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1996 Louisiana Tech

6–⁠5, coached by Gary Crowton.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1996, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 20–0; lost vs. Baylor 16–24; won at Central Michigan 38–37; won at Mississippi State 38–23; lost vs. Louisiana 31–37; lost at Texas A&M 13–63; lost at Arkansas 21–38; won vs. Toledo 61–20; won vs. UAB 35–31; won at Northern Illinois 40–14; lost at Arkansas State 38–55+41−50Won 20–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+20Middle TennesseeLost 16–24 vs. Baylor-8BaylorWon 38–37 at Central Michigan+1Central MichiganWon 38–23 at Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Lost 31–37 vs. Louisiana-6LouisianaLost 13–63 at Texas A&M-50Texas A&MLost 21–38 at Arkansas-17ArkansasWon 61–20 vs. Toledo+41ToledoWon 35–31 vs. UAB+4UABWon 40–14 at Northern Illinois+26Northern Illino…Lost 38–55 at Arkansas State-17Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMiddle TennesseeW 20–⁠072%
Sep 7vsBaylorL 16–⁠2434%
Sep 14atCentral MichiganW 38–⁠3733%
Sep 21atMississippi StateW 38–⁠2332%
Sep 28vsLouisianaL 31–⁠3754%
Oct 5atTexas A&ML 13–⁠6325%
Oct 12atArkansasL 21–⁠3837%
Oct 19vsToledoW 61–⁠2030%
Oct 26vsUABW 35–⁠3167%
Nov 2atNorthern IllinoisW 40–⁠1475%
Nov 9atArkansas StateL 38–⁠5561%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 55–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-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 1996.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
351–⁠342
Coach
Gary Crowton
Elo
1439 +37 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 95 of 111; offense No. 45, defense No. 106
SRS
−10.6 No. 86 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Pete Fredenburg