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1991 Louisiana Tech

8–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Joe Peace.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1991, game by game: lost at No. 12 Houston 3–73; won vs. Montana 21–11; won at Eastern Michigan 17–14; won at Arkansas State 42–10; won at Northern Illinois 37–3; tied at South Carolina 12–12; tied at Louisiana 14–14; won vs. UL Monroe 35–10; won vs. Southern Illinois 48–16; won vs. Southern Miss 30–14; won at UTEP 21–17+34−70Lost 3–73 at No. 12 Houston-70No. 12 HoustonWon 21–11 vs. Montana+10MontanaWon 17–14 at Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganWon 42–10 at Arkansas State+32Arkansas StateWon 37–3 at Northern Illinois+34Northern Illino…Tied 12–12 at South Carolina0South CarolinaTied 14–14 at Louisiana0LouisianaWon 35–10 vs. UL Monroe+25UL MonroeWon 48–16 vs. Southern Illinois+32Southern Illino…Won 30–14 vs. Southern Miss+16Southern MissWon 21–17 at UTEP+4UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at12HoustonL 3–⁠7328%
Sep 14vsMontanaW 21–⁠1182%
Sep 21atEastern MichiganW 17–⁠1468%
Sep 28atArkansas StateW 42–⁠1073%
Oct 5atNorthern IllinoisW 37–⁠357%
Oct 12atSouth CarolinaT 12–⁠1251%
Oct 26atLouisianaT 14–⁠1474%
Nov 2vsUL MonroeW 35–⁠1086%
Nov 9vsSouthern IllinoisW 48–⁠1689%
Nov 16vsSouthern MissW 30–⁠1474%
Nov 23atUTEPW 21–⁠1768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠194
Coach
Joe Peace
Elo
1610 +74 this season
SP+ rating
-2.9 No. 65 of 104; offense No. 69, defense No. 54
SRS
−3.1 No. 60 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Thompson
Captains
Lorenza Baker and Glenn Hunt