Wk 1 · Sep 5Home
vs RV Clemson
Tiger Stadium · 6:30 p.m. CT · ABC
GameDayNon-con
FPI win75.3%
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Clemson at LSU
Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LouisianaABCCapacity 102,321
02Days
23Hours
33Min
23Sec
Spread
LSU −10.5
Total
51.5
FPI win
75.3%
CFP
39.7%
Kickoff forecast
Temp
85°
Sky
T-storms
Rain
82%
Heat index
96°
Showers and thunderstorms. 82% rain at 6 p.m. CT, 17% at 7 p.m. CT. Wind calm. Source: NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge · 3:38 p.m. CT
Lines as of September 2, 2026
Keys to victory
01 · Protect the rust
Leavitt's first live SEC-speed snap is on ABC. Seaton and the new line have to make the first series boring.
02 · Let Baker hunt
LSU is No. 10 in SP+ (defense No. 2) against Clemson at No. 23 SP+. Umanmielen and Ross have to finish.
03 · Win the slot
Wilson and Watkins are the Kiffin tell. If the ball comes out on time to the slot, the night is on schedule.
04 · Don't give Dabo the script
Swinney's best games are road underdog, early, noisy. A slow start in this stadium becomes a problem by the third quarter.
Injuries
Projected out: 2
Projection as of September 2, 2026. Official reports have not begun.
#19 Gabriel Reliford
Proj. outDE · Listed on the preseason INJ board. Not expected for the opener.
#23 Aidan Anding
Proj. outCB · Secondary depth piece. Week 1 availability in doubt.
News
The latest, then the rest. Headlines only — we point at the beat.
49 posts
- 7hWireLSU confirms Clemson season-opener as most credentialed game in Tiger Stadium history
- 7hOn3Professional Approach: LSU QB Sam Leavitt takes us inside game preparation
- 7hWireSam Leavitt ready to embrace first Saturday night in Tiger Stadium
- 7hWireChris Fowler shares perspective on why Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU
- 7hYahooPaul Finebaum: Lane Kiffin like 'an ex-girlfriend' — but he'll win title at LSU
- 7hSILSU Needs DJ Pickett to Show Up Against Clemson
Schedule
Twelve games. Four AP-ranked visitors or hosts. Two College GameDays. One FPI loss on the card — Texas, Nov. 14, in this stadium. Scores refresh themselves.
4 ranked7 home4 coin flips
- 1 Ohio State
- 2 Oregon
- 3 Georgia
- 4 Notre Dame
- 5 Texas
- 6 Indiana
- 7 Miami
- 8 Texas A&M
- 9 Ole Miss
- 10 Oklahoma
- 11 LSU
- 12 Texas Tech
- 13 Alabama
Wk 2 · Sep 12Home
vs Louisiana Tech
Tiger Stadium · 6:30 p.m. CT · SECN+
Non-con
FPI win98.0%
Wk 3 · Sep 19Away
@ #9 Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway · 6:30 p.m. CT · ABC
GameDaySECMagnolia Bowl
FPI win55.9%
Wk 4 · Sep 26Home
vs #8 Texas A&M
Tiger Stadium
SEC
FPI win56.6%
Wk 5 · Oct 3Home
vs McNeese
Tiger Stadium · 6:45 p.m. CT · SECN
Non-con
FPI win99.0%
Wk 6 · Oct 10Away
@ Kentucky
Kroger Field
SEC
FPI win81.5%
Wk 7 · Oct 17Home
vs Mississippi State
Tiger Stadium
SEC
FPI win89.0%
Wk 8 · Oct 24Away
@ RV Auburn
Jordan-Hare · 11:00 a.m. CT · ABC/ESPN
SECHike for the Cure
FPI win67.3%
BYE
Open date. Not a missing game.
Wk 10 · Nov 7Home
vs #13 Alabama
Tiger Stadium
SEC
FPI win56.2%
Wk 11 · Nov 14Home
vs #5 Texas
Tiger Stadium
SEC
FPI win36.0%
Wk 12 · Nov 21Away
@ Tennessee
Neyland Stadium
SEC
FPI win57.9%
Wk 13 · Nov 28Away
@ Arkansas
Razorback Stadium
SECBattle for the Golden Boot
FPI win84.0%
Depth chart
LSU camp/base personnel: shotgun 11 versus Baker’s 4-2-5. Not a Clemson matchup. Select an X or an O.
LSU base set · shotgun 11 vs LSU 4-2-5
Select an X or O
Defense
Offense
LOS
Offense
Up-tempo
Charlie Weis Jr.
No huddle, inside zone, RPOs, the ball out to the slot. Kiffin's Ole Miss tape with LSU athletes.
Defense
4-2-5
Blake Baker
Four down, two linebackers, STAR in the nickel. SP+ already has it second in America before a snap.
PosStarterNext
- X
- Z
- Slot
- LT
- LG
- COpen
- RGOpen
- RTOpen
- TE
- QB
- RB
Roster
Projected Week 1 roster. Search by name, number, or previous school. TR = transfer · FR = true freshman.
The staff
On-field staff, titles as listed by LSU Sports. Kiffin brought the offense. Baker stayed with the defense. Coach O is back in the hallway.
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
1st season
Portal King. Year one in purple. Hired to end the Kelly stall and put LSU back in the CFP conversation on Saturday nights.
Offensive Coordinator
Charlie Weis Jr.
1st
Up-tempo architect. The passing game will look nothing like 2025.
Co-Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends
Joe Cox
1st
Defensive Coordinator
Blake Baker
3rd
The holdover. SP+ already has this defense 2nd in the country. The portal was the offense; Baker is the spine.
Co-DC / Linebackers
Chris Kiffin
1st
Family business on the edge.
Defensive Backs
Corey Raymond
3rd
LSU DB factory, still open.
Asst. HC / Running Backs
Kevin Smith
1st
Offensive Line
Eric Wolford
1st
Pass Game / WR
George McDonald
1st
Quarterbacks
Dane Stevens
1st
Interior Defensive Line
Kevin Peoples
3rd
Asst. DL / Pass-Rush
Lou Spanos
1st
Defensive Line
Sterling Lucas
1st
Safeties
Jake Olsen
3rd
Special Teams
Joe Houston
1st
Special Asst. Recruiting/Defense
Ed Orgeron
1st
Coach O is back in the building. The 2019 DNA did not leave Baton Rouge.
NFLSU
On an NFL roster
55
Tigers with a current NFL club. 5 on IR. 6 on the practice squad. 28 teams.
Snapshot September 1, 2026. Source: LSU Sports. Count is this table: active roster, IR, and practice squad. Waived or terminated alumni are not listed.
- Jamal Adams · 2014–16IRSMIN
- Odell Beckham Jr. · 2011–13WRNYG
- Jarrick Bernard-Converse · 2022IRCBNYG
- Kayshon Boutte · 2020–22WRHOU
- Anthony Bradford · 2019–22GSEA
- Barion Brown · 2025WRNO
- Major Burns · 2021–24PSSMIA
- Joe Burrow · 2018–19QBCIN
- Will Campbell · 2022–24OTNE
- K'Lavon Chaisson · 2017–19LBWAS
- Ja'Marr Chase · 2018–20WRCIN
- Damone Clark · 2018–21IRLBDET
- Lloyd Cushenberry III · 2016–19CBUF
- Jayden Daniels · 2022–23QBWAS
- Mansoor Delane · 2025CBKC
- Garrett Dellinger · 2021–24OGTEN
- Grant Delpit · 2017–19SCLE
- Reid Ferguson · 2012–15LSBUF
- Cordale Flott · 2019–21CBTEN
- Miles Frazier · 2022–24OGDET
- Kristian Fulton · 2016–19CBKC
- Ali Gaye · 2020–22IRDEHOU
- Davon Godchaux · 2014–16DTNO
- A.J. Haulcy · 2025SIND
- Chris Hilton · 2021–25PSWRGB
- Danielle Hunter · 2012–14DEHOU
- Ed Ingram · 2017–21GHOU
- Donte Jackson · 2015–17CBLAC
- Justin Jefferson · 2017–19WRMIN
- Emery Jones Jr. · 2022–24OTBAL
- Sai'vion Jones · 2021–24DEDEN
- Arden Key · 2015–17DEIND
- Damien Lewis · 2018–19OGCAR
- Foster Moreau · 2015–18TEHOU
- Malik Nabers · 2021–23WRNYG
- Garrett Nussmeier · 2021–25QBKC
- Harold Perkins Jr. · 2022–25LBATL
- Ethan Pocic · 2013–16GBAL
- Jack Pyburn · 2025DEKC
- Patrick Queen · 2017–19LBPIT
- Andre' Sam · 2023IRSPHI
- Bauer Sharp · 2025TETB
- Maason Smith · 2021–23DTATL
- Omar Speights · 2023LBLAR
- Derek Stingley Jr. · 2019–21CBHOU
- Bradyn Swinson · 2023–24PSDEPIT
- Mason Taylor · 2022–24TENYJ
- Brian Thomas Jr. · 2021–23WRJAX
- Josh Thompson · 2025PSOGATL
- Zavion Thomas · 2024–25WRCHI
- Jay Ward · 2019–22CBMIN
- West Weeks · 2022–25PSLBIND
- Josh Williams · 2020–24PSRBTB
- Devin White · 2016–18LBDET
- Mekhi Wingo · 2022–23DTDET
The haul
Portal No. 1. High school No. 11. One bet, two lists.
PlayerPosFromWhy
- 01Sam LeavittQBArizona StateThe entire Kiffin bet. Big 12 title DNA, injury hangover, no spring.
- 02Jordan SeatonOTColoradoBlind-side tackle so Leavitt can push tempo.
- 03Princewill UmanmielenEDGEOle MissRaided Oxford. Will see those Rebels in Week 3.
- 04Eugene Wilson IIIWRFloridaSlot juice. The Gators' loss is a Saturday-night problem.
- 05Jayce BrownWRKansas StateX receiver, listed first.
- 06Ty BenefieldSBoise StateRange over the top of Baker's 4-2-5.
- 07Jordan RossEDGETennesseeThe other end. Rotation with Umanmielen.
- 08Jackson HarrisWRHawaiʻiSize on the boundary.
- 09Braelin MooreCVirginia TechTempo lives and dies at center.
- 10Dilin JonesRBWisconsinFirst back on the depth chart.
No. 1 transfer class · Second-highest average recruit rating in the country behind Oregon (247Sports).
History
821–441–47 all-time. Four claimed titles. Three Heismans. Kiffin inherits a defense already ranked second in SP+ and an offense he had to buy. Career and season records through 2025.
Record
821–441–47
Pct
.645
Titles
4
SEC
12
Bowls
31–25–1
CFP
2–0
Heisman
3
Consensus AA
41
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceBowlAP
- August 30@ClemsonW 17–10
- September 6vsLouisiana TechW 23–7
- September 13vsFloridaW 20–10
- September 20vsSoutheastern LouisianaW 56–10
- September 27@Ole MissL 19–24
- October 11vsSouth CarolinaW 20–10
- October 18@VanderbiltL 24–31
- October 25vsTexas A&ML 25–49
- November 8@AlabamaL 9–20
- November 15vsArkansasW 23–22
- November 22vsWestern KentuckyW 13–10
- November 29@OklahomaL 13–17
- December 27nHouston · Texas BowlL 35–38
1,362 games from Wikipedia season pages, checked against each year’s on-field record, LSU’s published bowl record (31–25–1 through 2025), and the LSU Football Record Book. Tap a year for the slate. 1918: no team. NCAA later vacated wins from 2012–15; scores shown as played. 1899 omits a high-school exhibition so the year matches the official 1–4. Conference column is SIAA / SoCon before 1933; the SEC did not exist until 1932.