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Ja-Marr Chase had seven receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and Justin Jefferson had 10 receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown. The SEC announced the 2019 football schedules for all 14 league schools on Tuesday. BATON ROUGE – Home games with Southeastern Conference opponents Florida, Auburn, Arkansas and Texas A&M along with a road trip to Austin to face Texas highlight LSU’s 2019 football schedule. Ultimately the Tigers landed back-to-back home games against the Gators, which then resulted in back-to-back trips for LSU to The Swamp in 2017 and 2018.
DeVonta Smith was his top receiver, making 7 receptions for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Najee Harris was the top rusher, recording 19 carries for 146 yards and 1 touchdown. On defense, Xavier McKinney led the team in tackles with 13 total, including 9 solo and 2.5 tackles for loss. For the Tigers, Joe Burrow completed 31 of 39 attempted passes for 393 yards, with 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. Ja'Marr Chase was his top receiver, making 6 receptions for 140 yards and 1 touchdown, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the top rusher, recording 20 carries for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns. On defense, K'Lavon Chaisson led the team in tackles with 10, including 5 solo and 3.5 tackles for loss. Following the game, the Tigers won all of their remaining regular season games and defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2019 SEC Championship Game en route to a number-1 berth in the College Football Playoff.
LSU Tigers Schedule & Results
After a second bye week, LSU traveled to Tuscaloosa to play rival Alabama. Heading into the game, LSU was ranked No. 1 and Alabama No. 2 in the AP Poll. The season's first College Football Playoff rankings were released on the Tuesday prior to the game, with LSU ranked No. 2 and Alabama ranked No. 3. Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was only 20 days removed from a minor ankle surgery, was making his return, and the battle between him and Joe Burrow was expected to play a major role in the Heisman Trophy race.
Joe Burrow finished with 31-of-39 attempts for 393 yards and three touchdowns. He earned his second Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week honors for the performance. Burrow was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, sharing the award with teammate Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who had 180 total yards and four total touchdowns . Ja'Marr Chase had 140 receiving yards and a touchdown in the game. On the season, the Tigers outscored their opponents by a combined total of 726 to 328. Owing to their dominant performance against a historically difficult schedule, several pundits have called the team the greatest in college football history.
LSU Announces 2019 Football Schedule
LSU was ranked No. 1 in the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, earning them a spot in the national semi-final game to be played at the Peach Bowl. They dominated fourth-ranked Oklahoma in that game, 63–28, to advance to the CFP Championship Game. Arkansas opened the second-half with a missed 45-yard field goal attempt. Arkansas then scored with a 24-yard pass from Michael Woods II to Jack Lindsey, then recovered an onside kick attempt and scored with a two-yard run by Devwah Whaley to end the scoring on the day at 56–20.
Alabama received the ball on their 30 and attempted one play, which resulted in a loss of yards, before the end of the half. Two passes by Burrow to Edwards-Helaire and Jefferson put LSU into Alabama's territory, and the Tigers scored shortly thereafter with a 29-yard pass to Marshall. A touchback then placed Alabama at their 25 to begin their first drive of the quarter.
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Coming into the game, Alabama ranked second in the nation in points per game (48.6), with the offense averaging 168 rushing yards per game. Tagovailoa had a completion percentage of 74.7, passing for 2,166 yards, including nine passes that resulted in a gain of at least 40 yards. The team had what Athlon called "the nation's best receiving corps", consisting of Smith, Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, and Jaylen Waddle, who had a combined 24 touchdown receptions that season. On defense, the Crimson Tide had held opposing teams to only 15.2 points per game and had allowed only one play that resulted in a gain of at least 40 yards. The defense kept opposing teams to just 4.54 yards per play, ranking 14th in the nation. The Tigers offense, led by quarterback and future Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, dominated the first half of the game and led at halftime by a score of 33–13.
Defensive coordinator Mike Elko had a senior-laden unit in 2018 and must regroup with just four starters returning. After taking its lumps last season, Auburn's offensive line should be one of the team's strengths but it may not matter if the Tigers' new starting quarterback struggles. The defense should be solid yet again with one of the nation's top defensive lines and a seasoned secondary leading the way.
In their first possession, LSU started with two rushing plays from Clyde Edwards-Helaire to give them a first down at their 19-yard line. A short run from Burrow and a pass to Chase moved them to near midfield, and a pass to Justin Jefferson put the Tigers at the Alabama 33-yard line. A pass from Burrow to Chase resulted in the first touchdown of the game, putting the Tigers up 7–0.
The Gators will likely begin the season ranked in the top 10 of the polls but this isn't a team without question marks. The defense should be fine with senior linebacker David Reese and a solid secondary leading the way. With college football's top defense, more was expected of Mississippi State under first-year head coach Joe Moorhead but finished 8-5 (4-4 in SEC).
The "Gold Game" is set for Oct. 26 when Auburn travels to Baton Rouge. "LSU Salutes" will be the weekend of the Arkansas game on Nov. 23, followed by Senior Night against Texas A&M on Nov. 30. Justin Jefferson recovered the Crimson Tide's onside kick, allowing the Tigers to run out the clock with a 46–41 lead. Unfortunately, they have the same incomplete games for Ga Southern and Arkansas. So if anyone runs across those games from the opening kick, link them here. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams.
They defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2019 Peach Bowl semifinal and the Clemson Tigers in the 2020 National Championship to finish the season as undefeated champions with a 15–0 record. Alabama, meanwhile, won all of their remaining regular season games except for their matchup against the Auburn Tigers. In the postseason, they beat the Michigan Wolverines in the 2020 Citrus Bowl to finish the season with an 11–2 record. The game is considered a "Game of the Century", as it pitted the two top-ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, and it was the first such regular-season game since the 2011 LSU vs. Alabama game.
As always, the permanent rivalry game against Florida is hard, but at least that’s at home. The other one is at Vanderbilt – no real complaints there – even though the Commodores should be solid. "LSU sees 14 players selected in NFL draft, tying 7-round record". "Ed Orgeron named Walter Camp Coach of the Year; third LSU coach to win the award". LSU's next game was a non-conference road game against ninth-ranked Texas of the Big 12 Conference. LSU opened the 2019 season with a home non-conference game against Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Commodores hung tough against ranked teams in Notre Dame, Florida, and Kentucky but dropped end-of-season contests to Missouri and Baylor in the Texas Bowl. Vanderbilt may not be ready to turn that proverbial corner just yet. While the team has seven starters back on offense the line will have some new faces and must play better. "LSU's Joe Brady wins Broyles Award, given to college football's top assistant coach". In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the year, LSU moved from second to first, passing Ohio State, who had beaten Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game, 34–21. LSU's opponent in the CFP semi-final, the Peach Bowl, was fourth-ranked Oklahoma, champions of the Big 12 Conference at 12–1.
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