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LSU Football Schedule: Tigers complete 2026 slate revealed
LSU football's complete 2026 schedule was released on Thursday. Here's a full look at the dates for the Tigers' slate.
LSU football interim head coach Frank Wilson talked his potential future on Lane Kiffin's staff as the Tigers prepare for the bowl game
Pete Golding and Co. will have a myriad of games on the docket, full SEC slate across the conference is a gauntlet.
Western Kentucky is in town to face the Tigers (6-4) in the last home game of their lost 2025 season. The Hilltoppers (8-2) are 24.5-point underdogs to LSU, but they’re one of Conference USA’s top teams, and they have an offense that’s producing more yards per game than all but about a couple dozen FBS teams.
The LSU Tigers were hoping to secure another Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, but they won't this year, as it was announced that Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Caleb Downs would be the recipient.
The Tigers have an 8-1 record in non-conference games. LSU is fifth in the SEC scoring 88.4 points while shooting 50.3% from the field. The Mustangs are 9-1 in non-conference play. SMU is second in the ACC scoring 89.8 points per game and is shooting 48.6%.
No. 8 Oklahoma needed a late 58-yard John Mateer touchdown pass to beat LSU 17-13 to all but lock up a College Football Playoff bid.
LSU women's basketball started slow but recovered Saturday against Louisiana Tech, head coach Kim Mulkey's alma mater. Inside New Orleans' Smoothie King Center, the No. 5 Tigers won 87-61 to improve to 11-0.