Florida International vs. Louisiana

Florida International and Louisiana have 10 meetings on file, the first in 2003; officially, Louisiana leads 6–⁠2; as played, 8–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana 8–⁠2, and Louisiana has won the last 2. The NCAA vacated Louisiana’s two wins (2011 and 2012); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Louisiana leads 6–⁠2
Florida International wins on file
2
Louisiana wins on file
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
6 Louisiana
Current streak
2 Louisiana
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana 8–⁠2
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠6
2010s1–⁠2
Average margin
16.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida International
1–⁠4 Florida International’s record at home
At Louisiana
4–⁠1 Louisiana’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida International’s biggest win2010: Florida International 38, Louisiana 17by 21 points
  2. Louisiana’s biggest win2003: Louisiana 43, Florida International 10by 33 points
  3. Upset2011: Louisiana 36, Florida International 31Louisiana had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida InternationalSeriesLouisiana
2004–⁠2006Don Strock0–⁠3Rickey Bustle
2007–⁠2010Mario Cristobal2–⁠2Rickey Bustle

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida International’s side (Strock 0–⁠3 against Bustle). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida International and Louisiana, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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.

Every game

Sep 29, 2012Louisiana 48, Florida International 20vacatedat Louisiana
Sep 24, 2011Louisiana 36, Florida International 31vacatedat Florida International
Nov 20, 2010Florida International 38, Louisiana 17at Louisiana
Oct 31, 2009Florida International 20, Louisiana 17at Florida International
Nov 1, 2008Louisiana 49, Florida International 20at Louisiana
Nov 17, 2007Louisiana 38, Florida International 28at Florida International
Nov 18, 2006Louisiana 17, Florida International 7at Florida International
Nov 12, 2005Louisiana 28, Florida International 7at Louisiana
Oct 2, 2004Louisiana 43, Florida International 34at Florida International
Nov 8, 2003Louisiana 43, Florida International 10at Louisiana

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.