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LSU

latest conference era: SEC

Loaded Seasons23
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +30.9
Best Finish#1 in 2019
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +30.9 PWR +16.2 2017: 9-4, margin +108, power +17.5, resume 92 / 100, final rank #62018: 10-3, margin +138, power +17.2, resume 99 / 100, final rank #82019: 15-0, margin +398, power +28.7, resume 100 / 100, final rank #12020: 5-5, margin -29, power +16.2, resume 42 / 100, final rank #32021: 6-7, margin -1, power +17.6, resume 66 / 100, final rank #222022: 10-4, margin +168, power +30.9, resume 99 / 100, final rank #52023: 10-3, margin +228, power +29.9, resume 98 / 100, final rank #82024: 9-4, margin +80, power +28.0, resume 98 / 100, final rank #122025: 7-6, margin +39, power +23.8, resume 93 / 100, final rank #312026: 2-1, margin +64, power +25.3, resume 96 / 100, final rank #20 2017: 9-4, margin +108, power +17.5, resume 92 / 100, final rank #6+17.52018: 10-3, margin +138, power +17.2, resume 99 / 100, final rank #8+17.22019: 15-0, margin +398, power +28.7, resume 100 / 100, final rank #1+28.72020: 5-5, margin -29, power +16.2, resume 42 / 100, final rank #3+16.22021: 6-7, margin -1, power +17.6, resume 66 / 100, final rank #22+17.62022: 10-4, margin +168, power +30.9, resume 99 / 100, final rank #5+30.92023: 10-3, margin +228, power +29.9, resume 98 / 100, final rank #8+29.92024: 9-4, margin +80, power +28.0, resume 98 / 100, final rank #12+28.02025: 7-6, margin +39, power +23.8, resume 93 / 100, final rank #31+23.82026: 2-1, margin +64, power +25.3, resume 96 / 100, final rank #20+25.3 20179-4201810-3201915-020205-520216-7202210-4202310-320249-420257-620262-1

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 23

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +27.2

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -2.0

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 5.7

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +30.9

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2024

This is the program's best power season since 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2019 | #1

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2007 | 100 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #13 | Power #5

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 48th | Power 83th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2019 | 15-0

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #20 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-1
Program baseline +27.2 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 5.7 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +30.9, record 10-4, and final loaded-board rank #5.

Best Loaded Resume

2007 Season

Resume 100 / 100 with 12 wins and a 86% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+1.5 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +23.8 to +25.3.

Best Record

15-0

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2019, with a margin of +398.

Best Resume Season

2007 | 100 / 100

Latest Vs. Standard

-2.0

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

23 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SECFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-1 #20 +25.3 96 +64 Open season page
2025 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-6 #31 +23.8 93 +39 Program view
2024 SECFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 9-4 #12 +28.0 98 +80 Program view
2023 SECFBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 10-3 #8 +29.9 98 +228 Program view
2022 SECFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 10-4 #5 +30.9 99 +168 Program view
2021 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-7 #22 +17.6 66 -1 Program view
2020 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-5 #3 +16.2 42 -29 Program view
2019 SECFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 15-0 #1 +28.7 100 +398 Program view
2018 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #8 +17.2 99 +138 Program view
2017 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-4 #6 +17.5 92 +108 Program view
2016 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-4 #3 +19.6 97 +151 Program view
2015 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-3 #6 +16.3 98 +103 Program view
2014 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #16 +12.3 89 +131 Program view
2013 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #13 +11.9 96 +179 Program view
2012 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #11 +11.1 96 +159 Program view
2011 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 13-1 #3 +15.5 100 +342 Program view
2010 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 11-2 #11 +11.5 99 +149 Program view
2009 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-4 #14 +10.3 96 +112 Program view
2008 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #21 +9.7 87 +88 Program view
2007 SECFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 12-2 #4 +13.8 100 +262 Program view
2006 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 11-2 #3 +14.7 98 +274 Program view
2005 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 11-2 #4 +12.5 97 +198 Program view
2004 SECFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-3 #15 +8.8 95 +139 Program view