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Brian Kelly slipped to an 8-4 regular season record in his third year at LSU, and now has a chance to look ahead as the team’s 2025 football schedule has been released.
It all begins with a notable road test at the end of August against one of the ACC’s two College Football Playoff teams in a rematch of a famous national championship game.
Here’s what LSU has to look forward to in 2025 on its football schedule, with a glimpse at how the program has fared against its forthcoming opponents.
LSU football schedule 2025
Aug. 30 at Clemson
Sept. 6 vs. Louisiana Tech
Sept. 13 vs. Florida
Sept. 20 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Sept. 27 at Ole Miss
Oct. 4 Idle
Oct. 11 vs. South Carolina
Oct. 18 at Vanderbilt
Oct. 25 vs. Texas A&M
Nov. 1 Idle
Nov. 8 at Alabama
Nov. 15 vs. Arkansas
Nov. 22 vs. Western Kentucky
Nov. 29 at Oklahoma
LSU football schedule analysis
Clemson: LSU owns a 3-1 edge on the Tigers, most recently playing to a 42-25 win with Joe Burrow at the helm to win the 2019 national championship.
Louisiana Tech: Not since 1904 has LSU lost to the Bulldogs, although these schools have played just 4 times since 1941, the last time out a 38-21 win for the Tigers.
Florida: These rivals have played to a 34-34-3 tie over the years, with the Gators winning in a 27-16 upset against ranked LSU in 2024.
Southeastern Louisiana: LSU is 2-0 against the Lions by a combined 79 to 7 count in games back in 1949 and more recently a 31-0 meeting in 2018.
Ole Miss: These rivals have split the last four meetings, but LSU is still ahead 66-42-4 and won the most recent game, a 29-26 overtime win against the Rebels, in 2024.
South Carolina: LSU is 20-2-1 against the Gamecocks all time, winning 36-33 in 2024.
Vanderbilt: LSU hasn’t lost to the Commodores since 1990 and holds a 25-7-1 advantage in the series, coming out ahead 24-17 in the 2024 meeting.
Texas A&M: These schools have split the last seven matchups since the famous 74-72 game in 2018, and while LSU is 36-24-3 all-time, the Aggies won in 2024 by a 38-23 count.
Alabama: Brian Kelly knocked off the Tide in a 32-31 thriller in 2022, but Bama took the last two games, including a 42-13 rout in 2024.
Arkansas: Winners in the last three in this series, LSU is 45-23-2 against the Razorbacks, most recently winning 34-10 in the 2024 matchup.
Western Kentucky: LSU is 2-0 in the series against the Hilltoppers, winning 48-20 in 2015 and 42-9 in the 2011 game.
Oklahoma: LSU improved to 3-1 all-time against the Sooners after a 37-17 victory in 2024.
College Football Playoff 2025-26 schedule
Dec. 19, 2025 First Round Game
Dec. 20, 2025 First Round Game
Dec. 20, 2025 First Round Game
Dec. 20, 2025 First Round Game
Dec. 31, 2025 Cotton Bowl Quarterfinal
Jan. 1, 2026 Orange Bowl Quarterfinal
Jan. 1, 2026 Rose Bowl Quarterfinal
Jan. 1, 2026 Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal
Jan. 8, 2026 Fiesta Bowl Semifinal
Jan. 9, 2026 Peach Bowl Semifinal
Jan. 19, 2026 National Championship
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