2018 LSU Tigers football team

2018 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 13
2018 record 6–1 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach Ed Orgeron (2nd full year as HC; 4th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger (1st full year as OC; 9th overall season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style/Spread
Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 102,321)
2018 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 11 Florida  4 –1     6 –1  
No. 8 Georgia  4 –1     6 –1  
No. 14 Kentucky  3 –1     5 –1  
South Carolina  2 –3     3 –3  
Tennessee  1 –2     3 –3  
Missouri  0 –3     3 –3  
Vanderbilt  0 –3     3 –4  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama  4 –0     7 –0  
No. 5 LSU  3 –1     6 –1  
No. 17 Texas A&M  3 –1     5 –2  
Ole Miss  1 –2     5 –2  
No. 22 Mississippi State  1 –2     4 –2  
Auburn  1 –3     4 –3  
Arkansas  0 –4     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
  • Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017 season 9–4, 6–2 in SEC play to finish in third place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to [[2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]

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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Devin White LB JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Devin White LB JR
Greedy Williams CB SO
Fred Biletnikoff Award[3] Jonathan Giles WR JR
John Mackey Award[4] Foster Moreau TE SR
Butkus Award[5] Devin White LB JR
Jim Thorpe Award[6] Greedy Williams CB SO
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Blake Ferguson LS JR
Walter Camp Award[8] 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.[9]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Alabama1,971 (263)
2Auburn1,664 (19)
3Mississippi State1,239 (2)
4Texas A&M1,091
5LSU1,025
6Ole Miss578
7Arkansas412

Preseason All-SEC teams

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


Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 Miami (FL)*No. 25
ABCW 33–1768,841
September 86:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*No. 11
ESPN2W 31–096,883
September 152:30 p.m.at No. 7 AuburnNo. 12
CBSW 22–2186,787
September 226:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*No. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNUW 38–21102,321
September 298:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 5
ESPNW 45–16100,224
October 62:30 p.m.at No. 22 FloridaNo. 5
CBSL 19–2790,283
October 132:30 p.m.No. 2 GeorgiaNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CBSW 36–16102,321
October 206:00 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPN
November 3Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
November 10at Arkansas
November 17Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
November 24at Texas A&M
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

vs Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hurricanes 3 0 0 14 17
No. 25 Tigers 10 17 6 0 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2005 LSU, 40–3

Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
No. 11 Tigers 14 10 0 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1949 LSU, 48–7

at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 LSU Tigers 7 3 3 9 22
No. 7 AU Tigers 0 14 7 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–22–1 2017 LSU, 27–23

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 21
No. 6 Tigers 7 17 0 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–1 2009 LSU, 24–16

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 3 3 7 3 16
No. 5 Tigers 14 14 7 10 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
61–41–4 2017 LSU, 40–24

at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Tigers 7 3 3 6 19
No. 22 Gators 0 14 0 13 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–32–3 2017 LSU, 17–16

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bulldogs 0 0 9 7 16
No. 13 Tigers 3 13 3 17 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–13–1 2013 UGA, 44–41

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
73–35–3 2017 MSU, 37–7

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson Tide 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–52–5 2017 BAMA, 24–10

at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Razorbacks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–22–2 2017 LSU, 33–10

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–13–5 1995 LSU, 52–7

at Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Aggies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–20–3 2017 LSU, 45–21

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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  
Coaches 24 15 13 6 6 6 12  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://www.secsports.com/article/24148392/media-predicts-alabama-win-2018-sec-championship
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