Wk 3 · 2026
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
· ABC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 20 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
#11 LSU Tigers
SEC · no games yet
at
7:30pET
MISS -1.5 · total 57.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential MISS by 11.8
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
Magnolia Bowl. A night game in the Grove-to-Vaught pipeline for a trophy created in 2008 to name a rivalry that had already been going for a century. They play for the Magnolia Bowl trophy. A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. LSU is ranked #11 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Ole Miss is ranked #9 (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.
LSU form
No completed games on record.
Ole Miss form
No completed games on record.
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.
Ole Miss 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 · 3
| Opponent | LSU | Ole Miss |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi St SEC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Auburn SEC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Texas SEC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, LSU leads 13–7 · Ole Miss won the last one
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.6 points toward LSU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | LSU 19 — 24 Ole Miss | at MISS | Ole Miss |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Ole Miss 26 — 29 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | LSU 49 — 55 Ole Miss | at MISS | Ole Miss |
| 2022 | 2022-10-22 | Ole Miss 20 — 45 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2021 | 2021-10-23 | LSU 17 — 31 Ole Miss | at MISS | Ole Miss |
| 2020 | 2020-12-19 | Ole Miss 48 — 53 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2019 | 2019-11-16 | LSU 58 — 37 Ole Miss | at MISS | LSU |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | Ole Miss 16 — 45 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2017 | 2017-10-21 | LSU 40 — 24 Ole Miss | at MISS | LSU |
| 2016 | 2016-10-22 | Ole Miss 21 — 38 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2015 | 2015-11-21 | LSU 17 — 38 Ole Miss | at MISS | Ole Miss |
| 2014 | 2014-10-25 | Ole Miss 7 — 10 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2013 | 2013-10-19 | LSU 24 — 27 Ole Miss | at MISS | Ole Miss |
| 2012 | 2012-11-17 | Ole Miss 35 — 41 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2011 | 2011-11-19 | LSU 52 — 3 Ole Miss | at MISS | LSU |
| 2010 | 2010-11-20 | Ole Miss 36 — 43 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
| 2009 | 2009-11-21 | LSU 23 — 25 Ole Miss | at MISS | Ole Miss |
| 2008 | 2008-11-22 | Ole Miss 31 — 13 LSU | at LSU | Ole Miss |
| 2007 | 2007-11-17 | LSU 41 — 24 Ole Miss | at MISS | LSU |
| 2006 | 2006-11-18 | Ole Miss 20 — 23 LSU | at LSU | LSU |
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 |
Ole Miss leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Trinidad Chambliss QB #6 | 218/333, 3016 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT |
| Austin Simmons QB #13 | 41/70, 680 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Kewan Lacy RB #5 | 258 CAR, 1279 YDS, 20 TD |
| Trinidad Chambliss QB #6 | 118 CAR, 470 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Logan Diggs RB #22 | 25 CAR, 168 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Harrison Wallace III WR #2 | 46 REC, 719 YDS, 3 TD |
| Deuce Alexander WR #1 | 34 REC, 577 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Cayden Lee WR #19 | 33 REC, 537 YDS, 3 TD | |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR #1 | 38 REC, 533 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | TJ Dottery LB #6 | 77 |
| Suntarine Perkins LB #4 | 64 | |
| Wydett Williams Jr. S #16 | 55 | |
| Sacks | Princewill Umanmielen DE #1 | 6.5 |
| Will Echoles DT #52 | 4.5 | |
| Kam Franklin DE #5 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Wydett Williams Jr. S #16 | 3 |
| Zxavian Harris DT #51 | 1 | |
| Suntarine Perkins LB #4 | 1 |
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.