There are always a lot of interesting storylines involving the annual Alabama-LSU football game, but one of the stranger elements is how closely the game’s result has been aligned with the United States presidential election for the last four decades.
In nine of the last 10 election years dating to 1984, the Republican candidate has emerged victorious when LSU beats Alabama in football that year. When the Crimson Tide wins, the Democratic candidate has usually assumed the presidency.
The lone exception was in 2016, when Alabama beat LSU 10-0, but Republican Donald Trump bested Democrat Hillary Clinton for president. The trend re-emerged in 2020, when a Joe Biden election victory over Trump followed a Crimson Tide win over the Tigers in Baton Rouge.
Here’s the full list, including game scores and election results:
1984: LSU 16, Alabama 14. Ronald Reagan (R) defeats Walter Mondale (D).
1988: LSU 19, Alabama 18. George H.W. Bush (R) defeats Michael Dukakis (D).
1992: Alabama 31, LSU 11. Bill Clinton (D) defeats George H.W. Bush (R).
1996: Alabama 26, LSU 0. Bill Clinton (D) defeats Bob Dole (R).
2000: LSU 30, Alabama 28. George W. Bush (R) defeats Al Gore (D).
2004: LSU 26, Alabama 10. George W. Bush (R) defeats John Kerry (D).
2008: Alabama 27, LSU 21. Barack Obama (D) defeats John McCain (R).
2012: Alabama 21, LSU 17. Barack Obama (D) defeats Mitt Romney (R).
2016: Alabama 10, LSU 0. Donald Trump (R) defeats Hillary Clinton (D).
2020: Alabama 55, LSU 17. Joe Biden (D) defeats Donald Trump (R).
We’re not saying Alabama fans should necessarily be rooting for a Kamala Harris victory on Tuesday (or whenever it is the final votes are tallied) or that LSU fans should be pulling for Donald Trump. It’s only football after all.
But it is an odd trend.
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Publish date : 2024-11-03 23:00:00
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