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2022 LSU Tigers football
Logo for Louisiana State University
SEC Western Division co-champion
Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship, L 30–50 vs. Georgia
Citrus Bowl, W 63–7 vs. Purdue
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record10–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Denbrock (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMatt House (1st season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 2     11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 4     8 5  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     6 7  
Missouri   3 5     6 7  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 2     11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas   3 5     7 6  
Auburn   2 6     5 7  
Texas A&M   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Brian Kelly.

The top-ranked recruit in LSU's 2022 recruiting class was linebacker Harold Perkins.[1][2] The season also saw Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels start at quarterback.

Before the season

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On November 30, 2021, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was named LSU's 33rd head coach.[3][4] Cincinnati offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Mike Denbrock and Kansas City Chiefs linebackers coach Matt House were named as the Tigers' new offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, respectively.[5][6]

SEC media days

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The 2022 SEC Media days were held in July 2022. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2022. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

Schedule

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LSU and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[7][8]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:30 p.m.vs. Florida State*ABCL 23–2468,388
September 106:30 p.m.Southern*SECNW 65–17102,321
September 175:00 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNW 31–1698,520
September 246:30 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN+/SECN+W 38–0100,501
October 16:00 p.m.at AuburnESPNW 21–1787,451
October 811:00 a.m.No. 8 TennesseeNo. 25
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNL 13–40102,321
October 156:00 p.m.at FloridaESPNW 45–3590,585
October 222:30 p.m.No. 7 Ole Missdagger
CBSW 45–20100,821
November 56:00 p.m.No. 6 AlabamaNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNW 32–31 OT102,321
November 1211:00 a.m.at ArkansasNo. 7ESPNW 13–1073,750
November 198:00 p.m.UAB*No. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN2W 41–1097,367
November 266:00 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 5ESPNL 23–3893,578
December 33:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 GeorgiaNo. 14CBSL 30–5074,810
January 2, 202312:00 p.m.vs. Purdue*No. 17ABCW 63–742,791

Roster

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2022 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Kyren Lacy Jr
RB 4 John Emery Jr. Sr
QB 5 Jayden Daniels Jr
WR 7 Kayshon Boutte Jr
WR 8 Malik Nabers So
WR 10 Jaray Jenkins Sr
WR 11 Brian Thomas Jr. So
QB 12 Tavion Faulk  Fr
QB 13 Garrett Nussmeier  Fr
QB 14 Walker Howard Fr
QB 15 Matt O'Dowd  Fr
QB 16 George Hamsley Fr
WR 17 Chris Hilton Jr. Injured  Fr
RB 21 Noah Cain Jr
RB 22 Armoni Goodwin Injured So
RB 23 Corren Norman Jr
WR 24 Landon Ibieta Fr
WR 26 Gregory Clayton Jr. Jr
RB 27 Josh Williams Jr
WR 28 Cowinn Helaire Fr
WR 33 Javen Nicholas Fr
RB 36 Nick Demas So
WR 37 R. J. Willis  Fr
RB 38 Malachi Lane Fr
TE 45 GiVanni Peterson  Fr
TE 48 M. J. Frazier GS
OL 50 Emery Jones Jr. Fr
OL 52 Tre'Mond Shorts Sr
OL 53 Brian Balestra Fr
OL 55 Kimo Makane'ole  Fr
OL 58 Kardell Thomas Jr
OL 61 Cameron Wire Sr
OL 63 Lanson Smith  Fr
OL 64 Joshua Billedeaux  Fr
OL 66 Will Campbell Fr
OL 67 Bo Bordelon Fr
OL 69 Charles Turner III Jr
OL 70 Miles Frazier  So
OL 71 Xavier Hill So
OL 72 Garrett Dellinger So
OL 73 Jack McDevitt Fr
OL 74 Marcus Dumervil So
OL 75 Anthony Bradford  Jr
OL 77 Marlon Martinez Jr
WR 80 Jack Bech So
TE 82 Jack Mashburn Jr
TE 83 Gabe Leonards  Fr
WR 84 Noah Nash  Fr
TE 85 Nick Storz GS
TE 86 Mason Taylor Fr
TE 87 Kole Taylor Jr
WR 88 Evan Francioni Sr
WR 89 Jack Rilling  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 0 Maason Smith Injured  So
CB 1 Sevyn Banks GS
CB 2 Mekhi Garner Jr
S 3 Greg Brooks Jr. Sr
S 4 Todd Harris Jr. GS
S 5 Jay Ward Sr
LB 6 Mike Jones Jr. Jr
LB 8 Desmond Little Jr
DE 11 Ali Gaye Sr
S 12 Derrick Davis Jr. So
S 13 Joe Foucha Sr
S 14 Matthew Langlois So
S 15 Sage Ryan  Fr
CB 16 Quad Wilson So
DE 17 Zavier Carter So
DE 18 BJ Ojulari Jr
S 19 Jordan Allen Fr
DB 22 Colby Richardson GS
LB 23 Micah Baskerville Sr
CB 24 Jarrick Bernard-Converse Sr
LB 25 Kolbe Fields Fr
CB 26 Damarius McGhee So
CB 27 Laterrance Welch Fr
S 28 Major Burns So
CB 29 Jaelyn Davis-Robinson Fr
LB 30 Greg Penn III So
CB 31 Everett Garard  Fr
LB 32 DeMario Tolan Fr
LB 33 West Weeks So
DE 35 Sai'vion Jones So
CB 36 Dylan Brown  Fr
LB 37 Hunter Faust Sr
CB 39 Raydarious Jones (S) Jr
LB 40 Harold Perkins Fr
CB 41 Ralph Walker  Fr
DE 42 Lane Blue  Fr
LB 43 Matt Jayne So
S 47 Aristotle Abraham II  Fr
LB 48 Sloan Wright So
LB 51 Seth Marcione Fr
DT 56 Deshaun Richardson Fr
LB 58 Jared Small Sr
DL 68 Fitzgerald West Jr. Fr
DT 81 Bryce Langston Fr
DT 90 Jacobian Guillory So
DE 91 Kells Bush Fr
DL 92 Mekhi Wingo So
DE 93 Quency Wiggins Fr
DE 94 Princeton Malbrue Fr
DE 95 Tygee Hill  Fr
DT 98 Wes Woodward Fr
DT 99 Jaquelin Roy Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 Jay Bramblett Sr
K 31 Nathan Dibert Fr
K 34 Damian Ramos Fr
P 38 Peyton Todd  Fr
K 39 Ezekeal Mata So
LS 44 Slade Roy So
LS 47 Jake Davis Fr
LS 49 Jonathan Ferguson  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/12/22

Game summaries

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Vs. Florida State

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Florida State Seminoles vs. LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seminoles 0 7 10724
Tigers 3 0 71323

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Southern

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Southern Jaguars at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 71017
Tigers 37 14 7765

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

Mississippi State

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Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 6 7 3016
Tigers 0 7 32131

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 98,520
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

New Mexico

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New Mexico Lobos at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lobos 0 0 000
Tigers 10 7 14738

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 100,501
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Mike Corey, Dave Steckel and Jalyn Johnson
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

At Auburn

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LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
LSU Tigers 0 14 7021
Auburn Tigers 7 10 0017

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 87,451
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

No. 8 Tennessee

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No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers at No. 25 LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Volunteers 13 10 14340
No. 25 Tigers 0 7 0613

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

At Florida

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LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 21 14345
Gators 14 7 01435

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT / 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 90,585
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

No. 7 Ole Miss

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No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Rebels 14 6 0020
Tigers 3 14 72145

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

No. 6 Alabama

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No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 10 LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 6 Crimson Tide 0 6 315731
No. 10 Tigers 0 7 710832

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

At Arkansas

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No. 7 LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Tigers 0 6 7013
Razorbacks 3 0 0710

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: SE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 73,750
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

UAB

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UAB Blazers at No. 6 LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 7 3 0010
No. 6 Tigers 14 14 6741

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

At Texas A&M

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No. 5 LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Tigers 0 10 7623
Aggies 7 10 71438

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 93,578
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Vs. No. 1 Georgia (SEC Championship game)

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No. 14 LSU Tigers vs. No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Championship game) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Tigers 7 3 13730
No. 1 Bulldogs 14 21 7850

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 74,810
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jenny Dell
  • Recap
Game information

Vs. Purdue (Citrus Bowl)

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Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 17 LSU Tigers (Cheez-It Citrus Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 LSU 14 21 141463
Purdue 0 0 077

at Camping World StadiumOrlando, Florida

LSU set new Citrus Bowl records for most points scored (63), largest margin of victory (56), and total offensive yards (594).[9]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRV25RVRV1815766111616
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV2017876131515
CFPNot released107651417Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 41 BJ Ojulari LB Arizona Cardinals
4 108 Anthony Bradford OG Seattle Seahawks
4 134 Jay Ward S Minnesota Vikings
5 141 Jaquelin Roy DT Minnesota Vikings
6 187 Kayshon Boutte WR New England Patriots
6 204 Jarrick Bernard-Converse S New York Jets

References

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  1. ^ Koki Riley (February 8, 2022). "LB Harold Perkins, LSU's latest five-star signee". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. pp. B1, BW – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Patrick Magee (February 2, 2022). "Who is Harold Perkins? See why the new LSU linebacker is considered the nation's best". The Advocate.
  3. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (November 30, 2021). "LSU hires Notre Dame's Brian Kelly as next head football coach". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Camenker, Jacob (December 1, 2021). "Brian Kelly contract details: LSU makes former Notre Dame coach one of college football's highest paid". Sporting News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Clark, Dave (January 1, 2022). "Bearcats offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock leaves Cincinnati for LSU Tigers, per report". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Bonnette, Michael (December 28, 2021). "Matt House Named LSU Football Defensive Coordinator". lsusports.net.
  7. ^ Amanda Lindsley (September 21, 2021). "LSU announces 2022 football schedule". WAFB. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Wilson Alexander (September 21, 2021). "Ready for 2022? LSU football schedule released; See the Tigers' key dates, opponents". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Fappiano, Dan (January 2, 2023). "LSU sets Citrus Bowl record with insane 63-point outburst vs. Purdue". ClutchPoints. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via MSN.com.