1993 Louisiana Tech

2–⁠9 (2–⁠4 Big West), coached by Joe Peace. Officially 3–⁠8. Alabama forfeited to Louisiana Tech.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1993, game by game: lost at No. 10 Tennessee 0–50; lost at South Carolina 3–34; lost at No. 2 Alabama 3–56; won vs. Arkansas State 17–3; lost at East Carolina 28–31; lost at San José State 6–31; won vs. Northern Illinois 17–16; lost vs. UNLV 23–28; lost at Utah State 13–24; lost vs. UCF 16–38; lost at Louisiana 17–21+14−53Lost 0–50 at No. 10 Tennessee-50No. 10 TennesseeLost 3–34 at South Carolina-31South CarolinaLost 3–56 at No. 2 Alabama-53No. 2 AlabamaWon 17–3 vs. Arkansas State+14Arkansas StateLost 28–31 at East Carolina-3East CarolinaLost 6–31 at San José State-25San José StateWon 17–16 vs. Northern Illinois+1Northern Illino…Lost 23–28 vs. UNLV-5UNLVLost 13–24 at Utah State-11Utah StateLost 16–38 vs. UCF-22UCFLost 17–21 at Louisiana-4Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big West.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠332
Coach
Joe Peace
Elo
1323 −183 this season
SP+ rating
-22.0 No. 100 of 105; offense No. 101, defense No. 78
SRS
−18.0 No. 96 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Art Kaufman
Captains
Carlos Bolton and Cliff Parks

1993 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠18–⁠3
Utah State5–⁠17–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠35–⁠6
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠42–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠42–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠52–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.