The 2021 season's largest margin: LSU 49, Central Michigan 21. A 28-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The 2021 Season
LSU's 2021 season (6-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Max JohnsonQB2,815 passing yards
- Garrett NussmeierQB329 passing yards
- Tyrion Davis-PriceRB1,003 rushing yards
- Corey KinerRB324 rushing yards
- Kayshon BoutteWR509 receiving yards
- Jaray JenkinsWR502 receiving yards
- Jack BechWR489 receiving yards
- Damone ClarkLB136 tackles
- Micah BaskervilleLB83 tackles
- Jay WardS69 tackles
- BJ OjulariDE7 sacks
- Maason SmithDT4 sacks
- Andre AnthonyLB3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: LSU 20, Kansas State 42. A 22-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: LSU fell to Kansas State 20-42 in the postseason.
"Saturday night in Death Valley"
2021 is a middle chapter for LSU — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.