2022 LSU Tigers football team

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2022 LSU Tigers football
LSU Athletics logo.svg
SEC Western Division co-champion
Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship, L 30–50 vs. Georgia
Citrus Bowl, W 63–7 vs. Purdue
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record10–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Matt House (1st season)
Base defense 3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^  8 0   15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee  6 2   11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina  4 4   8 5  
Kentucky  3 5   7 6  
Florida  3 5   6 7  
Missouri  3 5   6 7  
Vanderbilt  2 6   5 7  
Western Division
No. 16 LSU xy  6 2   10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x  6 2   11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Ole Miss  4 4   8 5  
Arkansas  3 5   7 6  
Auburn  2 6   5 7  
Texas A&M  2 6   5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2022 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 first-year head coach Brian Kelly.

Contents

The top-ranked recruit in LSU's 2022 recruiting class was linebacker Harold Perkins. [1] [2] The season also saw Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels start at quarterback.

Before the season

On November 30, 2021, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was named LSU's 33rd head coach. [3] [4] Cincinnati offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Mike Denbrock and Kansas City Chiefs linebackers coach Matt House were named as the Tigers' new offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, respectively. [5] [6]

SEC media days

The 2022 SEC Media days were held in July 2022. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2022. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

Schedule

LSU and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021. [7] [8]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:30 p.m.vs. Florida State *
ABC L 23–2468,388
September 106:30 p.m. Southern * SECN W 65–17102,321
September 175:00 p.m. Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPN W 31–1698,520
September 246:30 p.m. New Mexico *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN+/SECN+W 38–0100,501
October 16:00 p.m.at Auburn ESPNW 21–1787,451
October 811:00 a.m.No. 8 Tennessee No. 25
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN L 13–40102,321
October 156:00 p.m.at Florida ESPNW 45–3590,585
October 222:30 p.m.No. 7 Ole Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
CBS W 45–20100,821
November 56:00 p.m.No. 6 Alabama No. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNW 32–31 OT102,321
November 1211:00 a.m.at Arkansas No. 7ESPNW 13–1073,750
November 198:00 p.m. UAB *No. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN2 W 41–1097,367
November 266:00 p.m.at Texas A&M No. 5ESPNL 23–3893,578
December 33:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Georgia No. 14CBSL 30–5074,810
January 2, 202312:00 p.m.vs. Purdue *No. 17ABCW 63–742,791

Roster

2022 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Kyren Lacy Jr
RB 4John Emery Jr.Sr
QB 5 Jayden Daniels Jr
WR 7 Kayshon Boutte Jr
WR 8 Malik Nabers So
WR 10 Jaray Jenkins Sr
WR 11 Brian Thomas Jr. So
QB 12Tavion Faulk Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 13 Garrett Nussmeier Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 14 Walker Howard Fr
QB 15Matt O'Dowd Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 16George HamsleyFr
WR 17Chris Hilton Jr.  Injury icon 2.svg Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 21 Noah Cain Jr
RB 22Armoni Goodwin  Injury icon 2.svg So
RB 23Corren NormanJr
WR 24Landon IbietaFr
WR 26Gregory Clayton Jr.Jr
RB 27 Josh Williams Jr
WR 28Cowinn HelaireFr
WR 33Javen NicholasFr
RB 36Nick DemasSo
WR 37R. J. Willis Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 38Malachi LaneFr
TE 45GiVanni Peterson Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 48M. J. FrazierGS
OL 50 Emery Jones Jr. Fr
OL 52Tre'Mond ShortsSr
OL 53Brian BalestraFr
OL 55Kimo Makane'ole Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 58Kardell ThomasJr
OL 61Cameron WireSr
OL 63Lanson Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 64Joshua Billedeaux Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 66 Will Campbell Fr
OL 67Bo BordelonFr
OL 69 Charles Turner III Jr
OL 70Miles Frazier Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Xavier HillSo
OL 72Garrett DellingerSo
OL 73Jack McDevittFr
OL 74Marcus DumervilSo
OL 75 Anthony Bradford Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 77Marlon MartinezJr
WR 80 Jack Bech So
TE 82Jack MashburnJr
TE 83Gabe Leonards Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 84Noah Nash Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85Nick StorzGS
TE 86 Mason Taylor Fr
TE 87Kole TaylorJr
WR 88Evan FrancioniSr
WR 89Jack Rilling Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 0 Maason Smith   Injury icon 2.svg Redshirt.svg  So
CB 1 Sevyn Banks GS
CB 2 Mekhi Garner Jr
S 3Greg Brooks Jr.Sr
S 4Todd Harris Jr.GS
S 5 Jay Ward Sr
LB 6Mike Jones Jr.Jr
LB 8Desmond LittleJr
DE 11 Ali Gaye Sr
S 12Derrick Davis Jr.So
S 13Joe FouchaSr
S 14Matthew LangloisSo
S 15Sage Ryan Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 16Quad WilsonSo
DE 17Zavier CarterSo
DE 18 BJ Ojulari Jr
S 19Jordan AllenFr
DB 22Colby RichardsonGS
LB 23 Micah Baskerville Sr
CB 24 Jarrick Bernard-Converse Sr
LB 25Kolbe FieldsFr
CB 26Damarius McGheeSo
CB 27Laterrance WelchFr
S 28 Major Burns So
CB 29Jaelyn Davis-RobinsonFr
LB 30Greg Penn IIISo
CB 31Everett Garard Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 32DeMario TolanFr
LB 33West WeeksSo
DE 35 Sai'vion Jones So
CB 36Dylan Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 37Hunter FaustSr
CB 39Raydarious Jones (S)Jr
LB 40 Harold Perkins Fr
CB 41Ralph Walker Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 42Lane Blue Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 43Matt JayneSo
S 47Aristotle Abraham II Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 48Sloan WrightSo
LB 51Seth MarcioneFr
DT 56Deshaun RichardsonFr
LB 58Jared SmallSr
DL 68Fitzgerald West Jr.Fr
DT 81Bryce LangstonFr
DT 90Jacobian GuillorySo
DE 91Kells BushFr
DL 92 Mekhi Wingo So
DE 93Quency WigginsFr
DE 94Princeton MalbrueFr
DE 95Tygee Hill Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 98Wes WoodwardFr
DT 99 Jaquelin Roy Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19Jay BramblettSr
K 31Nathan DibertFr
K 34Damian RamosFr
P 38Peyton Todd Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 39Ezekeal MataSo
LS 44Slade RoySo
LS 47Jake DavisFr
LS 49Jonathan Ferguson Redshirt.svg  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/12/22

Game summaries

Vs. Florida State

Florida State Seminoles vs. LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seminoles0710724
Tigers3071323

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Southern

Southern Jaguars at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0071017
Tigers37147765

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs673016
Tigers0732131

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 98,520
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Lobos00000
Tigers10714738

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 100,501
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Mike Corey, Dave Steckel and Jalyn Johnson
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

At Auburn

LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
LSU Tigers0147021
Auburn Tigers7100017

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 87,451
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

No. 8 Tennessee

No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers at No. 25 LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 Volunteers131014340
No. 25 Tigers070613

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

At Florida

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Tigers72114345
Gators14701435

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT / 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 90,585
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

No. 7 Ole Miss

No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 7 Rebels1460020
Tigers31472145

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

No. 6 Alabama

No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 10 LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
No. 6 Crimson Tide06315731
No. 10 Tigers07710832

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

At Arkansas

No. 7 LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 7 Tigers067013
Razorbacks300710

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: SE 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 73,750
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

UAB

UAB Blazers at No. 6 LSU Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Blazers730010
No. 6 Tigers14146741

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

At Texas A&M

No. 5 LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 5 Tigers0107623
Aggies71071438

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 93,578
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Katie George
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Vs. No. 1 Georgia (SEC Championship game)

No. 14 LSU Tigers vs. No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Championship game) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 14 Tigers7313730
No. 1 Bulldogs14217850

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 74,810
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jenny Dell
  • Recap
Game information

Vs. Purdue (Citrus Bowl)

Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 17 LSU Tigers (Cheez-It Citrus Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 17 LSU1421141463
Purdue00077

at Camping World StadiumOrlando, Florida

  • Date: Monday, January 2, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) east
  • Game attendance: 42,791
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden
  • Box score

LSU set new Citrus Bowl records for most points scored (63), largest margin of victory (56), and total offensive yards (594). [9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRV25RVRV1815766111616
Coaches RVRVRVRVRVRV2017876131515
CFP Not released107651417Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
241 BJ Ojulari LB Arizona Cardinals
4108 Anthony Bradford OG Seattle Seahawks
4134 Jay Ward S Minnesota Vikings
5141 Jaquelin Roy DT Minnesota Vikings
6187 Kayshon Boutte WR New England Patriots
6204 Jarrick Bernard-Converse S New York Jets

Source: [10]

References

  1. Riley, Koki (February 8, 2022). "LB Harold Perkins, LSU's latest five-star signee". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. pp. B1, BW via Newspapers.com.
  2. Magee, Patrick (February 2, 2022). "Who is Harold Perkins? See why the new LSU linebacker is considered the nation's best". The Advocate.
  3. Rittenberg, Adam (November 30, 2021). "LSU hires Notre Dame's Brian Kelly as next head football coach" . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. Camenker, Jacob (December 1, 2021). "Brian Kelly contract details: LSU makes former Notre Dame coach one of college football's highest paid". Sporting News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. Clark, Dave (January 1, 2022). "Bearcats offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock leaves Cincinnati for LSU Tigers, per report". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. Bonnette, Michael (December 28, 2021). "Matt House Named LSU Football Defensive Coordinator". lsusports.net.
  7. Lindsley, Amanda (September 21, 2021). "LSU announces 2022 football schedule". WAFB. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. Alexander, Wilson (September 21, 2021). "Ready for 2022? LSU football schedule released; See the Tigers' key dates, opponents". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. Fappiano, Dan (January 2, 2023). "LSU sets Citrus Bowl record with insane 63-point outburst vs. Purdue". ClutchPoints. Retrieved January 4, 2023 via MSN.com.
  10. "2023 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.