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Arkansas State vs. Louisiana

Arkansas State and Louisiana have 47 meetings on file, the first in 1973; officially, Louisiana leads 28–⁠17; as played, 29–⁠18 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana 8–⁠2, and Louisiana has won the last 3. The NCAA vacated Louisiana’s win (2013) and Arkansas State’s win (2005); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Louisiana leads 28–⁠17
Arkansas State wins on file
18
Louisiana wins on file
29
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1973
Longest streak
6 Louisiana
Current streak
3 Louisiana
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s5–⁠2
1980s3–⁠2
1990s2–⁠8
2000s3–⁠5
2010s4–⁠6
2020s1–⁠6
Average margin
11.4 points; 23 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arkansas State
12–⁠11 Arkansas State’s record at home
At Louisiana
18–⁠6 Louisiana’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arkansas State’s biggest win2017: Arkansas State 47, Louisiana 3by 44 points
  2. Louisiana’s biggest win2024: Louisiana 55, Arkansas State 19by 36 points
  3. Upset1988: Arkansas State 38, Louisiana 21Arkansas State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1992: Arkansas State 20, Louisiana 7Arkansas State had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1979: Louisiana 13, Arkansas State 9Louisiana had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArkansas StateSeriesLouisiana
1974–⁠1978Bill Davidson4–⁠1Augie Tammariello
1993–⁠1996John Bobo0–⁠4Nelson Stokley
2002–⁠2010Steve Roberts2–⁠6Rickey Bustle
2014–⁠2017Blake Anderson2–⁠2Mark Hudspeth
2018–⁠2020Blake Anderson0–⁠3Billy Napier
2022–⁠2026Butch Jones1–⁠4Michael Desormeaux

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas State’s side (Davidson 4–⁠1 against Tammariello). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arkansas State and Louisiana, 1973 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Ryan Aplin Arkansas State25 of 45, 438 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT2010 Passing
Ben Wooldridge Louisiana21 of 34, 316 yards, 5 TD2022 Passing
Elijah McGuire Louisiana19 carries, 265 yards, 4 TD2014 Rushing
Chris Smith Louisiana24 carries, 238 yards, 2 TD2021 Rushing
Tyrell Fenroy Louisiana26 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD2006 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 3, 2026Louisiana 23, Arkansas State 20at Louisiana
Nov 20, 2025Louisiana 34, Arkansas State 30at Arkansas State
Nov 9, 2024Louisiana 55, Arkansas State 19at Louisiana
Nov 4, 2023Arkansas State 37, Louisiana 17at Arkansas State
Oct 22, 2022Louisiana 38, Arkansas State 18at Louisiana
Oct 21, 2021Louisiana 28, Arkansas State 27at Arkansas State
Nov 7, 2020Louisiana 27, Arkansas State 20at Louisiana
Oct 17, 2019Louisiana 37, Arkansas State 20at Arkansas State
Oct 27, 2018Louisiana 47, Arkansas State 43at Louisiana
Oct 19, 2017Arkansas State 47, Louisiana 3at Arkansas State
Nov 26, 2016Louisiana 24, Arkansas State 19at Louisiana
Oct 20, 2015Arkansas State 37, Louisiana 27at Arkansas State
Oct 21, 2014Louisiana 55, Arkansas State 40at Louisiana
Oct 22, 2013Louisiana 23, Arkansas State 7vacatedat Arkansas State
Oct 23, 2012Arkansas State 50, Louisiana 27at Louisiana
Nov 12, 2011Arkansas State 30, Louisiana 21at Arkansas State
Sep 11, 2010Louisiana 31, Arkansas State 24at Louisiana
Nov 7, 2009Louisiana 21, Arkansas State 18at Arkansas State
Oct 18, 2008Louisiana 28, Arkansas State 23at Louisiana
Oct 13, 2007Arkansas State 52, Louisiana 21at Arkansas State
Nov 25, 2006Louisiana 28, Arkansas State 13at Louisiana
Oct 13, 2005Arkansas State 39, Louisiana 36vacatedat Arkansas State
Oct 23, 2004Louisiana 27, Arkansas State 24at Louisiana
Nov 9, 2002Louisiana 13, Arkansas State 10at Louisiana
Oct 13, 2001Arkansas State 26, Louisiana 20at Arkansas State
Oct 30, 1999Arkansas State 31, Louisiana 27at Arkansas State
Oct 17, 1998Louisiana 21, Arkansas State 19at Louisiana
Oct 4, 1997Louisiana 41, Arkansas State 38at Arkansas State
Oct 12, 1996Louisiana 42, Arkansas State 31at Louisiana
Oct 7, 1995Louisiana 33, Arkansas State 9at Arkansas State
Oct 8, 1994Louisiana 26, Arkansas State 0at Louisiana
Oct 16, 1993Louisiana 19, Arkansas State 3at Arkansas State
Nov 21, 1992Arkansas State 20, Louisiana 7at Louisiana
Nov 16, 1991Louisiana 17, Arkansas State 13at Arkansas State
Nov 10, 1990Louisiana 17, Arkansas State 16at Arkansas State
Nov 18, 1989Louisiana 29, Arkansas State 28at Louisiana
Nov 19, 1988Arkansas State 38, Louisiana 21at Louisiana
Oct 9, 1982Arkansas State 20, Louisiana 13at Louisiana
Oct 10, 1981Arkansas State 14, Louisiana 3at Arkansas State
Oct 11, 1980Louisiana 3, Arkansas State 0at Louisiana
Sep 29, 1979Louisiana 13, Arkansas State 9at Arkansas State
Nov 4, 1978Arkansas State 16, Louisiana 6at Louisiana
Nov 5, 1977Arkansas State 17, Louisiana 15at Arkansas State
Nov 6, 1976Louisiana 23, Arkansas State 14at Louisiana
Oct 4, 1975Arkansas State 39, Louisiana 17at Arkansas State
Nov 30, 1974Arkansas State 28, Louisiana 6at Louisiana
Sep 15, 1973Arkansas State 27, Louisiana 13at Arkansas State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.