Fresno State vs. Louisiana

Fresno State and Louisiana have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1976; officially, Louisiana leads 2–⁠1; as played, 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Louisiana 2–⁠1. Fresno State forfeited the 1976 game. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Louisiana leads 2–⁠1
Fresno State wins on file
1
Louisiana wins on file
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
2 Louisiana
Current streak
1 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana 2–⁠1
Most recent
1980

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1980s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fresno State
1–⁠1 Fresno State’s record at home
At Louisiana
1–⁠0 Louisiana’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fresno State and Louisiana, 1976 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.

Every game

Sep 20, 1980Fresno State 16, Louisiana 14at Fresno State
Sep 10, 1977Louisiana 34, Fresno State 13at Fresno State
Sep 11, 1976Louisiana 41, Fresno State 14forfeitedat Louisiana

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