The Week 11 college football schedule is loaded with pivotal matchups for Louisiana’s Division-I programs.
Interim coach Frank Wilson III will lead LSU into No. 4 Alabama looking to turn renewed energy around the program into a potential November turnaround from an October skid that ultimately end Brian Kelly’s tenure in Baton Rouge.
Tulane will similarly try to rebound from a disappointing Week 10 loss with a Friday night road game at Memphis with major American Athletic Conference and College Football Playoff implications.
And Louisiana Tech and Louisiana (Lafayette) will meanwhile look to carry some Halloween weekend momentum forward and, in the Bulldogs’ case, secure bowl-eligibility and, in the Ragin’ Cajuns’ case, keep alive their outside hopes to still earn a postseason bid with a strong November.
Most notably on the FCS side, Southeastern Louisiana will visit Lamar for a pivotal Southland Conference tilt atop the league standings.
Nicholls State and Grambling State will meanwhile try to keep in the Southland and SWAC mixes, respectively.
Ten of the state’s Division-I programs will be active this weekend with only ULM on a bye week.
Here’s the rundown of who to watch, when, where and against whom — complete with some betting lines for the FBS matchups.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Tulane (6-2, 3-1) at Memphis (8-1, 4-1) — 8 p.m.
Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tenn.)
ESPN
Line: Memphis -3.5
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Northwestern State (1-8, 0-5) vs. Incarnate Word (3-6, 1-4) — 1 p.m.
Turpin Stadium
ESPN+
Louisiana Tech (5-3, 3-2) at Delaware (4-4, 2-3) — 2 p.m.
Delaware Stadium (Newark, Del.)
ESPN+
Line: Louisiana Tech -6.5
Grambling State (6-3, 3-2) vs. Bethune-Cookman (5-4, 1-4) — 2 p.m.
Eddie G. Robinson Stadium
SWACTV
Southeastern Louisiana (7-2, 5-0) at Lamar (7-2, 4-1) — 3 p.m.
Provost Umphrey Stadium (Beaumont, Texas)
ESPN+
Southern (1-8, 0-5) at Alcorn State (3-6, 2-3) — 3 p.m.
Spinks-Casem Stadium (Lorman, Miss.)
Louisiana (Lafayette) (3-6, 2-3) vs. Texas State (3-5, 0-4) — 4 p.m.
Cajun Field
ESPN+
Line: Texas State -2.5
McNeese State (3-6, 2-3) at East Texas A&M (2-7, 2-3) — 4 p.m.
Memorial Stadium (Commerce, Texas)
ESPN+
Nicholls State (3-6, 3-2) at UT Rio Grande Valley (6-3, 2-3) — 5 p.m.
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium (Edinburg, Texas)
ESPN+
LSU (5-3, 2-3) at No. 4Alabama (7-1, 5-0) — 6:30 p.m.
Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
ABC
Line: Alabama -10.5