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2025 LSU

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Brian Kelly, then Frank Wilson (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

LSU in 2025, game by game: won at No. 4 Clemson 17–10; won vs. Louisiana Tech 23–7; won vs. Florida 20–10; won vs. SE Louisiana 56–10; lost at No. 13 Ole Miss 19–24; won vs. South Carolina 20–10; lost at No. 17 Vanderbilt 24–31; lost vs. No. 3 Texas A&M 25–49; lost at No. 4 Alabama 9–20; won vs. Arkansas 23–22; won vs. Western Kentucky 13–10; lost at No. 8 Oklahoma 13–17; lost vs. Houston 35–38+46−24Won 17–10 at No. 4 Clemson+7No. 4 ClemsonWon 23–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+16Louisiana TechWon 20–10 vs. Florida+10FloridaWon 56–10 vs. SE Louisiana+46SE LouisianaLost 19–24 at No. 13 Ole Miss-5No. 13 Ole MissWon 20–10 vs. South Carolina+10South CarolinaLost 24–31 at No. 17 Vanderbilt-7No. 17 VanderbiltLost 25–49 vs. No. 3 Texas A&M-24No. 3 Texas A&MLost 9–20 at No. 4 Alabama-11No. 4 AlabamaWon 23–22 vs. Arkansas+1ArkansasWon 13–10 vs. Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyLost 13–17 at No. 8 Oklahoma-4No. 8 OklahomaLost 35–38 vs. Houston-3Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at4ClemsonW 17–⁠1040%
Sep 6vsLouisiana TechW 23–⁠782%
Sep 13vsFloridaW 20–⁠1066%
Sep 20vsSE LouisianaW 56–⁠1089%
Sep 27at13Ole MissL 19–⁠2435%
Oct 11vsSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠1067%
Oct 18at17VanderbiltL 24–⁠3152%
Oct 25vs3Texas A&ML 25–⁠4956%
Nov 8at4AlabamaL 9–⁠2027%
Nov 15vsArkansasW 23–⁠2275%
Nov 22vsWestern KentuckyW 13–⁠1069%
Nov 29at8OklahomaL 13–⁠1733%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsHoustonTexas BowlL 35–⁠3857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 38–⁠35 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 20

Consensus All-AmericanMansoor Delane, DB

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 3
Points
297–⁠258
Coach
Brian Kelly, then Frank Wilson (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1587 −25 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 32 of 136; offense No. 75, defense No. 11, special teams No. 48
SRS
8.2 No. 36 of 136 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 16 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 10 roster talent No. 6 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Joe Sloan, Alex Atkins and Cortez Hankton
Defensive coordinator
Blake Baker
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 136
  • Defense24th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0038%1.20111th of 136
Defense0.0139%1.2524th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
-0.03 def		40% off
36% def		—100th off
15th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense44%6.8 yds9%2.8020%
Defense41%7.7 yds13%2.9019%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.4own 3018% allowed
Defense3.3own 2817% caused

CORE rating 7.2, 44th of 136 (offense -4.1, defense -11.3).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsGarrett Nussmeier QB1,927 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Nussmeier QB12 TD
Rushing yardsCaden Durham RB505 yds
Rushing touchdownsCaden Durham RB3 TD
Receiving yardsBarion Brown WR532 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrey’Dez Green TE7 TD
TacklesDavhon Keys LB89 tkl
SacksHarold Perkins LB4 sacks
InterceptionsA.J. Haulcy S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

D.J. Pickett CB★★★★★No. 11
Harlem Berry RB★★★★★No. 15
Solomon Thomas OL★★★★No. 41
Carius Curne OL★★★★No. 71
Charles Ross II LB★★★★No. 133
Jaiden Braker LB★★★★No. 136
J.T. Lindsey RB★★★★No. 152
TaRon Francis WR★★★★No. 160

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.814
Running backs24.50.964
Receivers34.00.908
Offensive line43.80.939
Defensive line53.80.897
Linebackers54.00.914
Defensive backs44.30.930
Whole class244.00.917

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Mansoor Delane CBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3A.J. Haulcy SIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Zavion Thomas WRChicago Bears
Rd 6Bauer Sharp TETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Barion Brown WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Harold Perkins Jr. LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 7Garrett Nussmeier QBKansas City Chiefs

Roster 112

The 2025 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 18

The 2025 portal
Patrick Payton DE★★★★from Florida State
Josh Thompson OL★★★★from Northwestern
Nic Anderson WR★★★★from Oklahoma
Barion Brown WR★★★★from Kentucky
Bernard Gooden DL★★★★from South Florida
Jack Pyburn DE★★★★from Florida
Mansoor Delane CB★★★★from Virginia Tech
A.J. Haulcy S★★★★from Houston
Braelin Moore OL★★★★from Virginia Tech
Ja’Keem Jackson CB★★★★from Florida
Tamarcus Cooley S★★★★from NC State
Michael Van Buren Jr. QB★★★from Mississippi State

And 6 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

C.J. Daniels WR★★★★to Miami
Da’Shawn Womack DE★★★★to Ole Miss
Jay’Viar Suggs DL★★★★to Wisconsin
Ka’Morreun Pimpton TE★★★to TCU
Rickie Collins QB★★★to Syracuse
A.J. Swann QB★★★to App State
Bernard Causey III CB★★★to Georgia State
Dilan Battle DL★★★to Utah
Kylin Jackson S★★★to TCU
Sage Ryan S★★★to Ole Miss
Shelton Sampson Jr. WR★★★to Louisiana
Xavier Atkins LB★★★to Auburn

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.