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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 | +0.15 | SOS Played | +0.23 | #4 |
| #18 | +0.19 | SOS Remaining | +0.29 | #5 |
| Offense | ||||
| #15 | +0.20 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.02 | #74 |
| #29 | +0.23 | EPA / Play | +0.00 | #118 |
| #26 | 6.7 | Yards / Play | 4.9 | #123 |
| T-#27 | 47.3% | Success Rate | 38.9% | #103 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #2 | -0.31 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.01 | #76 |
| #8 | -0.10 | EPA / Play | +0.25 | #116 |
| #7 | 4.6 | Yards / Play | 6.8 | #116 |
| #6 | 33.1% | Success Rate | 46.7% | #113 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 LSU Offense | vs |  ARK Defense | ||
| #26 | +0.31 | EPA / Pass | +0.18 | #83 |
| #49 | +0.16 | EPA / Rush | +0.31 | #131 |
| #18 | 56.5% | Available Yards % | 51.0% | #95 |
| #11 | Own 33 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 30 | #85 |
| #48 | +0.10 | Early Downs EPA | +0.19 | #118 |
| #5 | 54.9% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 49.3% | #120 |
| #14 | 6.0 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 6.4 | #113 |
| LSU Defense | vs | ARK Offense | ||
| #5 | -0.17 | EPA / Pass | +0.02 | #102 |
| #30 | +0.00 | EPA / Rush | -0.03 | #113 |
| #3 | 28.7% | Available Yards % | 39.0% | #106 |
| #50 | Own 28 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 27 | #97 |
| #11 | -0.11 | Early Downs EPA | -0.07 | #123 |
| #10 | 30.8% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 36.0% | #98 |
| #5 | 8.4 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 8.4 | #130 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#74 | 2.0 | Sacks Taken | 2.6 | T-#106 |
| T-#130 | 1.4 | INTs Thrown | 0.6 | T-#58 |
| T-#52 | 0.4 | Fumbles Lost | 0.4 | T-#52 |
| T-#114 | 1.8 | Turnovers | 1.0 | T-#41 |
| T-#77 | 7.0 | Penalties | 6.0 | T-#45 |
| #71 | 59.0 | Penalty Yards | 46.2 | T-#29 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#2 | 3.6 | Sacks | 1.4 | T-#101 |
| T-#26 | 1.0 | INTs | 0.6 | T-#68 |
| T-#70 | 0.4 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.6 | T-#40 |
| T-#42 | 1.4 | Takeaways | 1.2 | T-#57 |
| T-#108 | 5.4 | Penalties Drawn | 6.6 | T-#65 |
| #114 | 46.4 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 51.8 | #89 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#106 | 2-4 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 2-4 | T-#106 |
| Coaching | ||||
| Lane Kiffin | Head Coach | Ryan Silverfield | ||
| T-#109 | 1 | Seasons at School | 1 | T-#109 |
| #20 | 117-53 | Career Record | 50-24 | #24 |
| Situation | ||||
| 7 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 427 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Sam Leavitt | QB | KJ Jackson | ||
| #30 | +0.44 | EPA / Att | +0.21 | #96 |
| #14 | 54.6% | Success Rate | 46.7% | #62 |
| #53 | 1.58 | Explosiveness | 1.35 | #116 |
| #73 | 5.4% | Sack Rate | 5.6% | #80 |
| #26 | +0.47 | Rush EPA | +0.07 | #94 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #18WR | Winston Watkins Jr.+35.2 | Playmaker · PPA | Chris Marshall+40.1 | #10WR |
| 97.6thWR | Jackson Harris+32.1 | Playmaker · PPA | Jaden Platt+9.0 | 88.8thTE |
| #2DL | Defender · Havoc EPA | Khmori House+7.5 | 94.5thDB | |
| #11DL | Jordan Ross+10.7 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Miguel Mitchell+6.0 | 89.6thDB |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#6 | 8 | 5★ Players | 0 | T-#37 |
| #5 | 48 | 4★ Players | 19 | T-#33 |
| T-#134 | 22 | 3★ Players | 52 | T-#86 |
| Transfers | ||||
28 in · 21 out | OFF Transfers | 19 in · 19 out | ||
14 in · 14 out | DEF Transfers | 24 in · 22 out | ||
| 20% | OFF Returning | 15% | ||
| 40% | DEF Returning | 30% | ||