Wk 2 · 2026
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at LSU Tigers — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton Rouge, LA
· SECN+
Weather at kickoff
90°F partly cloudy
21% chance of precipitation · wind 8 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
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Ratings differential LSU by 6.2
#11 LSU Tigers
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. LSU is ranked #11 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Louisiana Tech form
No completed games on record.
LSU form
No completed games on record.
Louisiana Tech this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
LSU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, LSU leads 4–0 · LSU has won the last 4
4 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
22.2 points toward LSU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-06 | Louisiana Tech 7 — 23 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2018 | 2018-09-22 | Louisiana Tech 21 — 38 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | Louisiana Tech 16 — 24 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2007 | 2007-11-10 | Louisiana Tech 10 — 58 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
Louisiana Tech leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Blake Baker QB #5 | 102/155, 1251 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT |
| Trey Kukuk QB #2 | 57/86, 526 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 121 CAR, 605 YDS, 8 TD |
| Trey Kukuk QB #2 | 79 CAR, 488 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Omiri Wiggins RB #22 | 97 CAR, 468 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Eli Finley TE #84 | 37 REC, 440 YDS |
| Devin Gandy WR #1 | 22 REC, 376 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Marlion Jackson WR #5 | 17 REC, 283 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 29 REC, 251 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jacob Fields S #10 | 91 |
| Mekhi Mason LB #4 | 68 | |
| Jadon Mayfield LB #22 | 57 | |
| Sacks | Mekhi Mason LB #4 | 3.5 |
| Jadon Mayfield LB #22 | 3.5 | |
| Donovan Rieman DL #98 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jakari Foster DB #6 | 7 |
| Michael Richard S #7 | 3 | |
| Jacob Fields S #10 | 3 |
LSU leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Garrett Nussmeier QB #18 | 194/288, 1927 YDS, 12 TD, 5 INT |
| Michael Van Buren Jr. QB #3 | 78/125, 743 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Caden Durham RB #29 | 106 CAR, 505 YDS, 3 TD |
| Harlem Berry RB #22 | 101 CAR, 446 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ju'Juan Johnson RB #4 | 38 CAR, 151 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Barion Brown WR #6 | 52 REC, 495 YDS, 1 TD |
| Zavion Thomas WR #0 | 40 REC, 473 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Aaron Anderson WR #1 | 33 REC, 398 YDS | |
| Trey'Dez Green TE #14 | 29 REC, 353 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | A.J. Haulcy S #13 | 89 |
| West Weeks LB #33 | 76 | |
| Davhon Keys LB #42 | 74 | |
| Sacks | Harold Perkins Jr. LB #7 | 4 |
| West Weeks LB #33 | 2.5 | |
| Jimari Butler DE #12 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Harold Perkins Jr. LB #7 | 3 |
| A.J. Haulcy S #13 | 3 | |
| DJ Pickett CB #5 | 3 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.