2021 LSU Tigers football team

The 2021 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2021 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 sixth-year head coach Ed Orgeron, who left the program at the conclusion of the regular season. The Tigers ended their season by playing Kansas State in the Texas Bowl,^[1] where they were led by interim head coach Brad Davis.

2021 LSU Tigers football
Texas Bowl, L 20–42 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Ed Orgeron (5th season; regular season) Brad Davis (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Peetz (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Daronte Jones (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 18 Kentucky*		5	–	3					10	–	3
Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					6	–	7
South Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida		2	–	6					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Ole Miss		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Arkansas		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Auburn		3	–	5					6	–	7
LSU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Kentucky vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 42–20 loss in the Texas Bowl to the Wildcats saddled LSU with its first sub-.500 season since 1999, when a 3–8 record led to the dismissal of coach Gerry DiNardo.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4, 2021	7:30 p.m.	at UCLA*	No. 16	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 27–38	68,123
September 11	7:00 p.m.	McNeese State*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+, SECN+	W 34–7	94,220
September 18	6:30 p.m.	Central Michigan*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 49–21	92,547
September 25	11:00 a.m.	at Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–25	50,298
October 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 19–24	97,717
October 9	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Kentucky		Kroger Field Lexington, KY (SEC Nation)	SECN	L 21–42	61,690
October 16	11:00 a.m.	No. 20 Florida		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 49–42	96,012
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl, SEC Nation)	CBS	L 17–31	64,523
November 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–20	100,077
November 13	6:30 p.m.	No. 25 Arkansas		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	SECN	L 13–16 OT	98,772
November 20	8:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 27–14	92,790
November 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Texas A&M		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–24	91,595
January 4, 2022	8:00 p.m.	vs. Kansas State*		NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–42	52,207
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2021 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Kayshon Boutte So WR 2 Koy Moore So RB 3 Tyrion Davis-Price Jr RB 4 John Emery Jr. Jr QB 5 Garrett Nussmeier Fr WR 6 Deion Smith Fr WR 8 Malik Nabers Fr WR 10 Jaray Jenkins So WR 11 Brian Thomas Jr. Fr WR 12 Alex Adams So QB 12 Tavion Faulk Fr WR 13 Jontre Kirklin Sr QB 14 Max Johnson So QB 15 Myles Brennan Sr WR 16 Devonta Lee Jr WR 17 Chris Hilton Jr. Fr QB 19 Matt O'Dowd Fr RB 21 Corey Kiner Fr RB 22 Armoni Goodwin Fr RB 23 Corren Norman So WR 24 Carter Arceneaux Fr RB 26 Tre Bradford So RB 27 Josh Williams So WR 29 Ethan Laing  Fr WR 33 Trey Palmer Jr RB 35 Nick Demas Fr TE 41 Jake Chiasson Fr TE 42 Aaron Moffitt GS TE 45 Stephen King Jr TE 46 Charlie Drost Fr OL 55 Kimo Makane'ole Fr C 56 Liam Shanahan Sr G 57 Chasen Hines Sr OL 58 Kardell Thomas So OT 61 Cameron Wire Jr OL 64 Joshua Billedeaux Fr OL 65 Charlie Pickard Fr OL 66 Lanson Smith Fr OL 67 Spencer Payne Fr OL 69 Charles Turner So G 70 Ed Ingram Sr OL 71 Xavier Hill Fr OL 72 Garrett Dellinger Fr OL 74 Marcus Dumervil Fr OL 75 Anthony Bradford  Fr OT 76 Austin Deculus GS OL 77 Marlon Martinez So OL 78 Thomas Perry So WR 80 Jack Bech Fr TE 82 Jack Mashburn So TE 83 Gabe Leonards Fr TE 84 Cameron McCormick Jr WR 85 L. J. Gilyot So TE 86 Caleb Bonine Fr TE 87 Kole Taylor So WR 88 Evan Francioni Jr WR 89 Jack Rilling Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Maason Smith Fr CB 1 Eli Ricks So CB 2 Dwight McGlothern So DE 3 Andre Anthony GS S 4 Todd Harris Jr. GS S 5 Jay Ward Jr CB 6 Derrick Davis Jr. Fr CB 7 Derek Stingley Jr. Jr DE 8 BJ Ojulari So LB 10 Josh White So DE 11 Ali Gaye Sr DB 14 Matthew Langlois Fr DB 15 Sage Ryan Fr DE 17 Zavier Carter Fr LB 18 Damone Clark Sr LB 19 Mike Jones Jr. So S 21 Jordan Toles So LB 22 Navontesque Strong So LB 23 Micah Baskerville Sr CB 24 Darren Evans Sr CB 25 Cordale Flott Jr DB 26 Damarius McGhee Fr DB 27 Ralph Walker Fr DB 28 Major Burns Fr CB 29 Raydarious Jones So LB 30 Greg Penn III Fr S 31 Cameron Lewis GS CB 32 Lloyd Cole Sr DB 33 Everett Garard Fr LB 34 Antoine Sampah So DE 35 Sai'vion Jones Fr S 36 Messiah Farnas Fr LB 37 Hunter Faust Jr DB 38 Pig Cage Fr LB 39 Phillip Webb  Fr DL 40 Landon Jackson Fr LB 41 Kyler Rodriguez Fr LB 42 Lane Blue Fr DE 42 Matt Worch Fr LB 43 Matt Jayne Fr LB 46 Blake McLaughlin Fr LB 51 Dylan Gibbs Fr LB 52 Nate Gibbs Fr DE 53 Soni Fonua Sr LB 54 Aaron Benfield So DE 55 Jarell Cherry Jr DL 56 Vincent Valdez Fr LB 58 Jared Small Sr DE 59 Desmond Little So DE 81 Bryce Langston Fr DT 90 Jacobian Guillory Fr DT 92 Neil Farrell Jr. GS DT 94 Joseph Evans So DT 97 Glen Logan Sr DT 99 Jaquelin Roy So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 32 Avery Atkins So K 31 Peyton Badyrko Fr K 31 Damian Ramos Fr K 36 Cade York Jr P 38 Peyton Todd Fr K 39 Ezekeal Mata  Fr K 43 Preston Stafford Jr LS 44 Luke Laforge Fr LS 47 Max Peterson Fr LS 48 Quentin Skinner So LS 49 Jonathan Ferguson Fr	Head coach Ed Orgeron Coordinators/assistant coaches Brad Davis – Associate head coach / offensive line Jake Peetz – Offensive coordinator Daronte Jones – Defensive coordinator Corey Raymond – Cornerbacks / recruiting coordinator Blake Baker – Linebackers Andre Carter – Defensive line D. J. Mangas – Passing game coordinator Kevin Faulk – Running backs Mickey Joseph – Wide receivers / assistant head coach Greg McMahon – Special teams coordinator Tommy Moffitt – Strength and conditioning coordinator Antonio Fenelus – Defensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	13	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—			Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	3	Derek Stingley	CB	Houston Texans
2	59	Ed Ingram	G	Minnesota Vikings
3	82	Cordale Flott	CB	New York Giants
3	93	Tyrion Davis-Price	RB	San Francisco 49ers
4	124	Cade York	K	Cleveland Browns
4	126	Neil Farrell	DT	Las Vegas Raiders
5	176	Damone Clark	LB	Dallas Cowboys
6	205	Austin Deculus	OT	Houston Texans
6	210	Chasen Hines	OG	New England Patriots
7	248	Andre Anthony	DE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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