LSU’s trip to Auburn comes with more than just another SEC game attached to it. The Tigers are trying to stop a road slide that has stretched for two years, and this one lands at Jordan-Hare Stadium with both teams sitting on two losses and looking for something to steady their seasons.
LSU has not won an SEC road game in 24 months. The last one came on Oct. 19, 2024, against Arkansas. Since then, the Tigers have stumbled away from home again this season, falling at Ole Miss and Kentucky.
The first of those came in Week 3 at Oxford, where LSU dropped a 32-24 decision. Sam Leavitt threw for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception, but Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss controlled the day with 363 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
The second road loss came on Oct. 10 in a 35-34 overtime defeat at Kentucky. CJ Baxter was a difference-maker for the Wildcats, rushing for 123 yards on 19 carries and scoring the touchdown that set up the game-winning two-point conversion. Leavitt again put up solid numbers with 275 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception, but Kentucky quarterback Kenny Minchey finished with 246 passing yards and delivered the game-winning score.
That leaves LSU still searching for its first road win of the season as it heads into a matchup against an Auburn team that is eager to get back in front of its own crowd.
“The excitement to get back home, the excitement to play at Jordan-Hare, the excitement to play in front of our fans,” Golesh said. “I can’t tell you how geeked our guys are to get right back out on the field.”
The matchup matters for both sides. LSU and Auburn each have two losses, and both teams are staring at difficult stretches ahead.
After Auburn, LSU’s schedule runs through Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas. Auburn’s next opponents are Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Samford and Alabama.
For LSU, the road test is a chance to show it can do more than dominate at home. Every win the Tigers have piled up this season has come in blowout fashion: Clemson by 41, Louisiana Tech by 31, Texas A&M by 29, McNeese by 49 and Mississippi State by 31. The average margin in those victories is 36 points.
The losses, though, have been tight. Ole Miss beat LSU by eight, and Kentucky got it by one. Both came away from Baton Rouge.
If LSU gets past Auburn, the Tigers would still have two more road games left to finish the regular season on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28. And with a bye week waiting after the Auburn game on Oct. 24, a win could do more than just end a skid - it could start to answer whether this team can win close games on the road in the SEC.
“Winning is hard, no matter what level you’re at, but it’s different in the SEC,” LSU safety Ty Benefield said.
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