The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle for the Rag
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →4 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
LSU leads the all-time series 63–20–7. They've met 90 times since 1904. LSU has won the last 18.
Stature & the series, 1904–2009
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
20–63–7
LSU leads
streak
18
LSU in a row
longest run
18
LSU
biggest win
62
LSU, 1958
first met
1904
90 meetings
The coaching duels
Andy Pilney vs Paul Dietzel0–6–1
Red Dawson vs Bernie Moore2–4
Jim Pittman vs Charles McClendon0–5
Claude Simons vs Bernie Moore1–3
Henry Frnka vs Gaynell Tinsley1–2–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
45–241
LSU leads
1st-rounders
2–40
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s3–6
1970s4–14
1980s8–31
1990s4–22
2000s9–49
2010s7–62
2020s10–57
Best picks, either side
2007JaMarcus Russell QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1973Bert Jones QuarterbackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2009Tyson Jackson Defensive EndRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
Recent meetings
2009LSU42–0
2008LSU35–10
2007LSU34–9
2006LSU49–7
2001LSU48–17
1996LSU35–17
1994LSU49–25
1993LSU24–10
1992LSU24–12
1991LSU39–20
1990LSU16–13
1989LSU27–7
1988LSU44–14
1987LSU41–36