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LSU

SEC · 2018 Season · Final

Challenger −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
831–432–47
0.652 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1936, 2007, 2011 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 11 · Top 10: 21 · Top 25: 58
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC7–6W 33–17
3Week 3 · Sep 11Southeastern Louisiana LionsUnranked—W 31–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–5W 22–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA8–5W 38–21
6Week 6 · Oct 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–7W 45–16
7Week 7 · Oct 9Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–3L 19–27
8Week 8 · Oct 16Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–3W 36–16
9Week 9 · Oct 23Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–5W 19–3
11Week 11 · Nov 6Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC14–1L 0–29
12Week 12 · Nov 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC2–10W 24–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20Rice (RICE)H2HUSA2–11W 42–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC9–4L 72–74
20Final · Jan 8UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND AAC12–1W 40–32

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.417
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+55
-8+63
  • UCF +12
  • Georgia +11
  • Auburn +8
  • Louisiana Tech +8
  • Mississippi State +8
  • Miami +7
  • Ole Miss +5
  • Arkansas +2
  • Rice +2
  • Alabama -1
  • Florida -3
  • Texas A&M -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.769 Win % · Change 6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12Post-Season W1#13Post-Season W2#13Post-Season W3#15Post-Season W4#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
+31
+1
+17
+29
-8
+20
+16
-29
+7
+32
-2
+8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#192013#282014#122015#232016#332017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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