Our side
MoneylineLSU to win
ours 99%
Projected score
7–46
MCN – LSU
2026-10-03 · 7:45 PM
Tiger Stadium (LA) · Baton Rouge, LA
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
LSU lead
2–0
· 2 meetings since 2010
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge LSU Tigers
53 ranks
McNeese Cowboys #82 rush offense
LSU Tigers #29 run defense
Pass game
edge LSU Tigers
116 ranks
McNeese Cowboys #206 pass offense
LSU Tigers #90 pass defense
Run game
edge LSU Tigers
71 ranks
LSU Tigers #170 rush offense
McNeese Cowboys #241 run defense
Pass game
edge McNeese Cowboys
100 ranks
LSU Tigers #177 pass offense
McNeese Cowboys #77 pass defense
McNeese Cowboys
Run-heavy · 59% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 43 rush ypg
LSU Tigers
Balanced · 45% run
Ball-control
Frank Wilson · 21-32 · defense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
McNeese Cowboys
DL
RJ Staten
11 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#53 DL
WR
Elisha Edwards
16 rec · 240 yds · 3 TD
#32 WR
RB
Omiri Wiggins
217 rush yds · 2 TD · 9 rec
#25 RB
WR
Curtis Deville
12 rec · 213 yds · 3 TD
#54 WR
LSU Tigers
DL
Jordan Ross
7 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL
#3 DL
DL
Princewill Umanmielen
11 tkl · 4.5 sacks · 6.0 TFL
#4 DL
TE
Trey'Dez Green
10 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD
#5 TE
RB
Dilin Jones
179 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec
#45 RB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
McNeese offense vs LSU defense-17.7 pts
LSU offense vs McNeese defense+12.5 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.