▁the ▁game ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁its ▁issues . ▁Starting ▁Q B ▁T ua ▁Tag ov ail oa ▁was ▁injured ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁an k le ▁sp rain . ▁At ▁times , ▁Tennessee ▁moved ▁the ▁ball ▁at ▁will ▁on ▁Alabama ' s ▁young ▁and ▁injury ▁de ple ted ▁defense . ▁Despite ▁many ▁m ish aps , ▁Alabama ▁pre va iled ▁ 3 5 - 1 3 ▁in ▁T us cal o osa . ▁ ▁L SU ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁( LS U ) ▁and ▁Alabama ▁first ▁met ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁continu ously ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁However , ▁the ▁annual ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁a ▁rival ry ▁until ▁S aban ▁( a ▁former ▁L SU ▁head ▁coach ) ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁capacity ▁at ▁Alabama ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁regular ▁season , ▁S aban ▁has ▁compiled ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ten ▁wins ▁and ▁four ▁losses ▁( 1 0 – 4 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁at ▁Alabama ▁( S aban ' s ▁first ▁Michigan ▁State ▁team ▁lost ▁to ▁L SU ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Independ ence ▁Bowl ). ▁After ▁a ▁ 4 1 – 3 4 ▁loss ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁match up , ▁Alabama ▁won ▁at ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁in ▁over time ▁ 2 7 – 2 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁After ▁the ▁Tig