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LSU football schedule 2026

12 regular-season games, 7 at home and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 9 in the SEC. Next up: away at Kentucky on Oct 10.

September 2026 4 games

Date Opponent Time
Sep 5 vs Clemson 51-10
Sep 12 vs Louisiana Tech 45-14
Sep 19 at Ole Miss 24-32
Sep 26 vs Texas A&M 35-6

October 2026 4 games

Date Opponent Time
Oct 3 vs McNeese 63-14
Oct 10 at Kentucky
Oct 17 vs Mississippi State
Oct 24 at Auburn

November 2026 4 games

Date Opponent Time
Nov 7 vs Alabama TBC
Nov 14 vs Texas TBC
Nov 21 at Tennessee TBC
Nov 28 at Arkansas TBC

Home games at Tiger Stadium (LA). College football data by CollegeFootballData.com, updated nightly.

LSU's 2026 season

The season finishes away at Arkansas on Nov 28.

The non-conference games are against Clemson on Sep 5, Louisiana Tech on Sep 12, McNeese on Oct 3. Those opponents are not in the SEC, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.

Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 4 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how LSU's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full SEC grid puts all 16 teams side by side.

Frequently asked questions

When does LSU play next?

LSU's next game is away at Kentucky on Oct 10. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.

How many games does LSU play in 2026?

12 regular-season games: 7 at home at Tiger Stadium (LA) and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 9 are against SEC opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.

Who does LSU play outside the SEC in 2026?

3 games: Clemson on Sep 5, Louisiana Tech on Sep 12, McNeese on Oct 3. Those opponents are not in the SEC, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.

Why do some of LSU's games have no kick-off time?

Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 4 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.

What time do LSU's games start in my timezone?

Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.

Other SEC teams

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