LSU Football Schedule 2026: Full Tigers Slate, Dates, and Key Games

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2026 Team Schedule
LSU Tigers Football Schedule
SEC · Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge · Lane Kiffin, Year 1
Preseason AP Rank
No. 11
Kiffin’s debut season
Home Games
7
Clemson, Bama, Texas all visit
Season Opener
Sept 5
vs Clemson, 7:30 PM ET
Circle It
Sept 19
Kiffin returns to Oxford
Full 2026 LSU Football Schedule

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Games That Will Decide LSU’s Season
Game Date Why It Matters
vs Clemson Sept 5 A top-tier opener in Death Valley — the return leg of LSU’s 2025 win at Clemson
at Ole Miss Sept 19 Kiffin walks back into Vaught-Hemingway — the most anticipated game of the SEC year
vs Alabama Nov 7 The rivalry night game in Baton Rouge, fresh off the bye
vs Texas Nov 14 Texas’s first game at Tiger Stadium since 1953
Fast Fact
The September 19 trip to Oxford is the earliest LSU-Ole Miss meeting in the history of the series.
Fast Fact
Under the SEC’s new nine-game format, LSU’s locked annual opponents are Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M.
Fast Fact
The bye lands October 31 — perfectly placed before the Alabama-Texas double at home.

How the Schedule Sets Up

Seven home games, and the three biggest — Clemson, Alabama, Texas — all in Death Valley. The road tests are real (Oxford, Auburn, Knoxville, Fayetteville) but manageable, and the bye sits exactly where Kiffin would want it. Survive September at 3-1 or better and the November home stand becomes a playoff launching pad. You can follow every week of the season on our college football games this Saturday tracker, with the FBS season structure governed by the NCAA.

The Bottom Line

New coach, loaded home slate, and a September grudge match that will set the tone for everything after it. If Kiffin’s first LSU team is as good as the roster suggests, this schedule is built for a run. Bookmark this page — times, networks, and results are updated throughout the season.