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Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
BATON ROUGE – LSU’s 100-year celebration of Tiger Stadium will coincide with the most attractive home schedule played in a century in Death Valley as the SEC revealed the 2024 conference slate for the expanded league on Wednesday.

The SEC expands to 16 teams next year as Texas and Oklahoma join the conference. The Tigers close the 2024 regular season against Oklahoma on Nov. 30 in Tiger Stadium.

LSU will have two open dates in 2024, the first coming on Oct. 5 and the second taking place on Nov. 2, the week prior to the Alabama game.

Other SEC games in Tiger Stadium next year include Ole Miss on Oct. 12, Alabama on Nov. 9 and Vanderbilt on Nov. 23.

LSU’s non-conference home schedule is highlighted by UCLA’s first trip to Tiger Stadium on Sept. 21. The Tigers host Nicholls in the home-opener on Sept. 7 with South Alabama coming to Tiger Stadium on Sept. 28.

Six of the seven FBS opponents coming to Tiger Stadium next year capped the 2023 season in either a bowl game or the College Football Playoffs, while Nicholls – champions of the Southland Conference – made the FCS Playoffs.

In addition, all four of LSU’s non-conference opponents will be making their first trip to Tiger Stadium. LSU games against Nicholls and South Alabama will mark the first meeting between the teams, while the Tigers are 0-1 against UCLA and 2-1 against Oklahoma.

LSU opens the 2024 season against USC on Sunday, Sept. 1 in Las Vegas. LSU’s game against the Trojans will mark the first between the teams since 1984 when the Tigers posted a 23-3 win in Los Angeles.

The Tigers begin SEC play on Sept. 14 at South Carolina. Other SEC road games for LSU include Arkansas on Oct. 19, at Texas A&M on Oct. 26 and at Florida on Nov. 16.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

2024 LSU Football Schedule

Sept. 1 (Sun.) vs. Southern Cal (Las Vegas)
Sept. 7 NICHOLLS
Sept. 14 at South Carolina
Sept. 21 UCLA
Sept. 28 SOUTH ALABAMA
Oct. 5 Open Date
Oct. 12 OLE MISS
Oct. 19 at Arkansas
Oct. 26 at Texas A&M
Nov. 2 Open Date
Nov. 9 ALABAMA
Nov. 16 at Florida
Nov. 23 VANDERBILT
Nov. 30 OKLAHOMA

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Lsu10120529 months
Not playing Auburn feels weird.
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jbird729 months
I hate it
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jlbasm29 months
No Mississippi state either very weird
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Breesus29 months
Opening against USC, Arkansas not after thanksgiving, no Auburn; no Moo State. Something just feels wrong about it lol
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jnugz18729 months
It’s been a minute since Arky was after thanksgiving
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Dflynn968729 months
I like the schedule. I don’t like not playing auburn.
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TDFreak29 months
Now THAT’S a schedule
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WarMonkey29 months
Not playing Mississippi State is just as weird as not playing Auburn
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Swamp Angel29 months
12 games,
8 home games,
2 open dates,
End the season playing Oklahoma.

I'm ready to cut the conference back to twelve teams max.
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Tiger98729 months
That is brutal.
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CanebreakCajun29 months
Just be in the top 11 at the end of the year.
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bengalman29 months
No Auburn or Miss St. stinks! Usually great games.
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TopWaterTiger 29 months
would be brutal, but I'd like to see Nichols and Alabama State replaced w Miss State and Auburn! Get rid of the cup cakes. THat would be a season to remember!
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Cwils222229 months
I’m sure we can go back in time and find a better home schedule than just Alabama, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss
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Vernonbrew2229 months
Can they go 9-3 realistically?
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runridley29 months
It’s really just a guess at this time.
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tigerbutt29 months
We just needed the regular season with 3 losses and a heisman QB. The answer is hell no we can’t go 9-3 next year.
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tigerbutt29 months
We just ended. Typo
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TigerVespamon29 months
The home lineup should be exciting with UCLA, OLE MISS, BAMA, and OKLAHOMA.
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ThatTahoeOverThere29 months
No Auburn or Mississippi State and two open dates. Just weird.
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jbird729 months
Damn we lucked out.
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stang1429 months
Let’s go back to the Dixie Dozen
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BigJim29 months
Yikes! That is a tough schedule for what will be a "reloading" year. Oh well, iron sharpens iron.
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Rahloh6629 months
Get Cowboy Bill Watts to be a special guest!
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cypresstiger29 months
Pretty solid schedule
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FlyinTiger9329 months
10-2, but I know we will drop an unexpected game along the way. Lots of our scheduled teams are in transition, with new QB's, coaches, and play callers.
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jbird729 months
10-2? Is our historically bad defense fixed already?
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