2020 LSU Tigers football team

The 2020 LSU Tigers football team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers play their home games at Death Valley in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and compete in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by forth-year head coach Ed Orgeron.

2020 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachEd Orgeron (4th full year as HC, 5th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Ensminger (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBo Pelini (4th overall season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium (Capacity: 102,321)
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida  0 –0      –  
Georgia  0 –0      –  
Kentucky  0 –0      –  
Missouri  0 –0      –  
South Carolina  0 –0      –  
Tennessee  0 –0      –  
Vanderbilt  0 –0      –  
West Division
Alabama  0 –0      –  
Arkansas  0 –0      –  
Auburn  0 –0      –  
LSU  0 –0      –  
Mississippi State  0 –0      –  
Ole Miss  0 –0      –  
Texas A&M  0 –0      –  
Championship: December 19, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC will play a conference-only schedule.
As of August 17, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

LSU began the year ranked sixth in the preseason AP Poll, and were projected to finish in second in the SEC West behind Alabama. The Tigers secured an undefeated regular season that included wins over top-ten-ranked teams Texas, Florida, Auburn, and Alabama. In the SEC Championship Game, LSU defeated Georgia to win their first conference title since 2011. LSU was ranked No. 1 in the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, earning them a spot in the national semi-final game to be played at the Peach Bowl. They dominated fourth-ranked Oklahoma in that game, 63–28, to advance to the CFP Championship Game. There, they defeated the defending national champions Clemson, 42–25, to secure LSU's fourth claimed national title in school history, the second undefeated champion in the CFP era, and the second 15–0 season among any team in the modern era. LSU's record-setting offense was led by senior quarterback Joe Burrow, who won the Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in the history of the award, and broke several NCAA FBS records, including most touchdown passes (60), and highest passer rating (202.0). He was accompanied on offense by 1,400-yard running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and two 1,500-yard receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson, the former winning the Biletnikoff Award as the best wide receiver in the country. LSU's defense was anchored by two All-American defensive backs in Jim Thorpe Award winner Grant Delpit and true freshman Derek Stingley Jr., while Linebacker Jacob Phillips led the SEC in tackles. Head coach Ed Orgeron was awarded several national Coach of the Year honors.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC Media Days will be held July 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Schedule

LSU Tigers announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019. The 2020 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season.

The Tigers had games scheduled against Nicholls, Rice, Texas, and UTSA, which were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26thMississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
  
TBDMissouri
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  
TBDat Vanderbilt
  
TBDOle Miss
  
TBDat Florida
  
TBDat Arkansas
  
TBDAlabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
  
TBDSouth Carolina
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  
TBDat Auburn
  
TBDat Texas A&M
  
Schedule Source:[3]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Current staff as of February 10, 2020

Head Coach Ed Orgeron
Name Position
Ed OrgeronHead coach
Steve EnsmingerOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Bo PeliniDefensive coordinator/linebackers coach
Scott LinehanPassing game coordinator
James CreggOffensive line coach/running game coordinator
Mickey JosephWide receivers coach/assistant head coach
Kevin FaulkRunning backs coach
Bill JohnsonDefensive line coach
Corey RaymondCornerbacks coach/recruiting coordinator
Bill BuschSafeties coach
Greg McMahonSpecial teams coordinator
Tommy MoffittStrength and conditioning coordinator

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches 5  
CFP Not released Not released

References
  1. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "2020 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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