreTypePlayDriveScore
109:46TDPASSNabers,Malik 46 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden5/85/02:420-7
203:09TDRUSHDaniels,Jayden 9 yd rush8/71/04:0514-14
200:05TDPASSLacy,Kyren 26 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden5/75/00:5621-21
311:14TDRUSHWilliams,Josh 2 yd rush9/75/03:4621-28

Alabama Passing:

#PLAYERC-AYDSTDIC%RTG
4MILROE,JALEN15-232190065145.2

Alabama Receiving:

#PLAYERNOYDSTDLNGAVGTGTC%
17BOND,ISAIAH56002112771
3BURTON,JERMAINE3290129.7560
19LAW,KENDRICK22501612.52100
2MCCLELLAN,JASE142042421100
26MILLER,JAMARION135035351100
6PRENTICE,KOBE12202222333
81DIPPRE,CJ111011111100
5WILLIAMS,ROYDELL1-500-51100
8 RECEIVERS1521904214.62365

Alabama Rushing:

#PLAYERATTYDSTDLNGAVG
4MILROE,JALEN201554237.8
2MCCLELLAN,JASE14631104.5
5WILLIAMS,ROYDELL6561169.3
26MILLER,JAMARION4170104.3
4 RUSHERS462886236.3

Alabama Punting:

PunterNOYDSAVGLNGI2050+
BURNIP,JAMES150505011

Alabama Field Goals:

KickerTimeDistResult
Reichard,Will2nd-07:1447MISSED
Reichard,Will4th-04:3043MISSED
TOTAL0-2LONG OF 0

Alabama All=Purpose Yards:

PlayerTotRushRecKORPRIR-FRTDs
MILROE,JALEN15515500004
MCCLELLAN,JASE10563420001
LAW,KENDRICK10202577000

Alabama Defense:

#Player (Starter)TotTkSoloSackTFLIntBrUpQBHFF
2Downs,Caleb (DB)139000000
92Eboigbe,Justin (DL)62110000
3Arnold,Terrion (DB)54001200
15Turner,Dallas (LB)42000110
9Amos,Trey (DB)33000000
13Moore,Malachi (DB)32000100
30Campbell,Jihaad (LB)31000000
32Lawson,Deontae (LB)30000010
96Keenan III,Tim (DL)32000000
41Braswell,Chris (LB)21000000
1McKinstry,Kool-Aid (DB)10000000
4Story,Kristian (DB)11000000
6Key,Jaylen (DB)10000100
17Marshall,Trezmen (LB)10000000
18Hubbard,Bray (DB)11000000
44Payne Jr.,Damon (DL)10000000
50Smith,Tim (DL)10000000
91Oatis,Jaheim (DL)11000100
2McClellan,Jase00000000
4Milroe,Jalen00000000
5Williams,Roydell00000000
16Reichard,Will00000000
TOTALS5329111620

Alabama Punt Returns:

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD

Alabama Kick Returns:

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD
LAW,KENDRICK37726300
OUZTS,ROBBIE11111110
TOTAL48822300

Alabama Team Stats By Quarter:

1stRushPassCAITotYAvg3rdsPens
1st911-589-866-9-01447.23-41-15
2nd59-677-794-7-01469.14-53-15
3rd810-1035-353-5-01389.22-20-0
4th616-602-192-2-0794.42-32-20
Total2846-28823-21915-23-05077.311-146-50

Alabama Scoring Summary

QtrClockScoreTypePlayDriveScore
107:14TDRUSHMilroe,Jalen 23 yd rush5/76/02:287-7
100:25TDRUSHMilroe,Jalen 4 yd rush9/58/04:1814-7
201:01TDRUSHMilroe,Jalen 21 yd rush9/74/02:0221-14
307:30TDRUSHWilliams,Roydell 16 yd rush9/70/03:3828-28
301:01TDRUSHMilroe,Jalen 11 yd rush6/68/02:5335-28
413:01TDRUSHMcClellan,Jase 10 yd rush3/25/01:3642-28

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