# 2018 LSU Tigers football team

The 2018 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron.
The Tigers, coming off a 9–4 season in Orgeron's first full season, began the year ranked 25th in the preseason AP Poll. In the first game of the year, the team defeated No. 8 Miami (FL) in the Advocare Classic played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. LSU won its next four games, including on the road against then-No. 7 Auburn, and rose to fifth in the AP Poll, before falling on the road to Florida. The team rebounded with wins over No. 2 Georgia and No. 22 Mississippi State before being shutout by eventual SEC champions Alabama. In the last game of the regular season, LSU lost on the road against Texas A&M in an FBS record-tying seven overtimes. The final score of the game, 74–72, set the FBS record for combined points in a single game (146). The team finished the regular season tied for second in the SEC's West Division and was invited to the Fiesta Bowl to play UCF, which the Tigers won by a score of 40–32 to end UCF's active win streak of 25 games. LSU finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and was ranked 6th in the final AP Poll.
The team's defense featured three consensus All-Americans in defensive backs Grant Delpit and Greedy Williams, and linebacker Devin White, who was awarded the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker. On offense, the Tigers were led by redshirt junior quarterback Joe Burrow, who finished with 2,894 passing yards and 23 total touchdowns (16 passing and 7 rushing). Senior running back Nick Brossette led the team in rushing with 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns.

## Recruiting
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Recruits

The Tigers signed a total of 22 recruits.
College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Damone Clark LB | Baton Rouge, LA | Southern University Laboratory School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | Jan 15, 2017 |
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| Travez Moore DE | Bastrop, LA | Copiah–Lincoln Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Feb 16, 2017 |
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| Nelson Jenkins DT | Plaquemine, LA | Plaquemine High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Feb 16, 2017 |
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| Micah Baskerville LB | Shreveport, LA | Evangel Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 18, 2017 |
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| Davin Cotton DT | Shreveport, LA | Evangel Christian Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | Feb 18, 2017 |
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| Cole Smith C | Pontotoc, MS | Pontotoc High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Mar 11, 2017 |
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| Jaray Jenkins WR | Jena, LA | Jena High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 13, 2017 |
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| Chasen Hines OG | Marshall, TX | Marshall High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Mar 19, 2017 |
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| Jarell Cherry DE | Dallas, TX | Carter High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Apr 1, 2017 |
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| Kenan Jones WR | Berwick, LA | Berwick High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 13, 2017 |
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| Cameron Wire OT | Gonzales, LA | East Ascension High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jun 7, 2017 |
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| Dare Rosenthal DT | Ferriday, LA | Ferriday High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 327 lb (148 kg) | Jun 17, 2017 |
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| Dantrieze Scott DE | Ferriday, LA | Ferriday High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Jun 17, 2017 |
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| Chris Curry RB | Lehigh Acres, FL | Lehigh High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 22, 2017 |
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| Tae Provens RB | Gurley, AL | Madison County High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Jun 24, 2017 |
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| Zach Sheffer TE | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Nease High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jun 25, 2017 |
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| Damien Lewis OG | Canton, MS | Northwest Mississippi Community College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | Nov 26, 2017 |
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| Badara Traore OT | Hyde Park, MA | ASA College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Dec 7, 2017 |
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| Dominic Livingston DT | Aldine, TX | Davis High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 340 lb (150 kg) | Dec 8, 2017 |
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| Terrace Marshall Jr. WR | Bossier City, LA | Parkway High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Dec 22, 2017 |
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| Kelvin Joseph S | Baton Rouge, LA | Scotlandville Magnet High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 6, 2018 |
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| Ja'Marr Chase WR | Metairie, LA | Archbishop Rummel High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 11 ESPN: 14 |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "LSU Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018. |||||||

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Lott Trophy | Devin White | LB | JR |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Devin White | LB | JR |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Greedy Williams | CB | SO |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Jonathan Giles | WR | JR |
| John Mackey Award | Foster Moreau | TE | SR |
| Butkus Award | Devin White | LB | JR |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Greedy Williams | CB | SO |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Blake Ferguson | LS | JR |
| Walter Camp Award | Greedy Williams | CB | SO |

### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Tigers selected to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
Media poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,971 (263) |
| 2 | Auburn | 1,664 (19) |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 1,239 (2) |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 1,091 |
| 5 | LSU | 1,025 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 578 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 412 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

The Tigers had five players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Miami (FL)* | No. 25 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Advocare Classic) | ABC | W 33–17 | 68,841 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 11 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 96,883 |
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Auburn | No. 12 | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) | CBS | W 22–21 | 86,787 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | No. 6 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | W 38–21 | 102,321 |
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 5 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | ESPN | W 45–16 | 100,224 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Florida | No. 5 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation) | CBS | L 19–27 | 90,283 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 Georgia | No. 13 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | CBS | W 36–16 | 102,321 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Mississippi State | No. 5 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | ESPN | W 19–3 | 101,340 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | No. 3 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) (College GameDay) | CBS | L 0–29 | 102,321 |
| November 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 7 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (rivalry / SEC Nation) | SECN | W 24–17 | 64,135 |
| November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Rice* | No. 7 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | W 42–10 | 100,323 |
| November 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Texas A&M | No. 7 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) | SECN | L 72–74 $^{7OT}$ | 101,501 |
| January 1, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 UCF* | No. 11 | State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ESPN | W 40–32 | 57,246 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Hurricanes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); N/A (Indoors)
* Game attendance: 68,841
* Referee: Mike Defee
* TV: ABC
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Cole Tracy 43-yard field goal, 8:26 (LSU 3–0)
MIA – Bubba Baxa 38-yard field goal, 6:49 (TIE 3–3)
LSU – Nick Brossette 50-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 0:35 (LSU 10–3)
Second quarter
LSU – Brossette 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 9:21 (LSU 17–3)
LSU – Tracy 21-yard field goal, 4:56 (LSU 20–3)
LSU – Jacob Phillips 45-yard interception returned for TD, Tracy kick good, 4:21 (LSU 27–3)
Third quarter
LSU – Tracy 21-yard field goal, 7:32 (LSU 30–3)
LSU – Tracy 54-yard field goal, 3:51 (LSU 33–3)
Fourth quarter
MIA – Malik Rosier 3-yard TD run, Baxa kick good, 13:57 (LSU 33–10)
MIA – Brian Hightower 32-yard TD pass from Rosier, Baxa kick good, 8:43 (LSU 33–17)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 11/24, 140 yards
MIA – Malik Rosier – 15/35, 259 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 22 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
MIA – DeeJay Dallas – 8 carries, 38 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 5 receptions, 81 yards
MIA – Jeff Thomas – 5 receptions, 132 yards :

### Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 11 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); fair
* Game attendance: 96,883
* Referee: James Carter
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 9-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Cole Tracy kick good, 7:15 (LSU 7–0)
LSU – Burrow 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 3:20 (LSU 14–0)
Second quarter
LSU – Tracy 50-yard field goal, 11:21 (LSU 17–0)
LSU – Stephen Sullivan 40-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 0:00 (LSU 24–0)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 7-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:03 (LSU 31–0)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 10/20, 151 yards, 2 TD
SELA – Chason Virgil – 23/33, 189 yards, INT
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 19 carries, 137 yards
SELA – Lorenzo Lee Nunez – 11 carries, 64 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Stephen Sullivan – 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD
SELA – Juwan Petit-Frere – 5 receptions, 60 yards :

### At Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 LSU Tigers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| No. 7 AUB Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C)• Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 86,787
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 1-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 9:59 (LSU 7–0)
Second quarter
LSU – Tracy 33-yard field goal, 8:37 (LSU 10–0)
AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 7-yard TD run, Anders Carlson kick good, 5:06 (LSU 10–7)
AUB – Shawn Shivers 7-yard TD run, Carlson kick good, 1:31 (AUB 14–10)
Third quarter
AUB – Darius Slayton 4-yard TD pass from Jarrett Stidham, Carlson kick good, 10:38 (AUB 21–10)
LSU – Tracy 27-yard field goal, 3:58 (AUB 21–13)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Derrick Dillon 71-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, two-point pass conversion attempt no good, 8:18 (AUB 21–19)
LSU – Tracy 42-yard field goal, 0:00 (LSU 22–21)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 15/34, 249 yards, TD
AUB – Jarrett Stidham – 16/28, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 19 carries, 69 yards
AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow – 22 carries, 104 yards, TD
Top receivers
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 5 receptions, 97 yards
AUB – Anthony Schwartz – 2 receptions, 37 yards :

### Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 6 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); light rain
* Game attendance: 102,321
* Referee: David Smith
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 1-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 9:20 (LSU 7–0)
Second quarter
LSU – Brossette 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 14:57 (LSU 14–0)
LSU – Tracy 24-yard field goal, 9:17 (LSU 17–0)
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 28-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:22 (LSU 24–0)
LT – Adrian Hardy 20-yard TD pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick good, 4:23 (LSU 24–7)
Third quarter
LT – Bobby Holly 1-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 9:10 (LSU 24–14)
Fourth quarter
LT – Hardy 42-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 12:57 (LSU 24–21)
LSU – Brossette 2-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:06 (LSU 31–21)
LSU – Edwards-Helaire 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:23 (LSU 38–21)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 16/28, 191 yards
LT – J'Mar Smith – 27/50, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 20 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
LT – Jaqwis Dancy – 7 carries, 31 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Dee Anderson – 5 receptions, 80 yards
LT – Adrian Hardy – 10 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD :

### Ole Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| No. 5 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 100,224
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
MISS – Luke Logan 30-yard field goal, 9:06 (MISS 3–0)
LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 21-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Cole Tracy kick good, 5:59 (LSU 7–3)
LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 0:57 (LSU 14–3)
Second quarter
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 3-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 8:59 (LSU 21–3)
LSU – Justin Jefferson 65-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 7:41 (LSU 28–3)
MISS – Logan 17-yard field goal, 0:03 (LSU 28–6)
Third quarter
MISS – Scottie Phillips 1-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 3:45 (LSU 28–13)
LSU – Jefferson 5-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 1:48 (LSU 35–13)
Fourth quarter
MISS – Logan 40-yard field goal, 13:10 (LSU 35–16)
LSU – Tracy 26-yard field goal, 8:45 (LSU 38–16)
LSU – Burrow 35-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:56 (LSU 45–16)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 18/25, 292 yards, 3 TD
MISS – Jordan Ta'amu – 19/38, 178 yards, INT
Top rushers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 9 carries, 96 yards, TD
MISS – Scottie Phillips – 16 carries, 96 yards, TD
Top receivers
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 5 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
MISS – A. J. Brown – 9 receptions, 72 yards :

### At Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 22 Gators | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); sunny and humid
* Game attendance: 90,283
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV: CBS
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 11:43 (LSU 7–0)
Second quarter
FLA – La'Mical Perine 1-yard TD run, Evan McPherson kick good, 12:30 (TIE 7–7)
LSU – Tracy 33-yard field goal, 3:10 (LSU 10–7)
FLA – Moral Stephens 3-yard TD pass from Feleipe Franks, McPherson kick good, 1:09 (FLA 14–10)
Third quarter
LSU – Tracy 42-yard field goal, 4:16 (FLA 14–13)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Brossette 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass attempt no good, 11:14 (LSU 19–14)
FLA – Perine 2-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass attempt no good, 8:48 (FLA 20–19)
FLA – Brad Stewart Jr. 25-yard interception returned for TD, McPherson kick good, 1:45 (FLA 27–19)
Top passers
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 12/27, 161 yards, TD, INT
LSU – Joe Burrow – 19/34, 192 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 17 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
LSU – Nick Brossette – 15 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 85 yards
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 3 receptions, 51 yards :

### Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| No. 13 Tigers | 3 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 36 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 102,321
* Referee: James Carter
* TV: CBS
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Cole Tracy 33-yard field goal, 9:32 (LSU 3–0)
Second quarter
LSU – Joe Burrow 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 13:34 (LSU 10–0)
LSU – Tracy 36-yard field goal, 11:22 (LSU 13–0)
LSU – Tracy 39-yard field goal, 5:09 (LSU 16–0)
Third quarter
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 40-yard field goal, 9:03 (LSU 16–3)
LSU – Tracy 24-yard field goal, 3:00 (LSU 19–3)
UGA – Elijah Holyfield 10-yard TD run, two-point conversion run attempt no good, 0:07 (LSU 19–9)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Burrow 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 9:31 (LSU 26–9)
LSU – Tracy 30-yard field goal, 7:20 (LSU 29–9)
UGA – Riley Ridley 27-yard TD pass from Jake Fromm, Blankenship kick good, 6:00 (LSU 29–16)
LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 4:14 (LSU 36–16)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 15/30, 200 yards
UGA – Jake Fromm – 16/34, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 19 carries, 145 yards
UGA – D'Andre Swift – 12 carries, 72 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 6 receptions, 108 yards
UGA – Riley Ridley – 3 receptions, 75 yards, TD :

### Mississippi State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 5 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); cloudy w/ light rain
* Game attendance: 101,340
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 1-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 12:37 (LSU 7–0)
MSST – Jace Christmann 19-yard field goal, 8:43 (LSU 7–3)
Second quarter
LSU – Tracy 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (LSU 10–3)
Third quarter
LSU – Tracy 38-yard field goal, 10:44 (LSU 13–3)
LSU – Tracy 29-yard field goal, 2:54 (LSU 16–3)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Tracy 40-yard field goal, 10:42 (LSU 19–3)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 16/28, 129 yards, INT
MSST – Nick Fitzgerald – 8/24, 59 yards, 4 INT
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 17 carries, 57 yards, TD
MSST – Nick Fitzgerald – 23 carries, 131 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Dee Anderson – 3 receptions, 29 yards
MSST – Deddrick Thomas – reception, 15 yards :

### Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Crimson Tide | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| No. 4 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 102,321
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV: CBS
Game information :
First quarter
BAMA – Henry Ruggs 15-yard TD pass from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick no good, 4:58 (BAMA 6–0)
Second quarter
BAMA – Bulovas 23-yard field goal, 6:59 (BAMA 9–0)
BAMA – Irv Smith Jr. 25-yard TD pass from Tagovailoa, Bulovas kick good, 1:15 (BAMA 16–0)
Third quarter
BAMA – Tagovailoa 44-yard TD run, Bulovas kick no good, 5:14 (BAMA 22–0)
Fourth quarter
BAMA – Damien Harris 1-yard TD run, Bulovas kick good, 5:42 (BAMA 29–0)
Top passers
BAMA – Tua Tagovailoa – 25/42, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
LSU – Joe Burrow – 18/35, 184 yards, INT
Top rushers
BAMA – Damien Harris – 19 carries, 107 yards, TD
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 6 carries, 14 yards
Top receivers
BAMA – Jerry Jeudy – 8 receptions, 103 yards
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 6 receptions, 81 yards :

### At Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Razorbacks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 64,135
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV: SEC Network
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Justin Jefferson 40-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Cole Tracy kick good, 7:30 (LSU 7–0)
Second quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 12-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 5:24 (LSU 14–0)
ARK – Connor Limpert 24-yard field goal, 0:00 (LSU 14–3)
Third quarter
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 13-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 9:44 (LSU 21–3)
LSU – Tracy 40-yard field goal, 3:12 (LSU 24–3)
Fourth quarter
ARK – Cheyenne O'Grady 11-yard TD pass from Ty Storey, Limpert kick good, 12:37 (LSU 24–10)
ARK – O'Grady 32-yard TD pass from Storey, Limpert kick good, 5:27 (LSU 24–17)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 15/21, 195 yards, TD
ARK – Ty Storey – 19/38, 200 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 23 carries, 90 yards, TD
ARK – Rakeem Boyd – 10 carries, 30 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
ARK – Cheyenne O'Grady – 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD :

### Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 10 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 100,323
* Referee: Marc Curles
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 3-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 11:06 (LSU 7–0)
LSU – Stephen Sullivan 38-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Tracy kick good, 5:52 (LSU 14–0)
Second quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 2-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 13:06 (LSU 21–0)
LSU – Foster Moreau 13-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 8:01 (LSU 28–0)
RICE – Haden Tobola 51-yard field goal, 1:55 (LSU 28–3)
Third quarter
LSU – Brossette 2-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 9:32 (LSU 35–3)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Lanard Fournette 3-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 11:00 (LSU 42–3)
RICE – Juma Otoviano 5-yard TD run, Jack Fox kick good, 2:55 (LSU 42–10)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 20/28, 307 yards, 2 TD
RICE – Shawn Stankavage – 7/13, 101 yards
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 14 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD
RICE – Aston Walter – 23 carries, 72 yards
Top receivers
LSU – Stephen Sullivan – 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
RICE – D'Angelo Ellis – 3 receptions, 66 yards :

### At Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total |
| No. 7 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 72 |
| Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 74 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, TX
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 101,501
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV: SEC Network
Game information :
First quarter
TAMU – Trayveon Williams 10-yard TD run, Seth Small kick good, 6:31 (TAMU 7–0)
LSU – Joe Burrow 22-yard TD run, Cole Tracy kick good, 0:48 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
TAMU – Jace Sternberger 10-yard TD pass from Kellen Mond, Small kick good, 10:31 (TAMU 14–7)
TAMU – Small 33-yard field goal, 1:52 (TAMU 17–7)
LSU – Tracy 47-yard field goal, 0:00 (TAMU 17–10)
Third quarter
LSU – Justin Jefferson 7-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 7:42 (TIE 17–17)
TAMU – Williams 1-yard TD run, Small kick good, 3:33 (TAMU 24–17)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Michael Divinity Jr. 58-yard fumble returned for TD, Tracy kick good, 10:12 (TIE 24–24)
LSU – Foster Moreau 14-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 6:41 (LSU 31–24)
TAMU – Quartney Davis 19-yard TD pass from Mond, Small kick good, 0:00 (TIE 31–31)
First overtime
LSU – Tracy 50-yard field goal, (LSU 34–31)
TAMU – Small 23-yard field goal, (TIE 34–34)
Second overtime
TAMU – Mond 3-yard TD run, Small kick good, (TAMU 41–34)
LSU – Nick Brossette 3-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, (TIE 41–41)
Third overtime
LSU – Dee Anderson 25-yard TD pass from Burrow, Burrow two-point conversion pass to Jefferson good, (LSU 49–41)
TAMU – Kendrick Rogers 25-yard TD pass from Mond, Mond two-point conversion pass to Rogers good, (TIE 49–49)
Fourth overtime
TAMU – Small 21-yard field goal, (TAMU 52–49)
LSU – Tracy 26-yard field goal, (TIE 52–52)
Fifth overtime
LSU – Tory Carter 11-yard TD pass from Clyde Edwards-Helaire, two-point conversion pass attempt no good, (LSU 58–52)
TAMU – Rogers 25-yard TD pass from Mond, two-point conversion pass attempt no good, (TIE 58–58)
Sixth overtime
TAMU – Sternberger 25-yard TD pass from Mond, Mond two-point conversion pass to Rogers good, (TAMU 66–58)
LSU – Burrow 4-yard TD run, Burrow two-point conversion pass to Anderson good, (TIE 66–66)
Seventh overtime
LSU – Burrow 10-yard TD run, two-point conversion pass attempt no good, (LSU 72–66)
TAMU – Davis 17-yard TD pass from Mond, Mond two-point conversion pass to Rogers good, (TAMU 74–72)
Top passers
TAMU – Kellen Mond – 23/49, 287 yards, 6 TD
LSU – Joe Burrow – 25/38, 270 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 35 carries, 198 yards, 2 TD
LSU – Joe Burrow – 29 carries, 100 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
TAMU – Quartney Davis – 7 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD :
Highest scoring game in FBS History

### Vs. UCF (Fiesta Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Tigers | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| No. 8 Knights | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
* Date: January 1
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: retractable roof closed
* Game attendance: 57,246
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
LSU – Cole Tracy 24-yard field goal, 12:38 (LSU 3–0)
UCF – Greg McCrae 25-yard TD run, Matthew Wright kick good, 10:56 (UCF 7–3)
UCF – Brandon Moore 93-yard interception returned for TD, Wright kick good, 6:39 (UCF 14–3)
LSU – Justin Jefferson 22-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Tracy kick good, 1:27 (UCF 14–10)
Second quarter
LSU – Derrick Dillon 49-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 12:59 (LSU 17–14)
LSU – Jefferson 33-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 7:11 (LSU 24–14)
UCF – Gabriel Davis 32-yard TD pass from Darrel Mack Jr., Wright kick good, 0:04 (LSU 24–21)
Third quarter
LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 32-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 12:38 (LSU 31–21)
LSU – Tracy 28-yard field goal, 5:18 (LSU 34–21)
UCF – Wright 37-yard field goal, 3:01 (LSU 34–24)
Fourth quarter
LSU – Tracy 28-yard field goal, 12:09 (LSU 37–24)
LSU – Tracy 26-yard field goal, 4:12 (LSU 40–24)
UCF – Taj McGowan 2-yard TD run, Mack Jr. two-point conversion pass to Otis Anderson good, 2:24 (LSU 40–32)
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 21/34, 394 yards, 4 TD, INT
UCF – Darrel Mack Jr. – 11/30, 97 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
LSU – Nick Brossette – 29 carries, 117 yards
UCF – Greg McCrae – 10 carries, 81 yards, TD
Top receivers
LSU – Ja'Marr Chase – 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD
UCF – Gabe Davis – 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 25 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12–T | 11 | 6 |
| Coaches | 24 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 1 | 5 | Devin White | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | 46 | Greedy Williams | CB | Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | 137 | Foster Moreau | TE | Oakland Raiders |