Week 5 report · Sat, Oct 3 · 2026 Week 5FCS opponent · display only
McNeese
0–1 · unrated
14–63Final
AP #11LSU
4–2 · Ours #3 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
SpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.LSU −53.5oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −56.3 · McNeese covered by 4.5
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.—
FCS opponent · display onlyFCS opponents are modeled by tier. No pick, no probability, never graded.
Quarterbacksthis game
Jake Strong
3/10 · 20 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.86
- Comp %
- 30.0
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 11 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
Relieved in Q3 by 5275329
Sam Leavitt18/23 · 176 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.6290th pct
- Comp %
- 78.3
- TD
- 3
- Turnovers
- 11 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 0
Relieved in Q3 by Landen Clark
No 2026 stats for McNeese (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
McNeese0–1
Lat LSU14–63covered +53.5
at LSU14–63covered +53.5LSU4–2 · 18th-hardest schedule
W
vs Clemson51–10covered −10
vs Clemson51–10covered −10W
vs Louisiana Tech45–14missed −35
vs Louisiana Tech45–14missed −35L
at Ole Miss24–32missed −3
at Ole Miss24–32missed −3W
vs Texas A&M35–6covered −8.5
vs Texas A&M35–6covered −8.5Wvs McNeese63–14missed −53.5
L
at Kentucky34–35missed −9.5
at Kentucky34–35missed −9.5Model cfb_scratch · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Oct 3, 7:15 AM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is