LSU went a disappointing 5-5 in the 2020 season, but the Tigers did manage to finish strong with rivalry victories over Florida and Ole Miss to end the season with a winning streak. Will that momentum carry over into 2021 for Ed Orgeron’s squad?

The SEC media predicted LSU to finish third in the SEC West this season, behind Alabama and Texas A&M. ESPN’s Football Power Index similarly predicts an up-and-down year for the Tigers.

The FPI has LSU starting 3-0 but dropping five games along the way to finish 7-5.

  • Sept. 4 at UCLA (65.3 percent chance of winning)
  • Sept. 11 vs McNeese (99 percent chance of winning)
  • Sept. 18 vs. Central Michigan (90.2 percent chance of winning)
  • Sept. 25 at Mississippi State (49.1 percent chance of winning)
  • Oct. 2 vs. Auburn (54.8 percent chance of winning)
  • Oct. 9 at Kentucky (56.1 percent chance of winning)
  • Oct. 16 vs. Florida (47.2 percent chance of winning)
  • Oct. 23 at Ole Miss (45 percent chance of winning)
  • Nov. 6 at Alabama (9.3 percent chance of winning)
  • Nov. 13 vs. Arkansas (71.2 percent chance of winning)
  • Nov. 20 vs. ULM (98.1 percent chance of winning)
  • Nov. 27 vs. Texas A&M (35.1 percent chance of winning)

We’ll see if LSU can pull off a few upsets and prove the ESPN computers wrong.