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Head coach Lane Kiffin Year 2 with LSU

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs SP+ expected · n=47

Season Projection · 2026 W0

10,000 sims
6.2
Expected wins
6-6
Proj record
3 to 10
Win range (90%)
#38 (17–64)
Final rank (90%)
1%
Make playoff
1%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Tap a win or a loss on each pivotal game to see how the playoff probability shifts. Leave any game unset to average across both outcomes.

Make the playoff

1%

Baseline projection.

  • at Tennessee
    Away · Nov 21
  • vs Texas A&M
    Home · Sep 26
  • at Auburn
    Away · Oct 24
  • vs Texas
    Home · Nov 14
  • at Arkansas
    Away · Nov 28

Pivotal games are the 5 with the largest playoff-probability swing, ranked by the model. Math: chained Bayesian log-odds update from the conditional simulation set; gets the directionally right answer but won't perfectly capture cross-game correlations until the full Monte Carlo pipeline lands.

Returning production · 2025

58 PCI
  • Quarterback 60% (3/5 players)
  • Offensive line 61% (11/18 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 56% (15/27 players)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 60% (18/30 players)
  • Secondary 55% (11/20 players)
  • Special teams 50% (5/10 players)

PCI weights returning production by position group (QB/OL heaviest). 70%+ is healthy continuity; 45-70% is a normal rebuild; below 45% is a meaningful turnover.

If QB1 is out (Garrett Nussmeier)

GIE projects a -3.8 rating drop and a -15.0pp shift in playoff probability if LSU loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=4 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 32.2% 26th — below avg
  • Red-zone TD rate 10.5% 18th — bottom tier
  • 4th-down aggression 29.7% 20th — bottom tier
  • Late & close 4.9 yds/play 44th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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