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.
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
Head coach | Ed Orgeron (4th full year as HC, 5th overall season) |
Offensive coordinator | Steve Ensminger (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Bo Pelini (4th overall season) |
Home stadium | Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 102,321) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26th | Mississippi State |
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TBD | Missouri |
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TBD | at Vanderbilt | |||
TBD | Ole Miss |
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TBD | at Florida | |||
TBD | at Arkansas | |||
TBD | Alabama |
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TBD | South Carolina |
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TBD | at Auburn | |||
TBD | at Texas A&M | |||
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Personnel
Coaching staff
Current staff as of February 10, 2020

Name | Position |
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Ed Orgeron | Head coach |
Steve Ensminger | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach |
Bo Pelini | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach |
Scott Linehan | Passing game coordinator |
James Cregg | Offensive line coach/running game coordinator |
Mickey Joseph | Wide receivers coach/assistant head coach |
Kevin Faulk | Running backs coach |
Bill Johnson | Defensive line coach |
Corey Raymond | Cornerbacks coach/recruiting coordinator |
Bill Busch | Safeties coach |
Greg McMahon | Special teams coordinator |
Tommy Moffitt | Strength and conditioning coordinator |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaches | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
References
- Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "2020 LSU Tigers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2020.