Game notes: LSU at Tennessee
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Neyland Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- LSU (5–2, 2–2 in conference) at Tennessee (6–1, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Neyland Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 35th meeting; Tennessee leads the series 21–10–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 8, 2022: Tennessee 40, LSU 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1925: Tennessee 0, LSU 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Tennessee is 11–4–1 at home against LSU.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2022: Tennessee 40–13 (at LSU); 2017: LSU 30–10 (at Tennessee); 2011: LSU 38–7 (at Tennessee); 2010: LSU 16–14 (at LSU); 2007: LSU 21–14 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
LSU
- LSU is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games), 2–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 51–10 vs. Clemson; W 45–14 vs. Louisiana Tech; L 24–32 at No. 8 Ole Miss; W 35–6 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M; W 63–14 vs. McNeese; L 34–35 at Kentucky; W 31–0 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- LSU is No. 20 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lane Kiffin is 5–2 in his first season at LSU and 121–55 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lane Kiffin is 1–0 against Tennessee.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Sam Leavitt (QB): 1,784 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dilin Jones (RB): 567 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- T.J. Dottery (LB): 54 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, LSU lost to No. 25 Ole Miss 38–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Tennessee
- Tennessee is 6–1 (3–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 56–9 vs. Furman; W 45–24 at Georgia Tech; W 42–9 vs. Kennesaw State; L 17–20 vs. No. 1 Texas; W 24–14 vs. Auburn; W 24–17 at Arkansas; W 26–10 vs. No. 6 Alabama.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Tennessee has won three straight, since losing 20–17 to Texas (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Tennessee is No. 14 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Josh Heupel is 51–21 in his sixth season at Tennessee and 79–29 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Josh Heupel is 1–1 against LSU.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- DeSean Bishop (RB): 837 rushing yards, 10 TD, No. 3 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mike Matthews (WR): 29 catches, 481 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Amare Campbell (LB): 46 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- DeSean Bishop needs 24 yards to pass Montario Hardesty (2,391, 2005–09) for 10th on Tennessee’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,368 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Tennessee lost to No. 23 Auburn 30–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Josh Heupel is 2–1 against Lane Kiffin’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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