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LSU Gets Dramatic Victory In 'Saban Bowl'

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The Associated Press

Published: November 4, 2007

Updated: 11/04/2007 01:12 am

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Maybe now those folks at LSU can get over Nick Saban and relish what they have: a living-on-the-edge team that's still in the thick of the national championship race after another heart-stopping victory.

Les Miles' Cardiac Tigers did it again Saturday night, scoring two TDs in the final three minutes to rally No. 3 LSU to a 41-34 win against No. 17 Alabama, which should serve as payback for the coach who won a title in Cajun Country but is now considered a turncoat by LSU fans.

"When our backs are against the wall, we play our best," said Glenn Dorsey, LSU's defensive star. "When we need to make plays, we make them."

LSU (8-1, 5-1) pulled this out in typical fashion, going down to the wire in their fourth straight game.

Alabama (6-3, 4-2) went ahead on a 61-yard punt return by Javier Arenas with 7 1/2 minutes left, and the Crimson Tide were in position to clinch it when the Tigers faced fourth-and-4 at the Bama 32.
Matt Flynn tossed a pass across the middle to Early Doucet, who shook away from one defender, faked out another and went all the way to the end zone for the tying score with 2:49 left.

ARKANSAS 48, SOUTH CAROLINA 36: Darren McFadden ran for 323 yards and a TD, boosting his Heisman Trophy hopes with a breathtaking performance in host Arkansas' win against No. 23 South Carolina (6-4, 3-4).

McFadden also threw for a TD, and Felix Jones rushed for 163 yards and three TDs for the Razorbacks (6-3, 2-3).

Arkansas led 21-3 after the first quarter, and although the Gamecocks rallied in the second half, they never could stop the Hogs' running game. Arkansas had 541 yards rushing.

GEORGIA 44, TROY 34: Knowshon Moreno ran for 196 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 Georgia (7-2) worked hard into the final quarter to handle visiting Troy (6-3).

Moreno's second straight three-touchdown game was highlighted by an 80-yard first-quarter touchdown run, Georgia's longest in 10 years.

Moreno ended the day with 1,003 yards rushing this season to become only the second Georgia freshman to rush for 1,000 yards. Herschel Walker rushed for 1,616 yards as a freshman in 1980.

AUBURN 35, TENNESSEE TECH 3: Brandon Cox completed his first seven passes, leading No. 19 Auburn to three early touchdowns before leaving the game in the second quarter, and the Tigers cruised past visiting Tennessee Tech .

Cox completed nine of 11 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown and Auburn (7-3) scored on its first three possessions on homecoming.

The Golden Eagles (4-6), who play in the Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) fell to 0-19 against major college teams.

TENNESSEE 59, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 7: No. 24 Tennessee rushed for a season-high 273 yards, and the host Volunteers (6-3, 3-2) added touchdowns on Antonio Reynolds' 70-yard interception return and a 20-yard blocked punt return by Antonio Wardlow to blast Louisiana-Lafayette (1-8).

Arian Foster and Lennon Creer both ran for touchdowns. Foster finished with 100 yards on 20 carries, propelling him just past the 2,000-yard career mark.

MISSISSIPPI 38, NORTHWESTERN STATE 31: BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns as host Mississippi (3-7) snapped a three-game losing streak with a win against Northwestern State (3-6).

Ole Miss built a 17-0 first-quarter lead with 222 yards of total offense and Green-Ellis' touchdown runs of 41 and 25 yards.

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