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1995 Louisiana Tech

5–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Big West), coached by Joe Peace.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1995, game by game: won at Bowling Green 28–21; won at Houston 19–7; lost at South Carolina 21–68; won vs. Arkansas State 28–25; won vs. Tulsa 27–23; lost at New Mexico State 13–48; lost at Pacific 41–47; lost vs. Nevada 45–49; lost at Louisiana 33–40; lost at Vanderbilt 6–29; won vs. Northern Illinois 59–14+45−47Won 28–21 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 19–7 at Houston+12HoustonLost 21–68 at South Carolina-47South CarolinaWon 28–25 vs. Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 27–23 vs. Tulsa+4TulsaLost 13–48 at New Mexico State-35New Mexico StateLost 41–47 at Pacific-6PacificLost 45–49 vs. Nevada-4NevadaLost 33–40 at Louisiana-7LouisianaLost 6–29 at Vanderbilt-23VanderbiltWon 59–14 vs. Northern Illinois+45Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atBowling GreenW 28–⁠2116%
Sep 9atHoustonW 19–⁠753%
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠6837%
Sep 23vsArkansas StateW 28–⁠2568%
Sep 30vsTulsaW 27–⁠2361%
Oct 7atNew Mexico StateL 13–⁠4855%
Oct 14atPacificL 41–⁠4739%
Oct 21vsNevadaL 45–⁠4933%
Nov 4atLouisianaL 33–⁠4024%
Nov 11atVanderbiltL 6–⁠2940%
Nov 18vsNorthern IllinoisW 59–⁠1459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 59–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big West.

In program history: The 47th-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 1995.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 8th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠371
Coach
Joe Peace
Elo
1353 −11 this season
SP+ rating
-16.1 No. 94 of 107; offense No. 52, defense No. 103
SRS
−15.5 No. 94 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
Pete Fredenburg
Captains
Shannon Jenkins, Lance Reed and Grant Williams
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

1995 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana4–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠33–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠44–⁠7
San José State3–⁠43–⁠8
Louisiana Tech2–⁠45–⁠6
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠52–⁠9

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