American college football season
The 2021 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana , and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Ed Orgeron , who left the program at the conclusion of the regular season. The Tigers ended their season by playing Kansas State in the Texas Bowl ,[ 1] where they were led by interim head coach Brad Davis .
The 42–20 loss in the Texas Bowl to the Wildcats saddled LSU with its first sub-.500 season since 1999 , when a 3–8 record led to the dismissal of coach Gerry DiNardo .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. at UCLA * No. 16 FOX L 27–3868,123 September 11 7:00 p.m. McNeese State * ESPN+ , SECN+W 34–794,220 September 18 6:30 p.m. Central Michigan * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA SECN W 49–2192,547 September 25 11:00 a.m. at Mississippi State ESPN W 28–2550,298 October 2 8:00 p.m. No. 22 Auburn Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN L 19–2497,717 October 9 6:30 p.m. at No. 16 Kentucky SECN L 21–4261,690 October 16 11:00 a.m. No. 20 Florida Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN W 49–4296,012 October 23 2:30 p.m. at No. 12 Ole Miss CBS L 17–3164,523 November 6 6:00 p.m. at No. 2 Alabama ESPN L 14–20100,077 November 13 6:30 p.m. No. 25 Arkansas Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) SECN L 13–16 OT 98,772 November 20 8:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 27–1492,790 November 27 6:00 p.m. No. 15 Texas A&M Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN W 27–2491,595 8:00 p.m. vs. Kansas State * ESPN L 20–42 52,207
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Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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