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2018 LSU Tigers football
2018 LSU Tigers football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 40–32 vs. UCF
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ed Orgeron (2nd full year as HC; 3rd overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Ensminger (1st full year as OC; 9th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style/Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season

The 2018 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Ed Orgeron.

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The Tigers, coming off a 9–4 season in Orgeron's first full season, began the year ranked 25th in the preseason AP Poll. In the first game of the year, the team defeated No. 8 Miami (FL) in the Advocare Classic played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. LSU won its next four games, including on the road against then-No. 7 Auburn, and rose to fifth in the AP Poll, before falling on the road to Florida. The team rebounded with wins over No. 2 Georgia and No. 22 Mississippi State before being shutout by eventual SEC champions Alabama. In the last game of the regular season, LSU lost on the road against Texas A&M in an FBS record-tying seven overtimes. The final score of the game, 74–72, set the FBS record for combined points in a single game (146). The team finished the regular season tied for second in the SEC's West Division and was invited to the Fiesta Bowl to play UCF, which the Tigers won by a score of 40–32 to end UCF's active win streak of 25 games. LSU finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and was ranked 6th in the final AP Poll.

The team's defense featured three consensus All-Americans in defensive backs Grant Delpit and Greedy Williams, and linebacker Devin White, who was awarded the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker. On offense, the Tigers were led by redshirt junior quarterback Joe Burrow, who finished with 2,894 passing yards and 23 total touchdowns (16 passing and 7 rushing). Senior running back Nick Brossette led the team in rushing with 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns.^[2]

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2018 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Ja'Marr Chase	Fr
WR	`2`	Justin Jefferson	So
QB	`3`	A. J. Aycock	Fr
RB	`4`	Nick Brossette	Sr
QB	`5`	Alex Aucoin	Fr
WR	`6`	Terrace Marshall Jr.	Fr
QB	`8`	Jordan Loving	Fr
QB	`9`	Joe Burrow	Jr
WR	`10`	Stephen Sullivan	Jr
WR	`11`	Dee Anderson	Jr
WR	`12`	Jonathan Giles	Jr
QB	`13`	Andre Sale	So
RB	`14`	Justin Jones	So
QB	`15`	Myles Brennan	So
QB	`16`	Tiger Scheyd	Sr
TE	`17`	Racey McMath	So
TE	`18`	Foster Moreau	Sr
WR	`19`	Derrick Dillon	Jr
RB	`22`	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	So
RB	`24`	Chris Curry	Fr
RB	`25`	Tae Provens	Fr
RB	`27`	Lanard Fournette	Jr
WR	`28`	Danny Bushland	Fr
WR	`30`	Michael Ostrom	Sr
TE	`34`	Zach Sheffer	Fr
WR	`38`	Keith Fulton	So
TE	`41`	David Ducre	Sr
TE	`41`	Carlton Smith	Fr
TE	`42`	Aaron Moffitt	Fr
FB	`43`	Matt Brock	Jr
FB	`44`	Tory Carter	So
TE	`45`	Stephen King	Fr
FB	`47`	Trey Gallman	Sr
TE	`49`	Jansen Mayea	Fr
OL	`51`	Dare Rosenthal	Fr
OL	`54`	Rory Luke	Jr
OL	`57`	Chasen Hines	Fr
OL	`61`	Cameron Wire	Fr
OL	`62`	Justin Mikush	Sr
OL	`65`	Jakori Savage	So
OL	`67`	Cole Smith	Fr
OL	`68`	Damien Lewis	Jr
OL	`69`	Turner Simmers	Sr
OL	`70`	Ed Ingram	So
OL	`71`	Donovaughn Campbell	So
OL	`73`	Adrian Magee	Jr
OL	`74`	Badara Traore	Jr
OL	`75`	Michael Smith	So
OL	`76`	Austin Deculus	So
OL	`77`	Saahdiq Charles	So
OL	`78`	Garrett Brumfield	Sr
OL	`79`	Lloyd Cushenberry	So
TE	`80`	Jamal Pettigrew	So
TE	`81`	Thaddeus Moss	So
WR	`82`	Kenan Jones	Fr
WR	`83`	Jaray Jenkins	Fr
WR	`85`	Michael Martin	Fr
WR	`87`	Wesley McKoy	Jr
TE	`88`	Jacory Washington	Sr
WR	`89`	Colby Brunet	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Kelvin Joseph	Fr
DB	`3`	JaCoby Stevens	So
LB	`4`	K'Lavon Chaisson	So
DB	`5`	Kary Vincent Jr.	So
LB	`6`	Jacob Phillips	So
LB	`8`	Patrick Queen	So
DB	`9`	Grant Delpit	So
DB	`11`	Terrence Alexander	Sr
DB	`13`	Jontre Kirklin	So
DB	`14`	Ja'Vaughn Narcisse	Fr
DB	`17`	Jabari Murray	Fr
DB	`21`	Ed Paris	Sr
DB	`22`	Kristian Fulton	Jr
LB	`23`	Micah Baskerville	Fr
LB	`24`	Tyler Taylor	So
DB	`25`	Jonathan Baker	Jr
DB	`26`	John Battle	Sr
DB	`27`	Treven Kately	Fr
DB	`28`	Mannie Netherly	So
DB	`29`	Greedy Williams	So
DB	`30`	Eric Monroe	So
DB	`31`	Cameron Lewis	So
DB	`32`	Amire Loftis	Jr
DB	`33`	Todd Harris Jr.	So
LB	`35`	Damone Clark	Fr
DB	`39`	Lloyd Cole	Jr
LB	`40`	Devin White	Jr
LB	`42`	Hunter Faust	Fr
LB	`43`	Ray Thornton	So
LB	`45`	Michael Divinity	Jr
LB	`46`	Andre Anthony	So
DL	`47`	Nelson Jenkins III	Fr
LB	`48`	Dantrieze Scott	Fr
DL	`49`	Travez Moore	Jr
LB	`52`	Kody Hall	Jr
LB	`53`	Cameron Prudhomme	Fr
DL	`54`	Davin Cotton	Fr
LB	`55`	Jarell Cherry	Fr
LB	`58`	Jared Small	Fr
DL	`59`	Seth Newsome	So
DL	`72`	Tyler Shelvin	Fr
DL	`90`	Rashard Lawrence	Jr
DL	`91`	Breiden Fehoko	Jr
DL	`92`	Neil Farrell Jr.	So
DL	`93`	Justin Thomas	So
DL	`95`	Ed Alexander	So
DL	`96`	Glen Logan	So
DL	`98`	Dominic Livingston	Fr
DL	`99`	Ed Alexander	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`32`	Avery Atkins	Fr
K	`34`	Connor Culp	So
K	`36`	Cole Tracy	Sr
P	`38`	Josh Growden	Jr
K	`39`	Jack Gonsoulin	Jr
P	`46`	Zach Von Rosenberg	So
LS	`48`	Blake Ferguson	Jr
LS	`53`	Will Cox	Fr

Head coach

Ed Orgeron

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Steve Ensminger – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Dave Aranda – Associate head coach/defensive coordinator
Greg McMahon – Special Teams Coordinator
Tommie Robinson – Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator
Jerry Sullivan – Offensive assistant/passing game coordinator
Mickey Joseph – Wide receivers
James Cregg – Offensive line
Dennis Johnson – Defensive line
Corey Raymond – Defensive backs
Bill Busch – Safeties
Tommy Moffitt – Assistant athletic director/strength and conditioning
Dr. Sam Nader – Assistant Athletic Director – Football
Sharon Lewis – Assistant athletic director/football recruiting and alumni relations
Kevin Faulk – Director, Player Development
Derek Ponamsky – Special assistant to the head coach
Brad Kragthorpe - Offensive analyst

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/26/18

Game summaries

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Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Damone Clark LB	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern University Laboratory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jan 15, 2017
Damone Clark LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Travez Moore DE	Bastrop, LA	Copiah–Lincoln Community College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Feb 16, 2017
Travez Moore DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nelson Jenkins DT	Plaquemine, LA	Plaquemine High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 16, 2017
Nelson Jenkins DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Micah Baskerville LB	Shreveport, LA	Evangel Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 18, 2017
Micah Baskerville LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Davin Cotton DT	Shreveport, LA	Evangel Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Feb 18, 2017
Davin Cotton DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cole Smith C	Pontotoc, MS	Pontotoc High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Mar 11, 2017
Cole Smith C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaray Jenkins WR	Jena, LA	Jena High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 13, 2017
Jaray Jenkins WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chasen Hines OG	Marshall, TX	Marshall High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Mar 19, 2017
Chasen Hines OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jarell Cherry DE	Dallas, TX	Carter High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Apr 1, 2017
Jarell Cherry DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kenan Jones WR	Berwick, LA	Berwick High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 13, 2017
Kenan Jones WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cameron Wire OT	Gonzales, LA	East Ascension High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 7, 2017
Cameron Wire OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dare Rosenthal DT	Ferriday, LA	Ferriday High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	327 lb (148 kg)	Jun 17, 2017
Dare Rosenthal DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dantrieze Scott DE	Ferriday, LA	Ferriday High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 17, 2017
Dantrieze Scott DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Curry RB	Lehigh Acres, FL	Lehigh High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 22, 2017
Chris Curry RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tae Provens RB	Gurley, AL	Madison County High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jun 24, 2017
Tae Provens RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Zach Sheffer TE	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	Nease High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 25, 2017
Zach Sheffer TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Damien Lewis OG	Canton, MS	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 26, 2017
Damien Lewis OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Badara Traore OT	Hyde Park, MA	ASA College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Dec 7, 2017
Badara Traore OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dominic Livingston DT	Aldine, TX	Davis High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Dec 8, 2017
Dominic Livingston DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terrace Marshall Jr. WR	Bossier City, LA	Parkway High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Dec 22, 2017
Terrace Marshall Jr. WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kelvin Joseph S	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville Magnet High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 6, 2018
Kelvin Joseph S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ja'Marr Chase WR	Metairie, LA	Archbishop Rummel High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Ja'Marr Chase WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 11 ESPN: 14
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "LSU Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[3]	Devin White	LB	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[4]	Devin White	LB	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[4]	Greedy Williams	CB	SO
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[5]	Jonathan Giles	WR	JR
John Mackey Award^[6]	Foster Moreau	TE	SR
Butkus Award^[7]	Devin White	LB	JR
Jim Thorpe Award^[8]	Greedy Williams	CB	SO
Wuerffel Trophy^[9]	Blake Ferguson	LS	JR
Walter Camp Award^[10]	Greedy Williams	CB	SO

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	Alabama	1,971 (263)
2	Auburn	1,664 (19)
3	Mississippi State	1,239 (2)
4	Texas A&M	1,091
5	LSU	1,025
6	Ole Miss	578
7	Arkansas	412

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Miami (FL)*	No. 25	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic)	ABC	W 33–17	68,841
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 31–0	96,883
September 15	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Auburn	No. 12	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	CBS	W 22–21	86,787
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 38–21	102,321
September 29	8:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–16	100,224
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Florida	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 19–27	90,283
October 13	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Georgia	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	W 36–16	102,321
October 20	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Mississippi State	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–3	101,340
November 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 0–29	102,321
November 10	6:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 7	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry / SEC Nation)	SECN	W 24–17	64,135
November 17	6:30 p.m.	Rice*	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 42–10	100,323
November 24	6:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas A&M	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	SECN	L 72–74 ^7OT	101,501
January 1, 2019	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 UCF*	No. 11	State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–32	57,246
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Central time

2018_LSU_Tigers_football_team

2018 LSU Tigers football team

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

SEC media poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

vs Miami (FL)

Southeastern Louisiana

At Auburn

Louisiana Tech

Ole Miss

At Florida

Georgia

Mississippi State

Alabama

At Arkansas

Rice

At Texas A&M

Vs. UCF (Fiesta Bowl)

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 7т Florida	5	–	3	10	–	3
South Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	8	–	5
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tennessee	2	–	6	5	–	7
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 6 LSU	5	–	3	10	–	3
Mississippi State*	4	–	4	8	–	5
Auburn	3	–	5	8	–	5
Ole Miss	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	25	11	12	6	5	5	13	5	4	4	9	10	8	12–T	11	6
Coaches	24	15	13	6	6	6	12	5	4	4	10	10	8	14	11	7
CFP	Not released									3	7	7	7	10	11	Not released

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	5	Devin White	LB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2	46	Greedy Williams	CB	Cleveland Browns
4	137	Foster Moreau	TE	Oakland Raiders

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hurricanes	3	0	0	14	17
No. 25 Tigers	10	17	6	0	33

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Tigers	14	10	0	7	31

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 LSU Tigers	7	3	3	9	22
No. 7 AUB Tigers	0	14	7	0	21

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	7	21
No. 6 Tigers	7	17	0	14	38