LSU hosts Texas in top-25 SEC matchup

Nov 9, 2026, 02:14 am

No. 8 Texas (7-2) at No. 24 LSU (6-3), Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: LSU by 3.5. Against the spread: LSU 4-5, Texas 4-5.

How to watch: ABC

Key stats

LSU Offense

Overall: 504.1 yards per game (6th in FBS)

Passing: 324.8 yards per game (5th)

Rushing: 179.3 yards per game (39th)

Scoring: 37.1 points per game (18th)

LSU Defense

Overall: 261.2 yards per game (6th in FBS)

Passing: 176.4 yards per game (17th)

Rushing: 84.8 yards per game (7th)

Scoring: 17.7 points per game (20th)

Texas Offense

Overall: 363.1 yards per game (86th in FBS)

Passing: 232.2 yards per game (66th)

Rushing: 130.9 yards per game (105th)

Scoring: 31.1 points per game (48th)

Texas Defense

Overall: 280.1 yards per game (10th in FBS)

Passing: 179.8 yards per game (19th)

Rushing: 100.3 yards per game (17th)

Scoring: 17.4 points per game (19th)

Both teams perform well defensively on third down. LSU ranks 13th in the FBS, allowing opponents to convert 30.4% of the time. Texas ranks 19th, allowing a 31.4% third down conversion rate.

Texas is 99th in the FBS averaging 63.0 penalty yards per game, compared to LSU's 36th-ranked 47.3 per-game average.

LSU is 68th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 85.7% of trips. Texas' red zone defense ranks 13th at 73.9%.

LSU is 9th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 32:58.

Team leaders

LSU

Passing: Sam Leavitt, 2,552 yards, 17 TDs, 9 INTs, 71.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Dilin Jones, 714 yards on 166 carries, 7 TDs

Receiving: Jackson Harris, 800 yards on 47 catches, 7 TDs

Texas

Passing: Arch Manning, 2,027 yards, 18 TDs, 7 INTs, 66.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Raleek Brown, 537 yards on 109 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Ryan Wingo, 523 yards on 42 catches, 4 TDs

Last game

LSU lost 31-13 to Alabama on Nov. 7. Leavitt passed for 380 yards on 35-of-47 attempts (74.5%) with no touchdowns and one interception. Jones had 56 rushing yards on 17 carries and one touchdown, adding seven receptions for 36 yards. Harris had 11 receptions for 166 yards.

Texas won 34-20 over Missouri on Nov. 7. Manning led Texas with 297 yards on 28-of-38 passing (73.7%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. Brown carried the ball 17 times for 85 yards and scored one touchdown, adding six receptions for 48 yards and one touchdown. Emmett Mosley V put up 85 yards on five catches.

Next game

LSU plays at No. 9 Tennessee on Nov. 21. Texas hosts Arkansas on Nov. 21.