LSU Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 3912. Average per year is 97.8

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
264	On Oct 2, 1982, unranked LSU defeated 4th ranked Florida by 11 points away.	220	44	0
252	On Nov 6, 1993, unranked LSU defeated 5th ranked Alabama by 4 points away.	210	42	0
238	On Sep 24, 1983, unranked LSU defeated 9th ranked Washington by 26 points at home.	170	0	68
220	On Oct 8, 1988, unranked LSU defeated 4th ranked Auburn by 1 points at home.	220	0	0
210	On Sep 16, 1995, unranked LSU defeated 5th ranked Auburn by 6 points at home.	210	0	0
210	On Oct 25, 2014, 24th ranked LSU defeated 3rd ranked Ole Miss by 3 points at home.	210	0	0
192	On Dec 31, 2008, unranked LSU defeated 14th ranked Georgia Tech by 35 points away.	120	24	48
190	On Dec 8, 2001, 21st ranked LSU defeated 2nd ranked Tennessee by 11 points at a neutral site.	190	0	0
170	On Sep 2, 2018, 25th ranked LSU defeated 8th ranked Miami (FL) by 16 points at a neutral site.	170	0	0
168	On Nov 18, 1995, unranked LSU defeated 14th ranked Arkansas by 28 points at home.	120	0	48
160	On Oct 14, 2017, unranked LSU defeated 10th ranked Auburn by 4 points at home.	160	0	0
150	On Sep 29, 1990, unranked LSU defeated 11th ranked Texas A&M by 9 points at home.	150	0	0
150	On Sep 30, 2000, unranked LSU defeated 11th ranked Tennessee by 7 points at home.	150	0	0
144	On Nov 8, 1986, 18th ranked LSU defeated 6th ranked Alabama by 4 points away.	120	24	0
144	On Oct 9, 2004, 24th ranked LSU defeated 12th ranked Florida by 3 points away.	120	24	0
132	On Sep 29, 1984, unranked LSU defeated 15th ranked USC by 20 points away.	110	22	0
132	On Dec 29, 2000, unranked LSU defeated 15th ranked Georgia Tech by 14 points away.	110	22	0
130	On Oct 11, 1997, 14th ranked LSU defeated 1st ranked Florida by 7 points at home.	130	0	0
130	On Oct 21, 2000, unranked LSU defeated 13th ranked Mississippi State by 7 points at home.	130	0	0
110	On Oct 13, 2018, 13th ranked LSU defeated 2nd ranked Georgia by 20 points at home.	110	0	0
96	On Nov 21, 1998, unranked LSU narrowly lost to 10th ranked Notre Dame by 3 points away.	80	16	0
96	On Oct 2, 1999, unranked LSU narrowly lost to 10th ranked Georgia by 1 points away.	80	16	0
90	On Nov 9, 1991, unranked LSU narrowly lost to 8th ranked Alabama by 3 points at home.	90	0	0
84	On Oct 23, 1999, unranked LSU narrowly lost to 12th ranked Mississippi State by 1 points away.	70	14	0
50	On Jan 1, 1983, 13th ranked LSU narrowly lost to 3rd ranked Nebraska by 1 points at a neutral site.	50	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.