It’s been a fantastic millennium when it comes to LSU football.
The Tigers won just one national title in their first 107 years of existence, but since the year 2000, they have claimed three, all under different head coaches.
The program reached its zenith during the 2019 season when it won the national championship as part of a 15-0 run that included a Heisman Trophy and one of the best single-seasons for a quarterback in college football history from [autotag]Joe Burrow[/autotag].
But the last two seasons have been major disappointments, leading to the worst finishes in recent memory. LSU opted for a change by dismissing the title-winning coach, [autotag]Ed Orgeron[/autotag]. In comes one of the most accomplished coaches in college football in [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] as a new era begins in Baton Rouge this fall.
ESPN recently published its preseason Football Power Index (FPI), which measures team strength based on 20,000 simulations. Here’s where the Tigers stand heading into 2022.
FPI: 13.9
Overall Ranking: No. 11
SEC Ranking: No. 4
LSU Wire breaks down the Tigers’ final FPI in every season since 2005, the first year from which that data is available. That was also the first season under former coach [autotag]Les Miles[/autotag].