It's T-minus 26 days until LSU's 2017 season opener lifts off in Houston's NRG Stadium against first-time opponent BYU. Each day until then, here's an LSU sports fact (mostly football but with a sprinkling of other sports) that has a connection to the state of Texas or season openers:
The Tigers have had two game-winning field goals in history against Texas-based teams. Mark Lumpkin's 37-yarder with 5:24 left to play gave LSU a 10-7 Homecoming victory over TCU in 1968. Four years earlier in 1964, Doug Moreau's 28-yarder with 2:28 remaining in the game provided LSU with a 3-0 win over Rice.