 LSU defeated Alabama 20–10 in Birmingham, Alabama in what was Bear Bryant's last game coaching against LSU, in 1982.LSU's defense held Alabama to 119 yards of total offense, as the Tigers defeated the Tide for the first time since 1970.Later that week, LSU's defensive front seven of Melancon and Joiner (OLBs); Richardson and Williams (ILBs); and Marshall, Elko and Dardar (DL) were named the "Associated Press Sportswriters' Defensive Player of the Week."