MRI Champion · 1 football title
2006
LSU
SEC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #1
Power+18.8#16 of 138
Résumé+0.72#12 · wins above average
Movement+2up from #18 last week
Best winClemson (51–10)
Schedule faced-1.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+10.5 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Clemson | W 51–10 | +17.6 | +23.4 |
| 2 | vs | Louisiana Tech | W 45–14 | +30.6 | +0.4 |
Remaining schedule
Season by season
Best finish: #1 in 2006. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 50 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 of 136 | 7–6 | 10.93 | Power |
| 2024 | 14 of 134 | 9–4 | 17.10 | Power |
| 2023 | 12 of 133 | 10–3 | 20.39 | Power |
| 2022 | 12 of 131 | 10–4 | 17.13 | Power |
| 2021 | 44 of 130 | 6–7 | 6.99 | Power |
| 2020 | 27 of 128 | 5–5 | 10.90 | Power |
| 2019 | 2 of 130 | 15–0 | 126.96 | MRI |
| 2018 | 15 of 130 | 10–3 | 66.57 | MRI |
| 2017 | 27 of 130 | 9–3 | 58.97 | MRI |
| 2016 | 13 of 128 | 8–4 | 70.67 | MRI |
| 2015 | 12 of 128 | 9–3 | 75.85 | MRI |
| 2014 | 38 of 128 | 8–5 | 42.00 | MRI |
| 2013 | 18 of 126 | 10–3 | 73.01 | MRI |
| 2012 | 15 of 124 | 10–3 | 66.04 | MRI |
| 2011 | 2 of 120 | 13–1 | 122.49 | MRI |
| 2010 | 17 of 120 | 11–2 | 68.07 | MRI |
| 2009 | 25 of 120 | 9–4 | 52.44 | MRI |
| 2008 | 40 of 120 | 8–5 | 41.19 | MRI |
| 2007 | 2 of 120 | 12–2 | 116.63 | MRI |
| 2006 | 1 of 119 | 11–2 | 116.11 | MRI |
| 2005 | 13 of 119 | 11–2 | 78.35 | MRI |
| 2004 | 17 of 117 | 9–3 | 73.04 | MRI |
| 2003 | 3 of 117 | 13–1 | 121.75 | MRI |