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Posted on 8/28/25 at 7:46 am
Posted by Crimson Wraith
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 7:46 am
Posted by Aguga
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 7:47 am to
Well, LSU fricking sucks.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 7:53 am to
You get what you get with ND's hand me downs
Posted by Rrrrroger
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 7:56 am to
Big game Brian
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 7:59 am to
LSU having lost 5 consecutive season openers is an absolutely wild stat, especially considering they’ve had some pretty good teams during that stretch.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:20 am to
2024 USC (Vegas Kickoff Classic) • L 20–27
2023 Florida State (Camping World Kickoff) • L 24–45
2022 Florida State (Louisiana Kickoff) • L 23–24
2021 UCLA (Sissy-Blue Shirt Invitational) • L 27–38
2020 Mississippi State (10-game SEC schedule) • L 34–44
Posted by Hback
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:25 am to
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Sissy-Blue Shirt Invitational

Posted by BigBro
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:32 am to
That's honestly incredible.. Besides LSU, has a P4 team ever lost 5 straight openers? Seriously, I bet that list is small if anyone else is on it.

----- I asked Google

Yes, a Power 4 college football team has lost five consecutive opening games. LSU lost its season-opening game five years in a row, from the 2020 to the 2024 season.

Details on the losing streak:

• Team: LSU Tigers
• Conference: SEC
• Timeframe: 2020–2024
• Note: The five-game streak included three losses under coach Brian Kelly and two under his predecessor, Ed Orgeron.

History of similar streaks in the SEC LSU's losing streak is not the only instance of a Power 4 team starting five or more consecutive seasons with a loss. Several SEC programs have endured even longer streaks:

• Alabama: Lost seven straight openers from 1953–1959.
• Kentucky: Lost six straight openers from 1952–1957.

• Vanderbilt: Lost seven straight openers from 1998–2004. This was wrong. They won in 2001.
This post was edited on 8/28/25 at 8:42 am
Posted by Simple Solution
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:35 am to
In before "well lsu actually plays legit competition to start the season"
Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:39 am to
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2020 Mississippi State (10-game SEC schedule) • L 34–44

Mike Leach put on a show
Posted by BuckeyeGoon
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:40 am to
To be fair it is all power 4 schools they're losing to, its not like they're losing to the mac and sunbelt teams most teams play in their openers.
Posted by bamameister
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:44 am to
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Mike Leach put on a show


Bo Pelini decided to play man to man and chased Leach's offense all day. It was actually worse than the score would indicate.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:46 am to
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Mike Leach put on a show

I'll admit, when K.J. Costello came out and threw for 600 yards and 5 TDs, I was concerned.



Posted by SEC Doctor
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:47 am to
quote:

To be fair it is all power 4 schools they're losing to, its not like they're losing to the mac and sunbelt teams most teams play in their openers.


A couple of those losses suck, a couple were to really good teams.

But yeah, if LSU was opening with Lighthouse for the Blind, like several SEC schools do every year, it would be 5-0 in this category.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:58 am to
quote:

To be fair it is all power 4 schools they're losing to, its not like they're losing to the mac and sunbelt teams most teams play in their openers

2022 Utah State • W 55–0
2021 Miami (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) • W 44–13
2020 Missouri (10-game SEC schedule) • W 38–19
2019 Duke (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) • W 42–3
2018 Louisville (Camping World Kickoff) • W 51–14
2017 Florida State (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) • W 24–7
2016 USC (Advocare Classic) • W 52–6
2015 Wisconsin (Advocare Classic) • W 35–17
2014 West Virginia (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) • W 33–23
2013 Virginia Tech (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) • W 35–10
2012 Michigan (Cowboys Classic) • W 41–14
Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:13 am to
yep lol
Posted by Tiger_Claw
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:18 am to
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LSU having lost 5 consecutive season openers is an absolutely wild stat, especially considering they’ve had some pretty good teams during that stretch.



From what I am hearing. There is a chance they move to 0-6 after their game concludes this season. Terrible look for BK and those Tigah's.
Posted by BuckeyeGoon
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:20 am to
Now add 2023 and 2024 to the list.
Posted by wadewilson
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:24 am to
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There is a chance they move to 0-6 after their game concludes this season. Terrible look for BK and those Tigah's.


As bad as that would be, I can't imagine the humiliation of watching my programs best team ever lose to those "tigahs".

Continue on with the game of limp biscuit though
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:24 am to
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Now add 2023 and 2024 to the list

I've noticed a lot of Big Ten fans on social media pretending like this too.

You can't point out one or two data points and ignore the previous 10.

Statistics don't work that way.
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